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Flip Waiting For Call From New YorkFormer Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders is still waiting for a call from Isiah Thomas and the Knicks regarding their head coaching vacancy. Thomas has turned the majority of his attention to Phil Jackson, thus ignoring Saunders, who is at the top of many team's wish list. The Blazers and Cavaliers are two teams that will likely speak to Saunders. New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Nuggets Win Despite Miles' 47 Points
Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points to go along with his 13 rebounds. ``It all starts now, the playoffs,'' Anthony said. The Blazers' Darius Miles scored a career-high 47 points. ``My teammates were getting me the ball,'' Miles said. ``I didn't even look at the scoreboard until I had 44. I didn't know how many points I had at the half, and guys were saying I could score 50. I thought, I'm not going to score 30 more points. I thought I had like, 20.'' Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Allen Puts Flip Saunders At The Top Of His ListBlazers' owner Paul Allen is reportedly looking for a coach with a lot of experience and a reputation for being a teacher of the game of basketbal. One name that comes to mind is Flip Saunders, who was interviewed for the Blazers' post several years ago. "You have to have somebody who'll be teaching and bringing those guys along and developing, someone who has a record of being able to do that," Allen said. "Flip Saunders, if he becomes available. I interviewed him during our previous search, but he decided to go back to Minnesota." He is also interested in Phil Jackson, but he doesn't expect to sign the former Lakers and Bulls coach, since Jackson has a reputation for going to teams that are close to a championship and also Allen expects Jackson to command a large payday. Allen used to have one of the biggest payrolls in the NBA, but he has stated that the days of free spending are over in Portland. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Trail Blazers Apr 2005 Archive
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The Nuggets completed the regular season with an improbable 49 wins by beating the Portland Trailblazers by a final score of 119-115.