There were 5 black coaches in the 2011 NBA playoffs:
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At the begginning of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, there were six black head coaches in the playoffs--4 in the East and 2 in the West: Cleveland's Mike Brown, Boston's Doc Rivers, Atlanta's Mike Woodson, Detroit's Michael Curry, Portland's Nate McMillan and New Orleans' Byron Scott. As of May 5th, only Brown, Rivers and Woodson remain alive in the playoffs.
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The Miami Heat gets swept 4 times in the 2011 NBA Playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.
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