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By reebokforthree 2. Orlando Magic The Magic are pretty much the most deadliest team in the league this season. With a healthy Jameer Nelson back in the lineup you can expect the All-Star to put up solid numbers all across the board. Plus One- Rashard Lewis 3. Boston Celtics 4. San Antonio Spurs

By Rafael Uehara 1 – Boston Celtics 2 – Orlando Magic 4 – San Antonio Spurs 5 – Denver Nuggets 7 – Cleveland Cavaliers 8 – Atlanta Hawks 9 – Phoenix Suns 13 – Washington Wizards 14 – Philadelphia 76ers 20 – New Orleans Hornets 21 – Memphis Grizzlies 28 – Golden State Warriors 30 – Sacramento Kings

 OH By Brian Dulik INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - While the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic are fighting for their postseason lives, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are killing time. "We're ready to play, it really doesn't matter who it's against," power forward ...

Another surprising game was the Orlando Magic who was able to hold off the Boston Celtics once more to a Game 7. Dwight Howard, the driving force behind the Magics, had 23 points and 22 rebounds. Talk about beastin! Rashad Lewis helped with 20 points ...

The Boston Celtics evened the series yesterday with the Orlando Magic at the last second as Glen “Big Baby” Davis scored a 21-foot jumper. Glen Davis also scored seven of Boston's 16 points and grabbed five rebounds in the final quarter. ...

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The Orlando Magic moved one game closer to a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals, as they took down the Boston Celtics 117-96 in game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. The Magic were without starting point guard Rafer Alston, but that didn't matter as ...

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By Ryan McNeill 1. Boston Celtics: 6. New Orleans Hornets: 7. San Antonio Spurs: 8. Denver Nuggets: 9. Houston Rockets: 14. Detroit Pistons: 20. Philadelphia 76ers: 21. Memphis Grizzlies: 22. Indiana Pacers: 23. Toronto Raptors: 26. Golden State Warriors: 27. Sacramento Kings: 28. Washington Wizards:

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) Boston Celtics, 24-2 2) L.A. Lakers, 21-3 3) Cleveland Cavaliers, 21-4 4) Orlando Magic, 20-6 5) New Orleans Hornets, 15-7 1) Dwyane Wade, MIA 28.0 ppg 2) LeBron James, CLE 27.3 ppg 3) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 26.4 ppg 4) Kobe Bryant, LAL 25.0 ppg 5) Danny Granger, IND 24.4 ppg 6) Devin Harris, NJN 23.8 ppg 7) Chris Bosh, TOR 23.6 ppg 8) Kevin Durant, OKC 23.2 ppg 9) Joe Johnson, ATL 23.0 ppg 10) Vince Carter, NJN 22.5 ppg 17) Dwight Howard, ORL 21.1 ppg 20) Tim Duncan, SAS 20.8 ppg 21) O.J. Mayo, MEM 20.8 ppg 25) Chris Paul, NOR 19.7 ppg 31) Paul Pierce, BOS 18.6 ppg 32) Ray Allen, BOS 18.5 ppg 43) Kevin Garnett, BOS 16.5 ppg 45) LeBron James, CLE 6.7 rpg 50) Jason Kidd, DAL 6.4 rpg   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) L.A. Lakers, 8-1 2) Boston Celtics, 10-2 3) Cleveland Cavaliers, 9-3 4-5) Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, 8-3 1) LeBron James, CLE 29.5 ppg 2) Dwyane Wade, MIA 28.2 ppg 3) Chris Bosh, TOR 25.5 ppg 4) Joe Johnson, ATL 25.3 ppg 5) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 24.7 ppg 6-7) Kobe Bryant, LAL 24.3 ppg 6-7) Danny Granger, IND 24.3 ppg 8) Amare Stoudemire, PHX 23.3 ppg 9) Tim Duncan, SAS 22.8 ppg 10-11) Vince Carter, NJN 22.6 ppg 10-11) Al Jefferson, MIN 22.6 ppg 13) Kevin Durant, OKC 21.5 ppg 15) Paul Pierce, BOS 21.1 ppg 16) Dwight Howard, ORL 21.0 ppg 18) Chris Paul, NOR 20.7 ppg 24) O.J. Mayo, MEM 20.1 ppg 16-17) Yao Ming, HOU 9.5 rpg 16-17) Jermaine O'Neal, TOR 9.5 rpg 27) LeBron James, CLE 7.8 rpg 28) Shaquille O'Neal, PHX 7.8 rpg   [read the full post]

By King Kaufman The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the curtain-raiser. Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Marv Albert. Yup, it's an NBA season all right. The Chicago Bulls pounded the Milwaukee Bucks in the other game. I'm going with that other Texas team, the Houston Rockets.

