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Report: Dwight Howard to talk to other teams besides Lakers this summer
Apr 28, 2013, 11:59 AM EDT
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The Lakers knew this when they traded for Dwight Howard last summer — under the terms of the new CBA it makes financial sense for a max player to play out his current deal and become a free agent then re-sign with the same team than it does to sign an extension to a deal…
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Do Celtics have one complete game in them? More likely Knicks break out brooms Sunday.
Apr 28, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
How many times have we seen this the last couple games of the Boston/New York series: The Celtics set their defense and for the first 15-17 seconds of the clock the clog everything the Knicks want to do. Their on-ball defenders are in the Knicks faces, their defensive rotations are sharp, there are no good…
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Bulls win 3OT thriller thanks to Nate Robinson, Nazr Mohammed. Up 3-1 on Nets.
Apr 27, 2013, 6:59 PM EDT
The Nets had this. Deron Williams was his old self and Brooklyn up 14 in the fourth quarter against a Chicago team with no good offense. This series was going to be even and a best of three. Then Nate Robinson happened — a 23-point fourth quarter explosion in the fourth quarter led a dramatic…
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Russell Westbrook underwent successful surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee on Saturday, Oklahoma City officially announced. He will make a full recovery. That’s the good news if you’re an Oklahoma City Thunder fan. He will be out for these entire playoffs. That’s the bad news. The question of his return really…
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Is there a more entertaining player to watch in the NBA right now than Stephen Curry? You can make an argument for a couple of guys if you want, but Curry is in the mix. Despite a sprained ankle suffered in Game 2 he had it going again against the Nuggets in Game 3 Friday,…
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Metta World Peace says he likely sits out Game 4 because of knee. Sure he does.
Apr 27, 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
At this point, what’s another injured Laker having to sit out? Metta World Peace tried to give it a go Friday night against San Antonio — he’d had fluid removed from his knee less than 24 hours before but tried to get out on the court. He was moving stiffly and shot 0-6 in the…
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Spurs’ Tiago Splitter rolls ankle, will miss Game 4 (more likely a week)
Apr 27, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT
It took a while for Tiago Splitter to find his spot with the Spurs. The former Spanish League player of the year had to learn the NBA style of game and how to play next to Tim Duncan. But coming into this year he put it all together, and now provides the size and presence…
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Spurs take care of business against injured Lakers, lead series 3-0
Apr 27, 2013, 2:32 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES — This is what good teams do. They take care of business. With injuries forcing the Lakers into lineups without any guards you can name — unless you’re a big D-League fan — the Spurs looked every bit the contender, racing out to an early double-digit lead, never letting up and cruising to…
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No Nash for Lakers; Goudelock, Morris to start, try and be unlikely heroes
Apr 26, 2013, 10:01 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES — The virtual worst-case scenario has become the Lakers reality. No Kobe Bryant No Steve Nash (two epidurals, one cortisone shot). No Steve Blake. No Jodie Meeks. Mike D’Antoni made it official pregame: Your Lakers starting backcourt is Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris. They will bring Chris Duhon off the bench. By the…
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Can emotion of coming home lift Celtics to Game 3 win over Knicks?
Apr 26, 2013, 6:15 PM EDT
The blueprint for Boston to get back into this series is there — they have won the first half of Games 1 and 2. Tenacious defense, getting points out of Jeff Green and/or Jason Terry to go with Paul Pierce, and to make the little hustle plays. The Celtics have had two problems. First, they…
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Fun speculation: Toronto may make run at Phil Jackson for front office
Apr 26, 2013, 5:22 PM EDT
If you like some speculation and to connect the dots, we have a story for you: A move that got notice on the sports business pages could be the first step in a series of moves that lead to front page headlines: Phil Jackson running the Toronto Raptors. We’re a long, long way from that.…
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The Oklahoma City Thunder were already no lock to make the NBA finals. They were a slight favorite to make a return trip to the big stage but the Spurs (if healthy, and they are starting to look it) have always been a threat, plus there were the Grizzlies and Clippers as dark horses (just…
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J.R. Smith turned down more from Lakers to be Knick. Will he leave money on table again?
