Knicks 98, Nets 91: Something is rotten in the state of New Jersey. Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each had 17, but the real story is the Nets. They have lost 13 straight to start the season. The NBA record is 17. Devin Harris played 26 minutes off the bench and had 12 points. Chris Douglas-Roberts led the Nets with 24. All Knicks starters had double figures in points. The Knicks have won two...
Devin Harris will be back on the court tomorrow, when the Nets host the Knicks. Will winning return to the Meadowlands, too? There is no guarantee, of course. But Harris does give the Nets a better chance to pick up that elusive first win of the season. He's their leading scorer and will take some pressure off of other guys on the floor, like Brook Lopez and Chris Douglas-Roberts. Look for Harris...
Chris Douglas-Roberts scored a career high 31 points in the game. From AP- MILWAUKEE — Brandon Jennings knew it was a gamble. So far, all the odds have been in the rookie’s favor. Jennings made a swipe and slam past two stunned Nets during a 15-0 run to start the second half, Andrew Bogut and Carlos Delfino [...]
Knicks 110, Pacers 103: What's this? A Knicks win? Al Harrington handed it to his former team, scoring 26 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to help the Knicks snap a six-game losing streak. He wasn't the only one to fill up the stat sheet. Larry Hughes had 22 points, Wilson Chandler had 18 and David Lee had 17. Even Eddy Curry, playing for the first time this season after a calf injury, had...
Last January: Ridnour, for the win. 2009/2010 NBA Season @ 0-11 (0-6 road) 5-3 (4-1 home) November 18th, 2009 Bradley Center 7:00 PM Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FS Wisconsin Probable starters: Rafer Alston PG Brandon Jennings Chris Douglas-Roberts SG Charlie Bell Trenton Hassell SF Luke Mbah a Moute Terrence Williams PF Hakim Warrick Brook Lopez C Andrew Bogut (30th) 92.2 - OFFENSE - 104.3 (20th) (12th) 103.2...
Courtney Lee is out tonight against the Magic and won't play tomorrow against the Heat, either. Chris Douglas-Roberts will probably dress tonight and may play, though he'll be limited because of the after-affects of the swine flu. Lee was getting closer to returning but appeared to re-tweak his strained groin on Thursday, though no one is calling that specific incident a major setback. Lee was doubled-over...
By Henry Abbott Don Nelson and Monta Ellis, yelling at each other in front of reporters . Did Pau Gasol get injured, or did he get Hollywood ? Swine flu is no match for Chris Douglas-Roberts, who tweets that he is back to work . Doctors told me that an advantage of swine flu -- assuming you avoid dangerous complications -- is that it tends not to linger as long as conventional flu. In a chat about...
by Matt Moore Filed under: Nets , NBA Injuries The Nets today faced practice without Devin Harris (groin), Courtney Lee (groin), Chris Douglas-Roberts (swine flu), Jarvis Hayes (hamstring), Tony Battie (knee), and Yi Jianlian (knee). That's six guys, three of whom are considered vital components of the young and struggling team, leaving the squad 8 players available for practice. And practice they...
by Matt Moore Filed under: Nets , NBA Injuries Monday, the Nets faced practice without Devin Harris (groin), Courtney Lee (groin), Chris Douglas-Roberts (swine flu), Jarvis Hayes (hamstring), Tony Battie (knee), and Yi Jianlian (knee). That's six guys, three of whom are considered vital components of the young and struggling team, leaving the squad eight players available for practice. And practice...
They say that each cloud has a silver lining; for the New Jersey Nets who are now without guard Chris Douglas-Roberts for at least the next few days New York Vinnie has found their silver lining. Since the team currently has an 0-7 record they can’t possibly be any worse without Douglas-Roberts than they were [...]
Chris Douglas-Roberts , the second year Nets guard, has swine flu, the team confirmed yesterday. Coach Lawrence Frank spoke to Douglas-Roberts , "e doesn't sound very good...All the measures are taken, now it's a matter of when he feels better." Players are being given Tamiflu as a precaution—forward Bobby Simmons said , "I went to the grocery store this morning, and a lot of...
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The entire New Jersey Nets team are required to take one Tamiflu tablet per day for the next 10 days after one of their reserve players, Nets Forward Chris Douglas-Roberts has been tested positive for the deadly swine flu (H1N1) virus. This is a very tragic and alarming news for the Nets who are still searching for their first win after playing their first seven games. They have also loss Yi Jianlian...
By Chris Sheridan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - They don't give out Ws in the NBA for moral victories, which is why the New Jersey Nets will awake Sunday still sporting the league's only goose egg in the win column. But what happened Saturday night, with New Jersey sticking with the Boston Celtics all the way into the final minute of the fourth quarter of an 86-76 loss despite having only eight healthy...
WASHINGTON – Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Washington Wizards overcame the absence of both of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a 123-104 win over the New Jersey Nets. With injured two-time All-Stars Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison on the bench in their expensive dark...