The Jazz won their first game of the Western Conference semifinals Friday, handing the undefeated lakers their first loss of the playoffs.

Only six previous games can produce the desperate drama that is Game 7, still the coolest thing in sports -- any sport and any teams.

Frank Martin and John Calipari can respectfully agree to disagree on which dynamic young player should be the top pick in next month's NBA Draft: Kansas State's Michael Beasley or Memphis' Derrick Rose.

Go Around the Association presented by T-Mobile for a recap of Friday's playoff action.

Houston forward Shane Battier and point guard Rafer Alston had minor surgical procedures to repair injuries that occurred late in the season.

The Dallas Mavericks made it official Saturday, announcing they had hired Rick Carlisle to replace Avery Johnson as their coach.

The Celtics and Cavaliers face off for the right to take on the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. NBA.com's Ben Couch will be watching, and updating a live-blog throughout the game.

After I passed the scene on to Bob Pettit, one of the NBA's all-time legends by way of LSU, he began telling a story of his own.

With two Game 7s, Tuesday's Draft Lottery, coaching changes and impending free agency, NBA columnists have plenty to write about. NBA.com's Sunday Click takes you around the web for the best of it.

Ray Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 89-73 on Thursday to take a 2-0 eries lead.

Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller will not attend Game 4 of the Western Conferece semifinals vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday for religious reasons.

One day of rest proved enough for David West to get back on the court with the Hornets for Saturday's practice.

In the HARTFORD COURANT, John Altavilla writes "there is a new eight-year television deal with ABC/ESPN that will provide the riches of rights fees for the first time. And a six-year collective bargaining agreement will ensure labor peace as the

This is what Boston fans were waiting for? If so, the Celtics' schizophrenic postseason run hasn't been worth the wait, prompting Mike Freeman to offer some advice to help the C's on the road.

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on about 14 games he officiated in the 2006-07 season, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Goldberg said in a letter filed Friday in Brooklyn Federal Court.