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Harden paces balanced attack as Rockets roll

Associated Press, ESPN.com

James Harden scored 24 points and matched a career high with 12 assists, Patrick Patterson added 22 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Toronto Raptors 117-101 on Tuesday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Evan Turner scored 22 points and Thaddeus Young had 20 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 100-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

Steve Reddicliffe, nytimes.com

The Off the Dribble team was interested in learning about Nets fans now that the team is in Brooklyn. Friends Richard Baker from Pennsylvania, and Joe McCormick from New Jersey hung out in Section 15 on Monday.

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

Thanks to a new cover story on James Harden and Jeremy Lin, we now know that before Lin became the most popular player on the planet for a three-week stretch last February, a Pac-10 coach once called him the name of a porn star on accident for a whole r…

Beckley Mason, nytimes.com

With his performance on Monday night, point guard Deron Williams helped persuade fans to support the Nets, not just Brooklyn.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

Last night’s battle of the boroughs is all New Yorkers can talk about today. The New York Post had the “Lords of Flatbush” headline after Brooklyn’s win; the Daily News went with the “Battle of Hooplyn.” Since it was such a big game for the re…

Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com

Nets center Andray Blatche took a shot at his old team, the Wizards.

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

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Tom Ley, deadspin.com

While Raymond Felton was ruining the end of an otherwise good Nets-Knicks game for a national audience, the Charlotte Bobcats were quietly having a statement game of their own-plunging deep into the depths of basketball shittiness during a 114-69 loss t

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

We told you about Slick Rick getting booed at halftime of the Knicks-Nets game, and about Frank Isola of the New York Daily News getting all kinds of grief on Twitter for wondering whether Slick Rick was indeed a hip-hop legend. Slick's got nothing to p…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Brook Lopez had a monster game in the Brooklyn Nets' landmark 96-89 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Monday night, turning in a team-high 22 points on 9-for-20 shooting, 11 rebounds (including seven on the offensive glass) and five blocked shots…

CNNSI.com

The Nets made a statement by beating the Knicks 96-89 in overtime. After four long years, no one is happier than Brook Lopez that this team finally turned a corner, says Chris Mannix.

CNNSI.com

Nets tied for Atlantic lead after beating Knicks in OT

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

To New Yorkers, last night felt important. The Battle of the Boroughs felt like it mattered. Yes, most of the rest of the country could care less about who owns New York, but to everyone actually in the Big Apple, it’s like choosing between Hova and Nas…

Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com

Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams, who has been playing through a litany of minor injuries lately, revealed he sprained a joint in his right shooting wrist while bracing a fall in Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.