Fan reaction: 76ers beat Cavs to move above .500 (Associated Content)
Posted on | Monday, February 28, 2011 | No Comments
Finally, the Philadelphia 76ers are above .500. The 76ers won their 4th straight game on Sunday, February 27th. They defeated the Cavaliers in Cleveland to move their record to 30-29. The 76ers now return home to get ready for the Dallas Mavericks, one of the best teams in the NBA. Philadelphia is playing with a ton of confidence. They have already shown they can play with some of the better teams in the NBA. They will have a chance to continue that trend.
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Boston banking on health of Shaq with trades (PA SportsTicker)
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer
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Former Hornet Marcus Thornton's Top Five Games with New Orleans (Associated Content)
New Orleans Hornets buzz On Wednesday, the New Orleans Hornets traded G Marcus Thornton to the Sacramento Kings for F Carl Landry. As a Hornets fan, I have been very pleased with rookie head coach Monty Williams. But I never understood why he wouldn't give Thornton more playing time. Former head coach Jeff Bower made him a starter towards the end of the 2009-10 season and the shooting guard routinely scored 15+ points per night. But now that our hometown hero has been traded, take a look back at Marcus Thornton's top five games with the New Orleans...
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NBA Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)
Carmelo Anthony made a triumphant debut with the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
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Thunder Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
For the first time since last season, Oklahoma City has lost three in a row. The last setback came Sunday afternoon at home as the Los Angeles Lakers nipped the Thunder 90-87 before a national TV audience.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks has gone with an altered rotation since Thursday's trade with Boston that subtracted starters Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. Brooks has yet to use newcomers Kendrick Perkins, Nate Robinson and Nazr Mohammed.
As a result, Nick Collison and Serge Ibaka have been elevated from the second team to the starting lineup, with players such as Cole Aldrich and Daequan Cook getting minutes they normally didn't receive.
It hasn't been smooth so far. The Thunder's shooting percentage in Friday's loss at was a measly 33.
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Warriors might go after Yao or Oden in offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The Golden State Warriors are trying to obtain a center before Thursday's trading deadline, but if that...
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Celtics trade Perkins to Thunder, acquire Green (The Canadian Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder weren't content with just being top-tier playoff contenders, swapping starters in a surprising deadline deal.
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Fan reaction: Good start for ex-Knicks (Associated Content)
It is a measure of how illogically connected I became with this year's players on the New York Knicks that I watched a good portion of the Denver Nuggets game against the Boston Celtics well into the night (February 24). I will admit to asking myself on several occasions why I was, indeed, so interested in a mid-season Denver Nuggets contest on a cold mid-week night in February. Had cabin fever officially begun to influence my behavior in unseemly, hard-to-ignore ways?
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The Nets get their star in Deron Williams (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Sunday, February 27, 2011 | No Comments
The New Jersey Nets have given the NBA a roller-coaster trip in the weeks leading up to Thursday's trade...
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Anthony Randolph will be on Minnesota's bench now (Yahoo! Sports)
Long before Carmelo Anthony held the NBA hostage, Eddy Curry was briefly in the very same boat, mixing up...
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Hornets' Okafor to miss 10th straight game (AP)
Hornets starting center Emeka Okafor is out for Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Okafor has been sidelined by a strained left oblique muscle which has now forced him to miss 10 straight games. Okafor was hoping to return to action following the All-Star break and has practiced this week, but Hornets coach Monty Williams says he's not yet ready to return.
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Local fan reaction: Philadelphia 76ers dust the hapless Washington Wizards (Associated Content)
When the San Antonio Spurs dropped a game to the Philadelphia 76ers on the road, we took a step back and chalked it up to an off night. We said that we knew the Spurs are more talented and we gave the Sixers their just do for coming out, playing hard and earning their biggest win of the season. We said it was just one of those nights. Coming out of the All-Star break to a favorable schedule and leading off with the Washington Wizards at home, there would be no scenario Wednesday night where a Sixer's loss would be forgiven with a shrug and a "it was...
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Several Pistons miss pregame shootaround (PA SportsTicker)
Several Detroit Pistons skipped at least part of the team's shootaround and sat out a 110-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, the latest blemish in a difficult season for the fallen franchise.
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Nowitzki scores 35 to lead Mavs over Suns 112-106 (AP)
The Dallas Mavericks won their 40th game of the NBA season, 13 out of 14 in the last month. And Dirk Nowitzki seems to be just getting warmed up. Nowitzki, hitting his stride a month after returning from a knee injury, scored 35 points to lead the Mavericks past the Phoenix Suns 112-106 late Thursday.
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Former NBA coach Fratello to lead Ukraine at Euros (AP)
Former NBA coach Mike Fratello has agreed to coach Ukraine's national team at the European Championship this year. The Ukrainian Basketball Federation says it has a verbal agreement with the former Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies coach. A contract will be signed in the next few days.
