Wall leads Wizards over Jazz 100-95 in OT (AP)
Posted on | Thursday, March 31, 2011 | No Comments
For rookie John Wall, March Madness meant helping the Washington Wizards avoid making NBA history as a one-win road team. He ensured that, scoring a game-high 28 points Monday as the Wizards beat the struggling Utah Jazz, 100-95 in overtime for only their second road win of the season. The Wizards avoided sharing the dubious honor with Sacramento, which holds the NBA record for fewest road...
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Brooks sparks Suns to 114-106 win over Raptors (The Canadian Press)
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns were a tired bunch before and after their 114-106 win over the Toronto Raptors.
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Fan take: Can LeBron loss to Cavs help Knicks? (Associated Content)
After the New York Knicks play their brother-borough, cross-river, interstate rival, the New Jersey Nets (March 30), they gear up for arguably their most important game of the 2010-2011 regular season...a game LeBron James might have actually helped them win. The Miami Heat lost to James' former team, the Cavaliers (March 29), and bedlam broke loose in Cleveland. High-fiving, chest-bumping, screaming fans joined ebullient players and coaches as they relished this unlikely victory.
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Top five three-point shot makers in NBA playoff history (Associated Content)
Even when a game is seemingly lost, it can still be won behind clutch three-point shooting. What NBA fan could ever forget the closing moments of game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden? The three-point shot has proven to be a deadly weapon—especially during the postseason. Used effectively, a timely three-pointer can change the complexion of a basketball game. A made or missed three can actually decide a game; and in the playoffs, one game can decide a series.
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Fan reaction: Five reasons the Charlotte Bobcats will make the playoffs (Associated Content)
The Charlotte Bobcats are not a team that has spent a great deal of time in the playoffs. The franchise has missed the party every year of their existence except one, and as a fan from the beginning, I am hungry for some action. It would be very nice to see them reach the playoffs this season, if only because the chances seemed so remote just one month ago. After beating the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks consecutively, the Bobcats are only one game out of the last playoff spot in the East.
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LeBron tones down act of NBA's villain (Yahoo! Sports)
Once LeBron James stopped painting unnecessary targets on the Heat, the team started to flourish.
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Fan reaction: LeBron James' second return to Cleveland (Associated Content)
The last time LeBron James and the Miami Heat rolled into Cleveland, there hadn't been such an anticipated NBA game in quite awhile. This time around, the stakes aren't as high. LeBron James already humiliated his former team last time around, sitting out in the fourth quarter while his teammates continued the Heat's assault on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The decision to take his talents down to Miami has been as positive experience for LeBron.
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Youngest players in the NBA today (Associated Content)
These are the ten youngest players in the NBA today. Not long after its creation the NBA created a rule saying that players were not eligible to be drafted until their four years of college eligibility was up. This rule stayed in affect until Spencer Haywood sued the league and won a Supreme Court decision 7-2 in his favor in 1971. The NBA then allowed hardship cases to enter the draft and the league. That opened the door for high school players to enter the NBA Draft but not that many entered until 1995 when Kevin Garnett started a rush that saw over 3 dozen...
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Houston Rockets fan beat: Rookie Patterson ascending to new heights (Associated Content)
Posted on | Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | No Comments
When it comes to drafting players, general manger Daryl Morey seems to have the Midas touch. Yet another golden draft pick being polished off by the Rockets is Patrick Patterson, Houston's first pick and the 14th overall pick out of the University of Kentucky. Against the Utah Jazz this past Sunday, Patterson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, his third straight double double. It seems the Rockets followed the Carl Landry plan with him. They slowly brought him along just as they did with Landry, sparingly playing him early in the season and even demoted him to...
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LA jury rules in favour of Clippers against Baylor (The Canadian Press)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A jury has rejected Elgin Baylor's claim of age discrimination and harassment, giving the Los Angeles Clippers a major victory against their former general manager.
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Fan reaction: Indiana Pacers continue to surprise with victory over Boston Celtics (Associated Content)
The Indiana Pacers came into their game against the Boston Celtics on March 28 with the weight of a tumultuous season and a recent nasty stumble on their shoulders. In the span of just a few days, the Pacers had seen their three-game playoff lead nearly vanish and could feel the heavy footsteps of the hard-charging Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats. Pacers fans were fairly despondent about the team's chances of holding onto the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, given the inconsistent play that we've witnessed all season.
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Fan's take: Andre Iguodala should be ready for stretch run (Associated Content)
Andre Iguodala missed the Philadelphia 76ers game against Portland on March 19th. He was out due to knee tendinitis. That is the same injury being suffered by Chase Utley. Given that rumors are swirling that Utley may miss the entire season, Philadelphia fans may be worried about what will happen to Iguodala. However, people can calm down down. Iguodala should be ready for the stretch run. One of the reasons for the 76ers surge this year is Iguodala's improved play.
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Andrea Bargnani leads Raptors over Wizards (The Canadian Press)
TORONTO - Andrea Bargnani made sure the Toronto Raptors left for their five-game road trip on a winning note.
