| NBA Playoff Preview - Atlanta vs. Miami |
Fri Apr 17 13:15:37 2009 EST |
| stellar 37-45 mark a year ago and faced the conference-champion Boston Celtics in the opening round of the playoffs. They took the eventual NBA champions to seven games in that opening round series, and will now square off with the fifth-seeded Miami Heat in the first stage of the 2008-09 postseason. The Hawks will have homecourt advantage in this series for the first time since winning a best-of- five set against Detroit in 1999. Atlanta reached the postseason in 2007-08 for the first time sinc |
| Heat host Pistons in regular season finale |
Wed Apr 15 11:16:02 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of playoff-bound teams wrap up the regular season tonight in South Beach, where the Miami Heat will host the Detroit Pistons. Miami is the fifth seed in the East and will face Atlanta in the opening round of the playoffs slated to begin this weekend. It has lost three of the last four games and is coming off Tuesday's 81-79 setback at Atlanta in which rookie Michael Beasley scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Mario Chalmers finished with 15 points and six ass |
| Hawks edge Heat in playoff preview |
Tue Apr 14 22:00:17 2009 EST |
| Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Flip Murray had 17 points and dished out five assists, as the Atlanta Hawks edged the Miami Heat, 81-79, in a playoff preview at Philips Arena. The fourth-seeded Hawks will face No. 5 Miami in a best-of-seven series when the postseason gets underway this weekend. The starters for both clubs saw limited action. Marvin Williams logged 13 points and Joe Johnson scored nine for Atlanta, which has won four games in a row. Al Horford, Josh Smith and Othello Hunter each |
| Heat, Hawks meet in playoff preview |
Tue Apr 14 11:17:45 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Tonight's NBA action kicks off with a preview of the Eastern Conference's four-five playoff matchup when the Miami Heat visit the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The fourth-seeded Hawks will face No. 5 Miami in a best-of-seven series when the postseason gets underway this weekend. The Hawks secured the fourth spot in the East and won their third straight game on Friday when Josh Smith scored a team-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Atlanta claimed a 122-118 victory ov |
| Celtics, Cavs square off at the "Q" |
Sun Apr 12 13:17:34 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Atlantic Division-champion Boston Celtics will take on the home-tested Cleveland Cavaliers this afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena. Boston has won six in a row, including Friday's 105-98 victory over the Miami Heat in the finale of a five-game homestand. Paul Pierce scored 28 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Glen Davis tallied 22 points for the Celtics, who have won 10 of their last 11 games overall. Ray Allen scored 21 points and Rajon Rondo chipped in seven po |
| Struggling Heat host Knicks in Miami |
Sun Apr 12 11:23:38 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat must get their act together if they plan on securing the fifth seed in the East, as they welcome the New York Knicks to AmericanAirlines Arena this evening. Miami is fifth in the conference standings, just one game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers and 1 1/2 games in front of the Chicago Bulls. The Heat have lost two straight and six of their last nine games, including Friday's 105-98 road defeat against the Boston Celtics. Dwyane Wade scored 31 points and handed |
| Celtics eye No. 2 seed in Cleveland |
Sun Apr 12 11:16:19 2009 EST |
| will take on the home-tested Cleveland Cavaliers this afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena. Boston is 2 1/2 games ahead of the Orlando Magic for the second seed in the conference and has won six in a row, including Friday's 105-98 victory over the Miami Heat in the finale of a five-game homestand. Paul Pierce scored 28 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Glen Davis tallied 22 points for the Celtics, who have won 10 of their last 11 games overall. Ray Allen scored 21 points and Rajon Rondo |
| Celtics cool off Heat |
Fri Apr 10 22:48:58 2009 EST |
| Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 28 points and pulled down eight rebounds to guide the Boston Celtics to a 105-98 win over the Miami Heat. Glen Davis tallied 22 points, Ray Allen 21, while Rajon Rondo chipped in seven points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Celtics won their sixth straight and for the 10th time in 11 games. Despite the win, the Celtics were pushed out of any chance at attaining the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland claimed that Friday night by winn |
| Surging Celtics host Heat |
Fri Apr 10 11:16:17 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics still have shot at winning the Eastern Conference and will try to extend their winning streak to six games tonight versus the Miami Heat in the finale of a five-game homestand. The Atlantic Division-champion Celtics are four games behind Cleveland in the East, but the Cavs can seal conference supremacy with a win over Philadelphia Friday night or a C's loss. Boston is 4-0 so far on the residency and is coming off Wednesday's 106-104 triumph over New Jersey |
| Cavs hope to clinch top seed in East vs. Sixers |
Fri Apr 10 11:16:01 2009 EST |
| record to the City of Brotherly Love tonight as the Cavaliers visit the reeling Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs also hope to secure homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with a triumph tonight or a Boston loss against the Miami Heat. Most recently Cleveland improved to 63-15 this season and remained four games ahead of Boston for the top spot in the East with four games to play after a 98-86 win over the woeful Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Additionally, the Cavaliers h |
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