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Most points by a player in one half in NBA history (Associated Content)
Most people know the most points ever scored in a NBA game is 100 by Wilt Chamberlain. But how many people know what the record is for most points scored in one half in an NBA game? The record is over 50 points. There are just a handful of players in NBA history who have scored over 50 points in one half. To put that into perspective the NBA team I root for the New Jersey Nets has had just 3 players who ever scored 50 or more points in a whole game and not one of those players ever scored as many points in a game as the players listed below did in a half.
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Fan reaction: The Memphis Grizzlies eat up the lazy 76ers (Associated Content)
Posted on | Saturday, February 26, 2011 | No Comments
Every positive thing I've written about the Philadelphia 76ers over the past month I suddenly want to rip off the Internet and crumple up like useless loose leaf. In a disgustingly pathetic effort, all be it on the road, the Sixers threw up a 102-91 clunker to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, and any indication that this game wasn't really a blowout can be explained in an eight minute third quarter stretch when the Griz were just as inept as the Sixers.
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NBA Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)
Carmelo Anthony made a triumphant debut with the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
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Rockets roar past Cavaliers (AP)
Shane Battier hasn't been able to ignore the constant trade rumors. They've consumed Houston's forward, playing with his mind and game. Soon, the talk will end. The deadline is near. Battier can't wait for it to pass. "Whether I get moved or not, at least I will have peace of mind," he said.
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Howard scores 32 to lead Magic over Wizards 101-76 (AP)
Three days removed from a big win over the Los Angeles Lakers, it would have been understandable if the Orlando Magic's guard was down a bit against the lowly Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The Wizards had no such luck. Dwight Howard had 32 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, and the Magic ran past the Wizards 101-76.
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Fan reaction: Oklahoma City Thunder spoil Blake Griffin's homecoming game (Associated Content)
The Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled Blake Griffin's homecoming on Tuesday night. The former Oklahoma Sooners star basketball player returned to Oklahoma City and came within two assists of scoring his first ever triple double. However, he couldn't win the game by himself and the Thunder cruised to a 111-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Blake Griffin's homecoming was a mixed bag. He put on quite a show for his hometown fans, scoring 28 points with 11 rebounds and eight assists.
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Fan reaction: Indiana Pacers comeback falls short against Detroit Pistons (Associated Content)
The Indiana Pacers headed north to play the Detroit Pistons on February 16, and I thought that this was one of those games against a weaker opponent that the Pacers should win. Having watched this team closely before and after Frank Vogel's arrival a couple of weeks ago, I've seen the Pacers make major strides in closing out teams that are beatable, and I expected more of the same here. After a fortnight of good feelings about the Pacers, though, we fans have to realize that there is still a lot of work to be done before Indiana is a powerhouse in...
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Troy Murphy headed to Celtics upon expected release? (Yahoo! Sports)
Troy Murphy hadn't played for the New Jersey Nets since early January, but the Golden State Warriors traded...
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Bobcats beat Kings 110-98 without Wallace (AP)
Gerald Wallace's locker had been cleared and reassigned. He was edited out of the pregame video and Stephen Jackson replaced him as the last player introduced. For a night, at least, the Charlotte Bobcats didn't need their former All-Star forward. With Jackson scoring 30 points, D.J. Augustin adding 23 and Gerald Henderson stepping up in Wallace's place, the undermanned Bobcats pulled...
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New Cavs guard Baron Davis has a hurting knee? (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Friday, February 25, 2011 | No Comments
The Los Angeles Clippers took on the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, losing 98-87.
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Fan reaction: Will Carmelo Anthony trade resurrect Bulls-Knicks classic rivalry? (Associated Content)
As you may have heard, Carmelo Anthony is now a New York Knick. That means the NBA's biggest fan base and the Big Apple media has new superstar to be giddy and gush about, and that the Knicks have their eye on the future. What else it means remains to be seen. So what does it mean for the Chicago Bulls, whom, as you have also already read, would be playing the Knicks if the playoffs started today? As far as this fan can tell, it means little now, although the Bulls - and the rest of the East - might have something to worry about a down the road.
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Trade buzz: Hawks deal Bibby for Hinrich (Yahoo! Sports)
The Hawks are upgrading their backcourt by swapping Mike Bibby for Kirk Hinrich in a five-player trade.
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Juwan Howard thinks Derrick Rose is MVP, not LeBron (Yahoo! Sports)
When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh teamed up this summer, the assumption was that each would...
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Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Wilson Chandler just got to Denver and he already wants to stay.
That's easy to say now. Still, it has to be comforting news for Nuggets fans after Carmelo Anthony had asked and received his wish to be traded.
"I'm pretty sure I'll like it," Chandler, one of five players acquired Tuesday by the Nuggets in a blockbuster trade in which they also sent Chauncey Billups to New York, said when asked about being a restricted free agent this summer. "What the future holds, hopefully I'll come back next year."