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Fan reaction: Hot OKC Thunder have key games left (Associated Content)
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the NBA's hottest teams. Aside from the steady San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers, all eyes in the west are focused on the dangerous Thunder and how they will shape the NBA Western Conference playoffs. The Thunder have gone 10-2 over their last 12 games and are the fourth seed in the West. Every game at this point in the season is important, but there are several key games that stand out in regards to the Thunder and how they will do in the playoffs.
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Knicks fan reaction: Melo - "Wait 'till next year" (Associated Content)
It's encouraging to see that Carmelo Anthony has arrived at the same conclusion as most New York Knicks fans. This once promising, now disastrous season can't end soon enough. Okay, maybe I'm taking some liberties with the context of Carmelo's message after the latest defeat to a bottom-dwelling team (March 20 to the Milwaukee Bucks), just the kind of team that now licks its chops at the sight of the Knicks on their schedule. In the Bucks game, the immortal Carlos Delfino joined the emerging Tyler Hansbrough as unlikely players to hit the...
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Bucks PF Gooden back, Kings PG Evans close (AP)
Milwaukee Bucks forward Drew Gooden is active for Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings for the first time in six weeks because of left foot plantar fasciitis. Kings point guard Tyreke Evans is expected to return from the same injury Friday. Both players have been treated by a Los Angeles-based orthopedic specialist.
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Video: Nicolas Batum’s alley-oop beats the buzzer and the Spurs (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | No Comments
With the exception of a pair of short-lived spurts of San Antonio Spurs separation late in the first and fourth quarters, nearly the entire Friday night contest between the Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers was played within a two-possession scoring … Continue reading →
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Active NBA players who have scored 50 or more points in a game the most times (Associated Content)
These are the active players in the NBA today who have scored 50 or more points in a game the most number of times. All the players on this list have accomplished the feat at least 3 times including playoff games.One of the players on this list scored over 50 points in a game while playing for my NBA team, the New Jersey Nets. Only 4 active players in the NBA today have scored 50 or more points in a playoff game and 3 of them make this list. The other active player to score 50 or more points in a playoff game is Ray Allen who also scored 54 points once in a...
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Oldest active players in the NBA today (Associated Content)
These are the oldest active players in the NBA today. Every player on this list is at least 37 years old. One of the things I've always loved about basketball is the the sheer athleticism of the sport. To play basketball well you really have to be in shape. That is especially true of older players if they hope to keep up with the younger players. Most of these players have declining skills at this point but almost all of them will be in the playoffs trying to help their teams win a championship.
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Andrea Bargnani leads Raptors over Wizards (The Canadian Press)
TORONTO - Andrea Bargnani made sure the Toronto Raptors left for their five-game road trip on a winning note.
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Slumping Hawks appear to be on verge of unraveling (PA SportsTicker)
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer
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Nets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
It is something that Nets coach Avery Johnson admits with a smile that he dreams about.
Fielding a healthy Nets team.
"Nobody feels sorry for you in this league," said Johnson. "I've been around teams that have been healthy all year. This team has not been healthy. One of these days we will be."
When the Nets face the Rockets on Tuesday in New Jersey following a 1-2 road trip, point guard Deron Williams likely will remain out—although the All-Star said he is willing and hopeful of giving his sore right wrist another chance this season. Damion James, who won the starting small forward job as a rookie, could miss a fifth straight game with recurring pain in his right foot, which underwent surgery after he broke it in December.
And two bench guys, point...
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Heat have 3 reach 30 in 125-119 win over Rockets (AP)
With the playoffs looming, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are finding a new gear. And they accomplished something Sunday that hadn't been done in more than 50 years. Each of them had 30-10 nights -- James with 33 points and 10 rebounds, Bosh had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Wade shook off a bruised tailbone to finish with 30 points and 11 boards -- as the Miami Heat beat the Houston...
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Fan perspective: Why the Bulls should be considered one of top two teams in the Eastern Conference (Associated Content)
The Chicago Bulls' current record of 51-19 have them ahead of the Boston Celtics by one game with only 12 games remaining. While some detractors have noted that the Bulls' division is not as strong the other divisions in the conference, here are a few reasons why I believe that the Bulls deserve to be considered one of the top two teams in the East. Head Coach: As everyone knows, the coaches receive most the of the blame when the team is playing poorly and not enough credit when the team plays well.
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Hawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Monday, March 28, 2011 | No Comments
It's been a while since Marvin Williams had a side of the floor cleared out for him to go to work.
He hasn't been called upon to play that role for the Hawks very often this season, not with the regime change and Hawks coach Larry Drew using him off the bench almost as much as he does in the starting lineup.
To his credit, Williams has rolled with every punch, good and bad, without much of a stir. He's never complained publicly about being shuffled back and forth between the starting lineup and the bench. And he's never once bemoaned the lack of a defined role for him in Drew's rotation.
His patience and professionalism was rewarded handsomely with Joe Johnson out of the lineup Sunday in Cleveland.
That opened the for Williams to slide into the starting...
