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Only 'stunted growth' for sorry Knicks: fan interest

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:26 +0000

So, James Dolan, lead en abler for Isiah Thomas, and Donnie Walsh, fresh from picking "out goes y-o-u" third string power forward Jordan Hill over point guards Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson (so much for his Carolina connection), Eric Maynor and Rodrig...

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Harris plays well in first game back from injury

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:33:07 +0000

He twice dove out of bounds. He blew down the lane and dunked. He made a handful of those, "how'd he do that?" passes. He felt no pain. Yes, Devin Harris did everything he could have hoped to do in his first game for the Nets since Oct. 30. Except ...

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Pierce ready to 'rally the troops'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:24:20 +0000

Antonio Pierce no longer can help the Giants on the field, as he'll sit out today's game against the Falcons and most likely many subsequent games because of a bulging disc in his neck. But perhaps Pierce can contribute in other ways. "We won't ha...

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Warriors rally to reach title game

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:21:12 +0000

Chaos surrounded Tynell Brown. His teammates were yelling at him to hurry up. The capacity crowd was at a fever pitch. Just 3:15 remained on the clock. As all that happened around him, the junior quarterback remained stoic. He cleared his mind ...

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NBA Standings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:20:22 +0000

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division .

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A.i. decision earns 'f'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:12:07 +0000

* In declining the services of Allen Iverson, the Knicks organization threw more salt on the wounds of their suffering fans. Iverson may be far from the tantalizing force he was in his Sixers days, but he is a legitimate Hall of Famer who could have ...

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James Shines For Stingy Cavs In Victory Over 76ers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:37 +0000

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 fourth quarter points to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday, LeBron James leading the home team's assault with a 32-point effort.

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Deep thoughts, cheap shots and bon mots ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Even though Stephen Jackson got traded away, I say the local pro basketball team should change its name from Warriors to something more symbolic of the club in the Don Nelson era: the Disgruntled Swingmen. Al Davis gave Tom Cable the green light to bench...

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Warriors / Ellis looks like he's ready to take charge

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Monta Ellis doesn't need a "C" on the front of his jersey. The Warriors guard wore the marks of a captain from his shoulders to his wrists by the time Friday's 108-94 win against Portland was complete. Cuts and bruises showed through Ellis' heavily tattooed...

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Winless Nets fall to Knicks

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and the visiting New York Knicks beat the winless New Jersey Nets 98-91 on Saturday. David Lee added 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Knicks (3-9) won their second straight and proved that worse...

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Lakers stand out after Gasol's debut

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Ranking the Western Conference's top teams after some three weeks of inspection: 1. Lakers: They were noticeably out of sync, with Ron Artest struggling to fit into the triangle offense, until Pau Gasol (hamstring) made his season debut Thursday night. In an...

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Clippers' Rasual Butler takes coming off the bench in stride

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:53:13 +0000

He had a season-high 27 points, and was eight for 15 shooting against the Nuggets, in a reserve role. > A change in real estate, as in location, apparently was the answer to Rasual Butler 's shooting woes.

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Mark Heisler's NBA rankings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:53:13 +0000

Pau Gasol's return keeps Lakers on top of a logjam. >

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No winner in contest of dreadful disasters

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:42:24 +0000

There were no winners in the Hudson River Loser Bowl yesterday, though the score had the Knicks beating the 0-13 Nets, 98-91. In fact, the biggest loser at the Meadowlands wore a Knicks uniform — Nate Robinson. If this game already wasn’t a mockery b...

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Washington Wizards' Record, Optimism Fall as Losses Mount

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:41:21 +0000

There is a clear and distinct difference between being optimistic and being naive. Believing our economy will recover is being optimistic. Believing Lindsay Lohan's career will make a comeback as she sheds a life of partying and drugs...that's being naive (or high on whatever Lohan is smoking). Through the first six games of the Washington Wizards' season, I was optimistic. I was hopeful. Picture me as the guy on Wall Street in 2006 nodding his head and convincing investors that the market will be fine, despite having 24,593 clear warning signs in front of me. " So what if Arenas had more failed surgeries than successful ones over the past couple of years? Who cares if the team is banking its success on three players who have spent more time injured together than healthy together? Don't worry about how the Wizards didn't bring in any talent to improve on defense during the off-season. They'll be fine! Relax!" That was me about a month ago. ...

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Curry struggles in 2nd outing

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:40:12 +0000

So this is why the Knicks claimed they passed on Allen Iverson? As good as Eddy Curry was in his season debut Wednesday in Indiana, he was just as awful in yesterday’s 98-91 victory over the winless Nets at the Meadowlands. A bull in a china shop, Cu...

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Curry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:40:12 +0000

By MARC BERMAN So this is why the Knicks claimed they passed on Allen Iverson? As good as Eddy Curry was in his season debut Wednesday in Indiana, he was just as awful in yesterday’s 98-91 victory over the winless Nets at the Meadowlands. A bull in a...

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Jersey barrier still up

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:29:13 +0000

No matter how bleak things look for the Knicks, they can take comfort knowing worse basketball is being played 10 miles away. And if the Nets don't win soon, they...

