Round 1: Philadelphia vs. Detroit

Stan Van Gundy Coaching Points for Jameer Nelson

Ball Don't Lie found this 5/6/2008 on coachingbetterbball.blogspot.com

It's one of the more controversial things that David Stern has done in reference to mic'ing up the coaches and players. After all, would you agree to wear a mic to your work where every word you said was available to be used on a National TV ...

McNeal: Finals Countdown: It's time to believe in the Hornets

Hornets247.com Blog found this 5/6/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

Another dazzling performance by Chris Paul and the Hornets have the defending champion Spurs in trouble, while the Pistons get a fortunate break to go up 2-0 on the Magic

Orlando Magic land safely back home after mechanical problems divert jet to Cincinnati -

Ball Don't Lie found this 5/6/2008 on www.orlandosentinel.com

The Orlando Magic, whose corporate jet had to be diverted on the way home on Monday night, have landed at Orlando International Airport. As they flew back to Orlando late Monday, the Magic's corporate jet -- a Boeing 737-300 that holds 42 passengers ...

Liveblogging Sixers vs. Pistons Game 6

Detroit Bad Boys found this 5/6/2008 on myespn.go.com

Last time I was here , for Game 3, there was a dark omen for the Sixers: three starlings flying around the arena. The Sixers, it turned out, cared not a bit about that omen, and crushed the Pistons. So ... as someone who always roots for Game 7s ...

Starting Maxiell over McDyess benefiting Pistons

kcudah posted 5/7/2008 from www.mlive.com

All season, the idea was debated among fans on the Internet, and always under consideration by the Detroit Pistons coaching staff. Should Jason Maxiell start ahead of Antonio McDyess? Both players acknowledged it didn't matter to them who started. They stuck to that story all season. But when McDyess suffered a broken nose about halfway through Detroit's first-round series with ...