| James, Cavs try to stave off elimination in Boston |
Thu May 13 12:17:54 2010 EST |
| vin Garnett posted 18 points and six boards, while Rajon Rondo had 16 with seven assists. "We're a defensive team that can score the ball, and we have to hang our hat on that," Garnett said. The Celtics now stand one game away from facing the Orlando Magic in the conference finals. Boston used its trademark defense to hold Cleveland to 41.2 percent from the field while winning the rebounding battle, 41-31. "It was team defense," said Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. "I thought our guys -- Rondo, |
| James, Cavs try and stave off elimination in Boston |
Thu May 13 10:32:49 2010 EST |
| vin Garnett posted 18 points and six boards, while Rajon Rondo had 16 with seven assists. "We're a defensive team that can score the ball, and we have to hang our hat on that," Garnett said. The Celtics now stand one game away from facing the Orlando Magic in the conference finals. Boston used its trademark defense to hold Cleveland to 41.2 percent from the field while winning the rebounding battle, 41-31. "It was team defense," said Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. "I thought our guys -- Rondo, |
| Celtics crush Cavs to take series lead |
Tue May 11 23:12:10 2010 EST |
| lead, with Game 6 slated for Thursday in Boston. Kevin Garnett posted 18 points and six boards, while Rajon Rondo had 16 with seven assists. The Celtics, who came into this series as the clear underdog, now stand one game away from facing the Orlando Magic in the conference finals. Boston used its trademark defense to hold Cleveland to 41.2 percent from the field while winning the rebounding battle, 41-31. Most notably affected was LeBron James, who ended with just 15 points and didn't record h |
| Celtics and Cavs return to Cleveland for pivotal Game 5 |
Tue May 11 10:36:36 2010 EST |
| ostseason dating back to the 1975-76 season when Boston won the Eastern Conference finals over the Cavs in six games. The C's also won a first round series over Cleveland in 1984-85, and in the East semis in 2007-08. The Cavs only win in the postseason over Boston came in the East semifinals during the 1991-92 season, also a seven- game set. The best-of-seven series continues in Boston for Game 6 on Thursday. The winner of the set will take on the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals. |
| Magic seem poised to make Hawks disappear from playoffs |
Mon May 10 10:32:56 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Executions tend to have a little more suspense than the Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks. The red-hot Magic will attempt to sweep the reeling Hawks out of the postseason tonight when the two teams meet in Game 4 of their set at Philips Arena. Orlando took a commanding 3-0 series lead on Saturday when Rashard Lewis hit four three-pointers and ended with a team-high 22 points, as the Magic once again dominated Atlanta en route to |
| Magic blow out Hawks again for 3-0 lead |
Sat May 8 20:13:59 2010 EST |
| Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis hit four three-pointers and ended with a team-high 22 points, as the Orlando Magic once again dominated the Atlanta Hawks, 105-75, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. A return to Philips Arena, where they went 34-7 during the regular season, figured to give the Hawks a boost after they lost the first two games of the series by a combined 57 points in Orlando. But a lifeless crowd and Orlando's 50.7-per |
| Hawks hope change of scenery helps against red-hot Magic |
Sat May 8 10:35:11 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks hope a change of scenery can get them back into their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Orlando Magic. The Hawks return home to Philips Arena this afternoon after getting blown out in Orlando during the first two encounters of the set. The Magic took the 2-0 series lead on Thursday when Dwight Howard scored 29 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, as Orlando pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-98 win over Atlanta. Howard went 8-of-9 from th |
| Magic try and grab 2-0 series lead against Hawks |
Thu May 6 10:31:52 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks will try and rebound from one of their worst playoff performances in franchise history as they resume their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the red-hot Orlando Magic tonight at Amway Arena. The Magic stayed undefeated this postseason by winning Game 1 of the set on Tuesday when Dwight Howard provided 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, as Orlando recorded one of the biggest wins in team history with a 114-71 drubbing of the Hawks. The triumph w |
| Howard, Rondo headline All-Defensive Team |
Wed May 5 14:32:57 2010 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo highlight the 2009-10 NBA All-Defensive Team, which the league announced Wednesday. Howard ranked first in the NBA in blocks (2.78) and rebounds (13.2) per game, making him the first player to lead the league in those categories in consecutive seasons. He also led the NBA in defensive rebounds per game (9.7), and anchored a Magic defense that was fi |
| Howard records double-double as Magic rout Hawks in Game 1 |
Tue May 4 22:53:17 2010 EST |
| Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Dwight Howard provided 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, and the Orlando Magic recorded one of the biggest wins in team history with a 114-71 drubbing of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Howard recorded his first double-double of the postseason after running into constant foul trouble in Orlando's first-round sweep of Charlotte. He played only 29 minutes on Tuesday, but it was not because of foul trouble; instead, the |
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