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By Atma Brother ONE Final - 11.6.2009 1234Total Los Angeles Clippers 30273427118 Golden State Warriors 1926162990 Complete Coverage > Clippers 2, Warriors 0   Golden State Warriors rookie Marc Jackson to the Mavericks' bench, after hitting a lay-up during a 29-point loss (2000)

A terrific Boston team aims to bounce back from its first loss of the season when they face a banged-up, winless New Jersey club at the IZOD Center.

BOSTON — Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

By Realizar Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 assists at halftime, but only 4 points and 8 assists in the 2nd half. Morris Peterson is done as an NBA player. He’s had a nice career, but he’s no longer effective. It’s always great to see a Raptors box score when Bargnani has more rebounds than 3PA.

By Arsenalist Raptors Sting the Hornets – The Rap, Eric Smith Raptors @ Hornets – Live Blog Nov 16 – RR Forums Bosh and Raptors sting Hornets – The Globe and Mail Raps defence puts brakes on Paul | Basketball | Sports | Toronto Sun Toronto Raptors vs. New Orleans Hornets – Box Score – November 06, 2009 – ESPN

By Joe Freeman, The Oregonian The Trail Blazers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 96-84 Friday night at the Rose Garden. Afterward, in his postgame news conference, coach Nate McMillan talked about his new-look starting lineup, the play of Greg Oden, the importance of the victory and the Blazers' fourth-quarter execu...

Chris Kaman and Baron Davis are starting to connect and that's good news for the Los Angeles Clippers center. Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and the Clippers ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena with a 118-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Fri...

By Katie Spaeder What’s Up Next: Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets roll into town Sunday evening. The Hornets are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Raptors. I expect this to be their ‘bounce-back’ game; the Lakers need to not take them lightly.

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

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Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

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By bhochman@denverpost.com (By Benjamin Hochman / The Denver Post) Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points on Friday. The rest of Denver's starters had 17.

Raja Bell scored 24 points and the Charlotte Bobcats looked nothing like the NBA's lowest scoring team in beating the road-weary Atlanta Hawks 103-83 on Friday night.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Ah so far the refs seem to love the Celtics How I hate the Celtics Tommy Heinsohn and all these homer Celtics fans are insisting that literally every close call has gone against the Celtics. Take that, Celtics and your "swagger"! Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]

By James Edwards takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Kurt Rambis was originally drafted by the Knicks and ended up playing for several teams, but is best known for his stints with the Lakers in L.A. As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.

LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. One night after managing just 42 second-half points in an ugly home loss to Chicago, the Cavaliers rang up 40 in...

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By Mike from Illinois(noreply@blogger.com) Dwight Howard: 22 points (7 of 8 FGs), 12 rebounds, 2 blocks Matt Barnes: 18 points (4 of 12 FGs), 9 rebounds Jameer Nelson: 18 points (8 of 15 FGs), 8 assists J.J. Redick: 16 points (3 of 7 FGs) Brandon Bass (bench): 13 points (5 of 9 FGs), 6 rebounds Ryan Anderson: 11 points (4 of 7 FGs)

By Gary Lloyd 17. Philadelphia 76ers took UCLA G Jrue Holiday: Still a very young player, but I think he’ll be Philly’s starting point guard for a long time to come. 22. Portland Trail Blazers took Spanish F Victor Claver: Bet Portland wishes it would have selected DeJuan Blair now.

By By Doug Smith Join Doug Smith as he blogs live from the Raptors game against the Hornets.

Sports Network) - A pair of teams coming off hard-fought overtime losses to the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers hook up in south Texas Friday when Houston plays host to Oklahoma City at Toyota Center.

The New Orleans Hornets hope to build on a thrilling overtime win when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to the Big Easy on Friday.

By Wes Cox 1 day ago: New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) controls a loose ball in front of Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd, left, and forward Shawn Marion, rear in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Hornets defeated the Mavericks 114-107. (AP Pho...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

The Sacramento Kings ' best player and the league's third leading scorer at this early point has a hard...

By mwells NEW YORK - I went over to the Knicks locker room to catch up with former Pacer Al Harrington before Wednesday's game. The Pacers didn't let the Knicks score at will, run and move the ball in the second half. T.J. Ford finally played a key role for the Pacers.

By Adam Lauridsen It took the Warriors ten quarters of basketball, but just after the half Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, the five players running up and down the court finally looked like a team.  Granted, it’s only start — but given what came before it, something to build on is precisely wh...

