In the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Jodie Valade writes “they talk about defending their honor, defending their own, and most of all, defending their basket. Not all of this is new for the Cavaliers, but putting it all together is something both fresh and old-fashioned at the same time. The Cavaliers call themselves a true playoff team, now defensive-minded, physical and tough. Finally. They showed it against the Nets in Game 4, when the Cavaliers won in true playoff, grind-it-out fashion.”
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For the second time in his career, Bryan Colangelo, President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors, was named The Sporting News’ NBA Executive of the Year. Colangelo also received the honor in 2004-05 when he guided the Phoenix Suns to the third-greatest turnaround in NBA history.
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If you missed Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Jazz, go Around the Association for a look back at all the exciting action.
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Chauncey Billups scored 10 of his 13 points in the final quarter, including a 3-pointer that gave the Pistons a 78-76 lead with 1:52 left.
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Jackie MacMullan of the BOSTON GLOBE writes, "I’ve always found the unmistakable cackle of NBA legend Bill Russell to be both slightly disarming and incredibly comforting. When I first met him, it was a wonderful revelation to me that he laughed so frequently at himself and at others — which, in the case of our phone conversation last week occurred roughly every three minutes."
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If you missed any of Sunday’s two playoff games, go Around the Association for a look back at the action.
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"Frustrated by his team’s ouster in the first round, Jeff Van Gundy plans to take some time to evaluate his future as coach of the Houston Rockets," reports Chris Duncan of the ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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