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Indiana Pacers disappoint in home loss to Sacramento Kings (Associated Content)
After two solid road wins that helped them strengthen their hold on the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers returned home on March 25 to play the Sacramento Kings, with a chance to show their fans a confident team on the verge of returning to relevance in the NBA. What the Pacers showed us instead was that they're still the same old inconsistent club who is prone to no-show performances against even the worst teams in the league.
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Oldest active players in the NBA today (Associated Content)
These are the oldest active players in the NBA today. Every player on this list is at least 37 years old. One of the things I've always loved about basketball is the the sheer athleticism of the sport. To play basketball well you really have to be in shape. That is especially true of older players if they hope to keep up with the younger players. Most of these players have declining skills at this point but almost all of them will be in the playoffs trying to help their teams win a championship.
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Nose back in place, Gortat questionable for Mavs (AP)
The Phoenix Suns say doctors "manipulated" Marcin Gortat's broken nose back into place on Saturday and he is questionable for Sunday's NBA game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Suns' Polish center sustained a nasal fracture when his nose banged in to the back of teammate Steve Nash's head in the fourth quarter of Friday's home loss to the New Orleans Hornets.
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Lakers hold off Clippers for 6th straight win (AP)
Pau Gasol turned the Lakers' sixth straight win into a humanitarian venture, pledging to donate $1,000 for each point he scored to Japan relief. By the time Clippers center Chris Kaman was ejected in the final minute for a rough pick and a demonstrative argument with Derek Fisher, most of those good feelings had dissipated in another bad-tempered meeting between Staples Center's...
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Top five three-point shot makers in NBA playoff history (Associated Content)
Even when a game is seemingly lost, it can still be won behind clutch three-point shooting. What NBA fan could ever forget the closing moments of game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden? The three-point shot has proven to be a deadly weapon—especially during the postseason. Used effectively, a timely three-pointer can change the complexion of a basketball game. A made or missed three can actually decide a game; and in the playoffs, one game can decide a series.
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Fan: Could the Miami Heat Still Claim the Top Spot in the Eastern Conference? (Associated Content)
The likelihood of my beloved Miami Heat, a team I've rooted for since their inception, going on a 14-game winning streak to end the season, and thereby having a slim chance of securing the No. 1-seed in the Eastern Conference, might seem impossible to all the haters who would love nothing better than to see the boys from South Beach fail, but I'm of the firm opinion it's anything but. Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra seems to agree with my assessment, saying, "I'm not thinking about what happens if it doesn't work.
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Humphries helps Nets slip past Cavs 98-84 in OT (AP)
Kris Humphries was so exhausted that he thought the Nets had just won in two overtimes. No wonder he was beat. Nobody worked harder. Humphries grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds and made several big plays in OT, leading New Jersey to just its fifth road win, 98-94 on Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a matchup of two bad teams missing players and winding down miserable seasons.
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Wade, James lift Heat past 76ers 111-99 (AP)
Posted on | Sunday, March 27, 2011 | No Comments
They've been the "Big 3" from the moment they signed in Miami last summer, and they'll stay that way for the rest of their Heat tenure. Sometimes, one will stand above the others. And on Friday, Dwyane Wade was Miami's star among stars. Wade finished 39 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five blocks and three steals -- an effort matched only by Shaquille O'Neal in the last...
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Miles scores career-high 40, Jazz rip Wolves (AP)
Utah Jazz coach Ty Corbin wanted to shake things up a bit. Even he couldn't have imagined the fireworks that resulted from inserting C.J. Miles into the starting lineup and demoting veteran Raja Bell. "He was on fire," Jazz teammate Jeremy Evans said of Miles, who scored a career-high 40 points Wednesday night in Utah's 119-104 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Magic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fear the Beard.
The Magic have begun a team-bonding type gimmick they say they will continue until the season ends, a no-shave policy by all members of the team.
The Magic will go to New York Monday riding a five-game winning streak, confident they could be a bearded team before their season ends. It's a hockey tradition they hope they can carry all the way to the NBA Finals.
"We talked about doing something as a team," said Magic center Dwight Howard. "We thought about bald heads, but some of us—me included—don't look so good bald. So the beard is the only way to go."
The Magic (47-26) have begun cranking up the intensity after a mid-season lull. They still aren't playing as well as they'd like, but they are winning anyway.
Howard informed...
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Without West, Hornets still beat Suns 106-100 (AP)
For one night at least, the New Orleans Hornets were fine without David West. With West out for the season because of a torn ACL, Carl Landry scored 19 points in his place and the Hornets pulled away late for a 106-100 victory over Phoenix on Friday night, sinking the Suns further out of the Western Conference playoff race.
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Jennings scores 37, Bucks hand Knicks another loss (AP)
Maybe the Milwaukee Bucks shouldn't limit their focus to trying to catch the No. 8 seed. The way the New York Knicks are playing, seventh place might even be available. Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points, 16 during Milwaukee's second straight dominant start against New York, and the Bucks sent the Knicks to their fifth consecutive loss with a 102-96 victory Friday night.
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NBA Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
After suffering a humiliating 30-point defeat to the San Antonio Spurs earlier this month, the Miami Heat wasted little time evening the score.
