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 […]

Thunder sign Derek Fisher

It is déjà vu for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Just like they did last year, the Thunder have signed veteran point guard Derek Fisher for the stretch run of the regular season and the playoffs. The Thunder had an extra spot for a guard on their roster after trading Eric Maynor to the Portland Trail […]

Bryant fires back after Cuban’s comment

You heard the old adage, "Never wake a sleeping giant," right?  Well apparently it fell on deaf ears recently as Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested the Lakers should amnesty Kobe Bryant next season thus saving the team some money and getting some luxury tax relief. Well, that is all the Bryant needed to hear. Cuban […]

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 […]

CC video of the day: Gortat drops the hammer on Spurs’ Splitter

Phoenix Suns' Marcin "The Polish Hammer" Gortat lived up to his nickname Sunday versus the Spurs and the victim was Tiago Splitter. Late in the second quarter, Gortat got the ball off a pass from the top of the key and rolled to the rim and only Splitter was standing in his way. But just […]

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) […]

Rose’s brother ‘frustrated’ by Bulls

The Chicago Bulls were only hoping they would have to tread water for half a season then their MVP would come back and they could return to the team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals just two years ago. So far, they have done that. They are 31-23, good enough for the fifth […]

By trading for J.J. Redick, the Bucks display win-now approach

Instead of acquiring Josh Smith from the Hawks, as was widely rumored that they would, the Bucks  swung a deal to bring in J.J. Redick from the Magic    On a trade deadline day which did not hold many surprises and/or major deals, one involving the Magic and Bucks probably held the most intrigue. In […]

Will signing Kenyon Martin backfire on New York Knicks?

Ronnie Brewer being dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder was not the only change going on in New York at Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline. The Knicks used their time wisely in signing veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract and the deal is expected to be completed by early next week. New York has […]

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 […]

CC video of the day: Lin, Parsons get emotional over Rockets’ trades

Going through training camp, preseason games, road games and the highs and lows of an NBA season can form lasting bonds among teammates. They endure heavy coaching scrutiny, the battles on the court and much more that they transcend teammates and become brothers. So it is not surprising when news hit Rockets' Jeremy Lin and […]

Recapping all the NBA trade deadline action

The NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone and it was the year of the blockbuster! Josh Smith is now a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Kevin Garnett joins the Los Angeles Clippers and Dwight Howard is headed to the Brooklyn Nets. I know, I know, none of those things happened. We were teased with […]

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