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BOSTON (AP) — With Russell and Havlicek sitting courtside, and Red surely lighting up a victory cigar somewhere, these Boston Celtics returned to glory like the great teams before them. Dominant in every way. On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners hung in the r...

2 min - 2008-05-05 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol each scored 23 points and the Lakers beat the Hawks 122-93 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. (more)

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By reebokforthree 4.Los Angeles Lakers- The Lakers have kicked off the season with a 7-3 record, Pau-less. Bryant is already in MVP type form and once Gasol returns to the lineup, the Lakers will rightfully take the one spot in the West. 25.New Orleans Hornets- With Chris Paul out of the lineup and a fired Byron Sc...

By Amar Panchmatia Are they the best team in the league? Probably not, but they are playing better than anyone right now. Wins at Boston and at Miami in the same week clinches them the top spot, and Steve Nash is back in MVP form. Tougher schedule than the Lakers thus far. (SV) 2. (2) Boston Celtics (7-1)

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By Amar Panchmatia Are they the best team in the league? Probably not, but they are playing better than anyone right now. Wins at Boston and at Miami in the same week clinches them the top spot, and Steve Nash is back in MVP form. Tougher schedule than the Lakers thus far. (SV) 2. (2) Boston Celtics (7-1)

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By reebokforthree 4. Phoenix Suns (12) – 3-1 with one game left on Eastern Conference road trip, team couldn’t have asked for anything more and they couldn’t be shooting any better from deep. 11. Portland Trail Blazers (10) – Win over the Spurs was important for moral, Portland is in a great position to run-off f...

By Amar Panchmatia 1. Los Angeles Lakers (2-1) Better team than the record indicates (despite being the Clippers). All the loses came against likely playoff teams. Should be in much better shape once Blake Griffin makes his return. (RP) 24. Memphis Grizzlies (1-3)

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By Amar Panchmatia 1. Los Angeles Lakers (2-1) Better team than the record indicates (despite being the Clippers). All the loses came against likely playoff teams. Should be in much better shape once Blake Griffin makes his return. (RP) 24. Memphis Grizzlies (1-3)

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By tcw1 … 1. Boston Celtics…+19.25 2. Portland Trailblazers…+16.28 3. Dallas Mavericks…+14.31 4. Orlando Magic…+12.42 5. Philadelphia Sixers…+12.37 6. Denver Nuggets…+9.18 7. Los Angeles Lakers…+7.28 8. Washington Wizards…+6.94 9. OKC Thunder…+4.14 10. Cleveland Cavaliers…+3.35 11. Miami Heat…+3.05 12. Chi...

By Rafael Uehara Western Conference #1 – Los Angeles Lakers No other team has 3 footers as versatile as they have and no other team has Kobe Bryant on the backcourt. The Lakers are still the team to be beaten. #2 – San Antonio Spurs The acquisition of Richard Jefferson extends their window to fight another cham...

By Sekou Smith The Hawks' frustrations were fueled by their own mistakes against the Lakers Sunday night at Staples Center. And they wouldn’t stop giving it up. Play after play, they just kept turning it over. Josh Smith got his hands dirty, Al Horford, Jamal Crawford and Zaza Pachulia …

By Associated Press Kobe Bryant had 41 points and the Lakers pulled away from the Hawks on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

By Sekou Smith The business starts at Staples Center today against the defending champion Lakers and weaves through Portland (Tuesday), Sacramento (Wednesday) and concludes dangerously in Charlotte (Friday), a place the Hawks haven’t played well dating back to last season.

For the first time ever, NBA.com will stream live the 2K Sports NBA Real Training Camp, providing fans unprecedented access to five teams' training camps, including the defending NBA champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. Offering fans an exclusive first look at team practices, along with inte...

By Sekou Smith Josh Smith (left), Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia (not pictured) need some help in the Hawks' frontcourt, now not later. The Help Wanted sign has been up for months. Lamar Odom finally rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers, making them the odds on favorite to defend their title with both he and Ron Ar...

