This is the December 26, 2012 news archive. View today's NBA Southeast news and rumors.

NBA Southeast News and Rumors

Nene Invites Dion Waiters to Block Party

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Nene blocks Dion Waiters’ 4-foot jumper as Bradley Beal takes it to the other end and assists a three point shot made by Martell Webster.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Robin Lopez had a season-high 29 points and Greivis Vasquez scored 27 points as the New Orleans Hornets snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

LeBron James had 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Miami Heat handed the Charlotte Bobcats their 16th straight defeat, 105-92 Wednesday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tristan Thompson's three-point play with 24.4 seconds remaining gave the Cleveland Cavaliers their first two-game winning streak of the season as the Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 87-84 on Wednesday night.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

LeBron James collects the lob from Dwyane Wade and throws down the alley-oop slam.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Charlotte Bobcats power forward Hakim Warrick flies by Miami Heat’s LeBron James and knocks down a ferocious banger.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Dwyane Wade has a precise behind the back pass to an open Chris Bosh who goes in for the slam.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Miami Heat’s LeBron James explodes on the fast break for an incredible reverse dunk on the Charlotte Bobcats.

CNNSI.com

TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors say rookie Jonas Valanciunas is expected to be out four to six weeks while he recovers from a broken ring finger on his right hand.

nba.com

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says the team has assigned center Dexter Pittman to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA's Development League.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Late in Oklahoma City’s loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Thunder center Kendrick Perkins was caught out of position defensively in a move that would have made no sense even if his teammates had been on the same page with the defensive-minded center. W…

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

It took until Jamal Crawford’s tenth NBA season for the scoring guard to make the playoffs, and even that initiation was uneventful. Playing for two seasons on an anonymous Atlanta Hawks team in 2010 and 2011, Crawford shot well under 40 percent in 23 p…

Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com

Another Thunder loss to the Heat creates question marks that it seems OKC must address, writes Brian Windhorst.

Israel Gutierrez, ESPN.com

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has been working with a shooting coach during the season.