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Fan take: The Knicks schedule - Where will they be after the next ten games? (Associated Content)
It's time to take a look at the next ten games for the New York Knicks. My first two attempts at this exercise were remarkably accurate. I first applied my crystal ball to the 13 games concluding at the end of February and the Knicks won seven and dropped six as I predicted. And then, the next ten mercifully concluded with a 5-5 record, also as I had forecast. To be fair, the NBA is as predictable as the daily sunrise, unless the Knicks are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Saturday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
The Atlanta Hawks took control with 19 straight points early in the game and clinched a playoff spot by beating the New Jersey Nets 98-87 on Saturday night.
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Knicks believe they'll get it right by playoffs (PA SportsTicker)
Posted on | Saturday, March 26, 2011 | No Comments
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
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Knicks believe they'll get it right by playoffs (PA SportsTicker)
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
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Fan's take: Possible names if Sacramento Kings move to Anaheim (Associated Content)
By now, most of you have heard that the NBA's Sacramento Kings are considering a move to sunny So Cal. And why not? The Maloof Family, which owns the Kings, has ties to southern California. The move is all but done as the league has given the team an extension to file "move" papers before the NBA owners meet again in mid-April. Representatives from the NBA, the Sacramento Kings, the city of Anaheim, the Honda Center, etc., etc., etc., (you get the picture) have been meeting.
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5 reasons why the Dallas Mavericks will win the NBA Championship (Associated Content)
By no means am I a Dallas Mavericks fan. I'm just a hoops fan, and I really like what's cooking in Dallas this season. Here are five reasons why I believe the Mavs will win the NBA championship this year. Please read, enjoy and drop a comment. 5). Coaching. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle isn't some bum off the street in charge of a great squad. Carlisle won a chip as a player with the Boston Celtics and has won 50 or more games five times so far in his eight-year coaching career.
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Wiley Pat Riley protege: Could Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra have everyone fooled? (Associated Content)
As a fan of the Miami Heat since their inception, I've passionately followed them every single year Pat Riley has been with the team. I remember distinctly the happiness I felt when Micky Arison hired the former Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks coach to take over for Kevin Loughery, whom he fired and replaced on an interim basis with Alvin Gentry. Riley changed the culture of the Miami Heat overnight, within two years had made them an Eastern Conference powerhouse, and after watching them fall away when Alonzo Mourning was forced from basketball to...
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Lowry's triple-double carries Rockets past Jazz (AP)
Kyle Lowry was looking forward to a good night's sleep after the best game of his career and a draining week for the Houston Rockets. Lowry had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Houston's first triple-double of the season, and the first of his career, and the Rockets moved past Utah in the Western Conference standings with a 110-108 victory over the Jazz on Sunday night.
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Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
So far, the Bulls have met every challenge on their climb to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
Memphis built confidence by winning at Boston on Wednesday and gave the Bulls a tough fight at the United Center on Friday. The Bulls pulled out a 99-96 victory over the Grizzlies, then found out their lead in the East had grown to two games over Boston, which lost another home game to Charlotte.
After sprinting to a couple of easy wins against Sacramento and Atlanta earlier this week, the Bulls were able to handle a more physical, slow-paced contest against Memphis.
"We're used to games like this now. They want to be physical, we can be physical," forward Taj Gibson said.
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Youngest players in NBA history (Associated Content)
These are the ten youngest players who have played in the NBA. To date a total of 20 players have played in the NBA who were 18 years of age. Three more players played in the BAA the predecessor of the NBA back in the late 1940s, but it's unlikely any would qualify for this list. Until the 1970's the NBA had a rule that no player could play in the NBA until he completed his 4 year college eligibility. A player did not have to go to college for 4 years but had to wait until their eligibility was up.
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Kevin Love joins list of greatest individual streaks in sports (Associated Content)
Posted on | Friday, March 25, 2011 | No Comments
Kevin Love's streak is finally over . In a loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 13th, Kevin Love saw his 53 game double-double streak come to an end. The historic streak failed to continue after Love scored just six points against Golden State. The streak is certainly memorable, but it falls short of some of the all-time greatest individual streaks. Everyone knows about Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941. Here are five other memorable individual streaks in sports, not counting any consecutive appearance streaks.
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What happens to the Hornets with David West out? (Yahoo! Sports)
New Orleans Hornets forward David West went down with a knee injury on Thursday night, and all initial reports...
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Fan reaction: Spurs beat Golden State, Tim Duncan sprains left ankle (Associated Content)
After a game against the Golden State Warriors on Monday, March 21 st, San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan was left with a sprained left ankle. He came down awkwardly on the foot and was out for the rest of the game which ended in a 111-96 victory over the Warriors. In recent years, Duncan has had a reputation for injuries but this season he has remained in good health and injury-free. He fell, landing on the foot of Ekpe Udoh early in the first quarter against the Warriors and immediately grabbed his left foot with both hands.
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Trail Blazers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The easy part of the regular-season schedule is over for the Trail Blazers.
Of the final 11 opponents, nine are potential playoff teams, beginning with San Antonio on Friday night at the Rose Garden.
"It's brutal," point guard Andre Miller said. "But it's a chance for us to get a rhythm, get some confidence against some of these teams and send a message."
