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Jeff Van Gundy fined $100,000 for comments
May 2 2005 11:54PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The NBA fined Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy $100,000 _ the largest amount ever for a coach _ on Monday, a day after he accused officials of targeting center Yao Ming this postseason and said Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is to blame.
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Bulls play like they can't wait to be home
May 2 2005 10:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - When the Chicago Bulls looked at the grease board in the visiting locker room before Game 4 of their playoff series against the Washington Wizards, they saw statistical notes detailing how poorly they played in Game 3.
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Wizards beat Bulls 106-99, tie series at 2
May 2 2005 9:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A blocked 3-point attempt on the first possession, an intercepted pass on the second and a steal on the third. Who said Washington doesn't have a defense? The Wizards wouldn't let the Bulls anywhere near the rim in the opening minutes Monday night, rattling their opponents early and often in a 106-99 victory that evened their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
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Allen, defense sparked Sonics over Kings
May 2 2005 7:34PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Ray Allen was magnificent, tossing balls into the basket from every corner of the floor. Seattle's star is the first to admit, however, that his 45-point performance in a Game 4 victory over Sacramento wouldn't have happened without the SuperSonics tightening their second-half defense.
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Wizards' Brown misses Game 4 with virus
May 2 2005 6:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards forward Kwame Brown sat out Monday's playoff game against the Chicago Bulls because of a stomach virus.
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Pistons don't want to return to Philly
May 2 2005 6:42PM (CT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Nothing against the city of Philadelphia, but the Detroit Pistons don't want to make a trip back there any time soon.
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Ben Wallace named Defensive Player of Year
May 2 2005 6:30PM (CT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time in four years Monday.
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Mavericks' Van Horn out with ankle sprain
May 2 2005 5:50PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Mavericks forward Keith Van Horn has a second-degree left ankle sprain and is expected to miss about two weeks of the NBA playoffs.
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Nets' Kidd sees NBA title hopes fading
May 2 2005 5:36PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - After four seasons in New Jersey and a decade into his NBA career, Jason Kidd is a little upset that he isn't any closer to a championship trophy.
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Pacers look to regain shooting touch
May 2 2005 5:30PM (CT)
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - The Boston Celtics get Antoine Walker back for Game 5 of the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers hope their own defense and shooting return from a one-game break.
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Cavs' Gilbert addresses ownership issues
May 2 2005 3:55PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - He's been called meddlesome, a maverick, even moronic. No professional sports team owner this side of New York Yankees boss George Steinbrenner has gotten as much attention in the past two months. Dan Gilbert didn't need long to make a name for himself in the NBA.
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Playoff sweep ends season for Grizzlies
May 2 2005 3:42PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A coaching retirement, a death, injuries and finally, team dissension gave the Memphis Grizzles a strange yet unforgettable season.
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Nuggets' Anthony fined $7,500 for shove
May 2 2005 1:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Denver forward Carmelo Anthony was fined $7,500 by the NBA on Monday for shoving San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili during Game 3 of the first-round playoff series between the Nuggets and Spurs.
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Heat, Suns earn first-round sweeps
May 2 2005 9:26AM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - There's more to the Heat than Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal, and by the time Shaq takes the floor again, he's not going to be limping because of two sore thighs. Wade more than filled the void of O'Neal's scoreless first half by scoring a postseason career-high 34 points and setting up the big guy for most of his 17 second-half points as the Heat completed their sweep with a 110-97 win Sunday.
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SuperSonics beat Kings 115-102
May 2 2005 1:14AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Seattle SuperSonics put the game on Ray Allen's narrow shoulders, and the wiry shooting guard carried them to the brink of the second round.
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Grizzlies guard takes pen from columnist
May 2 2005 12:41AM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis guard Jason Williams took out his anger over how he was quoted in a newspaper column by grabbing a pen out of the writer's hand Sunday night after the Grizzlies' playoff loss to the Phoenix Suns.
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