Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, left, goes to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Tyler Honeycutt during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., March 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
WEST SACRAMENTO — Marcus Thornton hit five 3-pointers scored a season-high 36 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 120-95 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
The Kings set a season high for points and pulled away
*As NBA players scramble to find teams overseas to earn a paycheck during the lockout that appears will happen next season, Boston Celtics guard is looking to work a little closer to home…Depot.
West tweeted last week that he filled out an application to work at the hardware chain, adding “Lockout ain’t a game.”
No word yet on whether the hardware store has hired him.
LOS ANGELES – Purple and gold confetti raining down upon him, Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers.
When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand.
A Game 7 classic — and this time, it finally went the Lakers' way.
Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, and the Lakers won their 16th NBA championship Thursday night, dramatically rallying from a fo
Artest has kept the Lakers in this thing, plain and simple.
Kobe Bryant has eight points. Pau Gasol, six. Andrew Bynum, two.The Lakers have taken 49 shots and missed a dizzying 36 of them. They had 10 GAMES this season where they missed 36 shots or less, and they just did it in a half, with an NBA title on the line?
Baffling.
The Lakers needed someone to step up, and lo and behold, it was Artest — who's been o
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Buckle up, Boston and L.A. These epic NBA finals are going to Game 7.
Kobe Bryant(notes) made sure of it, with plenty of help from the rest of the revitalized Los Angeles Lakers.Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol(notes) added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Ron Artest(notes) added 15 points for the Lakers, who stared down elimination
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Boston's Glen Davis (11) and Nate Robinson celebrate during the fourth quarter of Thursday's game against the Lakers.
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer
BOSTON – The Boston Celtics have tied up the NBA finals, and they owe it more to "Big Baby" than the Big Three.
Backup Glen "Big Baby" Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics bench as Boston pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers to win 96-89 on Thursday night and even the
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BOSTON (AP)—Derek Fisher(notes) broke down the court after yet another miss by Ray Allen(notes). Nothing between him and the basket, and nothing—not even three hard-charging Celtics—was going to keep the Los Angeles Lakers guard from finishing off a Game 3 victory.
“He saw the opening and went and made a very bold play. … It was imperative that it goes in for us to win,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. “When he’s got an opportunity to hit a key shot, it seems like he’s always there and ready
LOS ANGELES (AP)—So the Celtics want to play rough again? Kobe Bryant(notes) and the Lakers look ready this time around, and they barged into an early lead in the NBA finals.
Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol(notes) had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and defending champion Los Angeles got tough in a 102-89 victory over Boston in the NBA finals opener Thursday night.
LOS ANGELES – When Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers and Paul Pierce landed with the Celtics in the late 1990s, they both learned most of what they needed to know about their franchises' histories and expectations simply by looking at the forests of fabric high above the court.
These teams only hang banners for championships, and they're usually in big groups.
Multiple titles are the only metric of success, the only validation still interesting to Bryant and Pierce. Bryant is trying
Here comes Kobe Bryant's chance against the team that beat him last time.
He's far from the only Lakers great to fall short against Boston.
Get ready for Lakers-Celtics, Part 12, the league's most storied franchises renewing their rivalry in the NBA finals.
Boston beat Los Angeles in the 2008 finals, with a dominant defense that made life miserable for Bryant, that season
ORLANDO (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic again staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference final with a commanding and occasionally physical 113-92 win against the Boston Celtics in Game Five on Wednesday.
Two days after beating the Celtics 96-92 in an overtime thriller in Boston to stay alive, the Magic delivered a confident display on their home court to trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Guard Jameer Nelson top scored for Orlando with 24 points while muscular center Dwight Howard weighe
BOSTON (AP)—Put away the brooms. Hold off on those “Beat L.A!” chants. The Boston Celtics still have some work to do before they can play for their second NBA title in three years.
Dwight Howard(notes) had 32 points and 16 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson(notes) made back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Orlando Magic to a 96-92 victory over Boston on Monday night to avoid a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.
AP – Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) drives against Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) during …BOSTON – There were still 20 seconds left in the game when Paul Pierce decided he didn't need to see any more and headed to the locker room.
In the hallway, he repeated aloud: "One more. One more."
Pierce helped the Celtics open a 16-point, first-quarter lead, then watched as Rajon Rondo and Glen "Big Baby" Davis helped Boston coast to a 94-71 victo
AP – Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) drives in for a shot as Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) …ORLANDO, Fla. – Too slow? Too old?
Try two wins from the NBA finals.
Indeed, the Boston Celtics look like they saved their best this season for when it mattered most.
"I know," Boston's Paul Pierce said. "It's starting to look that way."
Pierce scored 28 points, Rajon Rondo had 25 and the revived Celtics again avoided a late collap
AP – Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, right, turns to pass as he drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers …BOSTON – The Boston Celtics sent LeBron James and the Cavaliers back to Cleveland to admire all of their regular-season accomplishments.
It's the Celtics who are still in the chase for an NBA title.
Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 12 assists to beat Cleveland 94-85 in Game 6 on
CLEVELAND (AP)—His team down by 27 points and a promising season suddenly in peril,
LeBron James(notes)walked off the floor to a smattering of boos and rows of empty seats.
If this was goodbye Cleveland, it wasn’t the send-off he imagined.
CLEVELAND (AP)—His team down by 27 points and a promising season suddenly in peril,
LeBron James(notes)walked off the floor to a smattering of boos and rows of empty seats.
If this was goodbye Cleveland, it wasn’t the send-off he imagined.
AP – Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, front right, loses the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, …CLEVELAND – LeBron James always soars in the NBA playoffs.
Mo Williams finally rose to the occasion — literally.
Williams delivered his first dunk for Cleveland, a resounding slam that stunned Boston's Paul Pierce, shook the arena and ignited theCavaliers, who rallied for a 101-93 victory over the Celtics on Saturday night after b