Portland (41-30) is in sixth place in the Western Conference, a game behind fifth-place Denver (42-29).
"We can finish at No. 8, we can be at No. 5, you never know," Miller said.
The Spurs (57-13) come to town without Tim Duncan, expected to miss two weeks with a sprained ankle.
"It's actually a tougher order for me," said Portland center/forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who was expected to draw...
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NBA Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)
The Oklahoma City Thunder had one of their poorest shooting nights of the season.
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Kevin Love joins list of greatest individual streaks in sports (Associated Content)
Kevin Love's streak is finally over . In a loss to the Golden State Warriors on March 13th, Kevin Love saw his 53 game double-double streak come to an end. The historic streak failed to continue after Love scored just six points against Golden State. The streak is certainly memorable, but it falls short of some of the all-time greatest individual streaks. Everyone knows about Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941. Here are five other memorable individual streaks in sports, not counting any consecutive appearance streaks.
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Best NBA players from the University of North Carolina (Associated Content)
These are the ten best NBA players from the University of North Carolina, ranked by their NBA scoring averages. The talent on this list is highly impressive as four of these players have already been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The second player on the list played five seasons for my favorite NBA team, the New Jersey Nets, and gave us Nets fans many great thrills as he was a great scorer for the team and is one of the few Nets players who ever scored 50 points in a game.
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Griffin gets first triple-double in Clips' 2OT win (AP)
One night after Staples Center hosted its first triple-overtime matchup in the arena's 12-year history, the Clippers and Washington Wizards apparently caught the bug. Blake Griffin posted his first career triple-double and Eric Gordon scored 32 points to help the Clippers beat the Wizards 127-119 in double OT on Wednesday night.
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Best NBA players from the University of North Carolina (Associated Content)
Posted on | Thursday, March 24, 2011 | No Comments
These are the ten best NBA players from the University of North Carolina, ranked by their NBA scoring averages. The talent on this list is highly impressive as four of these players have already been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The second player on the list played five seasons for my favorite NBA team, the New Jersey Nets, and gave us Nets fans many great thrills as he was a great scorer for the team and is one of the few Nets players who ever scored 50 points in a game.
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Fan reaction: Indiana Pacers grab big overtime win against Chicago Bulls (Associated Content)
The Indiana Pacers continued their swing against teams in front of them in the Eastern Conference standings with a home tilt against the Chicago Bulls on March 18, hoping for better results than their recent anemic showing against the Boston Celtics. Having lived and died with the Pacers all season, I really didn't have much hope that they could pull off a victory over the Bulls since three previous meetings between the teams had resulted in lopsided Chicago wins.
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Bucks' Bogut sits out against Magic with migraine (PA SportsTicker)
Bucks center Andrew Bogut will sit out Milwaukee's game Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic because of a migraine headache.
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Rockets re-sign F Harris (AP)
The Houston Rockets have signed forward Mike Harris to a 10-day contract. The 6-foot-6 Harris most recently played in China for the Shanghai Sharks, the team owned by Yao Ming. Harris began the season in Rockets' training camp before he was waived on Oct. 18. Harris has played in 30 NBA games with the Rockets and Washington Wizards, and averaged three points and 2.6 rebounds.
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Houston Rockets fan beat: Rookie Patterson ascending to new heights (Associated Content)
When it comes to drafting players, general manger Daryl Morey seems to have the Midas touch. Yet another golden draft pick being polished off by the Rockets is Patrick Patterson, Houston's first pick and the 14th overall pick out of the University of Kentucky. Against the Utah Jazz this past Sunday, Patterson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, his third straight double double. It seems the Rockets followed the Carl Landry plan with him. They slowly brought him along just as they did with Landry, sparingly playing him early in the season and even demoted him to...
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Martin has 21 in Rockets' 94-78 win over Bobcats (AP)
Though the Houston Rockets are one of the NBA's highest-scoring teams, they relied on defense and rebounding to beat the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Kevin Martin scored 21 points, Chuck Hayes matched his season high with 17 rebounds and the Rockets never trailed in a 94-78 victory. Chase Budinger scored 19 and rookie Patrick Patterson added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets,...
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Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons fan reaction: the tats win it (Associated Content)
What is this, 'score 1000 points in the (pick a quarter) against the Pistons ' season? Well, in the game Saturday night, March 12, 2011, it sure did look like it. As someone who has been following the Detroit franchise for some time now, it is really irking me how other teams are wiping up the floor with them. The Pistons are clearly not playing with any heart as of late, but that does not mean other teams should just write them off like they are nothing either.
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Fan's take: Atlanta Hawks must part ways with Josh Smith as on-court negatives outweigh potential (Associated Content)
I was happy to see the Hawks take a chance on Josh Smith seven years ago, but the Hawks must decide whether keeping Josh Smith is hindering the team's future in 2011. Smith entered the NBA right out of high school and in retrospect I believe it was a mistake for this team to have drafted Smith. Smith has a history of clashing with former Hawks' coach Mike Woodson and has had similar run-ins with current coach Larry Drew. Drew has been less combative and allowed Smith more leeway to do what he want on the floor which includes shooting three-point...
