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Warriors start fast, fade in 4th quarter
San Jose Mercury News — Golden State outscored 27-9 in period; Ellis finishes with 17 in return to lineup
Golden State Warriors 1 hour agoGoing backward without forwards
San Francisco Chronicle — Coach Don Nelson hasn't forgotten that, way back in October, he decreed the Warriors had found their anchors at power forward for the foreseeable future. If it slips his mind for a moment, all he has to do is look to the end of the bench. That's where injured...
Golden State Warriors 4 hours agoWilliams is 'a nice find'; Will he stick?
San Francisco Chronicle — An hour before Thursday night's game against Portland, guard Reggie Williams was sitting quietly in his locker room stall, poring over notes on the Warriors' opponent. His eyes shifted from the paperwork long enough only to watch video sequences of the Trail...
Golden State Warriors 4 hours agoUp next for the Clippers: Friday at Charlotte
Los Angeles Times — L.A. will attempt to end its five-game losing streak against the Bobcats. L.A. will attempt to end its five-game losing streak against the Bobcats.
Los Angeles Clippers 4 hours agoKings assistant Elie speaks his mind
Sacramento Bee — Being a coach isn't just about filling out a starting lineup and drawing up plays. Sometimes a coach needs to speak the truth, no matter how uncomfortable. Because Mario Elie has never held his tongue, perhaps the Kings assistant was born to be a coach. It was Elie who spoke his mind 11 years ago when he joined the San Antonio Spurs after winning two NBA Finals in Houston. Sean Elliott, then a Spurs forward who now works as a television analyst on San Antonio broadcasts, recalled Elie's impact. "For years, we had the talent, but we didn't have that person in the locker room, that personalit...
Sacramento Kings 5 hours agoLakers are looking for more than wins on the road
Los Angeles Times — They will try to get some of their swagger back after a rough patch as they travel to Phoenix and then Northern California. PHOENIX — Here the Lakers go again, back on the road and trying to reclaim the invincible aura they seemed to have lost.
Los Angeles Lakers 5 hours agoUp next for the Lakers: Friday at Phoenix
Los Angeles Times — The Suns beat L.A. by 15 points in their last game. Lakers Tonight
Los Angeles Lakers 5 hours agoJellybeans and Rainbows: Kobe’s dad to coach Hawaii?
Locker Talk | Orange County Register — Kobe Bryant’s father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, is applying for the vacant head-coaching job for the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team, according to KHON-TV. Joe Bryant, one-time head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, said he intends to turn in his application Friday. If he got the job coaching the Rainbow Warriors, that’d make for some [...]Jellybeans and Rainbows: Kobe’s dad to coach Hawaii? is a post from: Lakers blog
Los Angeles Lakers 5 hours agoLakers head to Phoenix to start trip
Riverside Press-Enterprise — The Lakers left Thursday night for Phoenix and the start of a three-game trip that kicks off tonight against the Suns (6 p.m., KCAL).After two days off, LA takes on Golden State on Monday and Sacramento on Tuesday before heading back home.
Los Angeles Lakers 6 hours agoBresnahan's Take: Suns in the playoffs? Sweet!
Los Angeles Times — Phoenix is a nice place to visit, and Amare Stoudemire keeps the Suns as a viable threat. Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends on the day of his self-designated "game of the week." The Lakers play Friday night at Phoenix.
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- Trail Blazers: Blazers will face energized Kings; news, notes and links Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Blazers play Kings for second time in three days
- Spurs' Hill can't think in terms of replacing Parker San Antonio Express-News Spurs point guard George Hill accepts the difficulty of learning the NBA’s toughest position with an appreciation for what Tony Parker has done and a commitment to avoiding imitation.
- Nuggets' Arron Afflalo rises to prominence as 3-point threat Denver Post The powder-blue-collared Arron Afflalo is arguably Denver's hardest worker. The dividends have him hoisting 3s for one of the best teams in the West.
- Trail Blazers end nine-game losing streak in Golden State with 110-105 win behind 41 points from Brandon Roy Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian "It's over,'' coach Nate McMillan exclaims after the Blazers close the game on a 17-3 run and overcome a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit
- Trail Blazers gameday: Portland at Sacramento Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian The Blazers take on the Kings at 7 tonight.
- Rockets gain depth as lineup returns to full power Houston Chronicle With the return of those key cogs and the emergence of recent rookie addition Jordan Hill, the Rockets can resume playing the way that's most effective for them.
- Fantasy hoops: Maggette back in top-50 form ESPN Corey Maggette has been dropped in quite a few leagues during the past couple of weeks due to his bum hamstrings, but with 24 points versus the Portla...
- Give and Go: Rookie class action Yahoo! Sports This year's rookie class has had a greater impact than many predicted.
- 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.