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Where Kobe Ranks Among the Greats
KTLA NewsRing No. 4 for Kobe has inevitably set off a small firestorm of debate and spirited conversation about where the Lakers' star falls in the pantheon of NBA greats. For some odd reason, in 35 years of covering the league, I have never before posted my...Tags: Hakeem Olajuwon, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Bill Russell, Red Auerbach
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Lakers Take 3-1 Lead with OT Win Over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Arms raised in triumph, Derek Fisher walked up the floor looking as if he had just landed the knockout punch.
He delivered two.
Fisher forced overtime with a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then drilled another with...Tags: Orlando Magic, Jameer Nelson, Derek Fisher, Boxing, Phil Jackson
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Basketball Coach Chuck Daly Dies at 78
Associated PressDETROIT -- Chuck Daly, who coached the Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 78. He died Saturday morning in Jupiter, Fla., with his family by his side, the...Tags: Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Red Auerbach, Isiah Thomas
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L.A. in Wooden's words
Times Staff WriterEVEN though most people call him Coach, John Wooden prefers to think of himself as a teacher, and not just one who taught hundreds of UCLA basketball players during his 28 seasons coaching the Bruins. His Pyramid of Success, a diagram of core values,...Tags: Boston Bruins, Students, University of Cincinnati, Roy Campanella, Phil Jackson
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Magic plan to interview former Hornets GM Jeff Bower for front-office job
The Orlando Magic plan to interview former New Orleans Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower shortly after Memorial Day to head their department of basketball operations, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel on Friday. Magic CEO Alex Martins will...
Tags: Portland Trail Blazers, Alex Martins, Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Byron Scott
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Dwyane Wade leads Heat in elimination of Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — Dwyane Wade wanted three days off, and the opportunity to watch the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers sweat out Saturday's Game 7 of these Eastern Conference semifinals from the comfort of his couch. So he set the tone with 26...Tags: Dexter Pittman, Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat, Udonis Haslem, National Basketball Association
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Miami Heat tops Pacers 105-93; wins series
INDIANAPOLIS - Miami's Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James turned around a season on the brink with perhaps the most remarkable week of their high-powered partnership, capped off by a 105-93...Tags: Dexter Pittman, Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat
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ASK IRA: Will Pacers series make Heat stronger?
South Florida Sun SentinelQ: Why do people call the Heat "thugs" when the Pacers took out Chris Bosh in Game 1 and then drew first blood in Games 4 and 5? -- Omar, Davie. A: No one took Chris Bosh "out." He was injured taking off on a dunk. But the Pacers very much provided a...Tags: Dexter Pittman, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Roy Hibbert, Lance Stephenson
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Four Corners Daily Sports Debate: Today, Would Shaquille O'Neal Make A Good GM In Orlando?
Today's Question: Would Shaquille O'Neal be a good choice for GM of the Orlando Magic? Stories are criculating that the all-time NBA great has talked to his original team about the front office position. Check back as Tribune Co. sportswriters weigh in:...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin
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NBA right to put Miami Heat's Haslem, Pittman on ice
At one point during Tuesday's Heat-Pacers Game 5, police intercepted a 6-foot-2, 300-pound man who, uh, was not wearing pants. If the would-be streaker had actually made it onto the court, he would have fit right in with the unsightly festivities. "It...
Tags: Dexter Pittman, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Udonis Haslem, Jeff Van Gundy
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Pacers try to toughen up, get healthy for Game 6
MIAMI - With his weakened ankle holding him up for questions, Danny Granger took the hard road when answering a not-so-soft question. "I agree with his assesment," said Danny Granger when speaking about comments made by Pacers president Larry Bird to the...
Tags: Frank Vogel, Sprained Ankle, Indiana Pacers, LeBron James, Injuries and Wounds
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Pacers respond to team President Larry Bird calling them 'soft'
In a physical series that's becoming more about X-rays than Xs and Os, the battered Pacers were informed after a light practice Wednesday morning in their downtown hotel that Larry Bird, their team president and NBA legend, called them "soft'' after the...Tags: Dexter Pittman, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Udonis Haslem, National Basketball Association
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