By Sekou Smith HAWKSVILLE - We apologize in advance for interrupting your viewing of the NBA Finals with hypothetical questions about the Hawks, but admit it, you’ve seen enough of the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic to last all summer. And Zaza Pachulia, too? And Josh Childress stays in Greece?

 MA Playing in the Catholic Conference coupled with the one of the more difficult non-league schedules in the state, the Hawks' 11-9 was a little different from the Lakers' 11-9. Throw in that No. 18 Silver Lake was without its ace pitcher due to injury ...

 MI The Lakers will face the host Red Hawks, a 3-0 winner over Fruitport in Thursday's late semifinal. Mallory dewind scored the game's first goal and had the Rockets thinking upset. It took the Lakers just nine minutes to tie the contest. ...

 MA Brendan Pittsley figures to get the ball for the Lakers of the Patriot League, who won six of seven to finish with an identical 11-9 record. Hawks coach Gerry Lambert said that Matt Glennon (3-2, 2.51 ERA) will get the starting nod in the small ...

AP Lakers and Nuggets, round 5...Wings look to close out 'Hawks LOS ANGELES (AP) The fifth game in the nba's Western Conference final is being played tonight in Los Angeles. The best-of-seven series between the Lakers and Denver is knotted up at 2-2. ...

By Sekou Smith The only problem with all the Kobe/LeBron fuss is that arguably the two most critical guys on the floor thus far in these outstanding Eastern and Western Conference finals have been Lakers’ swingman Trevor Ariza and Orlando Magic super sub Mickael Pietrus.

And looking at this year, both the Celtics and Hawks lost Game 1 of the second-round after playing seven in the first. In fact, since 2002 (the year NBA ridded itself of the dreaded five-game series in the first round), we've seen a grand total of 21 ...

Hawks fans think Wade a Faker. Funny, I always thought he played on the Heat, not the Lakers. Bad jokes aside, they're shooting victory bullets in Hotlanta. That 39-20 Hawks run in the 2nd quarter was tough for Miami to overcome. ...

The Celtics were deadlocked 2-2 in their 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 Lakers. ... Series tie doesn't suit this Celtics team Boston Herald

Now we get to see how the young, but experienced LA Lakers handle an important close out game at home. Wow Dwyane Wade handled the Atlanta Hawks, huh? Or. Wow, the Hawks sure have reacted poorly to playing a less talented team that is playing really ...

The Hawks lead the series 1-0 after a blow out win at home 90-64. Clearly the oddsmakers think Wade will step it up in this game. However, he could have scored 35 on Sunday and the ... NBA Playoff Shorts: Lakers, Sixers, Hawks, Nuggets Take Game One Post Chronicle

By bbradley@sacbee.com (Bill Bradley) And before you sigh over Hawks guard Mike Bibby, remember he was thought to be aging, injury prone and couldn't be a true point guard. What to surf www.nba.com: The NBA site has tons of playoffs stuff. NHL playoffs NBA playoffs • Cavs 94, Pistons 82 • Blazers 107, Rockets 103 • Lakers 119, Jazz 109

 OH Hawks-Heat? It'll be a classic that few people outside of either city will notice, D-Wade on five. In the West, the Lakers will coast in four wins, get blown out in a token loss. The Nuggets will have a tougher time than most people predict, ...

By bbradley@sacbee.com (Bill Bradley) What to do College baseball: Utah Valley at Sacramento State, 11:30 a.m.: The hot-hitting Hornets play a doubleheader. • Clippers 109, KINGS 78 • Rockets 113, Warriors 109 • Hawks 122, Pacers 118 • Celtics 105, Heat 98 • Grizzlies 106, Suns 89 • Mavs 100, Hornets 92 • Blazers 106, Lakers 98

By aortiz@sacbee.com (Ahmed V. Ortiz) What to watch NBA: Trail Blazers at Spurs, 4 p.m., ESPN: This is a potential first-round playoff preview. NBA • Lakers 122, KINGS 104 • Hawks 118, Raptors 110 • Bobcats 101, 76ers 98 • Hornets 93, Heat 87 (OT) • Blazers 96, Grizzlies 93 • Spurs 99, Thunder 89 • Bulls 110, Knicks 103 • Rockets 93, Mag...

