NBA Finals

...line. NOTES: The Lakers are off to a 10-3 start, compared to 12-1 last year. The worst 13-game start the franchise ever had in any of its 15 NBA championship seasons was 8-5 in 1984-85. ... The Lakers' next game is Tuesday night when they...

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...over Boston in a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference semifinals. </p><p>The Magic won that series in seven games on their way to the NBA Finals, and took the first meeting between the clubs this season thanks to their defense. While...

In this article: Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Vince Carter, Orlando, Jarrett Jack, Rashard Lewis, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, and Boston

...same agent in Henry Thomas? Heat fans, your boy Dwyane Wade is staying put and, moreover, they will be back in contention for another NBA Finals trophy next season. Primetime Prediction: Stay The Cleveland Cavaliers can re-sign LeBron...

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...when Orlando rallied from a 3-2 deficit to advance and, after beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers , reach the NBA finals. It was the first time in franchise history that the Celtics lost a series after going into Game 6...

In this article: Vince Carter, Magic, Celtics, Rasheed Wallace, Orlando, Boston, Rashard Lewis, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen

...New York or in pro basketball, back when they were a hot ticket in the decade before this one. His son was four when the Knicks made the NBA Finals in 1999, coming from the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference to do that. Even the next...

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...including 53 starts. </p><p>The former Georgetown star spent his first 10 full seasons with Philadelphia, leading the 76ers to the NBA Finals in the spring of 2001. He was the league MVP for the 2000-01 season. Posted on Fri, Nov. 20,...

In this article: Allen Iverson, New York Knicks, Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, 76ers, Denver, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Detroit

...guard Allen Iverson lands with another team. Iverson, was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this week, took the Sixers to the NBA finals in 2001. "I don't want to see him end his career this way," Brown said. ... Charlotte was...

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...of them won a few titles before they began regularly holding court. You're in the headlines almost every day, but you've been to the NBA Finals exactly once. As Magic coach Stan Van Gundy tried to explain, a little perspective in such matters...

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...Bynum had 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Lakers got a combined 12 points out of starters Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher. Ariza received his NBA championship ring from Bryant and Fisher before the game, which may have accounted for his...

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THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Al Cervi, 92; led Syracuse to an NBA championship In 1954, Coach Al Cervi (right, foreground) celebrated with his Syracuse Nationals a victory in Game Six against Minneapolis. (Associated...

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