The Globe and Mail - Basketball News http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/basketball/ Sports news from globesports.com Canada’s best source for news continuously updated by The Globe and Mail en-ca 2009 CTVglobemedia publishing Inc. <![CDATA[globandmail.com RSS feeds]]> http://images.theglobeandmail.com/v5/images/logo/leaf.png http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/ Wed, 20 May 2009 23:44 EDT <![CDATA[Cavaliers stunned at home]]> Despite LeBron's 49-point salvo, Orlando hands Cleveland rare home defeat 107-106 to take opening game of East final <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gm25aqCpMtse-Juwr9MrjKPpbeU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gm25aqCpMtse-Juwr9MrjKPpbeU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gm25aqCpMtse-Juwr9MrjKPpbeU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gm25aqCpMtse-Juwr9MrjKPpbeU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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helping the Suns centre develop a new skill <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AwK1zsS5NDncxf6hAiKxHw63Pkg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AwK1zsS5NDncxf6hAiKxHw63Pkg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AwK1zsS5NDncxf6hAiKxHw63Pkg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/AwK1zsS5NDncxf6hAiKxHw63Pkg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=vMpVWao7UNE:CeghQKQ7eD4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=vMpVWao7UNE:CeghQKQ7eD4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Monday show from Denver to Los Angeles]]> World Wrestling Entertainment says it will now hold its Raw show at the Staples Center because of the conflict with Game 4 of the Western finals <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e6_C8NhztJENKg1efRW4cZnkKm4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e6_C8NhztJENKg1efRW4cZnkKm4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e6_C8NhztJENKg1efRW4cZnkKm4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/e6_C8NhztJENKg1efRW4cZnkKm4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=KZGgFAjaIyw:__JcAEkmHo4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=KZGgFAjaIyw:__JcAEkmHo4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img 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sports http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090520.wsptbulls/GSStory/GlobeSportsBasketball/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090520.wsptbulls <![CDATA[No SI jinx for James: coach]]> Cavaliers superstar will make his ninth appearance on cover of magazine this week <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t21RMcNI0PKd1r6U2e-1sJv4a80/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t21RMcNI0PKd1r6U2e-1sJv4a80/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t21RMcNI0PKd1r6U2e-1sJv4a80/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/t21RMcNI0PKd1r6U2e-1sJv4a80/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=CPeVEXBLreA:FIBmNbTmuw8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Wed, 20 May 2009 01:37 EDT wsptlakers19 news sports http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090520.wsptlakers19/GSStory/GlobeSportsBasketball/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090520.wsptlakers19 <![CDATA[Clippers win draft lottery]]> Moribund NBA franchise handed another chance to rebuild, while Raptors stay in ninth spot <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/M4XxCY4CBMJyBQODPHWvhe1yYJc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/M4XxCY4CBMJyBQODPHWvhe1yYJc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/M4XxCY4CBMJyBQODPHWvhe1yYJc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/M4XxCY4CBMJyBQODPHWvhe1yYJc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?a=JWTYXh1DlXk:K7ZW1L4PDLU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheGlobeAndMail-HYBasketball?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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