NBA

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Detroit vs Philadelphia
Game Two
105-88 (series tied 1-1)

The real Pistons turned up today, the ones that have reached the last five Conference Finals, and had the game won by the long break, leading 53-36, and you know they werent going to blow another lead, like Game 1. The Pistons, able to rest their older players, as only Rip Hamilton played more than 30 minutes, shot 55% fromthe field and outrebounded the 76ers 42-34. The Philadelphia stars so struggled to get the job done, that the reserves outscored the starting five 50-38

Boston vs Atlanta
Game Two
96-77 (Boston lead series 2-0)

The series now heads to Atlanta, maybe the Hawks can make a 3 pointer, or better yet a quarter. The Hawks shot 0-5 3P FG and 38 percent overall from the floor, coupled with their 21 turnovers, the Celtics didnt need to playe weel, and they didnt. Shoot ing 41 percent as a team and with MVP candidate 6-18, the Celtics did what they have to against a team that is going to have to get lucky to even avoid a sweep.

LA Lakers vs Denver
Game Two
122-107 (LA Lakers lead series 2-0)

The Lakers will not lose to Denver..they cant, Kobe Bryant playes for Los Angeles. Bryant took the Lakers and put them on his back and carried them as the Nuggets hovered around them early int he fourth quarter. Kobe, who finished one short of his playoff bests with 49 points and 11 assists, scored 19 points in a 4:19 span during the last quarter. Allen Inverson, who himself scored 31 points to go with six assists summed it up perfectly, "tonight, the way he was going, we probably could have put 10 people on the court and probably wouldn't have been able to stop him.''

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Orlando vs Toronto
Game Three
94-108 (Orlando lead series 2-1)

Cleveland vs Washington
Game Three
72-108 (Cleveland lead series 2-1)

Utah vs Houston
Game Three
92-94 (Utah lead series 2-1)

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Nathan Jawai, the Cairns Taipan centre continues to hover around the early second round in the upcoming drat, acording to Mock NBA Drafts. Draftexpress.com has Jawai selected at 40 by the New Jersey Nets.

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San Antonio vs Phoenix
Game Three
115-99 (San Antonio lead series 3-0)

New Orleans vs Dallas
Game Three
87-97 (New Orleans lead series 2-1)

Detroit vs Philadelphia
Game Three
75-95 (Philadelphia lead series 2-1)

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Orlando vs Toronto
Game Four
106-94 (Orlando lead series 3-1)

LA Lakers vs Denver
Game Three
102-84 (LA lead series 3-0)

Boston vs Atlanta
Game Three
93-102 (Boston lead series 2-1)

Utah vs Houston
Game Four
86-82 (Utah lead series 3-1)

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Cleveland vs Washington
Game Four
100-97 (Cleveland lead series 3-1)

San Antonio vs Phoenix
Game Four
86-105 (San Antonio lead series 3-1)

Detroit vs Philadelphia
Game Four
93-84 (Series tied 2-2)

New Orleans vs Dallas
Game Four
97-84 (New Orleans lead series 3-1)

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Pat Riley has announced that he will step down from the position of Head Coach of the Miami Heat, but stay on as team President. The Head Coaching position will be taken over by seven year Heat assistant Erik Spoelstra. He will become the youngest current NBA coach at 37, 69 days younger than Lawrence Franks of the New Jersey Nets.

[schimma]

the young legs from atlanta just beat the old legs of Boston.


Making it a good series. Go the Hawks

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Orlando vs Toronto
Game Five
102-92 (Orlando win series 4-1)
Dwight Howard once again showed that he is a star, with his third 20 point-20 rebound performance of the series, but it was the work he put in at the other end that may have proved more of a difference. Fresh from his Game 3 outburst (39 points, 15 rebounds) Chris Bosh was frustrated into 7-19 shooting and totals of 16 points and 9 rebounds by the pressure of Howard.

Boston vs Atlanta
Game Four
92-97 (series tied 2-2)
Joe Johnson scored a game high 35 points, and scorched the Celtic for 20 points in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks outscored the Celtics 32-17. The Hawks who came into the playoff with the worst record (37-45) of any playoff team, were blown out by an average of 21 points in the first two games in Boston, but they believe in "Home Sweet Home". The series now heads back to Boston a best of three series. Paul Pierce (5-14) and Kevin Garnett (9-21) both had poor shooting nights, as the Celts were outshot and outrebounded by a team they and anyone outside Atlanta, expected to sweep.

