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San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping
San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping
Jun 13, 2007 6:34 AM CDT

San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping

Finals sweep looms as LeBron's trey falls short at buzzer

(Newser) - The Cavaliers have a great angle on the NBA Finals: courtside seats for an overwhelming performance by the Spurs. San Antonio staked out a historically insurmountable 3-0 series lead with a 75-72 victory last night as LeBron James scored 25 points but couldn't quite make it 28, missing a 3-pointer...

Life's Good for Tony Parker
Life's Good for Tony Parker
Jun 12, 2007 4:10 AM CDT

Life's Good for Tony Parker

French point guard's summer to-do list: win championship, wed tiny bombshell

(Newser) - Tony Parker has come a long way since 2003, when the Spurs were flinging woo at Jason Kidd, whose Nets Parker had just helped beat for his first championship. The Frenchman is now gunning for a third ring, and his scoring has him on pace to beat out three-time winner...

Spurs Take Second Game
Spurs Take Second Game
Jun 11, 2007 11:30 AM CDT

Spurs Take Second Game

Parker, Duncan carry San Antonio; fourth- quarter surge too little, late for outclassed Cavs

(Newser) - San Antonio is two for two in the NBA finals, after a mind-numbing 103-92 rout over an apparently outmatched Cleveland last night. The Spurs entered the fourth quarter up by 27, a lead pruned but not uprooted by a workmanlike 15 minutes from LeBron James and the Cavs.

Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener
Spurs Stifle
Cavs in Opener
Jun 8, 2007 3:29 AM CDT

Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener

LeBron flopped against San Antonio's dogged defense

(Newser) - LeBron James went just 4-for-16 in the first NBA Finals of his career, while Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan dominated, asserting the consistent, unflashy game that has won them two championships in the past four years while underwhelming casual basketball fans the nation over. Parker scored 27 points,...

The New Breed of Subtle Superstar
The New Breed of Subtle Superstar
Jun 6, 2007 4:51 AM CDT

The New Breed of Subtle Superstar

LeBron's pass-first mentality a paradigm shift from MJ, Kobe

(Newser) - LeBron James, the Cavaliers' mediagenic leader and swingman, lived up to all the hype he's generated in leading Cleveland to the NBA finals for the first time in their 37 years. But  it has become clear that he is a different breed than scorers like Michael Jordan or his would-be...

Donovan Leaves Orlando at the Altar

Gators coach finds it too hard to say goodbye, will stay in Gainesville

(Newser) - After signing a $27.5 million deal on Friday to coach the NBA's Orlando Magic, two-time champion coach Billy Donovan has decided he wants to stay in Gainesville after all.  This makes him the third college coach since June 2006 to renege on a new deal in order to...

&quot;Boobie&quot; Makes Name for Himself
"Boobie" Makes Name for Himself
Jun 4, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

"Boobie" Makes Name for Himself

Cleveland's other boy wonder comes of age in the clutch

(Newser) - After a superhuman 48-point Game 5 against the Pistons, Cavaliers star Lebron James had a subdued Game 6; instead, it was baby-faced rookie Daniel Gibson who caught fire and hit five of five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the game away.  Gibson, 21, is nicknamed "Boobie....

Cleveland Makes NBA Finals
Cleveland Makes NBA Finals
Jun 3, 2007 2:25 PM CDT

Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

LeBron carries team past Pistons

(Newser) - The Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep to beat Detroit in the conference finals, sending uberstar LeBron James to his first NBA Finals. "This is probably the best feeling that I've ever had in my life,"  James gushed. The longtime punchline Cavs found rare energy to come back from...

Gators Lose Donovan to Magic
Gators Lose Donovan
to Magic
Jun 1, 2007 4:39 AM CDT

Gators Lose Donovan to Magic

Champion hoops team continues disintegration as coach bolts for the pros

(Newser) - Billy Donovan, who led the University of Florida to two straight championships in 11 years, will replace the fired Brian Hill as Orlando's new coach. Donovan was wooed with a five-year, $27.5 million deal, and he will enjoy no front-office responsibilities, traditionally difficult territory for coaches accustomed to the...

Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA

No, not that O'Neal

(Newser) - A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson—Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA.  O'Neal would provide the veteran collaborator...

