Carlesimo, Nets deal Bobcats 17th straight lossAssociated Press, ESPN.com The Brooklyn Nets gave P.J. Carlesimo a victory in his debut and the Bobcats a 17th straight loss, getting 26 points from Brook Lopez in a 97-81 rout Friday. |
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Prokhorov: Nets won't rush into coaching searchDec 28, 2012
Mikhail Prokhorov says he decided to fire Avery Johnson last week, but now wants patience with interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. |
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Brook Lopez Rejects a Kemba Walker LayupDec 28, 2012
Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Brook Lopez denies Kemba Walker’s layup in tonight’s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. |
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Source: Nets serious about Jeff Van GundyDec 28, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com The Brooklyn Nets hold Jeff Van Gundy in high regard and consider him a serious candidate behind top target Phil Jackson to fill their head coaching vacancy, if he's interested, a league source told ESPNNewYork.com. |
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Sources: Amar'e to come off bench for KnicksDec 28, 2012
Ian Begley, ESPN.com As long as injuries don't necessitate otherwise, New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire will come off the bench when he returns to the team, league sources with knowledge of the Knicks' thinking said. |
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Mike Dunleavy says that coaching his hometown’s Brooklyn Nets would be ‘a dream come true’Dec 28, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Outside of perhaps Chris Mullin, possibly Mark Jackson, or our own Dan Devine, Brooklyn’s own Mike Dunleavy possesses one of the stronger borough-rich accents in the NBA. It was a constant reminder during the media back and forths we listened to during … |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com Houston assistant coach Kelvin Sampson was so impressive holding the Rockets together during head coach Kevin McHale’s absence that apparently he’s joined a list of established NBA coaches in the Nets’ search for a coach. This, according to a report… |
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Anthony (knee) to miss second straight gameDec 28, 2012
Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony will miss his second straight game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings with a hyperextended left knee. |
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DeMarcus Cousins, reinstated after suspension, on playing vs. Knicks: ‘I don’t expect anything’Dec 28, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com Stop me — oh, oh, oh, stop me — if you've heard this one before, but all is not splendid and calm in the world of DeMarcus Cousins. The Sacramento Kings center — whose most notable accomplishments this season have been arguing with a color commentat… |
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Howard Beck, nytimes.com Point guard Deron Williams said Friday that he did not quit on Avery Johnson, but he did accept some responsibility for the Nets' poor play recently. |
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The Not-So-Secret Problem with the CelticsDec 28, 2012
Spencer Lund, dimemag.com Before the season started, the Boston Celtics were the biggest threat in the East to a LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh oligarchy set to control the NBA for the next few seasons. In the off-season, Kevin Garnett re-signed, Paul Pierce was still … |
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Carlesimo: Wholesale changes will have to waitDec 28, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com With the Brooklyn Nets playing a stretch of six games in nine days, interim coach P.J. Carlesimo says there aren't going to be any wholesale changes made anytime soon. |
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Barkley, Shaq have harsh words for D-WillDec 28, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal rip Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams. |
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Avery Johnson Wasn’t The Problem In BrooklynDec 28, 2012
Daniel Marks, dimemag.com Avery Johnson was fired as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets yesterday, less than one month after winning the NBA’s Coach of the Month award. Ownership, after spending $330 million in the offseason on roster upgrades, wasn’t happy with the team’s prog… |
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Doc Rivers pays Clippers championship-level compliment after 29-point blowout of CelticsDec 28, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com If you were watching Thursday night's NBA action on TNT, the late-running opener between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks — pushed to overtime thanks to this absurd, one-of-a-kind buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Darren Collison — meant that … |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The Clippers have caught the momentum of an avalanche in this 15-game winning streak, and they’re apparently stopping for nobody, no matter their reputation. The Celtics are only six months removed from losing in heartbreaking fashion to Miami in the Ea… |
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Clippers drill Celtics, extend winning streak to 15Dec 28, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- The 2007-08 Houston Rockets have become something of a cautionary tale in the NBA, a middling team that stood at 24-20 on Jan. 27, before they jumped into a kerosene bath. The searing Rockets embarked on a 22-game winning streak, an unfor… |
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Clippers top Celtics by 29 to win 15th straightDec 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Matt Barnes tied his season high with 21 points off the bench, Chris Paul had 11 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Boston 106-77 on Thursday night, becoming the first team to win 15 consecutive games since the Celtics four years ago. |
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