Chandler, a forward, was acquired from the Knicks in a three-team deal along with forward Danilo Gallinari, guard Raymond Felton and center Timofey Mozgov. The Nuggets also picked up center Kosta Koufos from Minnesota.
The new players said all the right things...
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Knicks fan reaction: Carmelo Anthony and the Garden buzz (Associated Content)
There is something magical about a New York sports arena when the moment is special. I was reminded of this phenomenon during the Carmelo Anthony gala reception (February 23) against the sacrificial lamb Milwaukee Bucks. Of all the New York sports venues, Madison Square Garden still remains the elite in terms of electricity. Certainly, there has been unparalleled theater at Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, the Meadowlands, etc. Everyone can point back to their own recollections of memorable moments at these playgrounds.
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Trade buzz: Grizz eye Battier return (Yahoo! Sports)
The Grizzlies would like to bring back Shane Battier in a deal for Hasheem Thabeet.
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Knicks Guarantee Themselves an Early Playoff Exit with 'Melo Deal (Associated Content)
(Disclaimer: the following was written by a life-long Chicago Bulls fan (me), who failed to see anything extraordinary happen in the league recently. His warped opinion follows.) So the Denver Nuggets pie-faced the New York Knicks at half court, sending Carmelo Anthony and a lot of guys that no one cares about to New York in return for virtually everyone on the Knicks roster with a pulse, including some draft picks, a pile of cash, and that poor Russian kid who was the victim of the Greatest.
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Behind the Box Score, where Denver isn't Cleveland (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, February 24, 2011 | No Comments
Denver 120, Memphis 107 Remember the talk from a week ago today, about how the Memphis Grizzlies wanted nothing...
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Wednesday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
Carmelo Anthony's debut on the big stage was a huge hit.
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Fan reaction: Griffin finishes weekend sweep with win in All-Star Game (Associated Content)
As a Los Angeles Clippers fan, it was fun to see Blake Griffin participate so much in All-Star Weekend. His team won the Rookies versus Sophomores game and then he won the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday. After all the hoopla and hype of the All-Star Weekend, the actual game finally commenced. While it is fun to see the collection of stars and marvel at the power of certain starting lineups, the NBA All-Star game is not necessarily the most compelling match-up.
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Pistons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The losses are piling up for the Pistons, and they're headed for another trip to the draft lottery. Considering that the Pistons don't have attractive pieces to make blockbuster deals like some of their Eastern Conference peers, that's not such a bad thing. They have no choice but to build through the draft.
Joe Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations, will never live down his colossal blunder of drafting Darko Milicic in 2003 with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade waiting in the green room. The Pistons have paid dearly for that mistake, but their recent selections are the basis for any future optimism.
In 2007, they found a starting guard from obscure Eastern Washington—Rodney Stuckey—with the No.
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Williams traded to Nets, latest star to head East (PA SportsTicker)
By LYNN DeBRUIN AP Sports Writer
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Cavs, Clippers make deal (AP)
Baron Davis was starting to soar with Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers. He's about to drop to the NBA's bottom. One of the league's top point guards, Davis is on the verge of being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard Mo Williams and forward Jamario Moon. A person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press the deal is close to being finalized.
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’Melo will signal opening of trade market (Yahoo! Sports)
After the Nuggets decide what to do with Carmelo Anthony, a handful of other players could be moved.
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Sloan steps down as Utah Jazz coach (The Canadian Press)
SALT LAKE CITY - Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan stepped down Thursday after 23 seasons and 1,127 wins at the helm of the Utah Jazz, saying he simply ran out of energy to coach anymore.
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Jennings leads Bucks past Timberwolves 94-88 (AP)
Posted on | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | No Comments
Even if the Minnesota Timberwolves had Corey Brewer, it might not have been enough to top Brandon Jennings' effort. Jennings scored 27 points and made five free throws down the stretch to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 94-88 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night. Jennings had his best game in the last six, shooting 7 of 17 from the field -- including 2 of 8 from 3-point range.
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Rockets' Battier to be traded to Celtics? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Boston Celtics are hurting at shooting guard with Marquis Daniels recently bruising his spinal cord and...
