National Basketball League News and Rumors
NY Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets rivalry just heating up, but screwed up NBA schedule has two teams done playing each otherIt was a huge game, and in a way a huge shame. How can the NBA squirrel away this blossoming rivalry out of sight, bury it for the winter, from now until the playoffs or maybe next fall? How can the Knicks and Nets each have two games remaining in the r… |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Pau Gasol is going back to the bench and will stay there for the foreseeable future. |
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The sooner the Knicks figure out that London isn’t calling anymore, the better off they’ll be. The sooner they realize that they’re not up against the putrid Pistons, and unable to name the score, the better off they’ll be. The sooner they realize… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Tim Duncan had 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth straight win, 90-85 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Earlier today Stephen Curry executed what can objectively be described as a stunning play during the Golden State Warriors 106-99 defeat of the Los Angeles Clippers. In the fourth quarter, Curry fired a half-court bounce pass that split two defenders an… |
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose could soon be going through full-contact drills in practice. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com … |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The J.R. Smith Twitter and Instagram game is unparalleled. We know this. The tweet he sent out a little after 9 p.m tonight a few hours after his Knicks lost to the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden though really might be some of his best work. Kri… |
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DJ Neil Armstrong, dimemag.com Iman Shumpert. Number 21 on the New York Knicks. He Rhymes. While he was recovering for the last eight-and-a-half months, Iman channeled some of his energy into dropping his mixtape album, called #POST90s. Just in time for Iman’s return to the court, th… |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com hicago Bulls forward Luol Deng did not participate in Monday morning's shootaround because of a right hamstring injury and will not play against the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Since P.J. Carlesimo took over, the Nets have elevated their game, Brian Windhorst writes. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com A significant number of NBA fans have a negative opinion of Vince Carter for perfectly good reasons. In his last seasons with the Toronto Raptors, Carter was a malcontent. At various stops in his career, he's earned a reputation for not trying particula… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Jarrett Jack had 18 points and 10 assists, Stephen Curry made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Golden State rallied from seven points down in the final 11 minutes to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-99 on Monday. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com On Sunday, the Boston Celtics lost 105-88 to the Detroit Pistons, a team playing its first game since Thursday's "home" game in London. Given the circumstances of the loss, the Celtics have reason to worry. The Celtics had serious problems wit… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Joe Johnson made the go-ahead jumper with 22 seconds left and scored 25 points, leading the Brooklyn Nets to an 88-85 over the New York Knicks on Monday and a split of the four-game series between the city rivals. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Tyson Chandler gathers his own rebound and posterizes Reggie Evans with a put back slam.The post Tyson Chandler Puts Reggie Evans On A Poster appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Snea… |
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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: HoopSpeak. “I’m pretty good at under… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com James Harden scored 29 points and hit all 10 of his free throws in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets rallied to snap a seven-game losing streak, beating the Charlotte Bobcats 100-94 Monday. |
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Challengers To The Throne?Jan 21
It's almost a given: The Eastern Conference is the Heat's to lose. But which teams have what it takes to hang with Miami? Rob Mahoney breaks down three potential challengers. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Al Horford scored a season-high 28 points, Jannero Pargo had 16 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a two-game slide with a 104-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After missing the first 36 games of the 2012-13 season following surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee, Iman Shumpert made his season debut for the New York Knicks during last Thursday's 102-87 win over the Detroit Pistons in London. Knicks … |
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Anderson Varejao's season rapidly spiraled from a probable All-Star appearance to over. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Greivis Vasquez lobs it up to Al-Farouq Aminu who throws down the alley-oop dunk.The post Al-Farouq Aminu’s Alley-Oop Dunk appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Derrick Williams drives to the basket on the fast break and hammers in a monster slam.The post Derrick Williams Hammers In A Monster Dunk appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers… |
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Davis injures ankle in Hornets' victory over Kings |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com George Hill scored 13 points, including a clinching free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining to give the Indiana Pacers an 82-81 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the annual Martin Luther King Day game on Monday afternoon. |
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The Atlanta Hawks signed guard Jannero Pargo to a 10-day contract before facing the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Gerald Green misses a three, but Tyler Hansbrough is there to throw down the follow through basket drawing the contact in today’s matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies.The post Tyler Hansbrough Throws Down A Strong Follow Through appe… |
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Ian Begley, ESPN.com For the second straight year, Amar'e Stoudemire, through his foundation, provided lunch for approximately 600 Madison Square Garden workers. |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said Monday that Joakim Noah understands why he was benched for much of Saturday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, but Noah declined to speak to reporters once again. |
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Maloofs reach deal to sell Kings to Seattle-based group |
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Dwight Howard ejected before halftime on dicey 2nd technical in Lakers loss to Raptors (VIDEO)Jan 21
Dan Devine, yahoo.com With four minutes, 43 seconds left in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' Sunday visit to the Toronto Raptors, Lakers center Dwight Howard was whistled for a technical foul. Howard had just made a baseline drive against Raptors defender Aaron G… |
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ESPN.com, ESPN.com Should Memphis, Indiana go for it this season or go back to the drawing table? |
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The Chicago Bulls' Carlos Boozer and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant today were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 14 through Sunday, Jan. 20. |
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The proposed deal that would bring the Kings to Seattle is a win for everyone ... but Sacramento. Ian Thomsen takes a look at the wide-ranging implications for all parties involved. |
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ABC’s George Stephanopoulos confuses Bill Russell for Morgan Freeman at Obama inauguration (VIDEO)Jan 21
Dan Devine, yahoo.com It was super cool to see Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell in attendance in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning at the inauguration of President Barack Obama for his second term in the Oval Office. It's not necessarily surprising — after all, the 78-ye… |
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Warren Shaw, dimemag.com Whether you believe a player deserves All-Star consideration based on raw numbers or numbers combined with team success, Golden State’s David Lee fits the bill for both schools of thought. Lee is one of the hardest working, most unassuming stars in the … |
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Celtics' Rivers promises changes after latest loss |
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Jonah Bromwich, nytimes.com The best N.B.A. games of the week put Minnesota against Atlanta, the Knicks against the Nets and Oklahoma City against the Clippers. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com At some point during every Nuggets home game, team mascot Rocky attempts to make a backward, half-court shot. The crowd gets into it, the scoreboard operator puts Rocky's half-court shooting percentage on the jumbotron for all to see, and Rocky hams it … |
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Marc Stein, ESPN.com The Maloof family that owns the Sacramento Kings has reached an agreement to sell the controlling interest in the franchise to a Seattle group intent on moving it in time for next season. |
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Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen signs with the Miami Heat. Can he turn their interior problems around?Jan 21
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com In terms of percentages, and not misleading raw statistics, the Miami Heat are the worst offensive rebounding team in the NBA, and just 24th out of 30 teams when it comes to defensive rebounding. This hasn’t hurt the team too dearly — the group is on … |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com He isn’t reviled, Russell Westbrook hasn’t done anything on or off the court that would deserve that sort of condemnation, but the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has long been a thorn in the side of a great many NBA fans. Whether they think he does… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Denver had an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter and all looked good on the edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Nuggets’ drive to knock-off league-best Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant (37 points, seven boards and eight assists on 7-of-20 shooting) and Russe… |
