Doc Rivers

Mike D'Antoni didn't receive any votes for 'Coach of the Year'

2013-05-08 15:00:00

Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni did not receive any votes for the "2013-13 NBA Coach of the Year." George Karl, of the Denver Nuggets, was awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy for leading the Denver Nuggets to a 57-25 record.� The Nuggets were recently eliminated...

Matt Kenseth criticizes penalties levied by NASCAR

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Matt Kenseth said Thursday the massive penalties that NASCAR levied against the driver and his Joe Gibbs Racing team were "grossly unfair" and "borderline shameful." NASCAR on Wednesday stripped Kenseth of 50 championship points and suspended his crew...

Celtics Coach Doc Rivers fined $25,000 for criticizing officials

2013-04-25 16:29:00

Doc Rivers, the straight-shooting coach of the Celtics, has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for his criticism of the referees following Game 2 of Boston's playoff series against the New York Knicks, who have a 2-0 lead following an 87-71 victory Wednesday...

Carmelo Anthony, Knicks rout Celtics for 2-0 series lead

2013-04-23 21:06:00

NEW YORK — The Knicks are halfway to the second round, and the once-mighty Celtics don't seem capable of stopping them. Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith added 19, and New York opened a 2-0 lead over Boston with...

NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference previews

2013-04-18 21:06:00

EASTERN CONFERENCE HEAT VS. BUCKS 1. Miami 66-16 (Home: 37-4; Road: 29-12) 8. Milwaukee 38-44 (Home: 21-20; Road: 17-24) Season series: Miami, 3-1. Key stat: LeBron James is making a career-best 56.5% of his shots, which is all the more...

NBA playoffs: Andre Miller's layup gives Nuggets a win over Warriors

2013-04-20 19:58:00

Andre Miller scored a playoff career-high 28 points and sank a nifty layup with 1.3 seconds left that lifted the Denver Nuggets to a 97-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Denver. Miller drove left past rookie Draymond Green, did an...

NBA playoffs 2013: Which are the most likely first-round upsets?

2013-04-18 12:46:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. pick which NBA team in each conference is the most likely to pull a first-round upset. Feel free to add your picks in the comments section. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times Golden State could beat Denver in the West....

Injury could be beginning of the end for Lakers' Kobe Bryant

2013-04-14 05:45:00

It was a simple basketball move, Kobe Bryant spinning toward the basket, dribbling hard to his left. Legendary careers are not supposed to finish this way, but when the Lakers guard collapsed on the floor, clutching his leg, fans may have witnessed...

Kobe Bryant has surgery and Lakers will operate without him

2013-04-13 18:30:00

TV cameramen yelled and cursed at each other as dozens of reporters scrambled to get an interview with Gary Vitti. It's never a good sign if the longtime Lakers trainer is the target of a media crush, but somebody had to provide medical details Saturday...

Rajon Rondo injury is 'a huge blow' for Celtics

2013-01-28 07:44:00

Rajon Rondo may have gotten his last assist of the season. And he did so while wearing street clothes. The Boston Celtics point guard got an enthusiastic response from the crowd when he entered the arena at TD Garden during the second overtime of...

Clippers riding their wave of wins

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Another game, another win for the Clippers, a phrase that has been getting a lot of use lately and is sounding more natural every time you hear it. The Clippers on Thursday added the 15th gem to their string of consecutive wins, overpowering the...

The Times' NBA rankings

2012-12-15 21:35:00

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (19-4) Scott Brooks to host seminar: Getting job done without unnecessary drama. (1)2. SAN ANTONIO (19-6)� Indecipherable Jackson tweet puts virtual police, grammar patrol on alert. (3)...

Orlando Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn, right, and Celtics head coach Doc Rivers share a laugh together before their game against the Boston Celtics at the Amway Center on Sunday, November 25, 2012. Vaughn is a first-time head coach with the Magic and Rivers, now in Boston, is a former Magic

2012-12-13 11:11:10

Celtics head coach Doc Rivers challenges a call during their game against the Magic at the Amway Center on Sunday, November 25, 2012. The Celtics won the game 116-110.

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Ray Allen of the Heat greets his former coach Doc Rivers of the Celtics in the first quarter.

2012-10-30 00:00:00