| Thunder find themselves in uncharted waters |
Mon May 16 13:08:14 2011 EST |
| g the ultimate wing man Scottie Pippen. It's hard to believe such a resilient group is one of the three youngest teams in the NBA and given their next opponent it may be a gift - or a curse. Oklahoma City finds itself with a date against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Final, who unlike OKC, have been there before. Inexperience could be costly for the Thunder who have little exposure playing on such a stage. With the exception of Kendrick Perkins, Nazr Mohammed and seldom used Nat |
| Thunder shake down Grizzlies in Game 7 |
Sun May 15 18:06:22 2011 EST |
| he Western Conference semifinals. The Thunder took control of the game near the end of the third quarter, burying the scrappy Grizzlies under a barrage of three-pointers, then snuffed out any spark of a comeback in the fourth. They advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 1996, moving on to face the Dallas Mavericks. The Grizzlies had stayed alive with a win in Game 6 on Friday, but failed in their bid to become the first No. 8 seed ever to reach the Western Conference finals. |
| Grizzlies push Thunder back to OKC for Game 7 |
Sat May 14 03:59:00 2011 EST |
| have some balance outside as well as inside. I just felt like in my gut that was the move to make.'' Now the Grizzlies and Thunder will play the first Game 7 in these NBA playoffs on Sunday with the winner advancing to face the well-rested Dallas Mavericks in the West finals. ``This is where we want to be playing, Game 7, that one game to get to the Western Conference finals,'' Randolph said. ``It's important. I feel good, but the job ain't done yet. We know it's going to be tough going to O |
| Former NBA player Robert "Tractor" Traylor dies |
Wed May 11 13:52:13 2011 EST |
| for several days before being found in the Isla Verde apartment. The cause of death is not certain. Traylor underwent heart surgery in 2005. The burly 6-foot-8 power forward was taken with the sixth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks after a stellar collegiate career at Michigan. He was immediately dealt to Milwaukee for forward Pat Garrity and the rights to the ninth overall pick, Dirk Nowitzki. In 438 career NBA games -- 73 starts -- he posted per-game averages of 4.8 |
| Lakers finish season full of questions |
Wed May 11 12:45:47 2011 EST |
| Toronto, Canada (Sports Network) - When the Los Angeles Lakers ungraciously bowed out of the 2011 NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in an unexpected four-game sweep, marking the first time in Phil Jackson's coaching career his team was swept in a series, the eliminating annihilation was a telling sign that things were about to blow up in Lakerland. Immediately following the fourth and final game were the unrelenting questions on the future of Jackson with the team. The veteran c |
| Lakers go out as chumps, not champs |
Mon May 9 13:27:49 2011 EST |
| years, culminating on Sept. 4, 476, when Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain. The latest "NBA dynasty" collapsed over a period of six days. That's how long it took the Dallas Mavericks' own German chieftain, Dirk Nowitzki, and his teammates to vanquish a classless Los Angles Lakers club. Jason Terry was the star Sunday in Game 4 as the Mavericks tied the NBA postseason record for three-pointers in a 122-86 rout that swept |
| Despite sweep, Jackson still plans to retire |
Sun May 8 20:57:39 2011 EST |
| the Lakers to another three-peat -- and add another championship ring to the NBA-record 11 he already owns -- Jackson, 65, reversed course last summer and came back for another season on the sidelines. It didn't end well. Jason Terry and the Dallas Mavericks both set postseason records for three-pointers in a 122-86 rout that knocked LA out in the Western Conference semifinals. Unable to defend the perimeter, and showing little fight in an elimination game, the two-time defending champion Lakers |
| Terry, Mavs shoot lights out to sweep Lakers |
Sun May 8 18:09:06 2011 EST |
| Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Jason Terry and the Dallas Mavericks found an effective way to turn out the lights on the Lakers' season. They shot 'em out. Terry tied an NBA postseason record with nine three-pointers for 32 points and the Mavericks swept the Lakers out of the playoffs with a 122-86 rout on Sunday. Peja Stojakovic went 6-for-6 on three-pointers for 21 points and J.J. Barea scored 22 for Dallas, which went 20-for-32 as a team from beyond the arc. |
| Lakers fight to stay alive in Game 4 vs. Mavs |
Sun May 8 10:35:19 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Only fairy tales have happy endings. Lakers coach Phil Jackson was supposed to walk away after this season once he piloted his team to yet another championship. Problem is, the Dallas Mavericks weren't clued in on that narrative. Now, if the Los Angeles Lakers plan to capture their third straight championship and Jackson's record 12th as a head coach, they'll have to climb the largest mountain in NBA history, a figurative Mount Everest, starting with tonight's Game 4 in Big D |
| Nowitzki, Mavs put Lakers in 3-0 series hole |
Sat May 7 01:14:04 2011 EST |
| efore accomplished in NBA history -- rally from a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 32 points and put in the go-ahead basket with 83 seconds remaining, leading the way in a 98-92 Game 3 victory that has the Dallas Mavericks on the brink of the Western Conference finals. Jason Terry scored 23 points, including four clutch free throws in the closing seconds for Dallas, which trailed by eight points early in the fourth quarter but ended the game on a 17-5 run to i |
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