TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES -- If ever there were a team and a head coach in desperate need of a win, the Los Angeles Clippers and Mike Dunleavy were it. The Clippers had lost five of six games entering Friday night's game against the Denver Nuggets, all without their most efficient player second-year guard Eric Gordon. Over that stretch, which included a couple of embarrassing blowouts and a gut-wrenching fourth...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
By John Hollinger ATLANTA – It took 47 minutes and 59.3 seconds, but the Hawks finally found the Rockets’ Achilles heel. And fittingly for a team named after birds, it was in the air. Josh Smith rose higher than any Houston player could hope to reach and slammed home Mike Bibby’s miss, allowing the home side to escape with a 105-103 win over a physical, tough Rockets team that continues...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
I'm not quite old enough to participate in a debate about whether Wes Unseld or Bill Walton is the greatest outlet passer of all time. (A colleague in the Staples Center Media Room insists that Bob Lanier be mentioned among the candidates). By the time I started following the NBA, Walton was waving a towel on the Celtics' bench. But his teammate, Robert Parish, was breaking my young heart as a Hawks...
Clips Nation (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
2009/2010 NBA Regular Season vs. 4-9 8-3 Staples Center November 19th, 2009, 7:30 PM FSN Prime Ticket, 980 AM Probable starters: Baron Davis PG Chauncey Billups Rasual Butler SG Arron Afflalo Al Thornton SF Carmelo Anthony Marcus Camby PF Kenyon Martin Chris Kaman C Nene The Back Story: First meeting of the season. Denver swept the season series last year 4-0 (but the first two were at least close)....
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Browse more photos » How will this weekend the recruiting efforts of the Longhorns? Though the big news of the week is Darius White's unexpected and resurgent interest in Texas and official visit on Saturday, Jackson Jeffcoat's visit is no less important. Seen throwing up a Hook ‘Em sign in his playoff game last week, Jeffcoat has kept his feelings...
Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | yesterday
... That Evening Sun 's Hal Holbrook: A Candid, Emotional Movieline Interview . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Chris Carlson - AP Brendan Haywood knows what DeAndrew Jordan is going through in this picture. View full size photo » The Essentials: Wizards (3-7) vs. Thunder (6-6) 8:00 p.m. Ford Center TV : CSN+ Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable early Thunder numbers this season 13th in expected winning percentage (.565) 24th in pace (91.2 possessions per game) 25th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating...
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Susan Walsh - AP 2 days ago: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (3) goes up for a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jawad Williams (31) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at the Verizon Center in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The Wizards beat the Cavaliers, 108-91.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Browse more photos » Every time I've talked to Caron...
LAist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pau Gasol works it in the post in a game versus the Golden State Warriors. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis) LA Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke wrote an article describing the lackluster reaction of Laker Nation last night as Pau Gasol made his first appearance of the season. Coming off a hamstring injury that sidelined the Spaniard for the first eleven games of the season, Gasol was back to his usual self,...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Henry Abbott Here's a fun little project I'd like your help with: Let's name the NBA's twenty all-time dirtiest players. I have a brainstorm list working, but I'd like your ideas, your anecdotes, your YouTube links ... To get you in the mood, here is the recently retired Bruce Bowen, talking to HoopsTV about his own reaction when people call him a dirty player : When people said that it allowed...
netZoo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Really wish D Rose followed this up with a dunk in Pau’s face. Was not the case. Great seeing the ‘09-’10 Bulls hang tough against the Lakers last night. The Bulls offense was pretty off the entire game — Rose started 2 for 12 or something — great, explosive drives to the basket but nothing [...]
Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | yesterday
... A Nasty Way With Words . (Hat tips to Dave Lull and Paul Davis.)
Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday
DC Sports Bog: Earl Boykins bench-presses more than you Steinberg once again proves he's the man.
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | yesterday
After months of growing discord and mistrust between the Houston Rockets and their once-franchise player, Tracy McGrady and coach Rick Adelman engaged in an emotional and sometimes loud closed-door confrontation about the star’s uncertain status on Wednesday night, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Added by: thelakers Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: Houston_Rockets Tracy_McGrady Added On: 2009-11-20...
ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
The New York Knicks have decided not to pursue Allen Iverson, a decision that was reached late Thursday night.
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dennisabel | 11/12/2009
Ask someone from the West to name a Chinese person. Yao Ming and "that runner" will take more than half of the first responses. hina, Diane Wang, Online Entrepreneur http://www.chinaexpat.com/blog/ernie/2009/10/06/three-faces-changing-china.html
paulinen6liy | 11/07/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY – Steve Blake scored 18 points and Brandon Roy made a late push to finish with 16, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 83-74 on Sunday night to split a two-game road trip. One night after scoring 42 points in a loss at Houston, Roy struggled to get anything going on offense — and so did Kevin Durant, a fellow Rookie of the Year. Roy made just four of his first...
chelseap67h8 | 11/07/2009
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 91-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The franchise is 2-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season when it was in Seattle. The Thunder began 1-16 last season, their first in Oklahoma City, and didn't get their second victory until Nov. 29. The poor start cost...
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