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Rockets center David Andersen began following the Hawks several seasons ago, when they began their rise in the Eastern Conference.

Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.

By James Edwards takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Allen Iverson courted by the Knicks As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome. As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome. Post from: NBA Obsessed

By mthomps2@bayareanewsgroup.com (Marcus Thompson II / Oakland Tribune) Since team traded Stephen Jackson, team has displayed better ball movement, chemistry

By Jonathan Mathis Recently, King James feel his services are badly needed in a league where making a fool of yourself is likely. But as usual, a confident LeBron wants us to believe he’s as vigorous as he has been on the basketball level, informing the world of his plans to change jersey numbers in honor of Mich...

By RaptorTalk The Raptors Amir Johnson brings it every game vs. Miami vs. Orlando vs. Indy Charlotte Boston vs. Phoenix If Toronto plays like they are capable of playing, the Raps can beat Miami, Indy and Charlotte and hopefully steal one against Orlando, Phoenix or Boston.

By Ken Sugiura Hope you all are doing well. Matt’s story for nba.com. A little shout-out to the Hawks in Ball Don’t Lie. Lastly, you can check out Al Horford on TNT tonight at 8 p.m. for the pregame with Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson. Looking ahead Mike Woodson’s take on the Rockets:

As far as Deron Williams is concerned, there is something in Texas that's way too big.

By Ziller Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah rips out his still beating heart just to find out what it looks like after scoring late in the fourth quarter in the Bulls 101-87 win over the Sacramento Kings in their NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Rich Pedronc...

Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each had 20 points, and the Trail Blazers held off the tired but tenacious Pistons 87-81.

By Chris Manning Pau Gasol Injury Update; Vitti says it looks good and is expected to play ThursdayPau Gasol probably won’t play FridayPau looking for possible return Thursday vs. Bulls The All-Star's hamstring has healed enough to enable him to make his season debut against the Bulls.

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By Associated Press Joe Johnson scored 30 to lead the Hawks past the Heat and to their sixth win in a row.

By mwells THE `HOUSE - I'm starting to wonder how many wake-up calls Jim O'Brien is going to give Brandon Rush before he permanently moves him to the bench. His team was on the verge of blowing a 19-point lead and Danny Granger was on the bench in foul trouble.

By AltRaps Calderon – 2 assists, 2 turnovers. That tells you this wasn’t a typical Jose night. Deron Williams was back, he was hungry, and Jose was the main course tonight. Wright – didn’t play, but kept active by setting up the team poker tournament for the flight back to Canada.

LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson's tough defense, Antawn Jamison delivered a double-double in his ...

By kambrothers The first came as a 21 year-old on March 12, 2000 in LA against the Sacramento Kings, the 100th nearly 10 years later, Tuesday night in the Lakers' 106-93 win over the Pistons at Staples. In between were 98 more games in which Kobe Bryant scored 40 points or more (click here for the full list). It...

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By bhochman@denverpost.com (By Benjamin Hochman / The Denver Post) Alex English. He raised the bar as high as his retired number hangs in the Pepsi Center rafters. The Nuggets' all-time leading scorer — by 5,000-plus points. He scored bunches in bunches.

By Jonathan Mathis He fits in well, given the enthusiastic reception shown proudly to the New York Yankees in recent memory. Remember, James made his presents at the American League playoff game in Cleveland a few years ago, and elicited controversy for wearing a Yankees’ cap when the Indians hosted New Yor...

Golden State Warriors swingman Kelenna Azubuike will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn patella tendon in his left knee.

The Washington Wizards are 2-7 and Flip Saunder points out that the Dallas Mavericks had a similar record last season, but turned it around, finished the season with 50 wins and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. After starting last season 2-7, the Mavericks won their next five g...

By Enrico Okay, let's play a game. Here's part of a quote from a Yahoo! post. The Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings were apparently discussing a deal that would send Samuel Dalembert out West in exchange for... Do you even care what... Okay, let's play a game. Here's part of a quote from a Yahoo! post.

The New York Kni cks need a point guard and Allen Iverson needs a job. A match made in heaven, right?

By Mike from Illinois(noreply@blogger.com) Jameer Nelson: 16 points (5 of 10 FGs), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals Vince Carter: 15 points (5 of 12 FGs) Dwight Howard: 14 points (4 of 5 FGs), 11 rebounds Ryan Anderson (bench): 12 points (5 of 9 FGs) Mickael Pietrus: 10 points (3 of 7 FGs), 6 rebounds Rashard Lewis: 10 points (4 of 15 FGs)

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian Forward Josh Smith (6-foot-9) had 16 rebounds. Center Al Horford (6-10) had 10 rebounds. Zaza Pachulia (6-11) had nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Blazers centers -- usually the anchor of the team's vaunted rebounding -- mustered just seven rebounds from 7-foot Greg Oden and three from 7-foot-...

