Rondo flubs final shot as Sixers top Celts in OTAssociated Press, ESPN.com Evan Turner had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Thaddeus Young added 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 95-94 overtime win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. |
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Maybe one of these days James Dolan will get around to explaining his reasons for waving goodbye to Jeremy Lin and signing off on acquiring Raymond Felton. |
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Lee drops 30 as Warriors extend Nets' skidDec 7, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com David Lee had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Stephen Curry scored 28 points, and the Golden State Warriors gave coach Mark Jackson a winning return to Brooklyn by beating the Nets 109-102 on Friday night. |
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Tim Brandl, dimemag.com On this date 56 years ago, a basketball legend was born. Indeed, if you were to craft the perfect all-around basketball player, you would probably start with Mr. Larry Joe Bird. In 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, Bird blessed fans with his passion, … |
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Beckley Mason, nytimes.com Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks is having a career year as a shooter, even without exploiting his elite ability as a pick-and-roll scorer. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Perhaps lost in the action of last night's Knicks-Heat game was the sequence you see above. Nothing all that exciting happens in these 56 seconds, but they do offer a glimpse at just how wonderfully out of shape and unable to give a fuck Rasheed Wallace… |
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Kelly Dwyer, 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: SportsNet. Holly MacKenzie tells us th… |
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Melo questionable for Saturday against ChicagoDec 7, 2012
Ian Begley, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony's status for the New York Knicks' game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday is uncertain due to a laceration on the middle finger of his left hand. |
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Section 15: A Midwesterner Visits BrooklynDec 7, 2012
Jim Luttrell, nytimes.com The Off the Dribble team was interested in learning about Nets fans now that the team is in Brooklyn. David Ison, a Kansas City transplant living in Yonkers, took his future stepson to Section 15. |
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The Misfit Knicks Stole The Show Last NightDec 7, 2012
Tom Ley, deadspin.com There were two things that were remarkable about last night's New York-Miami game, a 112-92 victory for the antique Knicks. The first, predictably, was LeBron James, who put up 18 points, five rebounds, and seven assists in the first two quarters—a perf… |
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Bulls' Hamilton hopes he won't miss a monthDec 7, 2012
Nick Friedell, ESPN.com In his first comments since tearing the plantar fascia in his left foot in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Chicago Bulls guard Richard Hamilton said Friday he was originally told he would be out about four weeks. |
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Without Melo, Knicks rain 18 3-pointers on Heat, beat Miami by 20 for 2nd time this season (VIDEO)Dec 7, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com After leading scorer and signature star Carmelo Anthony was downgraded from a game-time decision to out for the New York Knicks' matchup with the Miami Heat, plenty of Knicks fans wondered just how New York was going to score enough to keep the Thursday… |
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LeBron James has a late night workout after another Miami Heat loss, admits the Knicks ‘kicked our ass’Dec 7, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com You might recall a Miami Heat win over the Los Angeles Lakers from back in March of 2011, one that saw Kobe Bryant decide to take to an impromptu postgame shooting session in full view of reporters after a poor performance in that game's fourth quarter.… |
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TNT’s Marv Albert gave us a shoutout while talking about Rasheed Wallace’s technicals (VIDEO)Dec 7, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com We loved it when Rasheed Wallace dusted off his time-honored catchphrase against the New Orleans Hornets a couple of weeks back. We thought it a little absurd — but perhaps appropriately so; it's Sheed, after all — when the New York Knicks big man was… |
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Raymond Felton And Steve Novak Deep-Six The Heat; Latest Pau Gasol Trade Rumors Pair Him With Kevin LoveDec 7, 2012
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Holy three-point shooting, Knicks. Of all the places to go on a heat check that lasted a whole half, the Heat’s own court was the backdrop of New York’s statement win Thursday night by handing LeBron, Wade and Bosh their worst home loss together, 112-… |
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Without Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert, NY Knicks torch Miami Heat with 3-pointersDec 7, 2012
Long after the Knicks had made their 18th and final 3-pointer, LeBron James had to admit the obvious. “They kicked our ass,” he said. Without Carmelo Anthony. Without Amar’e Stoudemire. Without Iman Shumpert. Go figure. |
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To say the Heat's poor defense led to 112-92 loss is a disservice to the Knicks, says Ben Golliver. Good coaching, a strong fourth quarter and Raymond Felton have them atop the East. |
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We Went There: Knicks-Heat in MiamiDec 7, 2012
For most of the year, Miami is for Lamborghini-driving Argentines and frat bros with barbed-wire tats at Wet Willie's. But for a brief, fragile window... |
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