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AP Sports WriterCeltics face tough road after sweeping PacersBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Boston Celtics proved they could be every bit as physical as the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.They may need to be even tougher for the rest of the postseason.After delivering the...

Road, sweet road! NBA away teams go 8-0 over weekendORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Road, sweet road.There were eight NBA playoff games this weekend, and all eight were won by the road team. It's the first time in NBA history there were eight road playoff wins in a two-day span.''Road...

AP Basketball WriterLloyd Pierce replacing Nate McMillan on USA coaching staffBy TIM REYNOLDSAtlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has been added as an assistant coach for USA Basketball this summer, when the Americans will compete in the FIBA World Cup in China and try to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo...

AP Basketball WriterLloyd Pierce replacing Nate McMillan on USA coaching staffBy TIM REYNOLDSAtlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has been added as an assistant coach for USA Basketball this summer, when the Americans will compete in the FIBA World Cup in China and try to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo...

AP Sports WriterPacers face offseason questions after another 1st round exitBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) General manager Kevin Pritchard convinced himself the Indiana Pacers could contend for an Eastern Conference title by basically keeping the core rotation intact.Victor Oladipo's season-ending knee injury changed the whole equation.While the Pacers continued...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game...

Spurs' DeRozan fined $25K for throwing ball toward refNEW YORK (AP) San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for heaving a ball past an official and into the stands of a playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.The fine was handed down Sunday...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined, suspended for entering refs locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks has been suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game 4 of their playoff series.The...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined, suspended for entering refs locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks has been suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game 4 of their playoff series.The...

Butler, Dudley tossed after Embiid's foul in 76ers-Nets gameNEW YORK (AP) Jimmy Butler and Jared Dudley were ejected Saturday in the third quarter of Game 4 between Philadelphia and Brooklyn after a scuffle that spilled into the stands.Dudley reacted to Joel Embiid's hard foul on Jarrett Allen, bumping...