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Fan: Gerald Wallace to Portland Trail Blazers? (Associated Content)
I've been nervously awaiting a move by the Portland Trail Blazers, with the NBA's trade deadline looming on Thursday and many reports out of Portland indicating the team is considering major changes. I've maintained recently that major changes aren't needed for this group, which went into Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers on a six-game winning streak. But the team reportedly made its first move on Wednesday afternoon, acquiring Gerald Wallace from the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Patterson helps Rockets beat Pistons 108-100 (AP)
Patrick Patterson glanced over at the scorer's table a couple of times, expecting to be replaced. Instead, the rookie forward stayed in for the entire fourth quarter and led his team to a road victory. Patterson scored a career-high 20 points, including seven in a row late in the game as the Houston Rockets pulled away for a 108-100 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
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Orlando Magic fan: 2011 NBA All-Star Game and Orlando to host in 2012 (Associated Content)
Staples Center, Los Angeles This weekend the best and the brightest of the NBA's players voted by fans to represent the East and West will play at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. I've been to the Staples Center and it is world-class. The location is convenient, walking distance to hotels and great restaurants. It is home to the LA Lakers, the Clippers, the NHL Kings, and the WNBA Sparks. Dwight Howard Dwight Howard will be the only Magic player playing at the NBA All-Star games this weekend.
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Miller back in Miami after taking hit to head (PA SportsTicker)
Heat forward Mike Miller returned to Miami Wednesday, one day after leaving his team's game against the Indiana Pacers after taking a blow to the head.
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Fan reaction: Oklahoma City blows out Sacramento in last game before All-Star break (Associated Content)
If the Oklahoma City Thunder wanted to prove a point as they head into the All-Star break, they did it in convincing fashion on Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder welcomed the Sacramento Kings to town and proceeded to thrash them, 126-94. Sure, the Kings are not a very good team, with only 13 wins on the season, but the Thunder have been playing down to their competition and this was a chance to prove that they can turn it up when needed. With over ten minutes left in the fourth period, Oklahoma City led by over 20 points.
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Magic executive Pat Williams diagnosed with cancer (AP)
Orlando Magic senior vice president and longtime NBA executive Pat Williams has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. The team released a statement Tuesday saying that the 70-year old Williams has a condition known as multiple myeloma. The cancer was discovered during a physical for Orlando executives, just six weeks after his annual physical.
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Bulls charge into break on high note (PA SportsTicker)
Posted on | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 | No Comments
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
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Brian Cardinal: Proof that it pays to work hard (Associated Content)
Brian Cardinal, who plays for Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks, is absolute proof that capitalism can work for you if you work hard and catch a few breaks. My father and I went to many Iowa Hawkeyes basketball games around the time that Brian Cardinal played at Purdue University under Gene Keady. Gene Keady had a tendency to recruit hard-nose players who didn't know the meaning of the word quit, just like Brian Cardinal. Brian Cardinal was a part of an Elite Eight team that was coached by Keady.
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Thursday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
Derrick Rose scored a career-high 42 points and the Chicago Bulls headed into the All-Star break with an impressive 109-99 victory over the NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.
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Video: Bill Walton relishes in the spirit of the Grateful Dead (Yahoo! Sports)
Last night was Grateful Dead Night at Pseudo-Science Coliseum, and in celebration of such, Sacramento Kings...
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Fan perspective: Big East Conference leads the way at NBA All-Star Game (Associated Content)
The Big East Conference is the best represented college basketball conference at the 2011 NBA All-Star game. Three players who played in college in the Big East Conference, including one player from my favorite college team, are in this year's All-Star game including two starters. Three other college conferences also have three players on this year's All-Star game rosters but no other conference has two voted starters. Here is a quick rundown of where the players on this year's All-Star game rosters came from before the NBA.
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Frye's career-high 31 leads Suns past Jazz 102-101 (AP)
For the second game in a row, the Phoenix Suns denied Utah its first victory of the post-Jerry Sloan era. The short-handed Jazz didn't quite have enough to overcome a career shooting night for Channing Frye and a performance by Steve Nash that left him seventh on the NBA's career assists list and 10th in 3-pointers as the Suns won 102-101 on Tuesday.
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A look back at the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks NBA Championship season (Associated Content)
40 years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks won their only NBA Championship. Here's a look back at the Bucks' 1970-71 season. By any standards, the 1969-70 Milwaukee Bucks had an outstanding season for a team in only its second year of existence. After selecting center Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) with the first overall pick in the 1969 draft, the Bucks improved from a record of 27-55 in their initial season of 1968-69 to 56-26 in 1969-70.
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Never say never: Bieber wins MVP at celeb game (PA SportsTicker)
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
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Fan perspective: Portland Trail Blazers take win streak into All-Star break (Associated Content)
Posted on | Monday, February 21, 2011 | No Comments
The Portland Trail Blazers ran their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 103-96 home victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday, February 16. Just as I expected them to do. I've already written about how, when LaMarcus Aldridge scores 20 points, the Blazers typically win. The forward put up 34 on the Hornets, marking the 19th time in Portland's last 20 victories that he scored 20 or more points. Aldridge's importance to the team becomes more evident with every game, and rather than drop off at all, he continues to impress me.