LA Lakers vs Denver
Game Four
107-101 (LA Lakers win series 4-0)

[JK]

the young legs from atlanta just beat the old legs of Boston.


Making it a good series. Go the Hawks

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Dertoit vs Philadelphia
Game Five
98-81 (Dertoit lead series 3-2)

New Orleans vs Dallas
Game Five
99-94 (New Orleans win series 4-1)

San Antonio vs Phoenix
Game Five
92-87 (San Antonio win series 4-1)

Utah vs Houston
Gave Five
69-95 (Utah lead series 3-2)

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Hornets' Byron Soctt wins Coach of the Year

In his fourth season as the Hornets’ head coach, Scott received 458 points, including 70 first-place votes, from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers was second with 242 points (23 first-place votes) and the Houston Rockets’ Rick Adelman was third with 193 points (17 first-place votes).

458 pts B. Scott (New Orleans)
242 pts D. Rivers (Boston)
193 pts R. Adelman (Houston)
81 pts M. Cheeks (Philadelphia)
56 pts P. Jackson (LA Lakers)
49 pts J. Sloan (Utah)
47 pts E. Jordan (Washington)
14 pts S. Van Gundy (Orlando)
3 pts N. McMillan (Portland)
1 pt F. Saunders (Detroit)
1 pt M. D'Antoni (Phoenix)

Obviously taking your clubs to third best record in your conference means not much
WEST - San Antonio - G. Popovich (0 votes)
EAST - Orlando - S. Van Gundy (13 votes)
Both teams already through to the second round...

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The coaching merry-go-round has well and truely started in the NBA with 5 coaches exiting their roles and two new head coaches already announced.

GONE
New York - Isiah Thomas
Milwaukee - Larry Krystkowiak
Chicago - Jim Boylan (interim)
Charlotte - Sam Vincent
Miami - Pat Riley
Dallas - Avery Johnson

IN
Milwaukee - Scot Skiles
Miami - Erik Spoelstra
Memphis - Larry Brown

[Shake 'n Bake]

Avery Johnson was laid off after their early exit again. D'Antoni's maybe in the air as well yet the say that he is safe

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Cleveland vs Washington
Game Five
87-88 (Cleveland lead series 3-2)

Boston vs Atlanta
Game Five
110-85 (Boston lead series 3-2)

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Detroit vs Philadelphia
Game Six
100-77 (Detroit win series 4-2)

The Pistons advance to their 7th consecutive Conference Semi Final, as they blew the 76ers away in the first half. Rip Hamilton scored 13 of his game high 24 points in the first quarter as the Pistons scored the first ten points of the game.

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Kevin Durant named Rookie of the Year

Durant received 90 first-place votes (545 points) from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Atlanta’s Al Horford finished second with 390 points and Houston’s Luis Scola finished third with 146 points.
Drafted with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Durant averaged a rookie- and team-high 20.3 points – 7.6 points higher than any other rookie – to go along with 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 80 games (all starts). Durant was the only rookie to lead his team in five statistical categories, including points, blocks, steals, free-throws made and free-throw percentage. Durant also blocked more shots than any other guard in the league (75). He is the first SuperSonic player to win the award.

Kevin Durant (Seattle) 545 pts
Al Horford (Atlanta) 390 pts
Luis Scola (Houston) 146 pts
Al Thornton (LA Clippers) 30 pts
Jamario Moon (Toronto) 7 pts
Juan Carlos Navarro (Memphis) 3 pts
Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia) 2 pts
Carl Landry (Houston) 1 pt
Mike Conley (Memphis) 1 pt

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Boston vs Atlanta
Game Six
100-103 (Series tied 3-3)

Cleveland vs Washington
Game Six
105-88 (Cleveland win series 4-2)

Utah vs Houston
Game Six
113-91 (Utah win series 4-2)

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The only first round series not decided is the one that was though to be the most one sided - Boston vs Atlanta - which will go to a Game Seven to be held in Boston. The home team has won ALL games in this series.

[Dutchy]

How pumped was that Atlanta crowd today!