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| Date | Player | News |
| 5/9/2008 | LeBron James, SF (Cle) | One game after going 2-for-18 from the field and missing his last six shots, including a layup to tie the game with 8.5 seconds left, James missed his first three tries in Thursday's Game 2 and finished with 21 points on 6-for-24 shooting in the Cavaliers' 89-73 loss at Boston. Analysis: James is averaging 16.5 points and shooting a dismal 19.0 percent in the first two games of the series. The Celtics' league-best defense has left both the NBA's leading scorer and his defensive-minded coach Mike Brown stymied. |
| 5/9/2008 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C (Cle) | Ilgauskas was the Cavaliers' only effective offensive player for the second straight game on Thursday, scoring 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Cleveland's 89-73 loss to Boston in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Analysis: Ilgauskas is averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in the first two games of the series, but it's become evident that Cleveland needs to get its 7-foot-3 center more shots with LeBron James struggling and no one else stepping up. |
| 5/9/2008 | Paul Pierce, G-F (Bos) | Pierce rebounded from a woeful 2-for-14, four-point performance in Game 1 by delivering a team-high 19 points in Game 2 on Thursday as Boston rolled over Cleveland in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, winning 89-73. Analysis: Pierce is averaging 16.6 points in nine playoff games so far, and made it clear on Thursday that he can still be effective offensively even while sharing duties on Cleveland's LeBron James on the defensive end. |
| 5/9/2008 | Ray Allen, SG (Bos) | Allen, who was held scoreless on 0-of-4 shooting in Boston's Game 1 win over Cleveland, didn't score again in the first half on Thursday, but chipped in 16 in the second half as the Celtics romped over the Cavaliers 89-73 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Analysis: Dating back to Game 7 against Atlanta, Allen is averaging 7.7 points on 26.9 percent shooting. But with the stifling defense the Celtics play, it's no longer incumbent upon Allen to put up big offensive numbers. After Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, a big night from Allen is a bonus. |
| 5/9/2008 | Tony Parker, PG (SA) | Parker had 31 points and 11 assists as the Spurs beat the Hornets 110-99 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night. Analysis: Chris Paul has been getting all the hype, but Parker finally matched the Hornets' young star's performance on Thursday. He's now averaging a very impressive 26.6 points and 6.8 assists in eight games this postseason. |
| 5/9/2008 | Manu Ginobili, SG (SA) | Ginobili had 31 points and six assists as the Spurs beat the Hornets 110-99 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night. Analysis: Ginobili had been in a bit of a slump since looking great in the first two games of San Antonio's first-round series with Phoenix. He's averaging 19.3 points in eight playoff games overall, but has scored just 14.0 per game in the Spurs' three losses. |
| 5/9/2008 | Chris Paul, PG (NO) | Paul's amazing play in his first NBA playoff experience continued on Thursday as he scored 35 points and dished out nine assists, but the Spurs beat the Hornets 110-99 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Analysis: Paul is averaging 27.3 points and 11.3 assists so far in the series, often looking like the most dominant player on the court in a series full of stars. |
| 5/9/2008 | David West, PF (NO) | West had 23 points and 12 rebounds on Thursday but the Spurs beat the Hornets 110-99 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Analysis: West has more than held his own so far against Tim Duncan and the rest of San Antonio's front line, averaging 21.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in the series' first three games. |
| 5/9/2008 | Ben Wallace, F-C (Cle) | Wallace, the Cavaliers' third-leading rebounder, left Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against Boston on Thursday in the first quarter with what was originally called "dizziness'' and never returned. He said he expects to play Game 3 in Cleveland on Saturday night. Analysis: Wallace is averaging 6.8 rebounds in eight playoff games so far, and had been playing solid defense on the Celtics in the early part of the series. |
