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NBA Commissioner David Stern announced Thursday the league had fined Cleveland superstar LeBron James $25,000. Stern said the fine had been levied became James did not speak with the media following his team's season-ending loss to Orlando last Saturday. Cleveland produced the best regular-season record in the NBA this year and swept its first two playoff opponents. The Cavaliers then lost at home twice to Orlando and eventually were knocked out in six games. I spoke with LeBron James, Stern...
The NBA's Championship Series begins Thursday with an unexpected matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic. Orlando pulled off a surprising Eastern Conference triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers and league MVP LeBron James. Now the Magic will try to do the same thing against the Lakers and their superstar -- Kobe Bryant. Of the 14 playoff series played to date this season, 11 have been won by the team that also captured the regular-season series. The other three playoff...
ANAHEIM, Calif. and LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton and Disneyland President Ed Grier are squaring off - all in fun - as their local teams, the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers, head for the NBA Finals. With both Disney parks asking guests "What Will You Celebrate?" in 2009, Grier and Crofton are getting in the act, making a celebratory wager on the outcome of the NBA Finals: If the Magic win, Grier will walk down Main Street,...
Orlando point guard Jameer Nelson practiced with the team Tuesday for the first time since injuring his right shoulder in February. Nelson was thought to be out for the season after having shoulder surgery Feb. 19, but he's made progress in his rehabilitation. Several Magic players believe Nelson will be available for their NBA Finals series, which starts Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Orlando Sun Sentinel reported Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy indicated he'd make a decision...
Dwight Howard had 40 points and 14 rebounds Saturday to lead the Orlando Magic to a 103-90 win over Cleveland and the Eastern Conference title. The Magic will visit the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday for the opening game of the NBA Finals. Rashard Lewis added 18 points for Orlando, which reached the NBA Finals for only the second time. Houston swept Orlando in 1995. LeBron James scored 25 points for the Cavaliers, who held off elimination with a 112-102 win Thursday. The Magic hit 12-of-29 from...
LeBron James scored 12 of his 37 points in the final 6 minutes Thursday, allowing Cleveland to keep its season alive with a 112-102 victory over Orlando. The Magic overcame a 17-point deficit at the end of one period and came close to earning the franchise's second trip to the NBA finals. Cleveland, however, prevailed down the stretch to cut Orlando's lead in the Eastern Conference finals to 3-2. The Magic will try again to eliminate the Cavaliers Saturday when Game 6 is played in Orlando. A...
The Orlando Magic pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination in the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday with a 116-114 overtime win. Dwight Howard scored 27 points and Rafer Alston 26 for the surprising Magic, who can nail down their second trip to the NBA Finals with a win in Game 5 Thursday in Cleveland. Mikael Pietrus and Rashard Lewis both added 17 for the Magic, who hit 17-of-38 3-point shots as a team. LeBron James scored 44 points for the Cavs and put the game into...
Denver, handicapped by Carmelo Anthony's injury and illness, relied on their role players Monday to extract a 120-101 win from the LA Lakers. While Anthony, hobbling on a bad ankle and suffering from a stomach virus, managed just 15 points on 3-for-16 shooting, Chauncey Billups and J.R. Smith produced 24 points apiece to even the best-of-seven Western Conference final series going into Game 5 Wednesday in Los Angeles. Linas Kleiza added in 10 points and Chris Andersen had 14 rebounds as the...
Dwight Howard's 24 points and nine rebounds Sunday led Orlando's 99-89 win over Cleveland, giving the Magic a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference final. Orlando, still smarting from a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by LeBron James Friday, bolted to a 16-6 lead when Rashard Lewis sank a jumper with 6:07 left in the first quarter, but saw its lead dwindle to 42-41 by halftime. Howard sank seven free throws in the fourth to secure the victory before fouling out. Rafer Alston scored 18 with four...
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points Saturday, powering the LA Lakers to a 103-97 victory over Denver and a 2-1 margin in their Western Conference finals. It was Bryant's second 40-plus point game of the series. The loss ended Denver's 16-game home winning streak. Pau Gasol added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Trevor Ariza 16 points for Los Angeles. The Nuggets, playing their first conference finals home game in 24 years, were led by Carmelo Anthony, who scored 21 points but fouled out in the...
