Rested Spurs Ready To Get Back To Basketball
The San Antonio Spurs spent most of the past week resting, answering the same questions from the media and battering each other during practice.
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The San Antonio Spurs spent most of the past week resting, answering the same questions from the media and battering each other during practice.
Other than being widely known by just the first syllable of their surnames, the coaches who will match wits in these NBA Finals may seem like polar opposites.
Both the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat will be relying on three stars to carry most of the weight for their respective franchises during the 2013 NBA Finals.
The Nets are continuing to search for their next head coach, and it's no secret that owner Mikhail Prokhorov likes big names. Cue Larry Brown, the current head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University.
Lionel Hollins doesn't want to talk to any other NBA teams and wants to continue coaching the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Indiana Pacers pushed the Miami Heat to the brink only to come up short in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. But their play made a major announcement to the country and the NBA that the Pacers are here to stay.
Danilo Gallinari says he will undergo surgery to repair the ACL on his left knee next week and is hoping to be back on the court for the Denver Nuggets around February.
No more sitting out stars, and for the San Antonio Spurs, no more sitting around.
It's onto the NBA Finals for the Heat after they put away the Indiana Pacers, who saw their hopes of a storybook upset simply fall apart in a hurry.
LeBron James and the Miami Heat are off the NBA Finals for the third straight season, with their series against the San Antonio Spurs set to get underway on Thursday. SI's Ian Thomsen joined Toucher & Rich on Tuesday to discuss the series, and shoot down a Ray Allen rumor.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Monday, June 3.
Legendary Nets and Knicks point guard Jason Kidd has retired from the NBA after a storied 19-year career.
Game 7. Eastern Conference Finals. The last time the Miami Heat were in this situation, they were coming off a convincing Game 6 win in 2012 and blew out the Boston Celtics 101-88. What a difference a year makes.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Friday, May 31.
As the Miami Heat prepare for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, there's a good chance one of the Heat's key pieces won't be available for the team in that game.
LeBron James scored 30 points, Udonis Haslem made his last eight shots on the way to a 16-point night, and the Miami Heat used a dominant third quarter to turn things around and beat the Indiana Pacers 90-79 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday.
"There's a lot of different stuff I may have the opportunity to do," Kidd said. "If I play, I plan on playing for the Knicks. I got to be honest with myself. I'm a young man. (But) I got to see if I could still mentally do the grind all over again."
It's hard to call a game for the Miami Heat a must-win, but if the Heat can't put together a winning formula against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals; the Heat could be in deep trouble.
Several times around the start of these playoffs, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insisted that the postseason path his team would wind up navigating had the potential to be more challenging than the route they took to the NBA championship a year ago.
Miami's LeBron James and Indiana's David West and Lance Stephenson were all fined $5,000 by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's anti-flopping policy.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Wednesday, May 29.
The Miami Heat return to the AmericanAirlines Arena Wednesday to begin preparations for a critical Game 5 matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat has a huge headache in the form of Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and no way to really solve the problem.
Roy Hibbert had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson added 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers charged back late to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday night and tie the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.
Tim Duncan is so close to his first NBA championship in six long years that the Spurs star isn't worried about the little issue of being rusty once the finals actually start.
The Atlanta Hawks have named Mike Budenholzer (BEW-den-holzer) the team's new head coach, President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. Budenholzer becomes the 12th full-time head coach in Hawks history.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The Hive Theater Company, a brand new company in Boston, is giving young talent in the city a place to shine.
New England Patriots fans are gearing up to travel to Denver, Colorado, to support the team as they face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
A man crashed a car into the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Monday. Shrewsbury Police Chief Kevin Anderson said that the crash was believed to be intentional.
Police say a car stolen from Boston crashed into a Cambridge biotechnology building on Monday afternoon, seriously injuring someone inside.
New England Patriots fans are gearing up to travel to Denver, Colorado, to support the team as they face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.
A new dad had a ticket to be at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots-Texans game, but he wound up watching from a hospital room. WBZ-TV’s Samantha Chaney reports.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.