Eastern Conference Rumors & News
Biggest win of the season
Inside the NBA | Charlotte Observer — Some post-mortem on the victory over the Orlando Magic: - Looking back, the Charlotte Bobcats had a pretty productive trade deadline, wouldn't you say? They get a legit former lottery pick at a position where they desperately needed help (Tyrus...
Charlotte Bobcats 1 min agoPictures: Bobcats snap Magic’s winning streak
Magic BasketBlog | Orlando Sentinel — Orlando center Dwight Howard reacts after getting called for goal tending during the first half of the Magic’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Amway Arena in Orlando. (Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel) To see more pictures from the game, click here.
Orlando Magic 1 min agoPaging Rashard Lewis, paging Rashard Lewis
Magic BasketBlog | Orlando Sentinel — In a month or so, when the playoffs start, nobody will remember this stinker of a loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Stan Van Gundy’s gut will be no doubt churning all night, but that’s how Van Gundy is wired. But even he and the players realize as long as they keep the No. 2 seed, [...]
Orlando Magic 1 min agoBulls' Hinrich: 'I was just following him'
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Chicago Bulls 19 mins agoCeltics are just the latest NBA foe frustrated by Anderson Varejao's non-stop hustle: Cavaliers Insider
Plain Dealer — Anderson Varejao is going through the most prolific offensive streak of his career to fill in the gaps left by the missing centers.
Cleveland Cavaliers 20 mins agoTwo teams, opposite directions: Cleveland Cavaliers aren't perfect, but still coast past Celtics, 104-93
Plain Dealer — Missed free throws (17) keep Cavaliers from posting another big rout of aging Boston.
Cleveland Cavaliers 20 mins agoJackson Leads Bobcats To 6th Straight Win
ESPN Video — Stephen Jackson scored 28 points in Charlotte's 96-89 victory over Orlando
Charlotte Bobcats 1 hour agoCeltics-Cavaliers, Box
Boston Globe — BOSTON (93) Pierce 6-14 3-3 18, Garnett 5-11 8-8 18, Perkins 3-5 0-2 6, Rondo 6-11 4-4 16, R.Allen 7-14 3-4 20, Wallace 1-8 3-4 5, Davis 2-4 0-3 4, Daniels 0-3 0-0 0, Robinson 0-3 0-0 0, Finley 2-7 0-0 4, S.Williams 0-0 2-2 2, T.Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 23-30 93. CLEVELAND (104) James 9-21 11-16 30, ... foo
Boston Celtics 1 hour agoDefense, Jackson's 28 lift Bobcats to 6th straight win
Charlotte Observer — (By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) ORLANDO, Fla. - It might take several years and a whole new team, but Theo Ratliff makes good on his debts. That's how Ratliff saw the Charlotte Bobcats' 96-89 victory over the Orlando Magic: A debt repaid to coach Larry Brown for seeing what he could be and dragging it out of him. That was with the Philadelphia 76ers, when Ratliff was struggling to evolve from a 7-foot athlete into a refined NBA center.
Charlotte Bobcats 1 hour agoPostgame Breakdown: Heat 104, Sixers 91
On the Beat: Miami Heat | Miami Herald — The Heat picked the right time to play its best basketball of the season. Perhaps there's something about adversity that brings out the best in this up-and-down bunch. Miami extended its homecourt winning streak to six games with Sunday's 104-91...
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- Phoenix Suns hand New Orleans Hornets seventh consecutive road defeat 120-106 Times-Picayune PHOENIX -- Despite taking a brief lead in the third quarter, the New Orleans Hornets lost to the Phoenix Suns 120-106 Sunday night at the US Airways Center. The Suns repeatedly went inside and Amar'e Stoudemire finished with 36 points on 11-of-17...
- Warriors report for Monday's game vs. Los Angeles Lakers San Jose Mercury News WARRIORS VS. LOS ANGELES LAKERSTipoff: 7:30 p.m., Oracle ArenaTV/Radio: ESPN; CSNBA; 680-AMRecords: Warriors 18-47; Lakers 48-18Lakers update: The Lakers have won two straight since their first three-game losing streak of the season.
- Who's most valuable? Warriors say it's Kobe San Jose Mercury News Lakers guard has the titles other superstars still seek
- Thunder beats Jazz, 119-111 Oklahoman Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder made up ground in the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs with a 119-111 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Sunday night.The Thunder shot a season-best 60 percent and never trailed while moving within a half-game of fourth-place Utah in the Western Conference.Read more on NewsOK.com
- In-game blog (Halftime: Kings 64, Minnesota 49) Kings Blog | Sacramento Bee SECOND QUARTER (Kings 64, Minnesota 49) Kings rookie Tyreke Evans had a rare off-night on Friday against Portland, scoring just 10 points in a blowout loss. He has more than doubled that total by halftime tonight, though, scoring 24 points...
- Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Hornets - game chat Arizona Republic The Suns tip off at 6 p.m. in Phoenix in a milestone game for Steve Nash.
- Fantasy: Top Shooting Guards 2009-10 Hoops World HOOPSWORLD's own resident fantasy guru Tommy Beer provided a position-by-position breakdown of the NBA's top performers right before the start of the season, as well as compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list . With fantasy playoffs in sight, we wanted to take a look at those preseason predictions by comparing each player's current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. This will be interesting to examine – we can pat Tommy on the back for those on-the-money predictions, and we'll try hard not to hold him personally responsible for any off-the-mark rankings he made (unles...
- Week 21 Fantasy Basketball Planner CBS Sports The playoffs get under way in most Head-to-Head Fantasy Hoops leagues this week. Will owners be able to count on Chicago's Derrick Rose? That's just one topic that our Sergio Gonzalez tackles in his latest Fantasy Planner. foo
- Forecaster: March Madness, NBA style ESPN Neil Tardy previews Week 21 in fantasy basketball, and wonders who will be the surprise player to emerge in March.
- Working the Wire: Cheap pickups for keeper leagues ESPN Josh Whitling highlights players who could be picked up for cheap in many leagues now but could be a major contributor next season.
- Full-strength Lakers a Fantasy headache CBS Sports Now that the Lakers seem healthy for one of the few times this season, some of their regular Fantasy contributors have taken a step back. Our Jamey Eisenberg advises owners on what to do with Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum and others down the stretch.
- Waiver Wire: Birdman set to take flight? CBS Sports Chris Andersen is filling the Kenyon Martin void in Denver. Can he help you fill a void in your Fantasy lineup? Our Sergio Gonzalez touches on that and the up-and-down values of both T.J. Ford and Delonte West in his Playing the Waiver Wire.