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Shootaround: The plot thickens

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Lakers 108 Final 109.5 60.3 20.5 14.1 39.7 Denver 119 Pace: 96.9 122.8 58.5 31.7 9.1 30.7 Kobe Bryant (LAL) — 29 pts, 9 assts Ty Lawson (DEN) — 22 pts, 8 assts  Los Angeles Lakers (28-29) vs. Denver Nuggets (35-22) 9 p.m. The Lakers […]

Quit teasing us LeBron

Fans have an unhealthy obsession with the slam dunk. It certainly has a mystique about it since so few people can do it — and even fewer can do the athletic tricks that marvel us on a nightly basis. The Slam Dunk Contest is what made Julius Erving, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins transcendent. It […]

Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Vintage Kobe Bryant sees the end of his career. Age takes over everyone at some point. Bryant has said he may have only two years left in his career. Or he may wait until he […]

Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Late flight The Atlanta Hawks were thought to be pretty close to trading Josh Smith to their opponent on Saturday night. The team's recent run of Playoff appearances had appeared to run its course. A […]

STAT-urday: Wall’s wondrous Wizards

You may not have noticed but the Washington Wizards are becoming a decent team to watch. The Wizards capped off a superb effort with a 119-113 victory over the Nuggets. The victory was highlighted by John Wall's masterful pick and roll play at the end of the game. He scored 14 points and dished out […]

Shootaround: New jersey

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR San Antonio 101 Final — OT 93.4 41.1 17.2 7.6 33.7 Golden State 107 Pace: 100.7 96.2 44.1 18.4 10.8 31.9 Tim Duncan (SAS) — 19 pts, 13 rebs Jarrett Jack (GSW) — 30 pts, 10 assts  San Antonio Spurs (44-12) vs. Golden State Warriors (31-23) […]

Early winners and losers from NBA’s Trade Deadline

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone and what was anticipated as a pretty active deadline did not see some of the big names expected get moved. There was still a flurry of moves as the deadline quickly approached and lots of late-running negotiations had teams and players on pins and needles to the […]

All-Star run in shows how off Howard has become

You know your season is going pretty bad when your coach is yelling at you during the All-Star Game. After all, the weekend is supposed to be a time to relax and kick back a little bit. Yes, there are those required media appearances and the game itself, but that is supposed to be low […]

Bucks are thinking big at the deadline?

The Milwaukee Bucks are thinking big — if rumors are to be believed. With Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline quickly approaching, Milwaukee's future is coming to a pretty quick head. Both Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis will be free agents this summer and it is largely expected that only one will remain with Milwaukee heading […]

Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Joe cool Joe Johnson has the reputation of being an isolation player. That is just what he has always done. You give him the ball and he scores. It is not always efficient and it […]

Tayshaun Prince returns to his Motor City kingdom

Tayhsaun Prince, or at least one of his fans, was extremely disappointed when Prince did not come out of the tunnel at Banker's Life Fieldhouse on Jan. 30. The life Prince knew for the last 10 years was going to change. He was leaving the Palace of Auburn Hills and all the great memories he […]

BracketBusters, mid-majors hold plenty of NBA talent

ESPN does some things right. A few years ago, in an effort to get those non-power conference schools on TV, ESPN set aside a weekend to match up the top schools from those "mid-major" conferences on their network in an effort to get them more exposure. The experiment has been running for 10 years now […]

Rose remains big mystery of NBA’s 2nd half

Joakim Noah and Luol Deng represented the Bulls in Houston for All-Star Weekend. Their seasons (at least statistically) do not scream All Star but they both held their own in the league's yearly exhibition. Their team has proven worth the attention with Chicago sitting at 30-22 and fifth in the East. At this point, there […]

Starting 5: All Star Edition

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: CP-MVP Being a point guard in the NBA All Star Game is relatively easy. Just pass the ball and let the stars do what they do best — score. Playing point guard as Chris Paul […]

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