By aortiz@sacbee.com (Ahmed V. Ortiz) Friday's results NBA • Grizzlies 113, KINGS 95 • Magic 110, Bucks 94 • Bobcats 100, 76ers 95 • Raptors 112, Thunder 96 • Celtics 99, Hawks 93 • Lakers 103, Nets 95 • Knicks 103, Hornets 93 • Cavaliers 107, T-wolves 85 • Nuggets 103, Mavs 101 • Spurs 111, Clippers 98

By vcontreras@sacbee.com (Victor Contreras) • KINGS 98, Clippers 86 • Pistons 93, Magic 85 • Wizards 113, Bulls 90 • Hawks 91, Heat 83 • Celtics 104, Pacers 99 • 76ers 108, Knicks 103 • Hornets 95, Bucks 94 • Blazers 102, T-wolves 82 • Mavs 110, Thunder 108 (OT) • Suns 133, Raptors 113 • Nuggets 90, Lakers 79 • Cavs 97, Spurs 86 • Bobcats 112, Wa...

By vcontreras@sacbee.com (Victor Contreras) • KINGS 115, Grizzlies 106 • Magic 92, Bobcats 80 • Knicks 127, Raptors 97 • Rockets 93, Mavericks 86 • Wizards 107, Nets 96 • Pacers 112, T-wolves 105 • Bulls 116, Nuggets 99 • Cavaliers 111, Bucks 103 • Suns 140, Thunder 118 • Blazers 108, Hawks 98 • Lakers 115, Hornets 111 (OT)

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Mason's late three-point play lifts Spurs over Lakers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Roger Mason broke the hearts of the Los Angeles Lakers. ?? Mason converted a game-winning three-point play with 10.5 seconds left as and the San Antonio Sp...

Lakers 114, 76ers 102 Hornets 104, Suns 91 Trail Blazers 98, Wizards 92 Rockets 103, Clippers 96 Hawks 105, Grizzlies 95 At Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 26 points, Mike Bibby had 20 points and 10 assists, and the Hawks welcomed back Josh Smith after he missed 12 games with an ankle sprain.

By noreply@blogger.com (Nugg Doctor) Boulder-CO) Today's date is October 22nd, and on this day: '57- Sam Jones made his debut for the Boston Celtics at the St. Louis Hawks. The Celtics won 115-90. 60- Lenny Wilkens made his debut for the St. Louis Hawks at home against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Hawks won 112-96.

By Basketbawful When last we saw them: Finished 66-16, best record in the league, and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals to win the franchise's 17th NBA title. Key Arrivals: Darius Miles, Patrick O'Bryant, rookie J.R. Giddens Key Departures: James Posey, P.J. Brown, Scott Pollard (snicker)

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Celtics chomp at bit It's all new, fresh for Celtics Celtics re-sign Cassell NBA Celtics Blog Feb 18 1956 Warriors defeat Celtics 115-101 AP Cassell back to help Celtics defend NBA title Basketball Updates Lakers keep an eye on the beasts in the East

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Los Angeles Lakers signed 6'9" free agent power forward Josh Powell on Thursday. Powell is a three-year NBA veteran who played last season with the Clippers where he averaged 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 64 games. Powell has career averages of 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 138 games with Da...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Nashua Telegraph Celtics will return to N.H. Inglewood Weekly Local basketball hero pays it forward Hoopsworld Eastern Conference All Breakout team Lex Nihil Novi Chick Hearn was Lakers' Most Sports of Boston Celtics' player review: Eddie House

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Everyone was picking the Lakers. The Lakers' offense couldn't be stopped. The Lakers had Kobe Bryant, the best player on the planet. The Lakers had the better bench. The West was the better conference and the Lakers waltzed their way to the Finals where the Celtics struggled in the weaker East....

