Michael Wilbon of THE WASHINGTON POst writes "This is the first playoff run the Boston Celtics have ever had without Red Auerbach. He's not in the building. Not coaching, not smoking, not ordering somebody to turn the heat up or
In the DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Calvin Watkins writes "Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed he's working on a deal to bring the 2010 NBA All-Star Game to his $1.1 billion stadium in Arlington, which opens next year. Jones is working
Chris Perkins of the PALM BEACH POST writes, "There's one constant about the NBA draft. "No matter how much study we do of players," said Chris Ekstrand, former publisher of the NBA Draft Guide, "I guarantee you when we look
NBA coach of the year Byron Scott and the New Orleans Hornets agreed in principle to a contract extension on Wednesday. Hornets spokesman Harold Kaufman confirmed the deal but said he could not disclose the terms of the agreement.
Ray Allen found his shooting touch just in time to put the Boston Celtics within one win of the NBA finals for the first time since the original Big Three.
In the MIAMI HERALD, Michael Wallace writes "draft hopeful Joey Dorsey insists he has the inside scoop that former college teammate Derrick Rose will be bypassed by Chicago and fall to Miami in next month's NBA Draft. Apparently, that was
Coach Gregg Popovich has signed a contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs. Popovich confirmed the extension with the defending NBA champions, which runs through the 2011-12 season.
Jane McManus of THE JOURNAL NEWS writes, "When Kim Johnson logged on to the NBA Store Web site last Christmas to buy a present for her 11-year-old son, Chris, she had no idea that she had been automatically entered into
In the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Mike Finger writes "Phil Jackson played in two NBA Finals and coached in 10 more. Altogether, he has a championship ring for each of his fingers to show for it. But as his Los Angeles
It was one play - six seconds of effort in a long, physical game. But Pistons coach Flip Saunders wonders if it could have the potential to propel the Pistons to the NBA Finals," writes Krista Jahnke of the DETROIT
Numbers don't lie. With its 106-102 Game 5 victory over Detroit, Boston is bound for Finals. Why? The Celtics are 29-0 in series when leading 3-2. Mike Freeman doesn't see why Boston's glorious history wouldn't rub off on this team.
