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...collective feet down when it comes to publicly financed stadiums. The Timberwolves couldn't go beyond the first round of the NBA playoffs again. They lost in four games to eventual champion San Antonio after limping into the postseason behind a patchwork...
Although the NBA playoffs start next weekend, don't tell that to Seattle, Sacramento, Orlando or Milwaukee. They play the biggest games of their seasons...
The Los Angeles Lakers spent the past five months proving they were capable of learning Phil Jackson's triangle offense, showing that All-Stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant could play nicely together and demonstrating an ability to dominate for weeks on end.
Welcome to the NBA playoffs, Vince Carter. The latest player touted as the next Michael Jordan had a poor postseason debut, missing his first 12 shots and...
Matchups in the second round of the NBA playoffs: EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 INDIANA (56-26, 3-2) vs. No. 5 PHILADELPHIA (49-33, 3-1) Probable starters: Indiana...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A big game by an opposing player in the NBA playoffs can send a coach scrambling for answers. Milwaukee's George Karl is in that position now. Jamal Mashburn scored a career playoff-high...
...basketball teams, Indiana and New York have often been at odds. When the New York Knicks played the Indiana Pacers in the NBA playoffs in recent years, a New York tabloid announced the series as "Knicks vs. Hicks." But on a basketball court in...
...Brandon had season-ending knee surgery. Now, he's in for another new experience: starting at point guard in the NBA playoffs. "I haven't been in a role like this where I'm such a huge part of the team and I'm leading the team," Billups...
No surprises on Day 2 of the NBA playoffs, unless four relatively comfortable victories qualify as a surprise. The Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Trail Blazers offered a useful lesson to those teams left in the NBA playoffs: Shutting down Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant is not enough. Photos The Lakers trailed by two points, and Portland braced...