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) The Celtics finished with the best record in the NBA (66-16), while the Lakers had the best record in perhaps the most competitive Western Conference race ever (57-25). The top two seeds have generally not both made it to the Finals in recent seasons but the Celtics and Lakers each vanquished tough foes to advance to the championship round, where Boston earned the right to hoist a 17th championship banner, denying Phil Jackson his 10th coaching title and Bryant his fourth ring as a player and in the process completing the one blank space on the Hall of Fame resumes of Garnett, Allen and 2008 Finals MVP Paul Pierce.   [read the full post]

By Lang Whitaker And I know Kobe is going to get a lot of the blame, and maybe he should. Yes, Boston geared their entire team defensive strategy toward stopping him, and the rest of Lakers never really stepped it up consistently, but at the same time, you don’t think the Lakers were throwing the kitchen sink a...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics getting away with murder out there Boston messed up by going away from kg Injury was exaggerated. The Lakers are better than the Celtics. Pierce knows it and is trying to inspire his team. Kobe was cringe-worthy today. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]

Popovich confirmed the extension with the defending NBA champions, which runs through the 2011-12 season, before the Spurs' Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The Spurs trail 3-1 in the series. Hawks: Atlanta hired former Mavericks executive Rick Sund as their genera...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Celtics need to answer Celtics have lost their way on road Intense practice for Celtics NewsOK If Stern has his way, Celtics-Lakers will reach the finals Detroit News Garnett, Smith honor late teammate Sealy Hartford Courant Celtics take wrong turn

By David Friedman Kobe Bryant passed early (six first quarter assists) and scored late (11 third quarter points) as the L.A. Lakers dismantled the Denver Nuggets 102-84 to take a 3-0 series lead. Bryant finished with game-high totals in points (22), assists (eight) and plus/minus (+21, tied with Derek Fisher) while tying for the team lead in rebounds (seven). He shot 9-19 from the field. Even more significant than Bryant's impressive numbers is the way that he controlled the game--and has controlled the entire series so far--with his scoring and passing; the Nuggets have tried several different defensive schemes but nothing they have done has stopped him individually or slowed down the Lakers collectively. Bryant simply reads the situation, shoots whe...   [read the full post]

By YaoButtaMing BOOOOO. I never really thought I would be a Nuggets fan. Heading back to Denver, the Lakers look too powerful for the Nuggets, but if there’s any hope, it’s going to come from that rowdy crowd in Denver. Should be a great match. G3: (1) Boston Celtics @ (8) Atlanta Hawks (Boston leads 2-0) – ESPN 5p...

By Fantasy Junkie Game 1 was Upset City with Philly pulling one out in Detroit. But the Pistons come out to play for real tonight and win by double digits. G2: (8) Atlanta Hawks @ (1) Boston Celtics (Celtics lead 1-0) G2: (8) Denver Nuggets @ (1) Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers lead 1-0)

By Atma Brother ONE G1: (8) Denver Nuggets @ (1) LA Lakers (Series Tied 0-0)  G1: (7) Philadelphia 76ers @ (2) Detroit Pistons (Series Tied 0-0)  G1: (8) Atlanta Hawks @ (1) Boston Celtics (Series Tied 0-0)  You will know if the NBA is rigged for the bookies If the Hawks beat the Celtics in this Game 1.

By Atma Brother ONE LA Lakers (1) vs Denver Nuggets (8) Lakers in 6 Hornets in 7 San Antonio Spurs (3) vs Phoenix Suns (6) Utah Jazz (4) vs Houston Rockets (5)  Leastern Eastern Conference Boston Celtics (1) vs Atlanta Hawks (8) Celtics in 5 Detroit Pistons (2) vs Philadelphia 76ers (7)

