The Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday.

Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points in leading Boston to a hard-fought 110-85 victory over Atlanta and giving the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Avery Johnson was dismissed as coach of the Mavericks the day after a disappointing season ended with a first-round playoff exit in New Orleans.

Gilbert Arenas ended his season moments before the Wizards faced an elimination game in their first-round playoff series against the Cavaliers.

ESPN.COM News Services reports "despite averaging 58 regular-season wins the past four seasons, Mike D'Antoni might be out as Phoenix Suns coach. An SI.com report on Tuesday night said the coach will not return after his team was eliminated by

We're not even a full round into the 2008 NBA playoffs, but they can already be described in one word: nasty. As SC's Corrie Trouw writes, the rough play is only paying off for some teams. Here's a breakdown of