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NBA Playoff Preview - Miami vs. Boston Fri Apr 29 15:47:58 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - With a little light stretching taken care of, the star- studded Miami Heat and the veteran-laden Boston Celtics are ready to do some heavy lifting in the Eastern Conference semifinals. "We knew it was probably going to eventually happen at one point or another," Celtics captain Paul Pierce told the Boston Herald when talking about facing the Heat. "Before the season, if we were going to get to where we need to be as a championship team, we knew we were going to have to play M
Heat hold off Sixers to advance Wed Apr 27 21:49:43 2011 EST
Wade scored 26 points, Chris Bosh had 22 and the Miami Heat eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers from the playoffs with a 97-91 victory in Game 5 of their first-round series. The game was closer down the stretch than the final score indicated. Andre Iguodala scored seven of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Sixers, but missed a jumper from the foul line that could have pulled them within a point with about 10 seconds left. The Heat moved on to face the Boston Celtics in the second round.
Knicks pick up option on Billups Wed Apr 27 15:46:56 2011 EST
statement. "Chauncey, Amar'e and Carmelo are a great nucleus, as we continue to look to improve our team going into the off-season. Chauncey is an extremely talented and experienced point guard -- we are very happy to have him back." Billups appeared in 72 games with Denver and New York in 2010-11, averaging 16.8 ppg and 5.4 apg. He injured his left knee in game one of the Knicks' playoff series against the Boston Celtics and failed to appear in the final three games of the opening round sweep.
Sixers try to stave off elimination in Miami Wed Apr 27 10:39:25 2011 EST
d out Philadelphia's double-digit scorers. Wade totaled 22 points, eight boards and five blocks while Chris Bosh was held to 12 points and five boards. Should the Heat close things out tonight, they will meet the defending conference champion Boston Celtics in the East semifinals. Miami swept Philadelphia in the three-game regular season series in 2010-11, winning by an average of 10 points a contest. The teams have never met in the postseason before. Game 6 of the series, if necessary, will shi
Celtics advance, Bulls and Heat miss chance Mon Apr 25 14:11:49 2011 EST
Toronto, Ontario (Sports Network) - After an entire season of rotating reign over the Eastern Conference, three teams - the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics - entered the 2011 NBA Playoffs looking to be the odds-on- favorites to come out of the East. Through four games in the first round, that still stands true. Each club entered Game 4 of their respective series with a commanding 3-0 lead, an ample opportunity to book an early ticket into the conference semifinals and get some much
Stoudemire in Knicks' lineup; Billups still out Sun Apr 24 15:11:38 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks guard Chauncey Billups remains sidelined due to a knee injury, but forward Amare Stoudemire is in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Boston Celtics. Billups has not played since suffering a knee injury late in the fourth quarter in the opener of this series, which the Knicks trail, 3-0. Stoudemire sat out the second half of Game 2 because of back spasms, but played in Friday's 113-96 loss, fini
Knicks' Billups out for Game 3; Stoudemire in Fri Apr 22 19:22:41 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks guard Chauncey Billups has been ruled out for Friday's playoff game against the Boston Celtics, while teammate Amare Stoudemire made the start. Billups suffered a knee injury late in the fourth quarter of the opener of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, and did not play in Game 2 on Tuesday. Stoudemire, meanwhile, did not play in the second half of Game 2 because of back spasms. He had been a game-time decision. The Knicks face a 2-0 def
Knicks' Billups out for Game 3 Fri Apr 22 18:48:17 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks guard Chauncey Billups has been ruled out for Friday's playoff game against the Boston Celtics, while teammate Amare Stoudemire is still a game-time decision. Billups suffered a knee injury late in the fourth quarter of the opener of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, and did not play in Game 2 on Tuesday. Stoudemire, meanwhile, did not play in the second half of Game 2 because of back spasms. The Knicks face a 2-0 deficit heading into F
Stoudemire, Billups both game-time decisions Fri Apr 22 13:26:12 2011 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Knicks have not yet ruled out forward Amare Stoudemire and guard Chauncey Billups for Friday's Game 3 showdown with the Boston Celtics. Stoudemire did not play in the second half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Tuesday because of back spasms. He began experiencing pain in warmups and played nearly 18 minutes in the first half before sitting out the rest of the contest. The injury was a huge blow for New York, which was alre
Down 2-0, banged-up Knicks host Celtics in Game 3 Fri Apr 22 10:35:46 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - There are no moral victories in the NBA playoffs. The upstart New York Knicks played well in the opening two games of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with the heavily-favored Boston Celtics but return to Madison Square Garden tonight in an 0-2 hole. Kevin Garnett made a go-ahead hook shot with 13.3 seconds remaining on Tuesday to lift the Celtics over a shorthanded New York team, 96-93, in Game 2. After Jared Jeffries put the Knicks up by one, 93-92, Garnett mad
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