...eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.Carlesimo helped the Nets finish 49-33 after replacing the fired Avery Johnson in December, earning the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. But they spotted the Chicago Bulls a 17-point halftime...

...Year's.The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good enough. Coach Avery Johnson was fired Thursday, his team having lost 10 of 13 games after a strong start to its first season in Brooklyn."We...

...interim coach P.J. Carlesimo.Deron Williams and Joe Johnson each scored 15 points for the Nets, who fired coach Avery Johnson on Thursday.CJ Miles scored 33 points and made eight 3-pointers for Cleveland.HORNETS 98, BOBCATS 95In Charlotte...

...better than their 22-44 mark in the lockout-shortened season."I really believe this is a playoff team," coach Avery Johnson said Friday after the Nets held a news conference in Brooklyn's Borough Hall to showcase Williams and Johnson...

...rolling to their first victory since Feb. 1.The lopsided win wasn't the only good news for New Jersey. Coach Avery Johnson said center Brook Lopez will start today against Milwaukee after being sidelined all season by a broken right foot...

...Jersey in a game marred by the third-quarter ejections of Nets' All-Star point guard Deron Williams and head coach Avery Johnson.Williams and Johnson were tossed by referee Josh Tiven with 5:18 left in the quarter for arguing a non-call on...

...the Hawks' past five games with a hip flexor.Atlanta has won five in a row against New Jersey. NOTES: Nets coach Avery Johnson said before the game that center Brook Lopez, who traveled with the team, will miss another two weeks with his sprained...

...sideline with his teammates covered, but Brooks called for a timeout."He got put in a bad situation," Nets coach Avery Johnson said.After Brooks' mistake, Johnson hit the ensuing technical free throw and closed the game with four more free...

...Listen up: NBA coach aren't too pleased about wearing microphones during nationally televised games. Dallas' Avery Johnson and Denver's George Karl became the first to clip on the little wires when their teams met in a game shown on TNT...

...Pistons are still in the market for a head coach. And as of Friday, it still appears that former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson is the favorite to replace Michael Curry , a Glenn Hills graduate, with Cleveland Cavaliers assistant John Kuester...