Archive for April, 2009


NBA playoff scenarios

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Eastern Conference

Chicago:

No. 6 if Bulls win…

Deveney: Awards Ballot: LeBron is clear choice for MVP

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

The ballots for NBA awards are due on Thursday. Sean Deveney gives you a peek at his.

Jarvis Hayes hits two late 3s to lead Nets’ win

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — In a game that meant nothing, the New Jersey Nets wanted a win and Cha…

Bulls put away Bobcats, reach .500 mark

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Whether they’re facing LeBron James or one of the other powerhouses, the Chicago Bul…

Thunder eliminate Bobcats from playoff chase

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Facing a daunting four-game road trip to finish the season, the string holding…

Season-ending 4-game road trip irks Bobcats

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Wallace called it “poor management.” It irks coach Larry Brown, too….

Deveney: The race for seeding in the NBA playoffs

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

There are but seven days of NBA basketball remaining, and though not all the clinching has been done, it does seem as though the playoff picture is clear enough to say which 16 teams will be in the postseason tourney.

Deveney: Questions to ponder in NBA’s final week

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

You play nearly six months worth of basketball over the course of the NBA’s regular season, and yet,…

Wallace, Bobcats recover to beat 76ers

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As the Charlotte Bobcats celebrated a victory that may have come too late to…

Deveney: Power Poll: Hornets fight injuries, late-season slide

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Rather than pushing for the top seed in the West, as they were at this time last year, the Hornets will spend the final week trying to dodge Dallas and the No. 8 seed.