Jœ Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks solved Portland's defence in time to beat the Trail Blazers 99-95 on Monday night. Joe Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks solved Portland's defence in time to beat the Trail Blazer...

By kambrothers Word just arrived from the Lakers' Media Relations Department. Luke Walton, who missed last night's game against Houston with a back injury, met with a specialist and was diagnosed with a pinched nerve. The injury is expected to sideline him for at least six weeks. Given how the mere mention...

By Rafael Uehara ESPN.com’s Mark Stein first reported this morning, November the 16th, that the Golden State Warriors and the Charlotte Bobcats reached an agreement on a trade that will send veteran Stephen Jackson and Guard Acie Law to Carolina and bring Swingman Raja Bell and Wingman Vladimir Radmano...

By Adam Lauridsen Our long national nightmare is over — or at least our three-month local nightmare of a disgruntled Stephen Jackson trying to force his way off the team.  Jackson got his wish, the Warriors largely get to hit the reset button, and hopefully everyone will be better off for it.  I doubt Bell and...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Weak effort beneath Celtics Lakers drop 2nd straight Globe Lakers hear it in loss It’s tough to defend Celtics’ play Celtics 17 Ray Allen Contributing to the Welfare of the Greater Good Celtics Hub How Does Pace Really Work? Celticslife Today's Video: John Havlicek Mix

By (author unknown) The Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to get a 111-105 win over the Houston Rockets in the NBA on Tuesday, rallying from a double-digit deficit to victory for the fifth time this season. Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points and Steve Nash had 16 assists for the NBA's early-season pacese...

By dberri Jordan Farmar [2007-08]: 0.111 WP48 What of the other players on the Lakers? PG: Derek Fisher [199 Minutes, -0.024 WP48] PF: Pau Gasol [injured] C: Andrew Bynum [200 Minutes, 0.181 WP48] PG: Jordan Farmar [199 Minutes, 0.063 WP48] SG: Sasha Vujacic [55 Minutes, 0.048 WP48]

By Kaczala LeBron James didn’t storm off the court this time. Instead, he shook hands with teammates and anyone who offered, walking to the locker room slowly with an ever-so small grin. He also departed Orlando with the most important thing this time: a win. LeBron James scored 36 points, Shaquille O’...

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By Jason Quick, The Oregonian View full sizeThe Associated PressThe Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy (left) runs into Minnesota Timberwolves' defender Sasha Pavlovic in the first quarter Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS -- Greg Oden has shown a lot in this early season for the Trail Blazers....

What about this tantalizing notion of Heat star Dwyane Wade and Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James playing together next season?<p/> Wade said Wednesday ``it really could'' happen, though he cautioned the odds are against it even though both can be unrestricted free agents...

By Rafael Uehara We could easily make the argument that once again the Phoenix Suns go as Steve Nash goes. Last season when the Terry Porter experiment took place and they tried playing through Shaq, Nash was ineffective, so were the rest of those guys. Now with the style of offense that suits him better, Nash...

By (author unknown) The Washington Wizards' fourth consecutive loss wasn't punctuated by some postgame tirade, motivational speech or a shattered fruit plate.

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Kevin Durant finished with 28 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominating 102-74 win over the Orlando Magic at Ford Center.

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By Arsenalist The Pistons are at their best when Rodney Stuckey is penetrating and making good decisions with the basketball. That opens up jumpers for Gordon and Rip Hamilton, space for Charlie Villanueva to drive and drop-offs for Ben Wallace dunks. –

Dirk Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 on Tuesday night.

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By Ira Winderman At the start of the second half, Steve Nash showed why he's Steve Nash, rallying the Suns back in the game with eight points within the first two minutes of the third quarter.That's when Dwyane Wade (pictured below to right of Udonis Haslem) made his own statement by scoring the game's next f...

By Associated Press Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle accusations that he tried to keep blacks, Hispanics and families with children out of his apartment buildings.

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Derrick Rose scored 13 points and had seven assists to lead the balanced Chicago Bulls to an impressive 92-85 season-opening victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

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Gerry Woelfel, The Journal Times: "According to some NBA officials, [Razor Ramon] Sessions may wind up signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves. ...

It's hard to call Bob Johnson the worst owner in the NBA, because the awful owner culture is so varied.

This past season's NBA rookie class was an impressive "one-and-done" group led by Derrick Rose. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who played one season at Memphis, as the No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft, and he became NBA Rookie of the Year. ... Kobe Isn't Magic In NBA Finals Forbes

 United States Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune 10/20/08 "We all learned from the Denver Nuggets series when Trevor Ariza stole those two passes when they took it out in the frontcourt, so that was unbelievable strategy by Phil Jackson, to take the ball in the ...

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The advent of a suspension scale for technical fouls is one of the byproducts of firmer punishments for players in the wake of the melee involving the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons that spilled into the crowd early in the 2004-05 season. ...