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Cavs' Wallace, Varejao questionable (PA SportsTicker)

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:54:29 PDT

The injury status of Cleveland Cavaliers forwards Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao is uncertain entering Game Four of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday.

Celtics still searching for first road win (AP)

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:38 PDT

Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallway early Sunday morning. After losing Game 3, he and Boston teammate Paul Pierce were on their way to a media interview room proving difficult to find. "Where's it at?" Garnett growled. That's the Celtics, searching for directions on the NBA's playoff highway.

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:27:14 PDT

The Celtics expected Cavs forward LeBron James to come out with more aggressiveness in Game 3.

And they were right.

He finished with 21 points, eight assists, five rebounds, four steals and three blocks.

James' colossal struggles in the first two games of the series have made national headlines. His shooting is still suspect. He's made just 13 of 58 shots from the field in the series (22.4 percent).

However, he missed his first 10 3-point tries in the series before making 3 of 5 on Saturday.

"I'm the only person who can get me through this," he said. "I can't force anything. If this is the worst thing that's happened to me, I'm fine.

"I do much more than shoot the ball.

Cavs' Wallace starts Game Three (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:07:13 PDT

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Ben Wallace started Saturday's 108-84 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game Three of their Eastern Conference semifinals series despite a lingering viral inner-ear infection.

Finals Countdown: Cavs make shots, extend Celtics' road woes (SportingNews.com)

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:06:09 PDT

LeBron James scored 21 points -- and got his teammates involved -- as the Cavs cruised to a win over the Celtics in Cleveland. Meanwhile, Boston's road woes continued.

James, Cavaliers shoot down Celtics 108-84 (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:30:26 PDT

While his famous daddy got dressed after the game, 3-year-old LeBron James Jr. practiced writing his letters and numbers on a dry-erase board inside the Cavaliers' locker room. First, he drew an L. Then, a 2. "Put up a 2 and 3 for me," No. 23 told his little namesake. Maybe a 2 and 1 would have been more appropriate.

Wallace boosts Cavs in Game 3 despite dizziness (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:29:24 PDT

It was the Boston Celtics, not Ben Wallace, feeling dizzy after this one. Wallace started Game 3 despite occasional dizziness from an inner ear infection and had one of his best performances since joining Cleveland in a midseason trade. His defensive presence inside was a major factor in the Cavaliers' 108-84 win, which pulled them within 2-1 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Finals Countdown: LeBron plays decoy as Cavs cruise at home (SportingNews.com)

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:05:39 PDT

LeBron James scored 21 points -- and got his teammates involved -- as the Cavs cruised to a win over the Celtics in Cleveland. Meanwhile, Boston's road woes continued.

Finals Countdown: Boozer breaks out as Jazz beat Lakers (SportingNews.com)

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:06:20 PDT

A dominating performance from Carlos Boozer helps the Jazz hold off a second-half surge from Kobe Bryant's Lakers in Game 3.

Ask Sam Smith: Hornets-Spurs could indicate of shift in power in West (SportingNews.com)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:06:27 PDT

Veteran NBA writer Sam Smith, a frequent contributor to SportingNews.com, answers e-mails about the playoffs,...

Customers waiting hours for 23-cent pizzas in Ohio (AP)

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:14:57 PDT

Wearing a blue Lebron James "Witness" T-shirt, Patrick Mone was willing to wait as long as necessary to get a 23-cent pizza in a promotion aimed at apologizing to Cleveland Cavaliers fans for a slam against their beloved All-Star. Lines were so long Thursday at some of the 86 Papa John's stores offering a large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents that police stood nearby to make sure people didn't get...

LeBron's déjà vu (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 09 May 2008 01:24:00 PDT

The Celtics are punishing LeBron James just like the Spurs did last season.

Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to Game 2 victory (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:27:38 PDT

Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cavaliers 89-73 on Thursday night and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Celtics and Cavs banging around in Game 2 (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:53:19 PDT

Cleveland forward Ben Wallace left Thursday night's playoff game against Boston in the first quarter, complaining of dizziness, and Boston's Kendrick Perkins and Paul Pierce were also banged up in the first half. Wallace went to the locker room just 3:40 into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal, needing help to walk along the way.