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Knife-wielding intruder creates a scare at Staples Center (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Wednesday, March 23, 2011 | No Comments
An armed intruder stormed onto the Staples Center court just over an hour before Saturday's matinee matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers. Though authorities don't know what the man's intentions or motivations were, he was brandishing a … Continue reading →
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Pistons rally past Knicks 99-95 (AP)
Detroit's newest starting lineup worked about as well as the previous 18, so coach John Kuester turned to his backups for a fourth-quarter rally. Charlie Villanueva, Chris Wilcox and Will Bynum were up to the challenge. Villanueva scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, and Wilcox threw down a one-handed dunk off a missed shot with 53 seconds left, helping the Pistons come back from...
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Love missing another game? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night and coach Kurt Rambis is preparing as...
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Most minutes played in a game in NBA history by player (Associated Content)
There are 48 minutes in every NBA game in regulation. Each overtime played is another 5 minutes. Obviously the more overtimes played the more minutes a player can play in a game. The longest game in NBA history took place on January 6, 1951 when the Indianapolis Olympians defeated the Rochester Royals 75-73 in 6 overtimes. So that game lasted for 78 minutes. It's possible a player or players from that game played enough minutes to make this list but there is no record of that I am aware of.
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Raptors Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Raptors rookie Ed Davis has had some promising moments this season. But he hasn't had a game where he's had either 10 points or rebounds in five games, and coach Jay Triano has given a lot of his time to the other three bigs on the team—Andrea Bargnani, Reggie Evans and Amir Johnson.
In a perfect world, Davis would be giving the team enough when he's on the floor to warrant staying out there, but that's not happening as much as the coach would like it to.
"I do," Triano said when asked if he'd like to let Davis play through a few more mistakes than usual, "but I also want to win basketball games and if I don't think he's helping us, we've got Amir getting healthy, we've got Reggie who is playing very well and we want to keep taking a look at Alex when Alex gets...
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Nene scores 20, J.R. Smith adds 15 to lead Nuggets (AP)
As the final seconds ticked off, George Karl broke into a sly grin sitting on the bench, clearly pleased by another impressive performance from his remade team. The Denver coach has plenty of reasons to smile. On this night, it was because of Nene, who scored 20 points, and J.R. Smith, who added all of his 15 in the fourth quarter to lead the Nuggets to another win in the post-Carmelo Anthony era,...
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Fan take: The Knicks schedule - Where will they be after the next ten games? (Associated Content)
It's time to take a look at the next ten games for the New York Knicks. My first two attempts at this exercise were remarkably accurate. I first applied my crystal ball to the 13 games concluding at the end of February and the Knicks won seven and dropped six as I predicted. And then, the next ten mercifully concluded with a 5-5 record, also as I had forecast. To be fair, the NBA is as predictable as the daily sunrise, unless the Knicks are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Wallace helps Portland beat Washington 111-76 (AP)
Even though he's still living in a hotel, Gerald Wallace is settling in Portland. He had 28 points, his most with the Trail Blazers, in Portland's 111-76 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. "I think I've found a comfort zone as far as playing with the guys, getting a feel for what the guys like to do," said Wallace, who came to the Blazers via a trade with...
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Wizards fans stay on their feet, can't sit down (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | No Comments
NBA teams regularly try to institute new promotions and "traditions" to get their fans to cheer.
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Five players who could follow Jason Kidd into retirement if there is no 2011-12 NBA season (Associated Content)
The National Football League (NFL) owners recently locked out the players, effectively shutting down the game of professional football in America, because of a dispute over certain issues in their collective bargaining agreement (CBA); which needed to be renewed. Derogatory comments by both sides in the dispute are seen by many as preventing any real negotiations, and if it continues, the 2011 season could actually be in jeopardy. The NFL isn't the only major sports organization that is facing those issues, though.
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Fan reaction: Thunder cool off red hot Miami Heat (Associated Content)
After securing big wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat suffered a 96-85 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16. The Heat have split their season series with the Thunder, winning the first encounter between the two teams on January 30. The entire "big three" for the Heat struggled badly against the Thunder defense, which has been bolstered by the addition of Kendrick Perkins. LeBron James struggled during the March 16 encounter with the Thunder, going 8-for-21 from the field.
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Players would welcome NBA concussion policy (PA SportsTicker)
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NBA Capsules (AP)
Manu Ginobili scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs got a scare when Tim Duncan sprained his left ankle in a 111-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Duncan would be out "a while" but didn't have a timetable. The injury looked potentially serious as Duncan lay on his side, clutching his foot with both hands, for more than a...
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Boozer out for Bulls (AP)
Chicago forward Carlos Boozer will miss his fifth straight game Friday when the Bulls face the Pacers. Boozer has been listed day-to-day with a left ankle injury suffered on March 9 in Chicago's 101-84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Despite the fact that he averages 18.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, the Bulls are undefeated without him.
