BASKETBALL NEWS THIS MONTH
April 15 05:26 AM
Raptors 131, Knicks 113: With End of the Season, the Knicks’ Future Begins.
  The Toronto Raptors crushed the Knicks, but their joy was short-lived when the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats and claimed the final playoff berth.   23 Just Isn’t the Retiring Type.       Alana Beard, the Washington Mystics four-time All-Star guard, will miss the 2010 W.   The NBA wants players in action if possible, but the commissioner acknowledges the possibility of injuries.    
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April 18 16:43 PM
The Celtics played Miami-style defense to beat the visiting Heat, 85-76, in the opener of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
        No team in the NBA has been better at disrupting the free-flowing offense of the Suns.   BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics shut down the Miami Heat in the fourth quarter to record an 85-76 victory and take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series on Saturday.   BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics shut down the Miami Heat in the fourth quarter to record an 85-76 victory and take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series on Saturday.
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April 18 16:44 PM
Despite a place in the playoffs this year, the Bulls’ general manager is already getting ready for next year.
    No team in the NBA has been better at disrupting the free-flowing offense of the Suns.   The Celtics played Miami-style defense to beat the visiting Heat, 85-76, in the opener of their Eastern Conference playoff series.   In NBA Playoffs, Even the Best Can Improve.   Even the best NBA teams struggle with elements of the game, so here are things the top four teams may want to work on now that the postseason has arrived.  
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April 22 18:18 PM
In NBA Playoffs, Even the Best Can Improve.
  Even the best NBA teams struggle with elements of the game, so here are things the top four teams may want to work on now that the postseason has arrived.     (AP) -- Stan Van Gundy has a request for the NBA: fewer days between games in the playoffs.   Richard Jefferson had 19 points, rebounding from a poor performance in Game 1 to help the Spurs beat the Mavericks and tie their first-round series at one game each.           The Hawks will head to Milwaukee on Saturday night with a commanding 2-0 lead, the first time they have won the first two games in a best-of-seven series since 1970.  
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