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Fan list: Top moments of the Houston Rockets first half of the 2010-11 season (Associated Content)
The Houston Rockets (26-30) will reach the All-Star break following tonight's game with the Philadelphia 76ers (26-29) at 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 CST p.m. at the Toyota Center in Downtown Houston. What have been the top moments in the Rockets' 2010-11 season so far? Below is a list, for better or worse, that features them in no particular order. The injury to Yao Ming To any observer of the Rockets or the NBA in general, it wasn't really a surprise.
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Heat's Miller taken to hospital for concussion (Yahoo! Sports)
For the third game in a row, the Miami Heat 's Mike Miller has had some kind of head trauma.
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Knicks beat Nets without injured Stoudemire (The Canadian Press)
Amare Stoudemire's injury turned into Wilson Chandler's opportunity and a satisfying win for the New York Knicks.
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Fan reaction: Stoudemire "Toes" the line (Associated Content)
Hmmm...Amar'e Stoudemire sure did enough jumping around from his spectator seat on the New York Knicks' bench while his teammates were rallying to beat their cross-town rival New Jersey Nets (February 12), didn't he? I was led to believe before the game, along with fellow Knick nation, that he had incurred a toe injury of some kind in the embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (February 11), however nobody seems to know when it happened.
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Fan reaction: Portland Trail Blazers beat Toronto Raptors, Aldridge scores 37 (Associated Content)
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, propelled by great games from LaMarcus Aldridge and Rudy Fernandez. Aldridge ended up with another impressive night of 37 points and 10 rebounds, possibly putting him as the leading candidate for Western Conference Player of the Month honors. After setting a new career high in Monday night's game, it was good to see Aldridge put impressive numbers again against the Raptors. Early in this game though, it was Rudy Fernandez that really sparked the Blazers off the bench.
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A postseason teaser: Kobe vs. LeBron (PA SportsTicker)
By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist
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Fan reaction: Philadelphia 76ers maul Horford-less Atlanta Hawks (Associated Content)
As the NBA regular season heads into its final turn, here is some advice for whatever Eastern Conference team gets matched up with the Atlanta Hawks, who will more than likely garner the fourth or fifth seed. If third year All-Star center-forward Al Horford is healthy and expected to play, look up Jeff Gillooly's number. I'm not sure whether ole Jeff and his collapsible metal baton are roaming the streets free these days, but Jeff has the knack of getting rid of competition.
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Rose and Wall voted into Skills Challenge (PA SportsTicker)
Posted on | Sunday, February 20, 2011 | No Comments
Stephen Curry of Golden State, Derrick Rose of Chicago, John Wall of Washington and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City were selected in fan voting to compete against New Orleans point guard Chris Paul in the NBA Skills Challenge on Saturday.
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Malone says Sloan would never quit anything (AP)
An agitated Karl Malone says the Jerry Sloan he knows would never quit anything and suggested his longtime Utah Jazz coach just grew tired of garbage that came with the job and certain players. "They changed the floor back to old school. They changed the uniform back to old school. Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school," Malone said before the Jazz hosted the...
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Thunder Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Oklahoma City completed its pre-All-Star break schedule with Tuesday's home win over Sacramento. It marked the second time in the span of four days that the Thunder beat the Kings.
It also left Oklahoma City comfortably in front of the Northwest Division at 35-19. Denver and Utah both began Tuesday five games back in the loss column. The season is about two-thirds done, with a division title and top-four Western Conference playoff seed there for the taking.
"We have time to look back on what we've done the first 54 games and go into the last 28 games with a fresh mind and body feeling good and the spirit of the team will be in a good state," coach Scott Brooks said. "But we look forward to finishing up the season strong."
The victory Tuesday came after dropping two of...
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Silas to receive extension from Bobcats (Yahoo! Sports)
Less than two months after being named the Bobcats' interim coach, Paul Silas will receive a one-year extension.
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Afflalo's shot at buzzer sinks Mavericks 121-120 (AP)
Arron Afflalo went from understudy to star in an instant. With Carmelo Anthony fouled out, Afflalo took over the All-Star's role and came through. His 19-footer at the buzzer capped a furious rally and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 121-120 on Thursday, ending the Mavericks' 10-game win streak.
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Fan reaction: Hornets lose battle of starting All-Star point guards (Associated Content)
New Orleans Hornets Buzz On Friday, February 12, the Hornets went on the road to Orlando and defeated the Magic, thus ending their four-game losing streak. It was no coincidence that the spirited, defensive effort came along with the return of Trevor Ariza. But if there is one thing I've learned in my 30+ years as a fan of the NBA (nearly 10 of them cheering for the Hornets) it's that back-to-back games are brutal. And this was the very task at hand for New Orleans, as they met Eastern Conference power the Chicago Bulls, who last played on Wednesday.
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Future looks bright for Thunder (Yahoo! Sports)
Led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder are building off last season's success at their own pace.