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Fan reaction: Blazers lose to Los Angeles Lakers on the road (Associated Content)
The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Los Angeles Lakers again on Sunday, March 20, and it was a game that the Blazers should have had. The breaks just didn't go Portland's direction when it counted the most, and if didn't hurt the Lakers when Matt Barnes made a three pointer for them from half court to end the third quarter. There were times during this game where the Blazers were absolutely dominating the Lakers, but it just didn't work out in favor of Portland in the end.
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Augustin leads Bobcats past Raptors 95-90 (The Canadian Press)
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors continue to have trouble winning back to back games.
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Fan reaction: Wallace moves into starting lineup for Trail Blazers (Associated Content)
Posted on | Monday, March 21, 2011 | No Comments
The Portland Trail Blazers have been so thin at the center position this season that they've played entire games without one on the floor. Coach Nate McMillan seems to have gotten used to the idea, enough that he moved center Marcus Camby out of the starting lineup in favor of forward Gerald Wallace for Portland's March 15 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The three-forward starting lineup seems to have worked, as the Blazers pulled out a 104-101 victory over the Mavs to halt a two-game losing streak.
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Fan reaction: Oklahoma City Thunder drop first game in seven at home against Toronto (Associated Content)
The Oklahoma City Thunders' six game winning streak finally came to an end at the hands of the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night, March 20, in a tough home loss. With Kendrick Perkins finally playing for the Thunder, Oklahoma City beat the Miami Heat on the previous Wednesday but fell to the 13th ranked team in the Eastern Conference. This is something Oklahoma City fans should be used to by now. The Oklahoma City Thunder turns up the heat against the powerhouses but then falters when they should win big.
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Most minutes played in a game in NBA history by player (Associated Content)
There are 48 minutes in every NBA game in regulation. Each overtime played is another 5 minutes. Obviously the more overtimes played the more minutes a player can play in a game. The longest game in NBA history took place on January 6, 1951 when the Indianapolis Olympians defeated the Rochester Royals 75-73 in 6 overtimes. So that game lasted for 78 minutes. It's possible a player or players from that game played enough minutes to make this list but there is no record of that I am aware of.
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Fan reaction: Utah Jazz vs. 76ers a tough tune to take (Associated Content)
The Philadelphia 76ers might be feeling a little punch drunk after the weekend they had. On Friday, March 11, they welcomed the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics to town and thanked their fans for finally jumping on board with this team by knocking off the East's top seed. The following night they were in Milwaukee to take on a Bucks team that of late looks like it's taken a couple of bullets from a hunter's rifle. Saturday's game was the Sixer's fourth in five nights.
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Jack's emergence keeping Hornets competitive (AP)
Embarrassed as Jarrett Jack was by his recent drunken driving arrest, he won't deny that it might have played a role in his recent resurgence on the court for the New Orleans Hornets. "It was probably one of the most difficult things I've ever dealt with," Jack said. "It kind of made me refocus myself." Jack has averaged 16 points in the nine games since All-Star...
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Duncan misses first game as Spurs roll by Bobcats (AP)
Announcing that Tim Duncan would miss his first game all season, the San Antonio Spurs listed him on a pregame injury report as "trop vieux" -- French for "too old." The NBA's winningest team can afford a sense of humor. Steve Novak scored 19 points and the Spurs managed fine without Duncan against the skidding Charlotte Bobcats, riding their reserves to a 109-98 victory...
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Orlando fan reaction: Scraping by with or without Dwight Howard (Associated Content)
Lose, Win, Lose The inconsistency of the Orlando Magic can make any fan lose hope. There are those who will make statistical and performance analysis and come up with various reasons why the Magic just can't seem to get a hold of their game. Here's a recap of the Magic's last three games. We've already heard Dwight Howard's opinion, now here's quotables from the Magic Coach, Stan Van Gundy and Jameer Nelson. The Magic lose to the Blazers On Monday, March 7, 2011 - The Orlando Magic's key player, Dwight Howard spent the night off the...
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Evans returning; Kings to change name if they move (Yahoo! Sports)
Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans has been sidelined for the last 15 games due to plantar fasciitis in his...
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Wallace being dealt by Bobcats 'slap in the face' (The Canadian Press)
Posted on | Sunday, March 20, 2011 | No Comments
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Calling it a "stab in the back" and "slap in the face," Gerald Wallace hasn't got over being blindsided by Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats.
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Hamilton helps Pistons end 3-game skid (The Canadian Press)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - It took 68 games, but Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester finally got the lineup he wanted.
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Granger, Hansbrough lead Pacers past Knicks (AP)
The Pacers didn't need Danny Granger's help to beat the New York Knicks on Sunday. They wouldn't have won the rematch without him. Granger, who missed the win at New York with strep throat, hit the game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left and scored 26 points in Indiana's 119-117 victory on Tuesday night.
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Lakers' Bynum still hurting (Yahoo! Sports)
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum had offseason surgery on his right knee and missed the first 24 games of...
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Fan's view: The Knicks need home dominance (Associated Content)
Nudging aside the recent horrific losses for a moment, I think it is incumbent upon the Knicks to establish a home identity so that Madison Square Garden can serve as a comfort zone. As of this date (March 16), the New York Knicks are only 18-14 at home. You can be a truly dangerous team if you don't inspire fear at home. I've watched the Los Angeles Lakers many times through the years, and regardless of who they might be playing, every game is a party.