Cavs can ease LeBron's burden with better offensive spacing (SportingNews.com)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:56:37 PDT

You can bet the Cavs and Celtics will make plenty of adjustments after their Game 1 slogfest.

Bryant headlines All-NBA team (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:29:54 PDT

Fresh off winning his first career MVP award, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant headlined the All-NBA Team announced Thursday.

LeBron slowed by Celtics, for now (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:55:01 PDT

LeBron James almost registered a quadruple-double against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

Celtics hold off LeBron James and beat Cavaliers 76-72 (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:49:54 PDT

LeBron James drove to the basket, the lane surprisingly clear. He reached out toward the rim, rolled the ball off his fingertips ... And missed. Again and again (and one more time, when it was too late anyway), James' shots went awry in the final minute, completing one of the worst nights of his career and giving the Boston Celtics a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in...

BDL Live Blog: Cavaliers at Celtics, Game 1 (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:13 PDT

Welcome to tonight's BDL live blog of Game 1 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics .

Doubts raised over Celtics' NBA title hopes (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:06:39 PDT

The Celtics looked like they were about to cruise through the East for a berth in the NBA Finals. That was before the Hawks pushed them to seven games.

The Week That Will Be: One LeBron equals more than one of the Big Three (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:46:52 PDT

The pressure is on several players as the second round of the NBA playoffs kicks into high gear. Not so for LeBron James, who could wreak havoc in the role of underdog.

The Internets are alive: Hawks at Celtics, Game 7 (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:20:00 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Celtics' 99-65 series clinching win over the Hawks in Game 7 of the...

Garden advantage hides Celtics' flaws (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 04 May 2008 21:20:00 PDT

Bad matchup or bad omen? The Hawks exposed the Celtics' flaws for LeBron James.

Pizza chain apologizes to LeBron (PA SportsTicker)

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:41:21 PDT

Papa John's issued an apology Sunday for insulting Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Papa John's apologizes for T-shirts calling James 'crybaby' (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:53:09 PDT

Papa John's Pizza issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James' number and the word "crybaby" under it. To apologize, Papa John's will sell Cleveland residents a large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents on Thursday. The 23 is an homage to James' jersey number. The company also will donate $10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund.

LeBron James set to face Celtics' Big 3 in second round (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:39:37 PDT

It's LeBron vs. the Leprechaun. For the first time in his pro career, LeBron James will go one on one in the postseason with basketball's most storied franchise -- the Boston Celtics -- who haven't won an NBA title since 1986, when he was a 2-year-old toddler dribbling only his food. But Cleveland's 23-year-old megastar is well aware of the Celtics' championship cache and Boston's Big Three of Kevin...

Capsule preview of the Cavaliers-Celtics series (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 17:17:13 PDT

A look at the matchup between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, which begins Tuesday (with regular-season record, first-round series mark in parentheses): No. 1 BOSTON CELTICS (66-16, 4-3) vs. No. 4 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (45-37, 4-2). Season Series: Tied, 2-2, with Boston winning a game that LeBron James missed and Cleveland taking the one that Kevin...

CSKA Moscow beats Maccabi Tel Aviv for 6th Euroleague title (AP)

Sun, 04 May 2008 16:41:41 PDT

CSKA Moscow won its sixth Euroleague championship Sunday, as MVP Trajan Langdon scored 21 points in a 91-77 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv. CSKA beat Maccabi in the final for the second time in three years and is two titles behind Real Madrid, which has won eight times. "Tonight we faced a great Maccabi, but we had the character to never panic and to wait for our moment," said CSKA coach Ettore...

Hawks surprised to be in Game 7, but not as much as Celtics (AP)

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:30:08 PDT

The Boston Celtics played hard all season for home-court advantage in the playoffs. They just didn't expect to need it this soon. The Celtics are back in Boston and hoping to finish off the pesky Atlanta Hawks on Sunday in Game 7. It's the last first-round series still going -- a bit of a shock considering that the Celtics were the best team in the NBA during the regular season, and the Hawks the...

James' triple-double helps Cavs beat Wiz 105-88, end series (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:35:38 PDT

LeBron James had the last word. In an NBA playoff series filled with trash talk, hard fouls, 13 technicals, one ejection, one suspension and plenty more, James was everywhere and did a little bit of everything in Game 6. And, in what's become his personal rite of spring, he led the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards.