| Parker and Duncan lead Spurs to second round |
Wed Apr 30 00:53:35 2008 EST |
| est semifinals for the eighth straight year. San Antonio, which has now won nine straight home playoff games, hit 24 of its 30 free throws and will face the second-seeded New Orleans Hornets, who completed a five-game series victory over the Dallas Mavericks earlier Tuesday. Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Amare Stoudemire scored 15 to go with a team-high 11 boards. But the Suns, who were a woeful 20-of-37 from the line, committed four costly turnover |
| Hornets sting Mavs out of postseason |
Tue Apr 29 21:51:45 2008 EST |
| s, LA (Sports Network) - Chris Paul carried the New Orleans Hornets into the second round of the playoffs for the first time in half a decade, scoring 24 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 11 rebounds to key a 99-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Perhaps the most impressive part of Paul's triple-double performance was that he did it without committing a single turnover, controlling the tempo of the game and dissecting the Dal |
| Mavs have their backs against the wall in New Orleans |
Tue Apr 29 10:35:55 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The New Orleans Hornets attempt to eliminate the Dallas Mavericks from the playoffs, as the teams meet tonight at New Orleans Arena for Game 5 of their first-round series. New Orleans earned a huge victory on Sunday at American Airlines Center. David West scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the second-seeded Hornets finally won in Dallas and did it at a crucial time, beating the Mavericks, 97-84, in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Peja St |
| Riley steps down as Heat coach; Erik Spoelstra takes over |
Mon Apr 28 16:30:54 2008 EST |
| tepping down in 2003. Riley remained with the team in a front-office capacity but returned to the bench in 2005 after then-coach Stan Van Gundy announced his resignation just 21 games into the campaign. Six months later, the Heat upended the Dallas Mavericks to win their first and only NBA championship in franchise history. This past season, Riley took a leave of absence in January 2007 to undergo surgery for hip and knee problems before returning to the team a little more than a month later. Ri |
| Riley to step down as Heat coach |
Mon Apr 28 13:00:35 2008 EST |
| tepping down in 2003. Riley remained with the team in a front-office capacity but returned to the bench in 2005 after then-coach Stan Van Gundy announced his resignation just 21 games into the campaign. Six months later, the Heat upended the Dallas Mavericks to win their first and only NBA championship in franchise history. This past season, Riley took a leave of absence in January 2007 to undergo surgery for hip and knee problems before returning to the team a little more than a month later. Ri |
| Nowitzki, Mavericks try to even series with Paul, Hornets |
Sun Apr 27 10:56:17 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks try to even their first-round playoff series with No. 2 New Orleans at two games apiece, as the teams meet tonight at American Airlines Center. The Hornets won Games 1 and 2 at home. On Friday, reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki ended with 32 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to lift Dallas to a 97-87 win over New Orleans in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Jason Terry added 22 points for the Mavericks, while veteran point |
| Mavs' Howard admits offseason marijuana use |
Fri Apr 25 20:56:43 2008 EST |
| Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard admitted on a radio show Friday that he smokes marijuana in the offseason. The wide-ranging comments came in advance of Dallas' Game 3 against New Orleans in the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Mavericks lost the first two games on the road. "Everybody in the media world and the sports world knows NBA players do smoke marijuana," Howard told The Michael Irvin Show on the local ESPN affiliate. "Most of the players in the le |
| Paul, Hornets visit Dallas for Game 3 of first-round series |
Fri Apr 25 10:43:55 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks need a win in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series, as they host No. 2 New Orleans tonight at American Airlines Center. The Hornets lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday in Dallas. On Tuesday, MVP candidate Chris Paul scored 32 points and dished out 17 assists as New Orleans routed Dallas, 127-103, in Game 2 at New Orleans Arena. David West added 27 points, four rebounds and five assists for th |
| Mavs try to even series versus Hornets |
Tue Apr 22 10:46:55 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The second-seeded New Orleans Hornets and No. 7 Dallas Mavericks continue their first-round playoff series tonight at New Orleans Arena. In Game 1, MVP candidate Chris Paul scored 35 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Hornets to a 104-92 victory on Saturday at New Orleans Arena. All- Star forward David West finished with 23 points and eight rebounds in the victory, while Peja Stojakovic netted 14 for New Orleans. Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki collected 31 points and 10 |
| Spurs' Ginobili wins Sixth Man Award |
Mon Apr 21 14:00:48 2008 EST |
| ve come off the bench in more games than they started. Ginobili was a sixth man in 51-of-74 games he played this season. Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns, who won the award last year, finished second with 283 points and Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks finished third with 44 points. Ginobili led the Spurs in scoring with a career-high average of 19.5 points per game to go along with 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals. Bobby Jones of the Philadelphia 76ers was named the league's firs |
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