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We've heard that Lawrence Frank is as good as gone… but if he is, it might not be to go coach the Rockets.  Because that job seems to be Kevin McHale's to lose. No final decision has officially been reached, nor are contract negotiations underway, but McHale has clearly separated himself fromDallas Mavericks assistant Dwane Casey [...]

You know… lost in all the Doc news was the fact that Lawrence Frank was kind of brought in here as a possible replacement to slide into the head seat when Doc left.   But with Doc sticking around for about five years… Frank's gotta go somewhere else to be a head coach.  Turns out [...]

Tip: 8:30pm    Court: Toyota Center   Watch it:  CSN    Hear it:  WEEI Refs: Jason Phillips, Johnn Goble, Josh Tiven  Get your tickets here   Accuscore Simulation  The Matchup   Record: 48-18 (1st Atlantic, 2nd East) Record:  35-34 (5th Southwest, 10th West) On the Road: 19-12 At Home: 19-14 Streak: Won 1 Streak: Won 2 Leaders Leaders Buckets: Pierce (18.8 ppg) Buckets: [...]

Its time to start focusing on the playoffs and our potential roadblocks to Banner 18.  Every day we'll bring you what's making news in enemy territory.  This way we know what they're up to when it comes time to take 'em out. EASTERN CONFERENCE By the Horns: On the defensive end, they held the Nets — [...]

Via Chron.com For the first time since he left the floor in Sacramento on March 7, Luis Scola sounded confident he would return, despite his best efforts to control his optimism. Scola, who missed the Rockets' last four games with a sore left knee, went through Thursday's light practice and will test it again at [...]

Its time to start focusing on the playoffs and our potential roadblocks to Banner 18.  Every day we'll bring you what's making news in enemy territory.  This way we know what they're up to when it comes time to take 'em out. EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami Herald: Dwyane Wade pounded his fists in frustration.Seconds later, Wade and [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. With Marquis Daniels (bruised spinal cord) looking more and more like he'll be lost for the rest of the season, the Celtics are looking long and hard [...]

Twitter / Chris Mannix: Houston-Boston deal involv … via kwout Yeah, that's what I thought.  The C's just have nothing of any real value to Houston.  Ok boys… let's cue up the next rumor. [...]

Marc Stein reports Add Houston's Shane Battier to the list of perimeter players that possess the ideal combination — veteran know-how with an expiring contract — to interest the Boston Celtics. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge has publicly acknowledged the need for backcourt reinforcements thanks to the Marquis Daniels' bruised spinal cord and [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. After letting the Rockets shoot 52.7 percent, Rivers said, "I told our guys I thought overall it was probably our worst defensive effort in three, four years [...]