By FLCeltsFan How the Hawks win the series Patriot Ledger Europe trip gelled Celtics Celtics bench looks ready to go Enterprise Celtics notebook: Celtics’ stars turn spotlight on Rivers Celtics’ third-winningest year in books Trios will lead Celtics, Spurs to Finals Sports of Boston That's a wrap: Celtics finish season on a high note Celtics four point play Hardwood Paroxysm Playoff preview: Boston Celtics Fly Guy Sports Playoff Matchups: Celtics vs Hawks Detroit Free Press Barkley: Celtics and Pistons best in the East by far Fox Sports An apology to the Boston Celtics Atlanta Journal Constitution Hawks have blueprint for upsetting Celtics LA Times Lakers-Celtics would be a blast from the past The problem that is the 2008 Boston Celtics   [read the full post]

Lakers, Hornets stand atop Western Conference Magic 121, Hawks 105 At Atlanta, Maurice Evans scored a career-high 27 points and six of his Orlando teammates also scored in double figures. ... Hawks open playoffs Saturday Atlanta Journal Constitution Boston Herald - The Spokesman Review

By FLCeltsFan Hawks like their chances Globe Celtics don't miss a beat CSN Celtics telecasts earn Emmy nomination Playoff push: East all set, West almost there Power Rankings - The commissioner's dream - Celtics 1, Lakers 2 Celtics rest Big Three, top Knicks The Celtics real MVP Sports of Boston Celtics sweep season series against Knicks Deadspin NBA playoff guest list is ready, guess who's not invited Atlanta Journal Constitution Believe it, Hawks are headed to the playoffs Connecticut Post Celtics subs sink Knicks' ship SI.com Power rankings: Celtics 1, Lakers 2 NY Times Fans eat free and chew out Thomas Dear Atlanta, keep dreaming Green Bandwagon Meet the Celtics again: Paul Pierce and Scot Pollard Meet the Atlanta Hawks   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Saturday's action featured several games that affected playoff positioning for one or both teams. When the smoke cleared, the Wizards, Jazz and Warriors helped themselves, the Hawks moved one step closer to backing into the playoffs and the Sixers, Nuggets and Hornets all suffered setbacks. The Score: Utah 124, Denver 97 The Score: Golden State 122, L.A. Clippers 116 The Score: Boston 99, Atlanta 89 The Bottom Line: The Hornets entered this game controlling their destiny in terms of claiming the top seed in the West but now the Lakers can seize that position by winning their last two games. This was a huge loss for the Hornets because it is possible now that they will not even have homecourt advantage in the first round.   [read the full post]

No rest for Rockets: Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 22 games by beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Next up is Boston, the NBA's best team, tonight. "It's going to be a challenge, it's going to be a tough game for us," McGrady said. "But we're capabl...

By 32Fan Those are the HIGH scores for their teams. You have to go back to that Thanksgiving day game with the Lakers to find the last starter to score 20+ points against the Celtics, in the Garden. Jason Williams is the ONLY player to do so since Thanksgiving but he came off the bench for the Heat in that g...

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By TZ 1 We have a tie: Dec 12, at Golden State; and April 1, at Los Angeles. Golden State beat the Kings 126-113, scoring those big points in 97 possessions. The Lakers also put up 126 points in 97 possessions in bludgeoning the Kings 126-103. That big offensive rating? 129.9.

• The Bell Curve. In a format in which more than 50 percent of teams make the playoffs, is it conceivable that the Lakers will fail to make the cut? The Clippers trail the Lakers by 1 1/2 games for the eighth and final spot in the West (by one in the loss column). The Lakers have five games remaining...

Money catches up with Coach Frank Hamblen in Atlanta prior the to the Lakers - Hawks game.

2. Monmouth NBA Trivia. Quick: Name the only Monmouth player to ever play in the NBA. Come on ... anybody? Bah! Time's up! The answer of course is Alex Blackwell. (And you call yourself a NBA fan.) Yeah, an early 90's NEC All-Star forward, Blackwell signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers in...

Orlando 76, Houston 74: Steve Francis of the Magic scores 27 against his former team. ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks' new star couldn't slow Kobe Bryant. ... Bryant leads Lakers to victory over stuttering Hawks Reuters Lakers Spoil Hawks' Home Opener ABC News