Ray Allen

Before the series, the decision was easy for Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. He would gear his defensive strategy toward stopping the Miami Heat’s Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Three games in and trailing 2-1 in the Eastern...

MIAMI — Twelve seconds into the Heat's 115-78 victory over the Bulls, Udonis Haslem delivered a foul that sent Nate Robinson back to his college football days and down hard to the AmericanAirlines Arena court. The Bulls knew right after their...

Reading time, two minutes: --Our fair burg still is connected to the rest of the sports universe. Another reminder came in Wayne Hardin's upcoming induction to the College Football Hall of Fame. --Hardin coached the Ceres High Bulldogs in 1950 and '51...

     Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why?     Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When?     As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...

As NBA general managers go, Danny Ainge is a tinkerer. Though he held onto the current Celtics era longer than anyone anticipated -- remember that he would have brought back Ray Allen last summer if the guard was willing -- Ainge can't keep his hands...

Observations from Wednesday night's 115-78 playoff victory over the Chicago Bulls at AmericanAirlines Arena: - And then there can be this. - LeBron started hot with his 6-for-6 start. - Dwyane Wade picked it up from there, later making six consecutive...

The Sports Xchange By Christopher Stock, The Sports Xchange Heat 115, Bulls 78 MIAMI -- Ray Allen scored 21 points, LeBron James added 19 and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 115-78 on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to...

A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Friday's 8 p.m. playoff game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls at the United Center (ESPN), with Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose out for the Bulls:...

The only thing he thought about was staying on the ground long enough to gather himself. It’s all that ran through LeBron James’ mind after being shoved to the floor by Chicago Bulls center Nazr Mohammed. Just stay down long enough to...

A year ago, doctors traipsed into an Albuquerque hospital room and faced Shari Buckley. "It's a mass in his chest, and it's malignant," one said. Buckley felt her world turn upside down. The patient was her 10-year-old son, Dillon. How could she...

Chicago opened the series with a stunning upset and Miami evened it up with a savage beating. Pivotal Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series takes place Friday on the Bulls’ home floor two nights after the Heat inflicted a 115-78...

The Sports Xchange Bulls' Gibson fined $25K Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson was fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of a game official, Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations, announced hours before Game 3 of a physical series...