Fan balloting determined the starting lineups. The Cavs almost didn’t have anyone on the team. Cleveland’s lone All-Star entry was Mike Mitchell. Three days before the game, the Cavs’ forward was ...

The basketball world is mourning the death of Bill Fitch, the legendary Hall of Fame NBA head coach who won the NBA Finals in 1981 with the Boston Celtics. He was 89. “Bill served 25 seasons as an NBA ...

Bill Fitch, whose 25-year career as an NBA head coach ended with a four-season stint leading the Clippers in the 1990s, died Wednesday at 89, the National Basketball Coaches Assn. confirmed. Fitch was ...

Former Boston Celtics player and head coach Chris Ford, who won three NBA titles with the organization, died Tuesday. He was 74. The Ford family said in a statement: "The Ford family is sad to ...

NBA great Bob McAdoo was an assistant coach with the Miami Heat when they field a team that featured LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. At the time, the Heat were billed as the "Big Three." But ...

TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR TWO-WAY TIES: TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR MULTI-WAY TIES: Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below ...

Benoit Benjamin, left, chose Creighton for its head coach, NBA hall of famer Willis Reed. Willis Reed, a former player and coach in the NBA with the New York Knicks, was named the Creighton Bluejays' ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 ...

TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR TWO-WAY TIES: TIEBREAKER BASIS FOR MULTI-WAY TIES: Strength of Schedule: Looks at the opponents for your remaining games, their winning percentage on the road or at home, and ...