| Luke Ridnour, G, Seattle Supersonics | Thursday 4/17, 8:07 PM CT |
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| Luke Ridnour, who played 16 minutes in Wednesday's season finale, scored only two points.
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| Yao Ming, C, Houston Rockets | Thursday 4/17, 7:06 PM CT |
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| The Rockets will be the only team missing its starting center when their first-round series against the Utah Jazz begins on Saturday.
The Rockets will be without Yao Ming and point guard Rafer Alston making the Rockets all the more dependent on All Star shooting guard Tracy McGrady. |
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| New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas has apparently already been told he will not return next season, ending a disastrous two-year tenure on the bench, this according to the Sports Network.
The Knicks closed out a 23-59 season on Wednesday with a 132-123 loss to the Indiana Pacers, giving Thomas a record of 56-108 in his two years after replacing Larry Brown. |
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| Richard Hamilton hip is the focus of concern in Motown as the team approaches their first postseason game this weekend. |
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| Ray Allen, G, Boston Celtics | Thursday 4/17, 5:38 PM CT |
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| Ray Allen and the Celtics enter the playoffs as the favorite to win the NBA title. The East, a doormat to the West, even when Shaq and the Heat won the title, have rarely been the favorite over the last decade. Allen is key to Boston's success. |
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| Ramon Sessions was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month of April, this according to NBA.com. Sessions was the only rookie in the league who averaged a double-double with averages of 11.5 points and 11.3 assists. |
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| Kevin Durant, F, Seattle Supersonics | Thursday 4/17, 3:35 PM CT |
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| Kevin Durant was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month of April, this according to NBA.com. Durant led all rookies with a scoring average of 24.3 for the month with 4.1 assists per game as he shot 46.1% from the field and 84.4% from the line. |
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| Kevin Garnett missed practice on Thursday due to a "family matter", this according to the Boston Globe. |
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| The Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Larry Krystkowiak on Thursday after a 31-69 record in less than two years with the club, this according to NBA.com. “Larry Krystkowiak is a good man who worked very hard for the Milwaukee Bucks,” said GM John Hammond. “Sometimes despite even the best efforts, the results don’t end up how we want them." |
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| Ben Gordon, G, Chicago Bulls | Thursday 4/17, 2:19 PM CT |
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| The Bulls fired interim head coach Jim Boylan on Thursday, this according to Slam Sports. "I was brought in here in the middle of the season," Boylan said yesterday. "It's kind of a tough situation...Sitting in the head coach's seat was comfortable and enjoyable. I loved the challenge." |
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| Kobe Bryant, G, Los Angeles Lakers | Thursday 4/17, 2:07 PM CT |
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| Kobe Bryant was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for April, this according to NBA.com. Bryant led the Lakers to a 7-1 record on the month with averages of 26.1 points and 5.5 assists. It was Bryant's second player of the month honors. |
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| Hedo Turkoglu was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April, this according to NBA.com. The Magic went 5-3 on the month as Hedo average 19.8 points and 6.4 assists while shooting 50.4% from the field. |
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| Deron Williams played only half of his clubs last game because of sore rear end, this according to the Salt Lake Tribune. "I'm definitely slowed down by it,'' Williams said. "It's hard to push off. I see openings and I can't get to them just because I can't push off, I can't explode like I'm used to. It definitely affects my game and affects my teammates because I can't push the ball like I normally do |
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| The season has ended on a negative note that will be painful to bear this offseason for the Golden State Warriors, but center Andris Biedrins did what he could to add one more win to the record. Biedrins shot 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line to score 20 points with 17 rebounds (including 10 offensive) on the evening. |
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