By khandor LAKERS LAKERS Ariza e.g. Boston Celtics, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers;

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Magic Johnson joins ESPN Perk makes presence felt Hoopsworld Are the Bulls better or worse? The preseason: The good, bad and ugly Pre 2 Power Rankings- Celtics back on top Red's Army NBA Layoffs Sports of Boston Celtics player previews: The bench forwards ESPN Now comes the hard part for Garnett, Celtics The Big Lead NBA two a days: Boston Celtics FL's Take: I think Walker gets under peoples' skins because he is so aggressive and plays so hard. He won't back down from anyone and the "star" players take exception to a rookie who doesn't worship them. An irritant is a good thing to have on the team. BluRay.com Boston Celtics Blu-Ray gets specs Wilbon predicts repeat Connecticut Post NBA predictions - final cut   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) ESPN In Clippers country, Brand's departure is business as usual Magic lure Pietrus away from Warriors FL's Take: Good move for the Magic as they look to match up with the Celtics. Sports of Boston Celtics four point play 7/9 Dallas News Green can dunk, but Dallas Mavericks want to know if he can play Plain Dealer Cleveland Cavaliers' focus turns to James Posey Detroit Bad Boys The free agent market gets smaller Yahoo Sports Mantras all new draftees should learn NY Post Steph making his point Ball Don't Lie Orlando Summer League: Santa Doc Larry Siegfried, the bad Jerry West on KG vs Kobe Walton: Who's got the beer? Metro New opportunity FL's Take: Unfortunately, part of their game plan is to now go after James Posey.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Paul Pierce puts hurt to LA Lakers Foul treatment irks Lakers Doc Rivers, Phil Jackson opposing benchmarks of success Celtics hang on, open up 2-0 lead vs Lakers Lakers notebook game 2 Momentum shifts too late for Lakers ESPN The Lakers know Powe's name now Hoopsworld Lakers can't stop Powe in game 2 Red's Army Powe posterizes Lakers The vaunted Lakers' defense Benches play big roles for Celtics, Lakers Lakers forced to respect Celtics WTOP News Doc Rivers figures it out Sporting News Lakers comeback too late Lakers are the ones who need assistance NBA Finals game 2: Or how Leon Powe destroyed the LA Lakers Eric Musselman's Basketball Blog How defense can win basketball games Sports of Boston Celtics fend off Lakers in the 4th   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (David Friedman) 1986-87 NBA Leaderboard 1) L.A. Lakers, 65-17 2) Boston Celtics, 59-23 3) Atlanta Hawks, 57-25 4) Dallas Mavericks, 55-27 5) Detroit Pistons, 52-30 MVP 1) Magic Johnson (Lakers) 2) Michael Jordan (Bulls) 3) Larry Bird (Celtics) 4) Kevin McHale (Celtics) 5) Dominique Wilkins (Hawks) Scoring 1) Michael Jordan, 37.1 ppg (Bulls) 2) Dominique Wilkins, 29.0 ppg (Hawks) 3) Alex English, 28.6 ppg (Nuggets) 4) Larry Bird, 28.1 ppg (Celtics) 5) Kiki Vandeweghe, 26.9 ppg (Trail Blazers) Assists 1) Magic Johnson, 12.2 apg (Lakers) 2) Sleepy Floyd, 10.3 apg (Warriors) 3) Isiah Thomas, 10.0 apg (Pistons) 4) Doc Rivers, 10.0 apg (Hawks) 5) Terry Porter, 8.9 apg (Trail Blazers)   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(noreply@blogger.com) 1) Boston Celtics, 63-19 2) L.A. Lakers, 62-20 3) Milwaukee Bucks, 59-23 4) Philadelphia 76ers, 58-24 5) Denver Nuggets, 52-30 MVP 1) Larry Bird (Celtics) 2) Magic Johnson (Lakers) 3) Moses Malone (76ers) 4) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) 5) Terry Cummings (Bucks) 1) Bernard King, 32.9 ppg (Knicks) 2) Larry Bird, 28.7 ppg (Celtics) 3) Michael Jordan, 28.2 ppg (Bulls) 4) Purvis Short, 28.0 ppg (Warriors) 5) Alex English, 27.9 ppg (Nuggets) 1) Isiah Thomas, 13.9 apg (Pistons) 2) Magic Johnson, 12.6 apg (Lakers) 3) Johnny Moore, 10.0 apg (Spurs) 4) Norm Nixon, 8.8 apg (Clippers) 5) John Bagley, 8.6 apg (Cavaliers)   [read the full post]

By Eddie Johnson EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets New Orleans Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) vs The Eastern Conference Finals will pit the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons. Gm. 1:Tue., May 20: at Boston, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Gm. 2:Thu., May 22: at Boston, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Gm. 3:Sat., May 24: at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC) Gm. 4:Mon., May 26: at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Gm. 5*:Wed., May 28: at Boston, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Gm. 6*:Fri., May 30: at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Gm. 7*:Sun., June 1: at Boston, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC) There have been some classic rivalries between these two teams going back to the wars between Larry Bird and Bill Laimbeer. This one should not be any different. Both teams are defensive minded and so it should be a grind it out series. Here is a look at the Pistons players.   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan James Posey has guard up Billups’ 28, disputed shot lifts Pistons over Magic James gang gets makeover ESPN Do you still love the Celtics? NY Times Celtics focus on James after first round test ProJo Unstoppable: Cavs’ James poses a big problem for the Boston Celtics

By David Friedman Everyone who penciled the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic or Detroit Pistons into the NBA Finals better have some erasers or liquid paper handy. As LeBron James warned everyone last week, "Teams better get their wins against us now. They're trying to kill us and talk trash about us now because we have guys who are out but when we get our guys back it's going to be a different story." James is more than capable of delivering on those words--he's no Anthony Smith. It is tempting to say that James carried a bad team to the NBA Finals. Certainly, the Cavaliers roster is not perfect and James had a tremendous playoff run but it is not correct to dismiss the talents and contributions of his teammates, players who may not be able to create much on their own but h...   [read the full post]