Google Alert - NBA

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Blowouts rule in these NBA Finals
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
BY PERRY A. FARRELL. DETROIT - (KRT) - Will Game 4 be the nail-biter observers expected after the showdown between the best defenses in the NBA was set? ...

NBA union chief says it's time to restart labor talks
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
... of the National Basketball Players Association, said Wednesday that he would try to jump-start the stalled talks between the union and the NBA by contacting ...

ABC's ratings for NBA Finals among lowest in history
USA Today - USA
By Michael Heistand, USA TODAY. The Detroit Pistons' first win against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals didn't help ABC's flagging TV ratings. ...

Silverdome a forgotten dinosaur at NBA Finals time
USA Today - USA
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Five minutes up the road, the Palace of Auburn Hills teems with the NBA Finals. A half-hour down the freeway, Ford ...

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ESPN Stories

Chauncey's challenge continues Friday (Game 4: , 9 AM, RP Time)

Billups Ball

If he had his way, Detroit point guard Chauncey Billups would always play with his back against the wall, writes Scoop Jackson. Story

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Lakers Stories

PHIL JACKSON RETURNS

Lakers Get a Re-Phil

By Tim Brown

Past and present coach says he's ready to handle the challenge -- and the stress

 

Entertainment, Value Are Names of Game

By Greg Johnson

Jackson brings celebrity star power to the Lakers, but Buss will also be looking for more profits and fewer losses for his $30-million investment.

When Reruns Get Canceled

By Jason Reid

Coaches who return to the scene of previous triumph prove you can't always go home again.

Lakers Turn to Hire Power

By Mike Bresnahan

Former coach Jackson gets a three-year, $30-million contract, but he says he doesn't expect the team to turn around overnight.

Jackson Has a Salary-Cap Problem

By Lonnie White

Among the coach's initial challenges is sorting out what he calls a 'glutted roster.'

MARK HEISLER ON THE NBA

Verdict Comes With Reasonable Doubt

Mark Heisler

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Who knew?

T.J. SIMERS

Jackson Revival Show Has at Least One Non-Believer

T.J. Simers

I took for granted Phil Jackson left his white horse tied up out back when he stepped to the microphone, a little surprised, though, that I didn't hear the sound of trumpets heralding his return to save the Lakers.

MIKE PENNER SOUND AND VISION

Lakers Hog the Spotlight Again

Mike Penner

"Believe it or not," ESPN's John Saunders said from a seat in Auburn Hills, Mich., a couple thousand miles away from the real news in the NBA on Tuesday, "there is actually a game of basketball to be played tonight. It is Game No. 3 of the NBA Finals, San Antonio coming on the road with a two games to nothing lead over the defending champs."

J.A. ADANDE

Jackson Sends Finals Into the Background

J.A. Adande

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — And so it begins, in the same building where the Lakers as we knew them came to a disappointing end. They are now, officially, certified as the It team in basketball again.

BILL PLASCHKE

Trick Is Avoiding a Clash of Symbols

Bill Plaschke

He is Kobe Bryant's mortal enemy.

Jackson, Bryant Have Issues to Discuss

By Sam Farmer

Experts at reconciliation say repairing their relationship won't be easy, but it is possible.

Pistons Turn From Ordinary to Ornery

By Mark Heisler

Back home for Game 3, they rediscover their old game and attitude to wallop San Antonio, 96-79, and trim Spurs' series lead to 2-1.

A Woman Behind Man, and the Scenes

By Steve Springer

She has been Phil Jackson's most visible supporter and most vocal cheerleader. She has campaigned for his return to the Laker coaching job in front of the cameras and behind the scenes. She has been romantically involved with Jackson since he first coached the team six years ago and has publicly bemoaned that he won't marry her.

Phil Jackson Returns: Stats and Quotes

•  THE NUMBERS: A .561 road winning percentage in the playoffs, the best in postseason history.

