June 19, 2013

More NBA Articles

  • BC-BKN--Bucks-Drew's Assistants, BKN

    06/17/13 03:35 PM

    ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) — Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel are following Larry Drew to Milwaukee. The Bucks announced Monday that Bender and Van Exel will be assistants on Drew's staff. Bender also was an assistant during Drew's three years as head coach in Atlanta, while Van Exel was the Hawks'...

  • Back home, Heat try to stop a 5th Spurs NBA title

    06/17/13 02:35 PM

    MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh still trying to figure it all out...

  • BC-BKN--Nuggets-Connelly,1st Ld-Writethru, BKN

    06/17/13 02:05 PM

    The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach. Team President Josh Kroenke confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Monday that Tim Connelly will take over for Masai Ujiri, who left to become general manager of the Toronto...

  • BC-BKN--Nuggets-Connelly, BKN

    06/17/13 01:20 PM

    The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly as executive vice president of basketball operations. Team President Josh Kroenke confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Monday that Connelly will take over for Masai Ujiri, who left to become general manager of the Toronto Raptors. Connelly...

  • 5 things to note from Game 5 of NBA Finals

    06/17/13 09:03 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Five things to note from Game 5 of the San Antonio Spurs' win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night: ___ MANU THE MAN: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told Manu Ginobili on Saturday that he would be starting Game 5. And how did Ginobili respond? By...

  • Duncan closing in on 5th championship

    06/17/13 04:17 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — It's all right in front of Tim Duncan now, and the big fella can feel it. You can tell when he broke out that little spin move in the paint in Game 5 on Sunday night, a nimble little display of footwork that has mostly been in moth balls for the past four or five seasons....

  • BC-BKN--NBA Finals-Duncan Closes In, BKN

    06/17/13 04:17 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — It's all right in front of Tim Duncan now, and the big fella can feel it. You can tell when he broke out that little spin move in the paint in Game 5 on Sunday night, a nimble little display of footwork that has mostly been in moth balls for the past four or five seasons....

  • Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win

    06/17/13 04:17 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most teammates will never share. So maybe Ginobili could ignore it when he was suddenly being criticized around San Antonio. You better...

  • BC-BKN--NBA Finals,7th Ld-Writethru, BKN

    06/17/13 01:35 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. He went to the bench, and they chanted his name. The sights and sounds of so many San Antonio spring nights were back Sunday night — and the real party might be just a few days away. Ginobili broke out of a...

  • Spurs' Green sets NBA Finals record for 3-pointers

    06/17/13 01:34 AM

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Danny Green once wasn't good enough to be on the same team as LeBron James. Now he's an NBA Finals record-holder, and a big reason why the MVP's chances of a second consecutive championship are in serious trouble. Setting a Finals mark with 25 3-pointers, Green finished...



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