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Howard on Lakers: 'I like the direction we're headed'

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Howard on Lakers: 'I like the direction we're headed'

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Dwight Howard is coming off his best game with his new team -- just in time to face his old team. Can the Lakers' big man seize revenge as the Magic come to Los Angeles? Follow here.

nydailynews.com

Here was Carmelo Anthony draining four 3-pointers against an inferior Phoenix Suns team on Sunday at the Garden and then putting a couple of fingers next to his head every time he hit one, as if he were shooting himself. On his fourth one, he was quite …

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The Chicago Bulls say veteran guard Richard Hamilton has torn tissue in his left foot.

Ian Begley, ESPN.com

New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton suffered a contusion and a bone bruise in his left hand late in the Knicks' 106-99 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

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At one point in his first real practice in nine months, Ricky Rubio zipped a pass through defender Josh Howard's legs to an open teammate.

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KG: Rivers' comments on 'soft' Celtics 'disturbing'

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points as the New York Knicks won their third straight game and remained unbeaten at home with a 106-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

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Rasheed Wallace picked up two technical fouls and was ejected for the first time since returning to the NBA in the first quarter of the Knicks' game Sunday against Phoenix.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

On Wednesday, Ball Don't Lie will celebrate its fifth birthday. We were the first to publish under the Yahoo! Sports Blogs canon, and I am very proud and more than a little emotional to have been part of every step along the way. New York Knicks center …

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Neither the Bobcats nor the Suns are particularly woebegone NBA teams in strictly basketball terms-the Bobcats are enjoying perhaps their best start ever, sitting pretty at 7-8 having already equaled their win total from last season, while the Suns are

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The last time Miami played Brooklyn at home, the Nets got beatdown by 30. For one half last night, it seemed like things were changing. LeBron James wasn’t playing well. The Nets were killing it offensively. Even Jerry Stackhouse was turning back the cl…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jamal Crawford scored 17 points off the bench, leading seven Clippers in double-digit scoring, and Los Angeles rested all of its starters in the fourth quarter of a 116-81 blowout of the Kings on Saturday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

O.J. Mayo broke out of a shooting slump with 27 points and Dallas celebrated Derek Fisher's Mavericks debut with a 92-77 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tony Parker scored 30 points, Tim Duncan had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs shook off a "disappointing" $250,000 fine by the NBA to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-95 in overtime Saturday night.

CNNSI.com

In the wake of a $250,000 fine handed to the Spurs for resting their star players in their last game vs. the Heat, the team responded by beating the red-hot Grizzlies 99-95 in OT.