Archive for November, 2009

Three blowouts in row

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

An early-season road trip through the Western Conference is a big test for any team. For the Bulls , the last three games have been a test of the teams big men - and the results havent been pretty. The ...

Nuggets keep Nets winless as Melo leads way

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

In a season already full of losses for New Jersey, this might have been a new low. Nets coach Lawrence Frank called his teams performance unacceptable as it dropped its 14th straight game to start the season. With Carmelo Anthony leading the ...

Jazz players react to RSL title

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Not everyone with the Jazz tuned in to ESPN on Sunday night and saw Real Salt Lake win the MLS Cup by beating David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy. But Ronnie Price did, from beginning to penalty-kick ...

Haslems jumper rescues Heat in win vs. Hornets

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Dwyane Wade was trapped, so Udonis Haslem took over. Wade had 31 points, and Haslem banked in a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night. It was supposed to be ...

Bobcats top Pacers in Jacksons home debut

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

It was Stephen Jacksons home debut with the Charlotte Bobcats and it marked Tyler Hansbroughs first professional game back in North Carolina. Then the star turned out to be somebody the fans, including Tar Heels coach Roy Williams, couldnt have expected: ...

Bogut out 2 to 4 weeks with leg injury

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Bucks center Andrew Bogut will be out two to four weeks after the former No 1 pick was kicked in the left leg in a recent win. Bogut said Friday night before Milwaukee played Charlotte that he had hoped he just ...

Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman indefinitely delayed a hearing in Somerville in ...

Hornets coach has no update on Chris Paul

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

New Orleans coach-general manager Jeff Bower says the Hornets have no update on point guard Chris Pauls left ankle injury. Paul, who finished second to Kobe Bryant for the NBAs MVP award in 2007-08, did not travel with the Hornets for ...

ONeal out of Cavaliers lineup Saturday

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Shaquille ONeal was scratched from the Cleveland Cavaliers lineup Saturday night against Utah because of a strained shoulder. ONeal started Clevelands first nine games, averaging 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was expected to start at center in place of ...

NBA Capsules

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

DENVER -Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night. The Lakers six-game winning streak was snapped. They scored just eight points ...