Williams Leaves Nets

New Jersey Net reserve forward Aaron Williams left the Detroit area for personal reasons Monday and might sit out Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Williams did not attend a morning practice. Coach Byron Scott said he did not know whether Williams would return in time for tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons.

Williams scored four points in 20 minutes in New Jersey’s 76-74 victory in Game 1 on Sunday.

If Williams doesn’t play, Dikembe Mutombo could see his first substantial playing time of the playoffs. Mutombo has played only 33 minutes.

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Cleveland owner Gordon Gund will meet with former New York Knick coach Jeff Van Gundy this week about the Cavaliers’ coaching vacancy, a source said.

Van Gundy, who took New York to the playoffs six times, has had several phone conversations with Gund, a league source said.

Van Gundy and former New Orleans Hornet coach Paul Silas are considered the leading candidates for the job.

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Indiana Pacer guard Reggie Miller had arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to clean out loose cartilage and bone spurs.

From Associated Press