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NBA Quick Hits: 5 questionable coaching decisions

Deciding who plays, and when they don’t, is one of the toughest parts of coaching.

Heat, Pacers say Game 2 should be even better

Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential to demoralize the Indiana Pacers.

James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1?

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a Kyrie Irving.

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

What’s not to like? Being in the lottery every year.

Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home.

Clippers won’t offer Del Negro new deal as coach

Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Knicks unsure about Stoudemire’s role

Amare Stoudemire will go into next season with $45 million left on his contract and no guarantee of a starting job.

Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still president

Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he’s no longer the club’s general manager.

Men report attack after snapping photo of Lillard

Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.