Spurs paying no attention to playoff doubts
Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »While everyone else knew the San Antonio Spurs were seconds from winning the division, Tim Duncan had to find out from his wife. Michael Finley stayed clueless until getting back to the locker room. Typical Spurs. Always the last to know. Apparently, ...
Nuggets Martin wont apologize to Joe Maloof
Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Sacramento Kings owner Joe Maloof wont be getting an apology from Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin for his hard foul on Spencer Hawes earlier this week. Apologize to him? Im not apologizing to him. I apologized to Spencer after the game, ...
Tuesdays National Basketball Association Capsules
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »LA LAKERS 125, UTAH 112 LOS ANGELES Andrew Bynum scored 22 points in his best effort since returning from injury and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 125-112 to close the regular season with their sixth consecutive home victory. The ...
Tightly bunched West standings cause some hassles
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The stat geeks and sports radio hosts love it. For the guys involved, the jumbled mess in the Western Conference standings is creating some headaches. Travel plans are on hold, and forget about getting a jump on scouting a first-round opponent. Nearly ...
Mondays National Basketball Association Capsules
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CHICAGO 91, DETROIT 88 AUBURN HILLS, Michigan Ben Gordon made a tiebreaking layup with 15 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat Detroit 91-88 to lock the Pistons in the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The loss means the Pistons ...
Mavericks Howard rests ankle
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Mavericks swingman Josh Howard sat out Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves to rest his chronic left ankle injury. This was the 24th game hes missed this season because of the problem, which likely will require offseason surgery. Hed played six ...
Celtics to keep Garnett out until playoffs
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Kevin Garnett will not play in the Celtics two final regular season games, but remains on track for the start of the playoffs. Garnett has missed 21 of the teams last 25 games due to a strained right knee. Spokesman Jeff Twiss ...
Mavs aim to keep surging up West standings
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Something has clicked for the Dallas Mavericks. Maybe its first-year coach Rick Carlisle figuring out his squad. Maybe its Josh Howard learning to play on his aching ankle. Or maybe its savvy vets Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki getting cranked up ...
Thursdays National Basketball Association Capsules
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CHICAGO 113, PHILADELPHIA 99 CHICAGO Ben Gordon and Tyrus Thomas each scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls closed in on their fourth playoff appearance in five years with a 113-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The seventh-place Bulls reduced their magic ...
Bulls Deng likely out for year
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Forward Luol Deng will likely miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his right tibia, unless the Chicago Bulls make a long playoff run. General manager John Paxson said Thursday that the Bulls want to avoid ...
