Topic: Milwaukee
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks have fired coach Mike Woodson after six seasons, the NBA's official website said Friday. Woodson was told he would not be offered a new contract, the website (www.nba.com) reported. An official announcement was expected later Friday. Woodson's contract expired Monday so the Hawks needed to make a quick decision. He compiled ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics thrived despite the absence of Kevin Garnett and took command of their first-round playoff series with an emphatic 106-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday. In other action, Atlanta opened a 2-0 series lead over Milwaukee, the LA Lakers edged Oklahoma City to also move 2-0 ahead, while Phoenix evened their series against Portland ...
The Chicago Bulls are headed to the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs are headed right back to Dallas. The last night of the NBA season gave Kevin Durant his first scoring title, and finally sorted out the Western Conference postseason race. The Bulls secured the remaining ...
| All Times EDT |
|---|
| EASTERN CONFERENCE |
| Atlantic Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Boston 50 32 .610 _ |
| Toronto 40 42 .488 10 |
| New York 29 53 .354 21 |
| Philadelphia 27 55 .329 23 |
| New Jersey 12 70 .146 38 |
| Southeast Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Orlando 59 23 .720 _ |
| Atlanta 53 29 .646 6 |
| Miami 47 35 .573 12 |
| Charlotte ... |
The Chicago Bulls clinched the NBA's last remaining playoff spot, as Derrick Rose scored 27 points and Joakim Noah added 21 with 13 rebounds in a 98-89 victory over Charlotte. The Bulls closed the season on Wednesday with a three-game winning streak to beat out Toronto for a first-round shot at Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland. They did it ...
LeBron James scored 43 points and grabbed 13 rebounds but the Cleveland Cavaliers came up short, falling 111-109 in over-time to the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA game. Zach Randolph scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to pace Memphis while O.J. Mayo added 28 points and Rudy Gay contributed 21 for the Grizzlies, who improved to 9-12 but ...
| All Times EDT |
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| EASTERN CONFERENCE |
| Atlantic Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Boston 6 2 .750 _ |
| New York 4 2 .667 1 |
| Philadelphia 5 3 .625 1 |
| Toronto 2 6 .250 4 |
| New Jersey 1 6 .143 4 1/2 |
| Southeast Division |
| W L Pct GB |
| Orlando 8 0 1.000 _ |
| Atlanta 5 2 .714 2 1/2 |
| Washington ... |
IF YOU GO What: NBA Summer League When: Through Sunday Where: Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center Tickets: $25, $15 for children and seniors; unlvtickets.com TodayÕs games At Cox Pavilion 1 p.m. D-League Select vs. Minnesota 3 p.m., Phoenix vs. Dallas 5 p.m., Portland vs. Toronto 7 p.m., Detroit vs. Golden State At ...
On a draft day that felt like the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers never considered a deal. Not when they were the ones who could take Blake Griffin. Following a flurry of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Clippers started Thursday night's ...
The Washington Wizards have won a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Clippers, giving them a slightly better chance of landing the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Washington has an 17.8 percent chance of winning the draft lottery May 19. Los Angeles is at 17.7 percent ...
