Celtics Doc Rivers Fined $25K For Criticizing Officials After Game 2
Doc Rivers is a little lighter in the wallet after a few critical words for the officials following the Celtics Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
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Doc Rivers is a little lighter in the wallet after a few critical words for the officials following the Celtics Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Wednesday night's basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder almost played out like a soap opera, complete with drama and a cliff hanger.
"He's good. He's good to go," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said of Garnett during a conference call with reporters. "He'll practice tomorrow, and he'll play on Friday."
Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-91 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
CBS Sports' Ken Berger joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's The Adam Jones Show to talk about the chances of the Celtics coming back from an 0-2 deficit against the New York Knicks.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Wednesday, April 24.
"It's sore, but there's no excuse," the Nets guard said Wednesday. "I have to find a way to get through it."
The old saying goes, a series doesn't begin until the road team wins a game. Don't let Celtics head coach Doc Rivers hear you say that.
"If he's able to make it back, he will be back in the rotation, ready to play," Woodson said. "I'm expecting him to do what he was doing before he left. He played some pretty good, positive minutes for our ballclub before he got hurt."
After letting the Milwaukee Bucks hang around for a few quarters in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Miami Heat finally hit the gas and took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 98-86 win.
The Los Angeles Lakers have battled injuries, turmoil and lofty expectations under a heavy spotlight all season, so excuse them if they roll their eyes over the attention given to Kobe Bryant's tweets.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Tuesday, April 23.
"We know we can play a better game." Those words from Miami Heat superstar LeBron James should strike fear in every playoff opponent the Heat has this year.
Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Joakim Noah gutted his way through a foot injury to make three fourth-quarter baskets, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 90-82 on Monday night to even their first-round series at one game apiece.
Chris Paul's running jumper with a tenth of a second left gave the Los Angeles Clippers a 93-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night and a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Monday, April 22.
Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau watches tape of the Nets and sees a confident team with an offense in rhythm.
Chris Paul led seven players in double figures with 23 points, Eric Bledsoe had 15 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 112-91 on Saturday while getting just one dunk in their playoff opener.
A person with knowledge of the voting results tells The Associated Press that J.R. Smith has won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did on Sunday night, which at first glance might have seemed like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks.
David Lee went down with a strained right hip flexor early in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 97-95 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their playoff series.
"Now they probably feel like they've got their back against the wall and that's how we've got to play," Deron Williams said.
Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 91-79 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.
Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 85-78 on Saturday in their playoff opener.