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Fan list: Top moments of the Houston Rockets first half of the 2010-11 season (Associated Content)
The Houston Rockets (26-30) will reach the All-Star break following tonight's game with the Philadelphia 76ers (26-29) at 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 CST p.m. at the Toyota Center in Downtown Houston. What have been the top moments in the Rockets' 2010-11 season so far? Below is a list, for better or worse, that features them in no particular order. The injury to Yao Ming To any observer of the Rockets or the NBA in general, it wasn't really a surprise.
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Wade scores 28 as Heat beat Raptors 103-95 (AP)
Posted on | Saturday, February 19, 2011 | No Comments
The Miami Heat banded together to get Chris Bosh a win against his former team. Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, LeBron James had 23 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and the Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 103-95 Wednesday night. Bosh finished with 25 points and the Heat went into the All-Star break having won 10 of 11.
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Stojakovic scores 22, Mavs beat Rockets 106-102 (AP)
Peja Stojakovic is settling in with his new team, adding a valuable dimension to the Dallas Mavericks' offense. Stojakovic scored 22 points and broke a tie with Dale Ellis for fourth place in career 3-pointers as the Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 106-102 on Saturday night. Dallas acquired Stojakovic on Jan.
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Magic's Bass back just in time for playoff push (AP)
Everyone associated with the Magic understands how valuable Brandon Bass has become to the Orlando franchise. When he walked toward the scorer's table Sunday for his first action since Jan. 31, the sellout Amway Center crowd greeted him with a roar usually reserved for a Dwight Howard dunk. "It felt good just to get back on the court and to be out there playing with the guys," said...
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GM: Lakers 'unlikely' to make a trade (Yahoo! Sports)
Not long ago, Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak was growing concerned about his team's play and said that...
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Kings' Cousins told to get off team plane; he's sent home (Yahoo! Sports)
Sacramento Kings rookie DeMarcus Cousins wasn't allowed to fly with his teammates from Oklahoma City to...
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Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Nets and Nuggets have agreed on the framework of a trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey, if Anthony will agree to a three-year, $65 million extension with the Nets.
But while Anthony vacillates, the Knicks have upped the ante in the Carmelo sweepstakes.
According to the Bergen (N.J.) Record, the Nets' deal would send Anthony, veteran point guard Chauncey Billups and forwards Shelden Williams, Melvin Ely and Renaldo Balkman to the Nets in exchange for rookie forward Derrick Favors, point guard Devin Harris, guard Ben Uzoh, forward Troy Murphy and his expiring contract, along with four first-round picks. The Nuggets reportedly would look to deal one or two of those first-round picks, plus Murphy, to a third team afterwards.
Reports on Friday...
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Griffin dominates Love as Clippers beat Wolves (AP)
Blake Griffin appeared to be starting his first All-Star weekend in style, with a 29-point, eight-rebound, five-assist thrashing of Western Conference teammate Kevin Love in the Los Angeles Clippers' 98-90 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. When reporters entered the locker room after the game, Griffin was anything but jubilant.
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Miami fans have their cake and eat it too as Heat top Bobcats in Charlotte 109-97 (Associated Content)
It's beginning to feel real great again being a fan of Miami teams. The University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball squad finally found a way to scratch out a win against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Thursday, Jan. 3 after four straight losses, the Florida Panthers got a much needed goal in overtime from Rostislav Olesz to defeat the New Jersey Devils, and the Miami Heat got another incredible performance from one of their "Three Kings" that helped secure a 109-97 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on the road.
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Interim coach Vogel has Pacers rolling (PA SportsTicker)
Posted on | Friday, February 18, 2011 | No Comments
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Ellis scores 35, Warriors beat Jazz 107-100 (AP)
Monta Ellis sent the Utah Jazz into the All-Star break with lingering concerns. His Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, can rest easy after a couple of big wins, including Wednesday night's 107-100 win over the Jazz, who are 0-3 since coach Jerry Sloan retired. "This is a big step for us," Warriors coach Keith Smart said, whose team has won six straight against opponents with winning...
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Wade's 41 push Heat past Pacers (AP)
Dwyane Wade dominated the first half, LeBron James and Chris Bosh took over in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat's star power overcame Indiana's youth and determination. Wade tied a franchise record for most points in a first half with 31, and he finished with 41 to help the Heat defeat the Pacers 110-103 on Tuesday night.
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NBA Roundup: A look at Sunday's games (The Canadian Press)
One game after the Cleveland Cavaliers ended their epic losing streak, they watched the Washington Wizards end a near-record run of futility of their own.
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Gov't, NBA team launch All-Star security campaign (AP)
The Homeland Security Department and the NBA said Tuesday they will launch a security campaign at this weekend's All-Star game activities in Los Angeles, encouraging people to report suspicious activity. "We hope that this partnership will emphasize basically that security is a shared responsibility," said NBA commissioner David Stern, appearing at a news conference with Homeland...
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Blazers' Roy returning Friday? (Yahoo! Sports)
Brandon Roy hasn't appeared in a game for the Portland Trail Blazers since mid-December when he underwent...
