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Celtics stun Cavs, take 3-2 lead in series

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 11, 2010 at 8:58pm

CLEVELAND (AP)—His team down by 27 points and a promising season suddenly in peril,

LeBron James(notes)walked off the floor to a smattering of boos and rows of empty seats.

If this was goodbye Cleveland, it wasn’t the send-off he imagined.

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Lakers complete sweep over Jazz

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 10, 2010 at 10:11pm

Kyle Korver, Pau GasolAP – Utah Jazz guard Kyle Korver takes a shot in front of Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol during the …
By DOUG ALDEN, AP Sports Writer

SALT LAKE CITY – Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Pau Gasol added 33 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers completed a four-game sweep of the Utah Jazz with a 111-96 victory on Monday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the third straight year.

The Lakers quickly ended the Jazz's hopes of extending the series by pulling ahead

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Magic finish off sweep of Hawks 98-84

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 10, 2010 at 9:29pm
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By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer1 hour, 19 minutes ago



ATLANTA (AP)—Ever since they lost in the NBA Finals, the Orlando Magic have been determined to get back—and, this time, win it all.

Two series down, two to go.

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LeBron, Cavs elbow past Celtics in Game 1

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 1, 2010 at 9:37pm
Paul PierceAP – Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, front right, loses the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, …
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer – 1 hr 11 mins ago

CLEVELAND – LeBron James always soars in the NBA playoffs.

Mo Williams finally rose to the occasion — literally.

Williams delivered his first dunk for Cleveland, a resounding slam that stunned Boston's Paul Pierce, shook the arena and ignited theCavaliers, who rallied for a 101-93 victory over the Celtics on Saturday night after b

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Thunder, Lakers open first-round series Sunday

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 17, 2010 at 5:29pm
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Two days of long practices and bonding over a steak dinner have the Los Angeles Lakers ready to defend their NBA championship.

They’ll begin Sunday against All-Star Kevin Durant(notes) and the Oklahoma City Thunder, whose youth and speed the Lakers will counter with Kobe Bryant(notes) and experience.

Durant led the NBA in scoring with 30.1 points; Bryant was fourth-best with 27.0.

After stumbling through the end of the regular season, the Lakers are feeling good about themselves

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Cavs, Magic, Lakers seem best, but threats abound

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 15, 2010 at 2:08pm


NBA ATL MILAP – Graphic shows first-round matchup between Hawks and Bucks in the NBA playoffs
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer

Maybe Kobe Bryant is too beaten up to last through three playoff rounds against the rest of the West.

Perhaps the aging Boston Celtics do have one more run in them, or the Atlanta Hawks are ready to take the next step.

Sure, it's easy to think this year's NBA champion will be LeBron James and Cleveland, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, or theOrlando Magic.

Just don't t

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AI will not return to 76ers due to family issues

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 2, 2010 at 5:00pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.

Allen Iverson’s(notes) second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended with a whimper Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.

Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.

Iverson, who returned to the 76ers as a free-agent in December, has not

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