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Timberwolves' Hollins says two-game suspension is a lesson learned
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Expensive lesson By Ray Richardson Timberwolves center Ryan Hollins does not give the impression of being a physically imposing player under
Minnesota Timberwolves 55 mins agoJeff Green wants to sign a contract extension this summer
Oklahoman — Jeff Green on Thursday expressed his desire to sign a contract extension this summer and continue his career with the Thunder. "I'd love to," Green told The Oklahoman.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City Thunder 6 hours agoJ.R. Smith’s crazy dunk against the Wolves
All Things Nuggets | Denver Post — Fans’ve been asking for it. Those who weren’t watching the Nuggets’ 110-102 romping of Minnesota on Wednesday night anyway. And even those who were watching wanna see it again. J.R.’s 360 oop from Chauncey Billups. Gotta be one of the best dunks of the season easy. Here’s the video within an NBA highlight reel. It’s No. [...]
Denver Nuggets 7 hours agoThunder notebook: OKC's suffocating defense
Oklahoman — Suffocating defense Hornets’ rookie guards Marcus Thornton (21.5) and Darren Collison (20.8) have averaged more than 42 points a game the past month since Chris Paul underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.Led by Russell Westbrook guarding Collison, his former UCLA teammate, New Orleans’ rookie guard combo was limited to 19 points, shooting a combined 7-of-27 from the field."Both of them had their hands full tonight due to their defensive pressure,” said Hornets coach Jeff Bower.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City Thunder 13 hours agoOKC fans forgetting Hornets
Oklahoman — Funny how you don’t hear anyone these days wishing the Hornets had stayed in Oklahoma City.The first year after the Hornets returned to New Orleans — after temporarily relocating two seasons in the Ford Center as New Orleans recovered from Hurricane Katrina — fans that had invested emotionally in Chris Paul and the team pined for what might have been.The Thunder’s 98-83 win over the Hornets on Wednesday night was another reminder that Oklahoma City fans are just fine with how things turned out."I think this is a far better opportunity for the city,” said seas...
Oklahoma City Thunder 13 hours agoTrail Blazers: Can Blazers snap losing streak in Oakland?; news, notes and links
Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian — Blazers have lost nine straight games at Oakland
Portland Trail Blazers 15 hours agoMiller gives an assist to young readers
Portland Tribune — Andre Miller was never much of a reader as a kid. “Read my schoolbooks,” says the Trail Blazers’ point guard, “and that was about it.” Later, Miller says, he got into magazines and newspapers and the occasional book for recreational purposes. And somewhere along the ...
Portland Trail Blazers 17 hours agoShowing what he can do
Portland Tribune — Not everything has gone smoothly for Marcus Camby since he became a member of the Trail Blazers on Feb. 16. The veteran center, acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, sprained his right ankle and missed a Feb. 24 game against Toronto. He sprained his left ankle and missed last ...
Portland Trail Blazers 17 hours agoTalking Blazers: Oakland woes, playoff positioning, fourth-quarter scorers, fastbreaks and more
Portland Tribune — Talking a little NBA, Trail Blazers and other hoop-la as we head into the weekend ... Of all the bad streaks the Blazers have amassed in various arenas throughout the NBA — Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Pepsi Center in Denver, TD Garden in Boston, US Airways Center in Phoenix, ...
Portland Trail Blazers 17 hours agoTimberwolves make Nuggets work for win
Denver Post — The Nuggets were as flat as Mike Tyson singing "In The Air Tonight."
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- Lakers looking to turn around recent struggles Locker Talk | Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO Outside of a few high fives and a couple of hugs, there was little celebration Tuesday by the Lakers after Kobe Bryant hit his sixth game-winning shot for a 109-107 victory against the Toronto Raptors. Bryant said Thursday that he thought his team’s subdued reaction was more that they have gotten used to him bailing [...]Lakers looking to turn around recent struggles is a post from: Lakers blog
- Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson satisfied with energy level as road travels continue Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times Moments after Lakers guard Kobe Bryant hit his sixth game winner of the season Tuesday against Toronto, the Staples Center atmosphere peaked and then died down as quickly as Bryant's shot dropped through the net. Sure, Bryant's fist pump with forward Pau Gasol, his hug with forward Josh Powell and his high fives with other teammates showed the team's satisfaction with the result. But the stoic manner in which the Lakers reacted afterwards also showed the dissatisfaction with the team's overall performance. The near expressionless reactions after the game also may have signified the Lakers are ...
- Phoenix Suns have wild road ahead in NBA playoff race Arizona Republic The next 17 games will be like playoff games for the Suns as they try to secure and strengthen their postseason positioning.
- Trash talking Inside the Lakers | Los Angeles Daily News The Lakers were still answering questions today about the showboating and trash talking done by some of their opponents recently, especially Orlando's Matt Barnes. Clearly, it has had an impact on them. Lamar Odom complained about Barnes' antics during the...
- Caron Butler's bad fortune with Mavericks worth the headache Dallas Morning News
- New Orleans Hornets short handed at today's practice; James Posey ill Times-Picayune New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey missed Thursday's practice at the Alario Center because of illness, forcing two coaches to fill in at times during five-on-five drills. Posey was running a fever during Wednesday night's loss at Oklahoma City, which...
- If You're Hardcore: Beware of those providing "empty points" ESPN John Cregan points out the many high-quality fantasy players who are slowing down and hurting your team down the stretch in specific areas.
- Fantasy hoops: Williams coming on strong for Nets ESPN ...Tony Parker out indefinitely. Looking Ahead After having a few productive games in a row (from a fantasy perspective), Washington Wizards big man JaVale McGee had a terrible game on Tuesday against the Houston Rockets...
- Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…
- Player Rater: Keeper values of rookie guards ESPN Seth Landman looks at the keeper value of this year's rookie guard class.
- Fantasy hoops: Gooden continues strong play with Clippers ESPN ...We've all seen the up-and-down fantasy career of Gooden, so it's no surprise...shots, Gooden has a limited skill set for NBA teams. So when a player like Gooden is...
- Fantasy: Stock Report Hoops World