Archive for April 29th, 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Paul’s Triple-Double Advances Hornets To Second Round Beat Dallas 99-94

Chris Paul recorded his first Post Season triple-double, and it could not have come at a more opportune time as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night 99-94. The victory sends the Hornets on to the second round as they won the series from Dallas by a 4-1 margin. The loss sends Dallas [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

ESPN No Players Suspended After Celtics Hawks Scuffle


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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

ESPN Was Larry Brown The Right Hire For Jordan’s Bobcats?


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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Larry Very Excited To Be Coaching Bobcats; For Now….

The Associated Press confirmed a report that we conveyed to you earlier at Slam Dunk Central?the Charlotte Bobcats have hired Larry Brown to be their new head coach. The Bobcats held a press conference Tuesday to introduce Brown to the media and the fans of the NBA franchise from Charlotte. Brown replaces Sam Vincent who [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

NBA Announces No Repercussions For Celtics & Hawks After Monday Tussle

The Associated Press reported Tuesday that neither the Atlanta Hawks or the Boston Celtics would suffer any fines or suspensions after the mini brawl that took place during their contest Monday night. The Hawks won the game, 97-92 and evened the series with the Celtics at 2-2. The initial altercation took place between Atlanta’s Zaza [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

ESPN Larry Brown Returns To Coaching With The Bobcats


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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

ESPN Woodson’s Hawks Pull Even With The Celtics


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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Knicks Interested In D’Antoni

Folks, you can add one more name to the Knicks’ coaching shopping list: Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni; according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Knicks’ president Donnie Walsh added D’Antoni to the list of possibilities - under the assumption that D’Antoni is fired by the Suns after the first round of the [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Byron Scott Named NBA Coach Of The Year

In a move that surprised none of us here at?Slam Dunk Central?the NBA announced Tuesday that New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott has been named NBA Coach of the Year. Earlier this month Scott was the unanimous choice of all three columnists at Slam Dunk Central when we gave out our own version of the [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

ESPN NBA Daily Dime: April 29th


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