If you want me to inspire you, Wizards, I will. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images) The Miami Heat is a walking billboard for what the Washington Wizards want to accomplish: Want to go from putrid to the playoffs? Follow these steps. First, hire a new coach. Next, have your all-star guard with a h...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics, 105-74 Celtics/Sixers Post Game Videos Celtics 105, Sixers 74 Highlights ESPN Rajon Rondo has made Doc Rivers a believer Boston Celtics Blog - Defense, bench, Rondo show way Celtics bury the Sixers with treys Depressed Fan FPR: Celtics @ Sixers Fast break: Celtics-Sixers

The Cavaliers trailed by 18 in the first quarter, but clawed back in the second quarter and took control in the third -- handing Washington the 102-90 loss on Tuesday night at The Q.

By Amar Panchmatia You could easily make a case for the Nuggets being #1. Melo has always had top notch talent, but now he is making that leap into Kobe/LeBron/Wade territory. The Nugs have already disposed of 2 top Western Conference teams in the Jazz and Blazers. (SV) 5. Dallas Mavericks (2-1)

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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Steve Nash scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and added eight assists and the Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night.

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PHILADELPHIA - Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Rasheed Wallace had 20 and the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten with a 105-74 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. The...

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Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince will miss Tuesday's game against the Orlando Magic with a back injury, ending his consecutive-games streak at 496. Prince will be sidelined for at least three games before his status is re-evaluated this weekend. His games-played streak was seco...

By tcw1 … 1. Boston Celtics…+19.25 2. Portland Trailblazers…+16.28 3. Dallas Mavericks…+14.31 4. Orlando Magic…+12.42 5. Philadelphia Sixers…+12.37 6. Denver Nuggets…+9.18 7. Los Angeles Lakers…+7.28 8. Washington Wizards…+6.94 9. OKC Thunder…+4.14 10. Cleveland Cavaliers…+3.35 11. Miami Heat…+3.05 12. Chi...

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.

• Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.

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By LatinD DateGameResult Wed 28 Hornets 96 @ Spurs 113 W Thu 29 Spurs 85 @ Bulls 92L Sat 31 Kings 94 @ Spurs 113W Game #1: New Orleans Hornets 96 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore Game #2: San Antonio Spurs 85 @ Chicago Bulls 92 Boxscore Game #3: Sacramento Kings 94 @ San Antonio Spurs 113 Boxscore

Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat stayed unbeaten by downing the Chicago Bulls 95-87 on Sunday night.

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By section214 Photographic proof that Kevin Martin and Jason Thompson could not throw a ball into the ocean last night. A word on +/- - Admittedly, this is my least favorite stat, as I think that there are many factors that can skew this number. Last night Kevin Martin was a +1 while Tyreke Evans was a -10. ‘Nuf...

Anybody waiting for Steve Nash to show his age, well, keep waiting. The 35-year-old point guard scored 18 points and had the sixth 20-assist game of his career Friday night in Phoenix's 123-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors in the Suns' home opener. The performance came two nights after...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian Bruce Ely, The OregonianGreg Oden had nine rebounds against Denver, but he remembers the two missed free throws.Greg Oden was only halfway through the agony of defeat when he missed two potential game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds left Thursday night, essentially sealing the Tra...

By Phillip Baggett Vs Vs Vs Vs Center: Vs Prediction: The Mavericks are still trying to come together as a team with all the new players to be able to legitimately compete with the Lakers tonight. The Mavs will keep it close in the beginning on shear emotion but will fade. Lakers 114 Mavs 95

By Kelly Dwyer Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Hornets Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Also, the regular season needs to start. Now.

Sebastian Telfair, another high school star, was taken nine spots after Livingston. He averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 assists as a rookie and has played for ... NBA | Timberwolves contend Rubio backed out of agreementSeattle Times Washington Post -Reuters -ESPN

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

From the outside looking in the New Orleans Hornets are in a tough spot. Faced with the difficult scenario of needing to improve without any cap space and a draft pick in the 20's, as well as playing in an economic climate that's even worse than the ...

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Read more in our Privacy Policy A lifelong entertainer and die hard Denver Nuggets fan featured in a CBS4 report last month has passed away. Marvin "Henchi" Graves, 64, died on Monday morning in the Denver area. He had been diagnosed with terminal ...

By mwells Here's two words for you to think about when that thought crosses your mind: Rick Carlisle. The Pacers gave Carlisle an extension prior to the 2006-07 season to avoid having the players quit on him. The Pacers are expected to resume draft workouts at Conseco Fieldhouse later this week.