LeBron’s buzzer-beater lifts Cavs over Magic
LeBron James made a fadeaway 3-pointer over Orlando’s Hedo Turkoglu as the final horn sounded Friday night to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 96-95 victory over the Orlando Magic.
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Lakers oust Rockets from NBA playoffs
All is well again in La-La Land. The real Los Angeles Lakers showed up, and in a Game 7, no less. With Pau Gasol dominating on both ends of the court, the Lakers emphatically silenced the doubters and the Houston Rockets, winning the decisive final game of the Western Conference semifinals 89-70 on Sunday. – From ESPN
Wayman Tisdale dead at 44
Former Oklahoma star and NBA player Wayman Tisdale has died at age 44 after a two-year fight with cancer.
Cavaliers sweep Hawks out of NBA playoffs
Cavaliers sweep Hawks out of playoffs; Mavericks beat Nuggets behind Nowitzki’s 44 points; Patrick Kane’s hat trick leads Chicago past Vancouver; Caps beat Penguins in overtime.
NBA refs admit bad call costs Dallas playoff game
The NBA admitted officials were wrong when they didn’t call an intentional foul the Dallas Mavericks were trying to commit before Denver’s Carmelo Anthony made a game-winning 3-pointer Saturday night. Dallas had a two-point lead and a foul to give when Denver inbounded the ball with less than 8 seconds left. Antoine Wright was clearly trying to foul Anthony, and bumped him twice. – From ESPN
NBA Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly dies
Hall of Fame basketball coach Chuck Daly, who won two NBA Championships and an Olympic gold medal, dies at age 78.
Former NBA star Dave Bing now the mayor of Detroit
Former NBA star Dave Bing is now the mayor of Detroit. Bing won a special election Tuesday. He takes the place of Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned after a sex scandal.
LeBron James – NBA MVP
LeBron rules. We can’t argue with this. The man is a machine and deserves this as much as anyone. Here’s some news about the win, as well as some of LeBron’s top plays for 2008/09.
LeBron’s top plays of 2008-09
On one of the biggest days of his life, LeBron James took the long way home. Once inside his hometown’s city limits, James pulled his high-powered Ferrari off I-77 and drove the back roads to St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, his alma mater. Turning on Maple Street, he went past his first house on Hickory. Then, it was past the one on Silver Street, where his mother, Gloria, began raising him by herself. James visited The Boondocks, where he and his friends first dribbled on the playgrounds. James retraced the steps on Monday. His path to NBA superstardom. An unstoppable offensive force who became an elite defender this season, James claimed the league MVP, receiving the award in the gym where he first became a star. “This is a place where all my dreams started and where I thought they could become real,” James said. “There’s really not a better place.” – From ESPN
NBA Playoffs: Hawks Advance, Nuggets Win
Joe Johnson scored 27 points as the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in ten years. Denver wins game 1 against Dallas.
Atlanta ousts Heat, Dwayne Wade, in NBA Playoffs
Joe Johnson was tired of all the double- and triple-teaming. So he put up a shot before Miami could get an extra defender on him. From about 30 feet away. Swish. After a mostly disappointing series, Johnson finally showed up when the Hawks needed him most, making six 3-pointers and scoring 27 points to lead Atlanta into the second round of the playoffs with a 91-78 victory over Dwyane Wade and the Heat in Game 7 Sunday. – From ESPN
Former NBA Star Jayson Williams Zapped With Stun Gun
Former NBA star Jayson Williams was zapped with a stun gun by police in his swank hotel suite Monday after the reportedly suicidal athlete resisted attempts by officers to take him to a hospital.
Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose Voted NBA Rookie of the Year
Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to a franchise in disarray, is the NBA’s rookie of the year.
