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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant  during the Game 2 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Boston.

Lakers return home as underdogs

Down 2-0 to Celtics, but next three games scheduled for L.A.


Arenas opts out of final year of contract

Wizards guard has expressed a desire to remain in Washington


Pistons turn to Michael Curry

Ex-Raptor to become Detroit's new head coach


Suns introduce Terry Porter

45-year-old Detroit assistant replaces Mike D'Antoni


Bulls offer coaching job to Del Negro

Assistant GM of the Phoenix Suns has never been a head coach

From Deep

From Deep

The Finals

Michael Grange blogs from the NBA championship series


Commentary

Door is always open for Nash, Rautins says

Grange

Canadian men's basketball team coach happy to keep a uniform ready for star point guard

 

The Raptors 

Raptors plot out strategy for ‘fairly deep' draft

Team quietly confident a quality player will be available at 17th overall pick


NBA finals 

Bryant, Lakers run out of time in Game 2

41-point fourth quarter ultimately proves futile after ugly first half

Pow! Powe delivers early knockout punch to Lakers

Unheralded Celtic proves to surprising star of Game 2

Celtics fend off late rally

Boston's bench does its part, and defence isn't too shabby either in Game 2 win

Stern: Red's recommendation helped create 2-3-2

Any Celtics fans complaining about the NBA finals format should keep something in mind

Lakers look to Bryant as ‘third option'

L.A.'s plan to avoid Boston's suffocating defence: keep moving and put the ball in star's hands late in shot clock

Pierce's comeback can't match Reed's

Where Paul Pierce's return to the TD Banknorth Garden floor rates in NBA lore is still cloudy

Pierce will 'definitely' play

Celtics forward said the right knee he injured in the third-quarter of Game 1 is better and he will play in second game

Celtics roll to Game 1 win

Pierce plays hero in 98-88 victory over Lakers after returning from injured knee

Canadian recalls his part in Lakers-Celtics rivalry

Mike Smrek didn't play much for Los Angeles, but nevertheless it was a remarkable experience

Celtics seek respect against Lakers

Despite 66 wins, Eastern champs are underdogs


Eastern Conference news 

No reunion in Chicago for Collins

Concerned that a second tenure as the Bulls' coach would spoil their friendship, Collins and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf agreed during a Friday phone conversation that the Bulls should look elsewhere

Bobcats' Brown hires three assistants

New coach hired Dave Hanners as an assistant and retained Phil Ford and Jeff Capel

Pistons cut ties with Saunders

Detroit makes a coaching change after another loss in the East finals

Tony Allen back at practice for Celtics

Boston backup guard returns to the floor

Celtics' success didn't come overnight

Missing out on the top pick in 2007 draft turned out to be the best thing that could have happened

Magic GM gets multiyear extension

Otis Smith gets rewarded for building a team that won the franchise's first division title in 12 years

Kareem a Celtics fan?

Former Lakers star admits childhood secret


Western Conference news 

Suns hire Terry Porter as coach

The 45-year-old Porter, who played in the NBA for 17 seasons, replaces the departed Mike D'Antoni

Horry says another season 'up in the air'

San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry said he's considering stepping away from the game


Other NBA news 

Kevin Johnson running for mayor of Sacramento

Three-time NBA all-star finding out politics can be every bit as rough as life on the court

Mourning hasn't ruled out return

Miami Heat centre suffered severe knee and leg injuries in a game last December


NCAA 

Report: Authorities investigating Mayo's ties to charity

Authorities are investigating whether former Southern California basketball star O.J. Mayo received benefits paid for by a sickle-cell charity

Beasley goes through a 'free-spirited' workout

Kansas State star shows laidback side in Orlando

Jim Calhoun treated for skin cancer

Hall of Famer says he wants to keep coaching


Other news 

Barrett to play for Canada at Olympic qualifier

Veteran guard Rowan Barrett is rejoining the Canadian men's basketball squad after a five-year absence

Canada Basketball gets a new president

McMaster athletic director Therese Quigley becomes first woman appointed to the post

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