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Mavs guard Jones has surgery on right foot (AP)
Dallas Mavericks rookie guard Dominique Jones has undergone surgery for a stress fracture in his right foot. The surgery was done Friday, and the team said there is no timetable for his return. In 18 games for the Mavericks, Jones averaged 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists while playing about 7 1/2 minutes per game.
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Dwyane Wade's 41 push Heat past Pacers (The Canadian Press)
INDIANAPOLIS - Dwyane Wade tied a franchise record for most points in a first half with 31, and finished with 41 overall to help the Miami Heat defeat the Indiana Pacers 110-103 on Tuesday night.
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Nets negotiating framework of 'Melo deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, February 17, 2011 | No Comments
The Nuggets are seeking four first-round draft picks for Carmelo Anthony in a proposed trade with the Nets.
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Ellis scores 35, Warriors beat Jazz 107-100 (AP)
Monta Ellis sent the Utah Jazz into the All-Star break with lingering concerns. His Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, can rest easy after a couple of big wins, including Wednesday night's 107-100 win over the Jazz, who are 0-3 since coach Jerry Sloan retired. "This is a big step for us," Warriors coach Keith Smart said, whose team has won six straight against opponents with winning...
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Hornets snap 4-game skid with 99-93 win over Magic (AP)
In the weeks since New Orleans finished a season-best 10-game winning streak last month, closing out games had become a burden for the slumping Hornets. They excelled down the stretch Friday night, though, rallying for a much-needed 99-93 road win over the Orlando Magic. Willie Green had 24 points and David West added 17 points and 17 rebounds for New Orleans, which snapped a four-game losing...
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76ers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Jrue Holiday wasn't picked to the rookie/sophomore game as a first-year player. But he made it this year and is eagerly anticipating Friday night's game in Los Angeles, which just happens to be his hometown.
"I'm blessed to be a part of the All-Star festivities," said Holiday, who is the Sixers' only representative at All-Star weekend. "For the first one to be at home, I'm ecstatic."
With Tyreke Evans on the sophomore roster and a rookie group featuring John Wall and Blake Griffin, Holiday figures there are plenty of guys who want to put on a show. That's not his first priority—or his style.
"I know everybody out there is going to try to be MVP," he said. "I just want to have fun and experience it."
Sixers teammate Andre Iguodala, who was the game's MVP...
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Jason Smith returns for New Orleans Hornets (AP)
Hornets 7-footer Jason Smith is suiting up against the Minnesota Timberwolves. New Orleans coach Monty Williams says Smith, who was out with an illness against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, is active but will be a reserve Monday night rather than returning to his recent role as a fill-in starter for injured center Emeka Okafor.
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Wednesday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
The Lakers hit the All-Star break broken.
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Fan reaction: Detroit Pistons stuff the Milwaukee Bucks (Associated Content)
Detroit just came off a win after losing three in a row. It is understandable that they would lose to Miami - although they only lost by one point. Go check it out, it's true. And the blowout by the Knicks wasn't unheard of, but it was still quite disappointing. But the worst was when they let Charlotte get a win ... that was just despicable. After following the Pistons for so long, the game on Saturday night, February 5 th, reassured me that there is some sense left in the universe.
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Wednesday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
The Lakers hit the All-Star break broken.
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Warriors stun Thunder behind Ellis' big night (AP)
Posted on | Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | No Comments
Even as Oklahoma City stumbles into the All-Star break, Kevin Durant insists it's far too soon for the Thunder to worry. That, says Durant, would only complicate things. "We can't panic at all," said Durant after scoring 29 points in a 100-94 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
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Holiday leads Sixers to 114-105 over Rockets (AP)
Jrue Holiday scored 20 points to lead seven 76ers in double-figures and Philadelphia rallied from an early 12-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 114-105 on Wednesday night. Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young scored 19 points apiece, and Spencer Hawes had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers, who shot 55 percent (48 of 87) from the field and had a 50-40 rebounding edge.
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Fan reaction: Portland Trail Blazers beat Detroit Pistons, LaMarcus Aldridge scores 36 (Associated Content)
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, and with the win moved to within one game of the No. 6 playoff spot in the Western Conference. It was clear that the Blazers were the better team on the court Sunday, but they were tested late in the game when the coaches decided to let the bench players of the Pistons try to win the game for them. It was an odd move, but it made the game look much more interesting in the final box score.
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Heat's Miller taken to hospital for concussion (Yahoo! Sports)
For the third game in a row, the Miami Heat 's Mike Miller has had some kind of head trauma.
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MJ practices with team; Wallace: 'He still has it' (The Canadian Press)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Short on players for practice, the Charlotte Bobcats found an extra body in the front office: Michael Jordan.
