Lakers' Scott out after another franchise worst 2:36 AM ET ESPN.com news services print LOS ANGELES -- Byron Scott will not return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, the team announced late Sunday. Scott coached the Lakers for the two worst seasons in the 16-time NBA champion franchise's history. The Lakers are making another break from the Kobe Bryant era by firing … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Curry Injures Knee You never want to see players get hurt at this point in the season and it’s especially tough when that player is the MVP and arguably the most exciting player to watch in the NBA. As we all wait in anticipation for the news regarding Stephen Curry’s knee, at least we were able to be distracted with a couple of awesome games in Boston and Detroit. As … [Read more...]

Kyrie Irving's heroics lead Cavaliers to first-round sweep of Pistons The Detroit Pistons took three of four games from the Cleveland Cavaliers during the regular season. Clearly aware of the past as potential prologue, LeBron James and company made darn sure the Pistons didn’t even get a whiff of a win in their first-round pairing. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all … [Read more...]

Hawks let Game 4 and series control slip away 12:09 AM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on Twitter … [Read more...]

Celtics overcome 16-point deficit to beat Hawks, tie series at 2-2 The Boston Celtics are supposedly star-less and, until Friday evening, were win-less in the postseason. Staring down a 16-point deficit at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, however, the mitigation hardly mattered. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The C’s rode the hot hand of … [Read more...]

Vote: Right for Steph to play in Game 4? 9:46 PM ET print The Golden State Warriors routed the Houston Rockets on Sunday to take a 3-1 series lead, but the story of the day was Stephen Curry. After sitting out the previous two games with a sprained right ankle, the MVP played in Game 4. But he seemingly slipped on a wet spot at the end of the first half, spraining his right knee when … [Read more...]

Green slams reporter for Houston floods question 9:49 PM ET Associated Press print HOUSTON -- Draymond Green rebuked a reporter who tried to make a correlation between Golden State's playoff wins in Houston and recent flooding in the area after the Warriors' Game 4 victory on Sunday. The reporter stumbled over the question that began with: "So Draymond, here's an interesting … [Read more...]

Golden State Warriors win Game 4 on their passing 8:48 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information print No Stephen Curry turned out to be better than a hobbling Stephen Curry. Warriors Following a Loss - This Season Result Sunday at Rockets Won April 7 Spurs Won April 3 Trail Blazers Won March 21 at Timberwolves Won March 7 Magic Won Feb. 20 at Clippers Won Jan. 18 at Cavaliers Won Jan. 14 … [Read more...]

Stephen Curry suffers sprained right knee, out for rest of Game 4 Just one half after returning to the Golden State Warriors following two games on the shelf with a right ankle injury, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry has once again been sidelined, suffering a sprained right knee that will keep him out of the remainder of Game 4 of the Warriors' first-round playoff series … [Read more...]

Curry sprains knee, won't return to Game 4 5:48 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print HOUSTON -- Stephen Curry, who returned to action Sunday after … [Read more...]