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Cavs beat Kings for rare road win (AP)
After going nearly four months without a victory away from home, the Cleveland Cavaliers have suddenly collected two road wins in the past three games. That's progress for a team with the worst overall record in the NBA that went through a 26-game road losing streak before a March 4 victory over the New York Knicks.
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Fan take: Miami Heat learning what's important, getting ready for the postseason (Associated Content)
Greg Cote of the Miami Herald wrote a fabulous article about the Heat that thoroughly illustrated exactly what fans like me, who've rooted for the Miami franchise since it came into existence, and even those who've jumped on the bandwagon just this year, have gone through. He describes it as a rollercoaster ride and suggest fans might need Dramamine in order to deal with the motion-sickness the sudden ups and downs of the Heat's season are probably inducing.
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Heat's Ilgauskas out with foot infection (The Canadian Press)
MIAMI - Heat centre Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Miami's game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday with an infected foot.
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Mavericks' Cuban interested in Ricky Rubio (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Saturday, March 19, 2011 | No Comments
The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Spanish guard Ricky Rubio with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft.
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Video: This Nets fan knows the secret to true happiness (Yahoo! Sports)
It's being within spittin' distance of a headband-clad Deron Williams shaking and dotting Rajon Rondo to secure an 88-79 victory for the New Jersey Nets over the Boston Celtics on a Monday night in March. So obvious, in retrospect. Can't … Continue reading →
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Shaq makes a surprise visit to a nursing home (Yahoo! Sports)
For most Boston Celtics fans, Monday's tired effort against a younger New Jersey Nets squad was no real fun to watch, as the C's lost and dropped to a tie with the Chicago Bulls for the top seed in the … Continue reading →
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Rose, Thibodeau perfect match for surging Bulls (Yahoo! Sports)
Chicago is in lockstep with Tom Thibodeau's philosophy. His biggest messenger is MVP candidate Derrick Rose.
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Spurs bounce back from blowout loss, beat Mavs (AP)
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich saw his team getting sloppy on defense again, so he called a timeout to let his guys know how disgusted he was. The game was 42 seconds old. They were down 2-0. And they wouldn't trail again. Fueled by three days of rest -- and three days of Popovich griping about their defense following a 30-point loss to Miami -- San Antonio's usual trio of stars powered the way...
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Orlando fan reaction: Lakers pound the Magic, 97-84 (Associated Content)
The Magic lose their lead The Los Angeles Lakers (48-20) rolled over the Orlando Magic (42-26) in the third quarter, Monday night, March 14, 2011 at the Staples Arena. Although the Magic lead after the first half, and Kobe Bryant slowed down with a left ankle sprain, the Lakers were led by Pau Gasol with 23 points. Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant scored 16 points each. Dwight Howard vs. Andrew Bynum While Bryant was nursing a swollen ankle, the Lakers reserve center, Andrew Bynum was working on Dwight Howard.
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Brandon Roy Looking like His Old Self for Trail Blazers (Associated Content)
Brandon Roy has played 10 games since returning from arthroscopic surgery on both knees, and the last of those 10 was, by far, his best. As the Portland Trail Blazers guard continues to work his way back into game shape after sitting out two months, he's displayed flashes of the Roy of old. And on Tuesday night, he put together a solid performance, scoring 21 points on 9-of-17 field-goal shooting. Perhaps most impressive, and important, was Roy's performance late in the game, when he helped Portland hold off the Dallas Mavericks by scoring 10 points...
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Fan reaction: Miami Heat's loss to Oklahoma City Thunder no reason to panic (Associated Content)
Well, the haters are already out in force, burning up the message boards and chat rooms with their loathsome comments about Miami, the team I've rooted for since its inception, after the Heat fell 96-85 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16. Yet, as Dwyane Wade counseled just the other day, I think I'll take this loss with a grain of salt and won't get too emotional about it. I refuse to fall into that trap anymore this season, and will keep my feelings in check, as I fully recognize the real season begins when this one ends.
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Kirilenko scores 7 in OT to lift Jazz past Sixers (AP)
Posted on | Friday, March 18, 2011 | No Comments
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins said his team was still figuratively hung over Monday night following a blowout loss a few days earlier. The Utah Jazz were happy to make it worse, letting the Sixers rally from a 21-point deficit only to knock them back down in overtime. Andrei Kirilenko scored seven of his 16 points in the extra period to lead the short-handed Jazz to a 112-107 victory...
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Wiley Pat Riley protege: Could Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra have everyone fooled? (Associated Content)
As a fan of the Miami Heat since their inception, I've passionately followed them every single year Pat Riley has been with the team. I remember distinctly the happiness I felt when Micky Arison hired the former Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks coach to take over for Kevin Loughery, whom he fired and replaced on an interim basis with Alvin Gentry. Riley changed the culture of the Miami Heat overnight, within two years had made them an Eastern Conference powerhouse, and after watching them fall away when Alonzo Mourning was forced from basketball to...
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