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| Rafer Alston, who was injured with five minutes left in the second quarter of Game 6 against the Utah Jazz with an ankle injury, has been ruled out for the rest of tonight's game. |
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| Kobe Bryant, G, Los Angeles Lakers | Friday 5/2, 11:07 PM CT |
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| ESPN is reporting that Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant has won the league MVP award. The announcement was based on Insider speculation. |
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| Ray Allen, G, Boston Celtics | Friday 5/2, 10:23 PM CT |
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| Ray Allen dropped 20 points in Friday night's loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta's win forced an improbable Game 7 in Boston.
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| Kevin Garnett paced the Celtics with 22 points on Friday night but it wasn't enough as the Atlanta Hawks beat the top-seeded Celtics 103-100 on Friday night. |
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| Marvin Williams led the Hawks in Friday's 1-3-100 victory over Boston with 18 points, despite missing most of the fourth quarter with a knee injury. |
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| Joe Johnson shook off a poor shooting night to hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining and the eighth seeded Hawks have forced what most thought impossible, a Game 7 with Boston. Atlanta beat the top-seeded Celtics 103-100 on Friday night. |
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| Wally Szczerbiak registered a career playoff-best with 26 points in the Cavs 105-88 win over the Wizards on Friday night. |
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| LeBron James scored 27 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and dished out 13 assists for his third career playoff triple-double as the Cavaliers beat the Wizards 105-88 on Friday night.
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| There are no plans for the injured Lakers center Andrew Bynum to begin practicing any time soon, this according to the LA Times. If the Lakers eventually advance to the NBA Finals, the earliest start date would be June 3.
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| Gilbert Arenas will have his surgically repaired left knee drained of excess fluid, beginning the process of preparing for next season, this according to the Star Tribune.
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| The NBA suspended Darius Songaila for Game 6 of the series against the Cavs for hitting LeBron James in the face in Game 5, according to the AP. "We got tangled up, my arm got caught inside of his, and when he tried to free himself, it was just an accident. He lifted my arm and it him right in the face. It was caused by him," Songaila. "It wasn't my intention or anything like that. If anything, it was an accident." |
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| Tony Parker, G, San Antonio Spurs | Friday 5/2, 9:39 AM CT |
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| Tony Parker was held out of all physical drills during Thursday's practice after tweaking his ankle, though Parker said the ankle wasn't the reason he sat out. "I've got a sore everything," he said in the San Antonio Express-News. "It was just to try to make sure I take care of everything and be ready by Saturday night." |
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| Adonal Foyle has been upset with his reduced minutes in the playoffs, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Foyle played more than rookie Marcin Gortat during the regular season, but Gortat saw 24 minutes of playing time in the Toronto series to Foyle's seven. "You have to take it personally," Foyle said. "You have to be mad about it or you should stop playing the game. I understand the situation, but if you are a competitor, you're mad." |
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