Maurice Cheeks expects to hear the heckles one last time. Cheeks wants to be the one who gets the last laugh with a Game 7 victory and silence those Pistons fans who needled him the last three games in Detroit. The 76ers coach told the hecklers, “I’ll be back” as the final seconds ticked off the clock in a Game 5 loss, putting Detroit up 3-2 in the first-round playoff series.

" I’m serious when I say this, I think the Avs need to hire some more medical personnel next year.

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Pavel Datsyuk scored  twice and added an assist as the Red Wings moved closer to clinching their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Avs with a 4-3 win in Game 3 at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday. | Babcock |