| 5/8/2008 | Rashard Lewis, F (Orl) | Lewis had 33 points and went 11-for-15 from the field and 5-for-6 from 3-point range as the Magic beat the Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the teams' second-round playoff series. Analysis: It was easily Lewis' strongest game of the playoffs so far. He was averaging 19.0 points and shooting 41.0 percent from the field and 23.1 percent from 3-point range in his first seven postseason games. |
| 5/8/2008 | Dwight Howard, C (Orl) | Howard had 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots as the Magic beat the Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the teams' second-round playoff series. Analysis: It was Howard's seventh double-double in eight postseason games. He's averaging 20.9 points, 16.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocks. |
| 5/8/2008 | Hedo Turkoglu, G-F (Orl) | Turkoglu had 18 points and six assists as the Magic beat the Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the teams' second-round playoff series. Analysis: Turkoglu is averaging 17.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the playoffs. |
| 5/8/2008 | Jameer Nelson, PG (Orl) | Nelson had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists as the Magic beat the Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the teams' second-round playoff series. Analysis: Nelson is averaging 19.6 points and shooting 55.0 percent from the field in the Magic's five playoff wins. He's scoring 11.7 points per game and shooting 37.5 percent in their three losses. |
| 5/8/2008 | Chauncey Billups, PG (Det) | Billups said Thursday he was still sore, a night after he was forced to leave the Pistons' loss to Orlando in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained right hamstring. Analysis: The All-Star guard said he isn't sure if he will be ready to play in Game 4 on Saturday in Orlando. The Magic's 111-86 victory Wednesday cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1. |
| 5/8/2008 | Mo Williams, PG (Mil) | Williams had surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb and is expected to be ready for training camp in October. Analysis: He will have to wait six weeks before beginning basketball-related activity with a splint. Williams started the first year of a six-year contract worth $51.5 million by averaging 17.2 points and a career-best 6.3 assists in 66 games. |
| 5/8/2008 | Tayshaun Prince, SF (Det) | Prince had 22 points and went 8-for-14 from the field as the Pistons lost Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Magic 111-86 on Wednesday night. Analysis: Prince has been one of the Pistons' most consistent scoring options in the postseason, averaging 16.6 points and shooting a remarkable 60.0 percent from the field. He averaged 13.2 points and shot 44.8 percent during the regular season. |
| 5/8/2008 | Richard Hamilton, SG (Det) | Hamilton scored a team-high 24 points and went 10-for-20 from the field as the Pistons lost Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Magic 111-86 on Wednesday night. Analysis: Hamilton, leading the Pistons with 19.2 points per game in the playoffs, had no problem rebounding from his worst game of the postseason. He was held to 4-for-18 shooting in Game 2. |
| 5/8/2008 | Rodney Stuckey, G (Det) | Stuckey had 19 points while playing in place of injured Chauncey Billups in the Pistons' 111-86 Game 3 loss to the Magic on Wednesday night. Analysis: The rookie guard out of Eastern Washington played a playoff-high 34 minutes, all after Billups strained his right hamstring after getting tangled up with Orlando's Jameer Nelson on a drive to the basket. Billups was still sore Thursday, and his status for Saturday's Game 4 is uncertain. Stuckey would likely be pushed into the starting lineup should Billups be sidelined. |
| 5/8/2008 | Rasheed Wallace, F-C (Det) | Wallace was held to 11 points and 4-for-15 shooting as the Pistons lost Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Magic 111-86 on Wednesday night. Analysis: Wallace is averaging 16.8 points and shooting 53.2 percent in five playoff games at home, but he's averaging just 9.8 points and shooting 29.3 percent in four games on the road. |
| 5/8/2008 | Kobe Bryant, SG (LAL) | After receiving his first MVP trophy before the game, Bryant had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists while shooting 11-for-18 from the field as the Lakers took a 2-0 lead in their second-round series against the Jazz with a 120-110 victory on Wednesday night. Analysis: Bryant is averaging 34.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists while shooting 51.5 percent from the field in the Lakers' first six playoff games - all wins. |
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