Schmeelk: Breaking Down The 2nd Round Of The NBA Playoffs
After one completed game in each series, here's what we know about the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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After one completed game in each series, here's what we know about the second round of the NBA playoffs.
A day after Phillies fans shouted "USA! USA!" when the news spread during the Mets-Philadelphia game at Citizens Bank Park, fans and players echoed the sentiment across the sports world.
It happens 25, maybe 50 times a season in the NBA. A team is up three, very late in the game, yet, somehow, the other team gets a good look at a three to tie the game.
Rondo is rolling and Stoudemire is sore, a big reason the Boston Celtics will bring a 3-0 lead over the New York Knicks into Game 4 of their first-round series on Sunday.
WFAN's John Schmeelk breaks down every first round matchup and makes his NBA Playoff predictions.
The 63-year-old Hall of Famer has co-written and is the executive producer of a documentary called "On the Shoulders of Giants." It tells the story of the Harlem Rens, an all black professional basketball team that defeated the Original Celtics.
The Nets player talks to CBSNewYork about his breakout season, the future of his team and what it's like to date Kim Kardashian.
The New Jersey Nets have signed guard Sundiata Gaines to a multiyear contract. Gaines signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the team in late February.
Tyler Hansbrough scored a career-high 29 points, Dahntay Jones added 18 in place of leading scorer Danny Granger, and the Indiana Pacers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.
Instead of being without two starters, it looks as if the New York Knicks could be at full strength when they open a home-and-home series against the sputtering Indiana Pacers on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.
The NBA believes it can get to Europe someday, but in the meantime there's building to do. The next phase comes this week, when the Nets and Raptors the play league's first regular-season games in Europe.
Deron Williams, who has been slowed by a bruised left hand and sore right wrist, didn't practice Wednesday and doesn't know whether he'll be able to hit the court for the Nets against the Raptors in London.
The Nets, who spent years playing in the shadow of the Big Apple and the Knicks, are on a mission to become the face of the league outside the United States, the team cheered for by millions of fans all over Europe, Asia and Africa.
The NBA Commissioner says the league and the players' association realize the importance of agreeing to a deal before the expiration of the current one on June 30.
The NBA and its players' association finally sat down again and are planning to get together more frequently. Maybe even enough to prevent a work stoppage.
The producers and playwright behind Broadway's "Lombardi" aren't done with sports just yet. They're planning to go from NFL to NBA with "Magic/Bird," a new play that will chronicle the lives of Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
It has been a year of change in the sports world with the three longest tenured coaches in the three major sports retiring. The Braves' Bobby Cox, the Titans' Jeff Fisher and now Jerry Sloan has resigned from the Utah Jazz.
A person with knowledge of the decision says the NBA has fined the New York Knicks $200,000 for conducting illegal draft workouts.
The NBA cited Marvin Williams on Saturday for throwing punches and fighting, while Shawne Williams got a one-game ban for throwing a punch during an altercation.
Each day brings a new story about Carmelo Anthony. Will he go to New Jersey, New York or maybe even stay in Denver? "I don't know. I can't look that far ahead. I can't look into February," Anthony said on Tuesday.
LaMarcus Aldridge made the go-ahead dunk with 1:56 left and finished with 27 points, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 96-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night.
The Portland Trail Blazers enter their next game at the Rose Garden looking to avoid extending a rare home losing streak. They hope a visit from the New Jersey Nets goes better than the last meeting between the two.
According to league sources, the Knicks will trade Anthony Randolph for a first-round draft choice within the next two weeks.
LeBron James is clarifying remarks he made about contraction and the NBA.
Hopefully, the league can figure out one way where it can go back to the '80s where you had three or four All-Stars, three or four superstars, three or four Hall of Famers on the same team. The league was great.
