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Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Durant's day in Dallas Kevin Durant is largely thought of as one of the great scorers in the NBA. Yet, Durant has only reached the mythical 50-point mark once in his career in the regular […]

Jazz playing older style of basketball

When the Utah Jazz send out their starting lineup, they look a little bit like dinosaurs trotting out there. A 7-footer at center standing alongside a true post man at power forward and then another guy who might be a stretch-4 next to him? What is this the 1980s? Enes Kanter (or Derrick Favors), Al […]

Who will be an NBA All Star?

The NBA will announce the starters for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game tonight on the NBA tip-off show on TNT at 7 p.m. Usually those that are picked are not a huge surprise. Your Kobes, LeBrons, D-Wades and Durants all have enough popularity to ensure they will be in the starting five. Sometimes fans screw […]

Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: History made There was plenty of anticipation entering Wednesday's game in Oakland. It was the only time the Heat came to town to play the surprisingly strong Golden State Warriors. It had all the makings […]

David Stern still dreaming of Europe Division

It is getting close to a year before David Stern steps down from his perch as the NBA's commissioner. For as much as Stern has accomplished, there is still the feeling that a lot of work is left to do. One of Stern's biggest legacies in his quarter century as the league's commissioner is the […]

Starting 5: No schedule losses

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: No Paul, No Problem The Clippers were without Chris Paul after he bruised his knee late in Saturday's game against the Magic. For a deep team like Los Angeles, it could fill someone in and […]

Austin Rivers wants it too much

It is the day after Christmas and New Orleans coach Monty Williams is standing outside New Orleans' locker room in the Amway Center in Orlando when he is asked the inevitable question. He gives the reporter a mockingly exasperated look as the question is formed — even though this would be Austin Rivers' lone trip […]

Starting 5: New Clutch City

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Rip roaring fun Back in the mid-90s, Houston was known as Clutch City. It was as much for the way the Rockets won as it was for the fact that they were winning. There was […]

Shootaround: One last time

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR Golden State 105 Final 106.6 59.6 16.7 17.2 9.6 Denver 116 Pace: 95.9 121.0 52.8 29.8 7.3 30.0 Danilo Gallinari (DEN) — 21 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts Stephen Curry (GS) — 29 pts, 7/9 3FGs Golden State Warriors (23-12) vs. Denver Nuggets (22-16) 8 p.m. […]

Starting 5: Off the Wall

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Another brick Washington is trying to shut the naysayers up. The Wizards have the worst record in the league. They have pundits claiming they have no one to build around. They have an apathetic fan […]

Starting 5: Snapping the streak

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Bouncing back Overtime can be a dangerous thing. Momentum shifts as the final moments of regulation winds down and energy dissipates from 48 minutes of intense NBA battle. Overtime can be really unpredictable as teams […]

Things quiet on Cousins trade front

The ebb and flow of trade discussions is beginning to wax for DeMarcus Cousins. With rumors about Rudy Gay beginning to pick up, Cousins is going to the back of the line as far as media interest goes — then again Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports has been awfully quiet lately… Cousins trade interest should […]

Shootaround: Boom baby

New York Knicks (23-11) vs. Indiana Pacers (21-14) 8 p.m./TNT Marv Albert? Reggie Miller? Pacers? Knicks? All we need is Spike Lee, some grainy footage, Patrick Ewing missing a late-game shot (just kidding), John Starks and Mark Jackson and we have ourselves a party! No, Thursday night's game at Banker's Life Fieldhouse will not be […]

New era Suns face offense problems

The Suns have long been associated with the "Seven Seconds or Less" offense that Mike D'Antoni brought in when he was hired as head coach. That has become synonymous with the Suns. Since D'Antoni was let go, there have been several coaches trying to bring a different tact and add a little defense to the […]

Starting 5: Off to the races

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: By George, he's hot The Pacers and Heat actually played an entertaining six-game series in last year's Playoffs. That can be hard to remember considering the Heat's run to the championship and the Pacers got […]

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