The Boston Celtics have a lot on the line tonight. They play Phoenix tonight staring a potential 3-game losing streak in the face. The game can be viewed live on NBATV at 9:00 PM EST. Phoenix is reeling with confidence after crushing the Los Angeles Lakers118-103 on Monday night. Steve Nash and the Suns have [...]
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday night the Boston Celtics were handed a loss at the buzzer by a ridiculously clutch fade away shot by Baron Davis of the Los Angeles Clippers. There was not much to say. The Clippers stayed in the fight, and made tough shots before and after Rajon Rondo choked on consecutive free throws with 1.5 [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tracy McGrady is the odd man out in Houston. Houston has found a way to win without him, scrapping through hard fought bouts on a nightly basis to the tune of a respectable 18-12 record. Head coach Rick Adelman does not want to disrupt the chemistry and hard work the Rockets are displaying without McGrady. [...]
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Eric Maynor along with Matt Harping’s contract in exchange for the rights to 2002 draft pick forward Peter Fehse. Fehse is in Germany with zero chance of ever playing in the NBA, but gives Utah much needed salary cap relief. The Thunder plan to allow insurance policies to pay the [...]
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Luol Deng has been on a tear of late, albeit playing with a fracture in his left thumb, shining brightly for an otherwise abysmal Chicago Bulls team. He has been putting up the numbers that were expected of him when he signed his 6-year $71 million contract. Deng has been averaging 21.8 PPG, 8 RPG, [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009
Jonathan Bender is back in the NBA after missing 3 full seasons and having only played 2 games in his “final” 2005-06 season. He is playing inspired basketball and the New York Knicks have gone 2-0 since. Bender dropped in 11 points in 14:42 against Charlotte Sunday night. He has been tenacious giving New York [...]
Friday, December 18, 2009
Brandon Jennings was fined $7,500 for tweeting a message after the Milwaukee Bucks 108-101 win over Portland. The NBA is levying the fine because he posted the message during the prohibited post game time. The NBA has a rule against using social media during the duration of all games as well as 45 minutes prior [...]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Golden State Warriors were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday, 103-91. How bad are things in the Bay Area? Bad. It is hard to imagine things any worse for Warriors. Sure you can hack it up to a variety of injuries crippling the Warriors depth. Yes they are an extremely young team. There [...]
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Now that December 15th has come and gone, the list of free agent signees this off season eligible to move teams is kindle wood for the fire that is NBA trade rumor. Although most players will remain with their new squads, there is a short list of players who are in demand and might be [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies are playing some serious basketball these days. I do not know if coach Lionel Hollins has got the team drinking the Cool Aid, but something has finally them gelled together as a team. The emergence of Marc Gasol this year has been huge for the Grizzlies. He is a flat out beast [...]
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