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Will Miller end his career with NBA title?
May 5 2005 10:51PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Fans dressed in Superman shirts, chanted "Reg-gie" and held signs that begged the Indiana Pacers to send Reggie Miller into retirement with an NBA title. All they can do now is hope Miller comes home for an encore.
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Celtics nudge Pacers 92-89 in overtime
May 5 2005 10:38PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In the wildest game yet of a series headed to a Game 7, the Celtics overcame the late ejection of Paul Pierce and sent their first-round matchup with the Indiana Pacers back to Boston. Antoine Walker scored 24 points Thursday night, including a go-ahead 3-pointer early in overtime and the clinching basket with a minute to go, in Boston's 92-89 victory.
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Okafor, Gordon lead NBA All-Rookie team
May 5 2005 7:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rookie of the Year Emeka Okafor and Sixth Man award winner Ben Gordon were unanimous choices for the NBA All-Rookie team announced Thursday.
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Wizards near first series win in 23 years
May 5 2005 6:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the Washington Wizards locker room, Gilbert Arenas is known as "T.O." Terrell Owens? Yep. Teammate Jared Jeffries, the team's unofficial nicknamer, figured it was appropriate because Arenas, like the football star, is a big-time player when the game is on the line.
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Shaq not pleased with Buss' remark
May 5 2005 1:59PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Nearly a year after the trade, the verbal jousting between Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers is still going strong.
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Kings executive recovers from surgery
May 5 2005 1:31PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Geoff Petrie, the Sacramento Kings' president of basketball operations, underwent a procedure to open a blocked artery in his heart just one day after the team he built was knocked out of the NBA playoffs.
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Jarrett Jack enters name in NBA draft
May 5 2005 11:59AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech point guard Jarrett Jack entered his name in the NBA draft Thursday, but he won't hire an agent and is still torn about whether to return for his senior season with the Yellow Jackets.
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Nuggets' turnaround ends in San Antonio
May 5 2005 11:37AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - George Karl took over the Denver Nuggets with just over two months left in the season and turned a disjointed, underachieving team into one of the best in franchise history.
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Wizards take 3-2 lead over Bulls
May 5 2005 10:43AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The crowd was going wild, the Chicago Bulls were sinking 3-pointers _ four of them in 34 seconds _ and the Washington Wizards' were shaky, their large lead wiped out. Gilbert Arenas knew one thing for sure _ overtime would be a poor option. So with the game tied and the momentum in favor of the Bulls on their home floor, he put a stop to the remarkable comeback and at the same time moved the Wizards closer to the second round.
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Van Gundy becomes unlikely rallying point
May 5 2005 6:36AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Yao Ming offered to pick up half of Jeff Van Gundy's $100,000 fine. Dikembe Mutombo planned to call an old friend on his coach's behalf. A local furniture tycoon has even sought to cover the full amount of Van Gundy's NBA-record penalty for a coach. And wisecracking fans keep sending boxes of 100 Grand candy bars to his Houston home.
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Boston forward wants more playing time
May 5 2005 3:19AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Antoine Walker wants two things out of the next playoff game at Indiana _ more playing time and a chance for another game. Boston's power forward played just 31 minutes, only 12 in the second half, in the Pacers' 90-85 win over the Celtics on Tuesday night. It put Indiana up 3-2 with a chance to clinch the best-of-seven series at home.
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Spurs advance after eliminating Nuggets
May 5 2005 1:03AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio looked tired and the win was more than just a little ugly. But the Spurs are moving on in the Western Conference playoffs and the Denver Nuggets are done.
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Wizards nip Bulls 112-110 on buzzer beater
May 5 2005 12:12AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Gilbert Arenas foiled a remarkable comeback by the Chicago Bulls and pushed the Washington Wizards within one victory of the second round of the playoffs. Arenas hit a 14-foot jumper at the buzzer Wednesday night, sending Washington to a dramatic 112-110 victory and a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 is Friday at the MCI Center.
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