Apr 26, 2013, 2:52 PM EDT
J.R. Smith can opt out after this season and become a free agent. And he will. We knew that already but his father basically confirmed that to the New York Post. Then threw in an interesting tidbit — Smith had a bigger offer on the table from the Lakers but took the Knicks deal anyway.…
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More Lakers injury fun: World Peace has knee drained, will play Game 3
Apr 26, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT
Lakers trainer Gary Vitti is going to need more than a room off the side of the locker room, he needs his own wing. To add to the injuries expected to keep the top four Lakers out of a crucial Game 3 Friday night, Metta World Peace had his knee drained on Thursday. Teams try…
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We told you there were rumors of this a couple months ago, possibly part of an ownership shift, but now it appears to be reality. The era of David Kahn could be ending in Minnesota, with Flip Saunders coming in to replace him, reports Steve Aschburner at NBA.com. Saunders, 58, has been negotiating a contract…
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J.J. Redick says he hasn’t spoken to coach since playoffs started
Apr 26, 2013, 11:51 AM EDT
The Bucks are a much better team when the backcourt is J.J. Redick paired with either Monta Ellis or Brandon Jennings. Redick and Ellis are +5.9 per 48 minutes, Redick and Jennings are -10.2 , and Jennings and Ellis are -3.2 on the season. One slashing guard, one pure shooter with a good hoops IQ…
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For the first couple games of the series against the Clippers, Zach Randolph battled foul trouble in somewhat tightly called games, he had an athletic defender in Blake Griffin on him, then backing up Griffin was a Los Angeles defense that had sagged into the paint and was daring Memphis to win the game with…
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Dwyane Wade didn’t look right during Miami’s 104-91 Game 3 win over the Bucks Thursday. He was grimacing in pain. He shot 1-for-12 and had six turnovers (although he did have 11 assists and nine rebounds). He was not the same guy on the defensive end. And it comes back to that knee he was…
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Miami brings workmanlike effort, that’s enough to win, lead Bucks 3-0
Apr 25, 2013, 11:02 PM EDT
This was just a better team taking care of business. You knew the Milwaukee Bucks would come out with a lot of fire in front of the home crowd and they did, leading by as many as 10 in the first half. But for the Heat this was a professional outing, like a game in…
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Ray Allen, who already passed Reggie Miller to become the all-time regular season three-point leader, passed Miller for the playoff record with that three. That was Allen’s 321st three pointer in the post season. With Miami, Allen is just deadly on the corner three — he shot 45 percent from the corners this season. He…
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The Brooklyn Nets are happy with the work of Billy King. Shake your head if you want, the Nets are about to extend the contract of their general manager, reports Adrian Wojnarowskiof Yahoo Sports. The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing a multiyear contract extension with general manager Billy King, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. A formal…
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Slate nailed it. This was their creation, the most egregious flops of the NBA season set to music. So far nobody has been fined for flopping in the NBA playoffs — first offense is $5,000 — but give it time. As the games get serious so will the urge for guys to sell the call.…
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Lakers’ Blake out indefinitely; Nash, Meeks doubtful for Game 3
Apr 25, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT
It looks like the Lakers will head into Game 3 against the Spurs Friday night without their top four guards. Steve Blake is out indefinitely with a right hamstring injury suffered in the fourth quarter of the Lakers latest loss on Wednesday night, the team announced Thursday afternoon. The injury was checked out by ultrasound…
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The Rockets are coming out of Game 2 thinking “we can get back in this series” — they just need to keep running, keep bombing away from three, keep gambling. We can debate that strategy if you want, but it almost worked Wednesday night and now they head home. It will be easier to do…
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Phil Jackson says he had conversations with several teams about front office job
Apr 25, 2013, 2:58 PM EDT
Phil Jackson wants back in the NBA but despite the wishes of dreaming fan bases everywhere he doesn’t want to return to the grind of NBA coaching — he wants a front office gig. Not the heavy load and long hours of a GM either, but more of a president or consultant role for a…
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