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HIVE ALIVE
The Heat entered a Hornet's nest and must now deal with the sting of a first-round playoff sweep, as Charlotte totally dominated Miami 94-79 Friday night at the Hive. Feeding off a frenetic defense and kinetic offense, the Hornets raced out to a commanding 27-point halftime lead and never looked back en route to an Eastern Conference semfinal berth -- against the winner of the Bucks-Magic series.
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FEATURES
NBA.com blows the whistle on its stars in stripes, giving you an inside look at the league's officiating. Director of officials Ed Rush answers your questions each week and in this first installment, he explains the two different types of flagrant fouls, how officials watch for all fouls and much more!
E-mail a question to Ed Rush

Playoff time means trying to ignore the aches, pains and nagging injuries from the regular season, if you can. Nicholas DiNubile, M.D., a member of the Sixers' medical staff, describes some of the injuries plaguing key players and what that means for their playoff prospects.
Milwaukee's Ray Allen looked back on the career of longtime Blazer and quiet star Clyde Drexler on Vintage NBA on ESPN Classic.
Dirk Nowtizki has emerged into one of the league's brightest young stars. He discusses life in the league and the Mavs' playoff run in the NBA's weekly conference call.
Reggie Miller comes through in the clutch for Indiana and earns top honors in Courtside Countdown's top 10 plays of the week on NBA Action.
After millions of NBA fans showed their support throughout the 2000-01 season, the league's teams officially thanked everyone by holding fan appreciation nights as the regular season came to a close.
Ultimate Player
This week in NBA Ultimate Player, we examine the players with the best ball control as Brad Greenberg analyzes the Utlimate Component: HANDS. NBA.com has been breaking down all the components profiled in the NBA's newest DVD.
National Basketball Development League
Learn about season tickets, team information and more on the official Web site of the NBDL.
WNBA Draft 2001
From top pick Lauren Jackson to No. 64 Beth Record, WNBA.com gives you all the information you need on the next wave of WNBA players.


ANALYSIS
SportsLine
Get in on the pulse of the league with a new interactive talk show. The NBA Beat, Presented by SportsLine, comes at you live every weekday from 6-8 p.m. ET. Participate in the show by calling in or e-mailing questions to the guests.


HOT PRODUCTS
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MY HIGHLIGHTS

The new In Progress Highlights lets you create your own highlight reel during each playoff game. You can still use My Highlights to relive your favorite regular season action.
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TV TUNE IN

SATURDAY 4/28
Philadelphia at Indiana
12:30 p.m. ET  
Utah at Dallas
3 p.m. ET    
San Antonio at Minnesota
5:30 p.m. ET  
Milwaukee at Orlando
8:30 p.m. ET  
SUNDAY 4/29
New York at Toronto
12:30 p.m. ET    
Sacramento at Phoenix
3 p.m. ET  
L.A. Lakers at Portland
5:30 p.m. ET  



Elden Campbell
Play of the Day
Jamal Mashburn breaks into the paint and feeds a pretty behind-the-back pass to Elden Campbell for the jam.


NBA Call of the Day
Call of the Day
Jamal Mashburn banks the trey over Dan Majerle with only a few seconds left on the shot clock.