National Basketball League News and Rumors
Scola's strong 2nd half helps Suns snap skidAssociated Press, ESPN.com Luis Scola scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 95-89 Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Joe Johnson scored a season-high 33 points, Deron Williams added 19 points and 13 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped Oklahoma City's 12-game home winning streak by beating the Thunder 110-93 Wednesday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com LeBron James scored 32 points and finished one assist shy of a triple-double, Dwyane Wade scored 27 and the Miami Heat rallied both early and late before beating the Dallas Mavericks 119-109 in overtime on Wednesday night. |
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From their alarming defensive lapses, to Raymond Felton’s absence and to the return of Amar’e Stoudemire possibly screwing up Carmelo Anthony’s MVP bid, the Knicks find themselves in their first great crisis of the season. |
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Curry drops 31, Lee totals double-double in GSW's win |
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The New York Times, nytimes.com Amar'e Stoudemire, at Knicks practice on Wednesday, took a swipe at his former coach, Mike D'Antoni, saying that he had never been properly taught how to play defense. |
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Grizzlies hand reeling Celtics fourth straight loss |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Terrence Ross scored a career-high 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 24 and the Toronto Raptors snapped an eight-game losing streak against Portland by beating the Trail Blazers 102-79 on Wednesday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Paul George had 29 points and 13 rebounds, D.J. Augustin scored 18 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 89-81 on Wednesday night. |
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LeBron James has been chosen USA Basketball's male athlete of the year for 2012 after equaling Michael Jordan's feat while leading the Americans to a gold medal. |
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The Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal and the Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. |
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Utah Jazz point guard Mo Williams is expected to miss six weeks following surgery on his right thumb. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Reasonable people can disagree on the value of Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love. While he puts up obscene numbers and deserves his spots on All-Star and All-NBA teams, there's some question as to whether or not he can be the clear-cut fir… |
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Report: Jazz's Williams to miss at least six weeks |
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Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Boston Celtics had both Avery Bradley (shoulders) and Rajon Rondo (hip) in the starting lineup for Wednesday's 93-83 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Fab Melo has been tearing up the D-League. But it's not his stats that have gotten the big Brazilian, taken 22nd overall, his call-up to Boston. It's clumsiness. More » |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Sacramento Kings hope guard Tyreke Evans will return from a sore left knee when the team gets back home next week. |
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League fines Pistons' Villanueva for flagrant foul |
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The Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers game that was postponed on Wednesday, December 26 has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the National Basketball Association announced Wednesday. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Punch-Drunk Wolves. I share this consi… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com For the last few months, American TV stations have been bombarded with ads for Papa John's, the low-tier pizza empire owned and operated by John Schnatter. As Mr. Schnatter and Peyton Manning discuss massive free pizza giveaways (while the business's em… |
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Coming out of Virginia Commonwealth, Larry Sanders was the epitome of a project. But he has evolved over three years in Milwaukee and still has big ambitions, says Lee Jenkins. |
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Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao is out for Cleveland's game against Sacramento because of a bruised right knee. |
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Rising To The ChallengeJan 2
Self-improvement is one of the most common New Year's resolutions. With the season upon us, Rob Mahoney looks at several who have already elevated their game this season. |
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5-on-5: 2011 redraftJan 1
David Thorpe, ESPN.com Our panel redrafts the top five picks in 2011 with a year-plus of hindsight. |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com There were times during the Los Angeles Clippers incredible final month of 2012 when both Blake Griffin and Chris Paul struggled to find the bottom of the bucket. When you checked the box score, both of their superstars appeared to struggle and barely m… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The Los Angeles Lakers' one-step-forward, two-steps-back season returned to reverse on Tuesday night, as Mike D'Antoni's squad followed Friday night's comfortable 2012-ending win over the Portland Trail Blazers by opening 2013 with a sluggish 103-99 los… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Older teams have run the same strategy for years to deal with the NBA's 82-game grind: go through the motions in the regular season, make sure you're healthy and rested for the spring. But these Lakers, built to win in the postseason, wouldn't even be i… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Lazar Hayward is an interesting player. The Minnesota Timberwolves traded up in the 2010 NBA draft in an attempt to hand him a guaranteed contract, odd for a talent that was already well past the age of 23 at the time, in a move this know-it-all dumbly … |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose joined his teammates for shootaround Wednesday, marking the first time he's traveled with his team and participated in a workout on the road since tearing his ACL on April 28. |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Scott Sterling, the 31-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner—and gross weirdo slumlord—Donald Sterling, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose Tuesday night at a home in Malibu, Calif. More » |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com There's a pretty good chance that you had more fun on New Year's Eve than Latrell Sprewell did on New Year's Eve, because even if you wound up getting sick after having too much to drink or being shot down by that special someone with whom you wanted to… |
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JaVale McGee hits 1st career 3, celebrates with cooking dance as Nuggets snap Clips’ streak (VIDEO)Jan 2
Dan Devine, yahoo.com With 1.3 seconds left in the third quarter of Tuesday night's year-opening tilt between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers, Denver point guard Andre Miller prepared to inbound the ball with a chance for one final shot. So, understandably, he lo… |
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Mavs' Carlisle backs off threat to suspend players |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com It’s become more than obvious, after an entire offseason spent away from basketball and the first significant injury of his career, that Dwight Howard is far from healthy. That sort of uncertainty and lack of confidence can affect all aspects of a playe… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com In recent years, the NBA has showcased a variety of creative three-point celebrations. We've seen the championship belt, the three goggles, and the three-to-the-head, among others. But none of those moves are quite like what JaVale McGee dropped on us l… |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Kobe Bryant had a simple answer for what has been plaguing the 15-16 Lakers this season: their age. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Every so often, the teacher becomes the student, and last night in Madison Square Garden, the return of Amar’e Stoudemire was overshadowed by Damian Lillard one-upping the ultimate clutch player, Carmelo Anthony, in winning time. If the NBA ever gets it… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 10 assists, Evan Turner added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-99 on Tuesday night. |
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The Knicks need to make one resolution for 2013: Don’t mess it up. Don’t mess up the great chemistry they’ve had so far, and don’t mess up the way they’ve played to get to the top of the Atlantic Division. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Pau Gasol launches a football pass to Kobe Bryant who scores easily at the other end of the floor in tonight’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. |
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Amar'e Stoudemire's return didn't go as planned in a 105-100 loss to the Blazers. The shine has faded off the once-bright Knicks, who need their big man to win, says Chris Mannix. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Kobe Bryant drives the baseline and cashes in a reverse layup in tonight’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Sacramento Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins muscles his way to the hoop as he fakes and puts up a monster slam over Detroit Pistons’ defenders. |