Dikembe Mutombo retires after 312-year career
Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo said his lengthy career is finished after a knee injury knocked him out of the Rockets’ playoff game Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. “For me, basketball is over,” he said. Mutombo, an 18-year NBA veteran, appeared to get tangled with Portland center Greg Oden and came down hard on his left leg late in the first quarter of Game 2 and did not return. – From ESPN
Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year
It was obvious — and now it’s official. The Bulls have called a 2 p.m. news conference Wednesday to announce that Derrick Rose has won the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. Rose joins Michael Jordan and Elton Brand as the only Bulls to win the award. Rose led rookies in assists (6.3) and minutes played (37.0) and finished second to Memphis’ O.J. Mayo in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game. Mayo averaged 18.5. – From Chicago Tribune
Jordan, Stockton, Robinson lead Hall of Fame Class
Michael Jordan wanted to put on his shorts and play one final time. The decorated NBA champion and MVP already had two failed retirements, so what was one more return to the court? Sharing a stage with former Dream Team teammates David Robinson and John Stockton, Jordan was all out of comebacks. Air Jordan has a new name: Hall of Famer. Jordan was elected to the Class of 2009 on Monday with Robinson and Stockton. Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer are also part of a class announced in Detroit, site of the men’s Final Four. – From ESPN
LeBron, Wade go wild in Cavs-Heat match-up
In a matchup of the top two scorers in the NBA, LeBron James tallied 42 points as Cleveland rallied to beat Miami, 107-100. NBA leading scorer Dwyane Wade of Miami tallied 41 points in defeat.
LeBron James watched Dwyane Wade steal the ball, drive for a reverse dunk that gave the Miami Heat an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, and summoned Mo Williams for a quick meeting. “It’s up to us,” James told Williams. With that, the comeback got started. James scored 42 points, Williams got 15 of his 30 points in the final 7:14 to lead a stirring rally, and the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the final minutes to beat the Heat 107-100 on Monday night. – From ESPN
NBA Power Rankings
ESPN has their weekly power rankings. Enjoy!
NBA Deadline Deals: Knicks get Hughes, Wilcox; Alston to Orlando
The Bulls sent Larry Hughes to the Knicks for Jerome James, Tim Thomas and Anthony Roberson. This is a deal of talented players who aren’t wanted in their current situation. Hughes is the best player – when healthy and happy.
The Knicks made a nice deal with Oklahoma, getting Chris Wilcox, a physical big man, in exchange for he mostly worthless Malik Rose and cash considerations.
Houston traded point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando in exchange for some junk players and a 1st round draft pick. Exact details are being hammered out.
Minnesota and Sacramento did a deal to help each other. The T-Wolves rid themselves of malcontent Rashad McCants while the Kings made more salary cap room. The Wolves sent McCants and center Calvin Booth to Sacramento for forward Shelden Williams and point guard Bobby Brown on Thursday. McCants has talent – he’s just an idiot and will likely only prove to be a problem down the road for any team that he ends up with.
In other news, the Spurs will be without Manu Ginobili for the next 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury.
Kobe, Shaq Team for All-Star Game Win
Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were named co-MVPs as the Western Conference beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game Sunday, 146-119. O’Neal had 17 points, while Bryant scored a game-high 27.
West Crushes East in NBA All-Star Game
This year’s all-star game was no contest. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and Shaquille O’Neal added 17 for a West team that smacked down the East 146-119. The two former teammates were named co-MVPs. Amare Stoudemire added 19. The West clearly has the talent edge. It was fun seeing the players have a good time – even if it’s just a street ball game.
PS – we love the All-Star shoes.
Shaq danced, Kobe dazzled. And just like old times, they won again. Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, O’Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 in just 11 minutes, and the Western Conference beat the East 146-119 Sunday night. Back on the same team for the first time in nearly five years, the three-time champions shared the game MVP award. They helped the West get untracked after an awful start, then teamed up for a few buckets that helped blow it open in the third quarter. – From ESPN
It was their first time on the floor as teammates since the 2004 NBA finals. O’Neal was traded to Miami that summer, breaking apart a duo that produced three straight titles but was perhaps better known for its frequent feuding that made the breakup inevitable. ”It felt like flashbacks,” O’Neal said during an interview on TNT. ”It felt like ‘99 to ‘02.” Bryant and O’Neal shared a slight hug after being announced as MVPs, then playfully fought over the trophy commissioner David Stern handed to them. – From SI