http://www.newstin.com/us/basketball Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58654213 Kobe was content to be a facilitator on offense in the first half Bryant shifted gears in the second half, scoring 25 points The Lakers need the second-half version of Kobe in the series LOS ANGELES -- There was one obvious question to consider at halftime of the Lakers' 89-85 victory in Game 1... Thu, 22 May 2008 13:53:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58654213 2008-05-22T13:53:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58682734 The Celtics won 88-79. The Boston Celtics expect Ray Allen to rediscover his shooting touch before the Big Three becomes the Big Two and championship No. 17 becomes a pipe dream. The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals and took a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Pistons without much... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:07:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58682734 2008-05-22T16:07:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58704870 , the Celtics and the Pistons. Drafted back-to-back in 1995, Wallace the fourth pick after spending two years at North Carolina, Garnett the fifth pick as the first preps-to-pros player in 20 years. For most of eight seasons, Garnett and Wallace -- with Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Chris Webber,... Thu, 22 May 2008 17:50:45 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58704870 2008-05-22T17:50:45Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58665856 Jay Mariotti: Oh, so now it's time for John Paxson to be counterintuitive, which is one of those pseudo-intellectual catchwords for doing things butt-backwards. Rather oddly, he's in absolutely no hurry to hire a head coach. There would seem to be urgency surrounding the matter, considering he... Thu, 22 May 2008 15:06:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58665856 2008-05-22T15:06:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58709122 Posted on: Thursday, 22 May 2008, 11:53 CDT LAS VEGAS, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DigitalFX International, Inc. (http://www.digitalfx.com/) , a streaming video and digital communications company, today announced that the Las Vegas Stars (http://www.iblhoopsonline.com/teamLasVegas.asp), a... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:53:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58709122 2008-05-22T16:53:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58642662 LOS ANGELES , May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Jean Rah Fya Records announces the signing of Bobby Tinsley , who will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "What About Bob?" Bobby explodes onto the scene with the video of his compelling lead single, which is also entitled, "What About Bob?" The video... Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58642662 2008-05-22T13:20:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58668256 Marc Malkin Thu May 22, 3:55 AM ET Los Angeles (E! Online) - Who was that hanging out with the Jonas Brothers last night? Selena Gomez! Gomez, along with fellow Disney Channel star Brenda Song, was spotted with the Jonas trio at the Lakers vs. Spurs game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The... Thu, 22 May 2008 07:55:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58668256 2008-05-22T07:55:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58677194 By Jeff Fox For those who thought luck was limited to leprechauns, add a red and black cartoon bull to the lucky list. Against all odds the Chicago Bulls won the NBA draft lottery and now have the enviable task of trying to decide on who to pick – Beasley or Rose. 1) Chicago – Michael Beasley... Thu, 22 May 2008 15:49:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58677194 2008-05-22T15:49:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58680766 Statistics aren't the only thing that don't lie. After watching game film of their season-opening 77-63 loss to the Connecticut Sun, members of the Liberty know there will have to be significant improvement if they expect to beat the Washington Mystics tonight at the Garden. And the players say... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:02:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58680766 2008-05-22T16:02:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58588752 Well, we haven’t been "here" in a while. "Here," meaning without a coach and without an immediate plan for succession. In fact, the last time it happened for the Suns was in 1988, when the team looked outside the confines of the immediate organization and called on Cotton Fitzsimmons to run the... Thu, 22 May 2008 07:56:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/58588752 2008-05-22T07:56:10Z