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket
Spurs Punch Finals Ticket
May 31, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

San Antonio routs Utah at home, 109-84, to clinch their fourth finals berth in nine years

(Newser) - In their last game of the season, the upstart Jazz were schooled by the wily veteran Spurs, who led by 23 points early in the second quarter and were able to rest their stars for the duration of the fourth. Three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan led his team with 21...

Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles
Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles
May 30, 2007 3:42 PM CDT

Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles

Fed up with losing team, Bryant says "There's no other alternative."

(Newser) - Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, on a tear ever since the team was knocked out of the playoffs, finally lost it on a New York radio show today and declared that he wants to be traded. The 28-year old shooting guard is frustrated with the team—which has not won a...

Go Northwest, Young Men
Go Northwest, Young Men
May 23, 2007 5:43 AM CDT

Go Northwest, Young Men

Portland, Seattle win big in NBA draft lottery; Memphis, Boston fans foiled

(Newser) - In a dramatic NBA draft lottery, the Trail Blazers and SuperSonics won the respective rights to first and second choice in June's selection process—widely considered tickets to Ohio State center Greg Oden and Texas forward Kevin Durant. Portland, led by 2006 rookie of the year Brandon Roy, had only...

Understaffed Suns Set Just Short of Victory

Amare-less Phoenix blows lead, trails San Antonio 3-2

(Newser) - The Phoenix Suns, minus their two best big men, squandered their home-court advantage last night, dropping game 5 of a hotly contested playoff to the Spurs, 88-85. Serial gamemakers Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw sat the game out on a controversial suspension for leaving their bench out of turn in...

League Adds to Suns' Woes
League Adds to Suns' Woes
May 16, 2007 6:29 AM CDT

League Adds to Suns' Woes

Amare, Diaw suspended for leaving bench after Horry's flagrant foul

(Newser) - Two of the Suns' most valuable big men will miss Game 5 for briefly leaving the bench after Robert Horry's grotesque foul against Steve Nash, who was thrown against the scorer's table Monday. An NBA rule states that a player who leaves "the immediate vicinity of the bench" during...

Award Pains NBA's First European MVP

Trophy fills Dirk with existential angst after playoff debacle

(Newser) - Dirk Nowitzki was named the first European MVP of the NBA, but he was also the first since Moses Malone in 1982 to receive the award after losing in the first round of the playoffs.  Nowitzki put up career statistics, especially in shooting efficiency, while leading Dallas to the...

Bulls Finally Show Some Fight
Bulls Finally Show Some Fight
May 13, 2007 10:19 PM CDT

Bulls Finally Show Some Fight

Chicago's young guns stave off late Detroit surge, sweep

(Newser) - After seven playoff wins, the Pistons finally dropped a game in Chicago; they return home with a 3-1 series lead. The Bulls had coughed up a 19-point lead in Game 3, and seemed headed for similar disaster in Game 4, when Detroit pared a 21-point lead to seven late in...

Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117
Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117
May 10, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117

NBA's blondest fan base in ecstasy after second home win of semis

(Newser) - After an historic upset of top-seeded Dallas, Golden State has lost its first two games against Utah, the second in an overtime thriller in which it led with 2.9 seconds left in regulation. Blossoming point guard Deron Williams hit the tying basket and ended with 31 points, electrifying a...

Piston Fans Dump Big Ben
Piston Fans Dump Big Ben
May 8, 2007 7:20 AM CDT

Piston Fans Dump Big Ben

Fans jeer one of the best players in team history

(Newser) - Despite six years of success in Detroit, where his defense and charisma helped turn around a slumping franchise, Ben Wallace can't get a break from the fickle fans who once loved him. Wallace jumped ship to division rival Chicago after being offered a frankly insane $60 million, four-year deal. Detroit...

Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed
Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed
May 6, 2007 11:20 PM CDT

Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed

San Antonio veterans seize opportunity, break home-court advantage in Phoenix

(Newser) - Bleeding copiously, wiry Canadian heartthrob Steve Nash was forced to the sidelines in the final minute of the semifinals opener against San Antonio, and Phoenix wilted without their go-to scorer.  Nash's nose collided with the forehead of rival point guard and Frenchman Tony Parker, who scored 32 points. ...

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