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NBA playoffs: Pistons 96, Spurs 79
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. -- Their championship belts nearly down around their knees after two deflating defeats to start the NBA Finals, the Detroit Pistons hitched ...

Woj: NBA needs Phil in Tinseltown
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... calves on "Entourage.". As long as the Knicks are irrelevant in New York, the NBA still needs its soap opera with the Lakers. Off the ...

Riley no fan of NBA camps in Europe
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
... (KRT) - When it comes to the NBA's plan to have selected teams train overseas before the 2006-07 season, the Miami Heat's approach is count us out. ...

NBA Finals are whole new world
USA Today - USA
By David DuPree, USA TODAY. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The NBA Finals are fast becoming a "who's who" of international basketball. Seven ...

Stern warning for NBA
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
This week should be a time for the NBA to puff out its collective chest and celebrate. A new superstar, San Antonio's Manu Ginobili ...

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Pistons 96, Spurs 79

 

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The NBA Finals aren't looking so lopsided anymore, thanks to a burst of life from the defending champion Detroit Pistons that took them three games to summon.

Playing with a level of energy that was nowhere to be found in the first two games, Ben Wallace and Richard Hamilton led the way as the Pistons thoroughly outplayed the San Antonio Spurs in the second half and won 96-79 Tuesday night in Game 3.

Television ratings have been down and interest has been low, but that might start to change now that the Pistons have made things much more competitive and a little more compelling.

No longer is there a chance for a sweep, and never again will anyone question whether the Pistons can even play with the likes of Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Co.

Ginobili got hurt in the game's first 30 seconds was reduced to a non-factor for the first time in the series, and Duncan could not match the energy or enthusiasm generated by Wallace, the Pistons' Defensive Player of the year. Wallace's dunk with 4:27 left gave Detroit its largest lead, 88-73, and the Pistons held on easily from there.

Now, the Pistons will look to even the series at 2-2 in Game 4 on Thursday night and to ensure that the series will be heading back to Texas.

Hamilton scored 24 points, including 10 in the third quarter when Detroit took the lead for good, and Chauncey Billups added 20 . But although the Pistons got most of their points from their backcourt tandem once again, they were anything but a two-man team.

Game 3 At The Palace

Guarding Ginobili and scoring 7.0 ppg is not Prince's idea of fun.

Dial H-E-L-P

Can the Pistons take Game 3 (ABC, 9 ET) in Detroit tonight? Marc Stein has some solutions, starting with a phone call. Daily Dime

Phil @ Kobe Together Again

Phil Jackson Returning as Lakers Head Coach

By Mike Bresnahan and Mike Terry 

Phil Jackson, who guided the Lakers to four Finals appearances in five seasons but was cast adrift last June, was reintroduced as coach of the team this afternoon during a news conference at Staples Center.

 

Rules of the Waiting Game

By Mike Bresnahan

Laker assistant general manager says Jackson wants to make sure he's ready for the extended coaching commitment the team is seeking.

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Spurs right in heart of NBA globalization
FOXSports.com - USA
The significance of this dominance is based on the Spurs as an international team just as the NBA is just exploding with globalization more every day. ...

Lockout would be disaster for NBA
USA Today - USA
... If the NBA ultimately announces its second lockout in seven years, Stern and Hunter should be fired on the spot. ... The NBA already has a salary cap. ...

Spinning NBA's TV ratings as simple as ABC
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
CHICAGO - (KRT) - The press release from ABC Sports announcing its initial overnight ratings for the NBA Finals bore this headline: "NBA FINALS GAME 1 UP 9 ...

Gators coach says Walsh to remain in NBA draft
MSNBC - USA
- Florida guard Matt Walsh has eliminated any chance of returning for his senior season, telling coach Billy Donovan he plans to remain in the NBA draft. ...

Wake's Williams drops out of NBA Draft
CNN/SI - USA
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Eric Williams has dropped out of the NBA draft and will return to Wake Forest for his senior year, his mother said. ...

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