NBA Finals

...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

...forward Rasheed Wallace, the team is looking to return to the form that earned them an NBA championship in 2008. After reaching the NBA Finals a year ago, the Magic have also made personnel changes, starting with a trade for Carter.

In this article: Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Orlando, Boston, Ray Allen, and Surgery

...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...

In this article: New York Knicks, Allen Iverson, Mike D'Antoni, Donnie Walsh, Philadelphia 76ers, New York, Reggie Miller, and Red Holzman

...Fort Lee basketball and will directly affect boys and girls on the elementary, middle and high school levels," Klein explained. Beard won an NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors in 1974-1975 and played for the New York Knicks...

In this article: Butch Beard, NBA, NBA Championship, Fort Lee High School, Golden State Warriors, and New York Knicks

...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

...the case in other sports. In the current playoff format of the NBA, the 1999 New York Knicks are the only No. 8 seed to ever reach the NBA Finals. The sixth-seeded Houston Rockets back in 1995 are the lowest-seeded team to win the NBA...

In this article: Landon Donovan, Real Salt Lake, World Series, L.A. Galaxy, E mail, and Super Bowl

...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...

In this article: Charlotte Bobcats, Elton Brand, Stephen Jackson, Larry Brown, Andre Iguodala, Boris Diaw, Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte, and Allen Iverson

...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...

In this article: Michael Jordan, Stan Van Gundy, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, NBA, Bill Russell, Heat, Magic, and NCAA

...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...

In this article: Los Angeles Lakers, Trevor Ariza, NBA, Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson, Ron Artest, and Lamar Odom

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...

In this article: Al Cervi, NBA Championship, Syracuse Nationals, Syracuse, National Basketball League, NBA, Minneapolis, Buffalo, and New York