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Shaq sits against Wizards with sore thigh
May 12 2005 11:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal wasn't sure when he'd be back in the Miami Heat lineup after a bruised right thigh kept him out of a playoff game for the first time in his career.
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Heat top Wizards 102-96 with Shaq on bench
May 12 2005 10:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal didn't play, and Dwyane Wade committed five turnovers in the first quarter. Still, the Miami Heat kept their perfect postseason intact. Five Miami players scored in a 13-0 third-quarter run that swung the game, and Wade steadied himself to finish with 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists, leading a 102-95 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night. That gave the Heat a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Union leader opposes NBA age limits
May 12 2005 10:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After a collective bargaining session ended Thursday without a written proposal changing hands, the head of the NBA players' union said he remains unconvinced of the need to raise the minimum age.
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Wallace heads NBA's All-Defensive team
May 12 2005 9:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Center Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons, previously selected Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, heads the NBA's All-Defensive team.
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Suns guard Joe Johnson undergoes surgery
May 12 2005 5:25PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix Suns guard Joe Johnson underwent surgery Thursday to repair a displaced fracture in the bone around his left eye.
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Ainge says Celtics need to behave better
May 12 2005 5:13PM (CT)
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Shooting and ball movement aren't the only things the Boston Celtics must improve. The team's basketball boss wants them to behave better, too.
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Sloan decides to continue coaching Jazz
May 12 2005 4:47PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Jerry Sloan took a few weeks to reflect in the quiet setting of his Illinois farm, then realized he isn't ready to retire from basketball quite yet.
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Nuggets' Anthony to make public service ad
May 12 2005 8:13AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, criticized for appearing in a video celebrating witness intimidation, joined Gov. Robert Ehrlich and other officials Wednesday to announce a new violence prevention initiative.
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Suns' Joe Johnson injured by flagrant foul
May 12 2005 5:36AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix guard Joe Johnson fractured a bone near his left eye when he was fouled on a layup with 19.7 seconds left in the first half of Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Suns and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
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Pacers bounce back to beat Pistons 92-83
May 12 2005 2:23AM (CT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The NBA's most resilient team bounced back again. Jermaine O'Neal scored 22 points, Reggie Miller had 19 and Jeff Foster grabbed 20 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Detroit Pistons 92-83 in Game 2, tying their Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.
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Mavericks edge out the Suns 108-106
May 12 2005 1:13AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks slowed things down and played a little rough in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. Michael Finley was phenomenal from the field, and Dirk Nowitzki hit a 12-footer with 6.8 seconds left to give Dallas a rugged 108-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night to square the best-of-seven series 1-1. Game 3 is Friday night in Dallas.
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Brumbaugh declares for NBA draft
May 12 2005 1:11AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Forward Keith Brumbaugh, who averaged 30 points a game as a high school senior, said Wednesday he is making himself available for the NBA draft.
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