The most important player for the Celtics in their series win over Cleveland was point guard Rajon Rondo, who was a one-man wrecking crew against the Cavaliers. Rondo averaged a double-double with 20.6 points and 11.8 assists per game.
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It’ll be Rashard Lewis’ job to try and slow down Garnett for the Magic. The sweet-shooting forward isn’t known for his defense, particularly in the post where Garnett abused Cavs forward Antawn Jamison last round.
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David Axelrod, a senior adviser to Obama and a Chicago former Bulls season-ticket holder, told ESPN that the Preisdent thinks James would look "great" in a Bulls uniform.
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The firing comes less than 24 hours after the favored Cavaliers were upset in six games by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals and may be the first step in retaining superstar free agent LeBron James.
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Brown was the 2008 NBA Coach of the Year and in five seasons at the helm for Cleveland has amassed a 272-138 record. He was 42-29 in the postseason, reaching the 2007 NBA Finals.
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There’s no question who the sentimental favorite is in this one. There aren’t two more likeable guys in the league than Steve Nash and Grant Hill and you’ve got to figure that this is the last chance either will get at a championship ring. But for Na...
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Anybody mind if we interrupt the constant yammering about LeBron James and his impending free agency to remind everyone that the world hasn’t ended and that we will actually have an Eastern Conference championship series and that it actually will sta...
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The good news for the Phoenix Suns is that center Robin Lopez is back to 100 percent. The bad news is that point guard Steve Nash's injured eye is only 25 percent open, according to Fox Sports.
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We opened this game a pick'em and immediately booked sharp money on the Celtics. We went to Celtics -1 and with nearly 60 percent of the action on the Celtics we're now dealing 1.5 on tonight's game.
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Gotye’s smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know is a dominant $1.11 favourite to take the number one spot in Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown on Australia Day.
Lleyton Hewitt is given little hope of victory in his first round Sydney International clash with Viktor Troicki on Tuesday, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au installing the Australian as the $2.82 outsider and his Serbian opponent the $1.40 favourite.
Speculation surrounding Serena Williams’ ankle injury has cost her favouritism at next week’s Australian Open, with punters getting on board Petra Kvitova to win the Grand Slam with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.
Three of the four away teams will start favourites in their respective Round 14 NBL matches this weekend with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au tipping Townsville, Gold Coast and the New Zealand Breakers to each earn valuable road wins.
