| Rockets blast by Lakers to take series opener |
Tue May 5 01:43:10 2009 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Yao Ming scored 28 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and overcame a scary injury moment in the fourth quarter as Houston topped the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-92, in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series. Ron Artest contributed 21 points and seven assists for the Rockets, who scored nine straight points in the fourth quarter to go ahead for good. It was a much different story than the regular season when the Lakers swept the Rockets in all four me |
| Cooper to leave Sparks for USC job |
Fri May 1 19:58:29 2009 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Michael Cooper will leave his post as head coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks after the upcoming season to take over as Southern California women's head basketball coach. The former Los Angeles Lakers great replaces Mark Trakh, who resigned last month after guiding the USC women's program for five seasons. Trakh's teams went 90-64 in his time (2005-09) at USC, with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. "I'm very honored to have this opportunity to coach a |
| Blastoff: Rockets finally advance to Round 2 |
Fri May 1 00:17:58 2009 EST |
| quarterfinal series in six games. Yao Ming totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who won their first playoff set since 1997, ending a string of six straight first-round exits with the 4-2 series win. The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers await in the conference semifinals, starting Monday night. The Rockets also accomplished the feat without standout swingman Tracy McGrady, who is out due to microfracture surgery on his knee. McGrady has never won a first-round series in hi |
| Celtics aim to eliminate Bulls in Windy City |
Thu Apr 30 10:52:52 2009 EST |
| championship. The Celtics were deadlocked 2-2 in its series with Atlanta, Cleveland and Detroit last season, before going on to beat the Hawks and Cavs in seven games and the Pistons in six. They then won the NBA title in six games over the Los Angeles Lakers. Ben Gordon, playing with a balky hamstring, scored a team-high 26 points, while Joakim Noah added 11 points and a team-best 17 boards. Derrick Rose's stat line was again a mixture with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists but also a g |
| Bulls, Celtics meet in pivotal Game 5 at TD Banknorth Garden |
Tue Apr 28 14:01:01 2009 EST |
| around-the-clock protection. Things will be much less hectic now that the series is shifting back to Beantown but Game 6 in Chicago still looms on Thursday. The Celtics won three Game 5s during last year's postseason en route to their 17th NBA championship. Boston was deadlocked 2-2 in its series with Atlanta, Cleveland and Detroit last season, before going on to beat the Hawks and Cavs in seven games and the Pistons in six. They then won the NBA title in six games over the Los Angeles Lakers. |
| Lakers fend off Jazz, advance to West semis |
Tue Apr 28 01:56:43 2009 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Lakers weathered a late Utah run to beat the Jazz, 107-96, to wrap up their Western Conference quarterfinal series in five games. Lamar Odom added 26 points and 15 rebounds, while Pau Gasol notched 17 points and 11 boards for the top-seeded Lakers, who will play either Portland or Houston in the next round. The fifth-seeded Rockets hold a 3-1 lead in that opening-round set and can wrap up their first playoff ser |
| Williams, Boozer help Jazz beat Lakers in Game 3 |
Fri Apr 24 02:07:52 2009 EST |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Deron Williams hit the winning fadeaway jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz got a powerful performance from Carlos Boozer in an 88-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Boozer had 23 points and equaled a franchise playoff-record with 22 rebounds, helping the Jazz erase a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to pull within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Williams finished with 13 poin |
| Lakers hope to take commanding 3-0 series lead in Utah |
Thu Apr 23 11:16:40 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to place a stranglehold on their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Utah Jazz Thursday when they series shifts to Salt Lake City for Game 3. Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half on Tuesday, as the Lakers took a 2-0 series lead against Utah with a 119-109 victory at Staples Center. Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Lamar Odom 19 on 8-of-9 shooting off the bench for the Lakers, who shot 60 percent from the floor and le |
| Spurs, Mavs series shifts to "Big D" |
Thu Apr 23 11:16:39 2009 EST |
| day, the Mavericks rallied from a 13-point deficit to upend the Spurs, 105-97, snapping a nine-game road losing streak in the process. Two nights later, Dallas got behind by double digits quickly and couldn't become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 to win consecutive playoff games in San Antonio. Tonight's game took on added significance when Mavs center Erick Dampier said that "my first foul Thursday night is going to put (Parker) on his back." The threat reached the NBA offi |
| Spurs regroup, crush Mavs to even series |
Tue Apr 21 00:39:48 2009 EST |
| Jason Kidd. Nowitzki, who was hampered in the second half by a thumb injury, shot 3-of-14 from the field. On Saturday, the Mavericks rallied from a 13-point deficit to upend the Spurs, 105-97, snapping a nine-game road losing streak in the process. Two nights later, Dallas got behind by double digits quickly and couldn't become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 to win consecutive playoff games in San Antonio. Game 3 of the best-of-seven set is scheduled for Thursday in Dallas. |
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