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Fan reaction: Another win against the Raptors puts San Antonio Spurs top in the NBA so far (Associated Content)
It has never been a better time to be a fan of the San Antonio Spurs than it is right now. The win against the Raptors on Wednesday, February 9th, has Spurs fans celebrating a 44-8 record so far this season. They are midway through their nine-game "Rodeo Road Trip" and sitting nicely at 4-1. Even though the Raptors dominated three quarters of play, the game ended with an awe inspiring 111 - 100 victory by the San Antonio Spurs . We've often been called a "4th quarter team" and this game was a prime example of the Spurs kicking it into...
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Conley's second half leads Grizzlies past 76ers (AP)
The Memphis Grizzlies aren't ready to take a break right now. The way they're playing lately, it's hard to blame them for wanting to keep things going when the NBA pauses the regular season for the All-Star break. Mike Conley scored all 22 of his points in the second half, helping the Grizzlies hold off the Philadelphia 76ers for a 102-91 victory Tuesday night and their fourth straight...
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Players who were NBA All-Star Game MVP multiple times (Associated Content)
These are all the players in NBA history who were the MVP of the All-Star game at least twice. The NBA All-Star game was played every year from 1951 to 1998. Over those 47 years only 6 players won the All-Star game MVP Award and are not in the NBA Hall of Fame including Mitch Richmond who has a decent shot to still get in. The All-Star game was not played in 1999 due to the lockout. Since 1999 the All-Star game MVP has been won each year by players who will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Warriors stun Thunder behind Ellis' big night (AP)
Posted on | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | No Comments
Even as Oklahoma City stumbles into the All-Star break, Kevin Durant insists it's far too soon for the Thunder to worry. That, says Durant, would only complicate things. "We can't panic at all," said Durant after scoring 29 points in a 100-94 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
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NBA Roundup: A look at Sunday's games (The Canadian Press)
One game after the Cleveland Cavaliers ended their epic losing streak, they watched the Washington Wizards end a near-record run of futility of their own.
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Rubbernecking Cleveland fans (Associated Content)
Who's watching? Although it almost feels like rubber necking, I, along with the other Cleveland fans, can't turn away from our team. As the losses continue to pile up, and the commentators give their play by play of the brutal accident scene of a season, the fans are there, watching it all. Are we hoping for a miraculous recovery? Watching for the Cleveland Cavs to come back to life? Of course, that's what Cleveland fans do. We know disappointment.
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Triple-doubles by NBA teammates in the same game (Associated Content)
Officially triple-doubles by teammates in the same game have occurred just twice in the NBA since 1986. But the league did not start counting steals and blocked shots as stats until the 1973-74 season so it is quite possible it has happened more than twice. A triple-double is when a player records double figures in three of the following stats in a game - points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. What I love about this stat is that my team the New Jersey Nets is a huge part of it.
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Nuggets want Knicks' Gallinari and Felton (Yahoo! Sports)
The Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks are still talking about a possible Carmelo Anthony trade, but the folks...
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Local fan reaction: Philadelphia 76ers dominate Atlanta Hawks for big win (Associated Content)
The Philadelphia 76ers put together one of their best efforts of the season on February 8th. They dominated the Hawks from start to finish. The 76ers went to Atlanta and left with a 117-83 victory over one of the more solid teams in the Eastern Conference. The win was a huge one for the 76ers, who have struggled on the road. They are now 24-27 and have a real shot to get to .500 before the All-Star break. The 76ers led 33-15 after one quarter and 65-33 at halftime.
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Magic use big second half to down Clippers, 101-85 (AP)
For the past few weeks, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy's nightly pregame speeches have included two simple requests: Good pace on offense and sustained energy on defense. Orlando's 101-85 win over the L.A. Clippers Tuesday night didn't have all the elements Van Gundy is hoping his team will exhibit over next few months, but it was a step in the right direction.
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Fan opinion: The 4 most exciting NBA teams (Associated Content)
Posted on | Monday, February 14, 2011 | No Comments
Given the option of watching any team in the NBA on any given night, what team would you choose? Let's expand that scenario a little and ask this question: If you could get a mini-league pass to watch the games of any four NBA teams, which teams would you sign up to watch? I asked myself this question. Actually I started to make a chart of the top five most exciting teams in the NBA but quickly discovered that, in my opinion, there are four clear-cut, stand-out teams and choosing a fifth most exciting team was nearly impossible.
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Fan analysis: Houston Rockets continue Lazarus-like rise, win third straight (Associated Content)
When the Rockets dropped to 22-28 after losing to the Lakers in overtime last week, it appeared their season was all but over. Then they trailed the Jazz late the next night and it looked as if the nail was ready to be slammed into their 2011 coffin. But suddenly, the Rockets came alive. Following close wins at Utah and at home against Memphis, the Houston Rockets (25-28) defeated the Denver Nuggets (30-22) 108-103 Monday night in Denver to win their third straight game.
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