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Doc Rivers urges discipline

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:11:46 +0000

The Celtics pored over everything, from picks and rotations to checking the fuel pressure on the team charter yesterday. Among the things that have gone wrong in their...

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Settin' up House (finally)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:10:14 +0000

The theme for the entire Celtics franchise was set the day Doc Rivers finally convinced Paul Pierce that his system was designed to make the captain better. And so it...

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Rockets Beat Kings: Yes, This Win Matters. Don't Laugh, It's Rude

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:58:36 +0000

Three months ago, if someone had told you, and by you I mean me, that watching the Rockets sans Yao and McGrady play the Kevin Martin-less Sacramento Kings in late November would be a highly competitive, tightly contested, back and forth affair, you (I) would have chucked a crumpled up Rockets 2009-10 Season Preview at them and kept wallowing in self-pity, dreading a season in which the Rockets would be without their three leading scorers from last year. Yet, here we are. Those season previews are still crumpled up but we're too happy to throw them at anyone. McGrady and Yao and still out and the Rockets are still as exciting to watch as ever. And oh, yeah, those Kings are 4-3 without Martin and actually bearable to watch. The Rockets, in a manner nearly the exact opposite of what one would expect from a team playing its fifth game in seven nights just 25 hours after losing on a buzzer-beating tip-in, came out and played what I've come to know as "Daryl Morey Presents: Rockets Basketball." ...

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Nets fall to 0-13

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:33:04 +0000

New Jersey loses to New York and inches closer to record for futility. > New York 98, at New Jersey 91: The Knicks (3-9) won their second in a row and proved that worse basketball is played 10 miles away. The Nets fell to 0-13, inching closer to the NBA record of 17 losses to start a season.

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Blazers hand Wolves 12th straight loss (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:23:06 +0000

Martell Webster took full advantage of his return to the Portland Trail Blazers' starting lineup. Webster had a season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds and keyed a third quarter rally with three consecutive 3-pointers in the Trail Blazers' 106-78 victory over the free-falling Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.

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Prep Football | 3A: Bellevue rolls past Glacier Peak, 34-7

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:20:07 +0000

Sean Coley dashed 80 yards for a touchdown on the first play, and the Wolverines' defense stopped the Grizzlies in a quarterfinal victory.

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Darren Collison leads Hornets over Hawks

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:16:44 +0000

Former Bruins guard has 22 points and 11 assists. > Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third in a row while ending the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

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Spurs 106, Wizards 84

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:13:35 +0000

Sorry about the delay on the video and the blog. Similar to the Washington Wizards, I was experiencing some technical difficulties at the AT&T; Center. How can you have jacked up wireless service at a building named after a phone company?

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Sliding Wizards left searching for internal answers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:30 +0000

Emotions on the Washington Wizards seem to be boiling over after the team suffered its season-worst margin of defeat on consecutive nights, this time absorbing a 106-84 loss to the Spurs on Saturday.

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Webster, Trail Blazers rout Timberwolves

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:52:01 +0000

Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

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Webster, Trail Blazers Rout Timberwolves

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:50:21 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

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Curry's back at Garden

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000

Today, Eddy Curry makes his long-awaited return to the Garden against the Boston Celtics and he admits that he doesn't know how the crowd will react.

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Boozer carries Jazz past Pistons in OT for win

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:18:31 +0000

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The week in quotes

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:11:50 +0000

Chicago's Joakim Noah compares Lakers-Bulls matchup to a varsity team going against a JV squad. >

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Why Luis Scola and Carl Landry are One of the Best PF Rotations in the NBA

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:11:23 +0000

The Rockets are fully amidst the playoff picture in the Western Conference, something many analysts, and so called "experts," claimed wouldn't be the case. People are still trying to find the answers to how the Rockets continue to win without both Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming. The defense? That can't be it, the Rockets numbers are down across the board from previous seasons. So then the answer becomes consensus, the often overused cliche "the sum of all parts is greater than one individual." The Rockets win by teamwork, team rebounding, and everyone having each other's back. Heart and desire for the ball are qualities you can't teach. The Rockets have those qualities and execute that game-plan better than any other team in the league. But no matter how much a team effort is involved, a team has a star player, and one whom a team can rely on consistently every game. And that's the power forward rotation Rocket fans have come to know as, "Scolandry." We all know about Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom, or ...

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Boozer, Kirilenko Help Jazz Beat Pistons

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:10:26 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

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Rockets blow 15-point lead, rally to drop Kings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:08:53 +0000

HOUSTON(AP) Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.

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Nuggets rally past Bulls 112-93

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:04:18 +0000

Carmelo Anthony scores 30 to lead way > DENVER -- This was the rematch that needed no introduction.

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Melo helps Nuggets keep home win streak alive

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:04:15 +0000

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

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Boozer, Kirilenko help Jazz beat Pistons

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:41 +0000

Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

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Anthony Scores 30 in Nuggets' Win Over Bulls

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:29 +0000

DENVER (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

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Boozer leads Jazz past Pistons in OT (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:59:14 +0000

Carlos Boozer scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 100-97 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. Andrei Kirilenko scored 15 of his 22 points after halftime, including two free throws with 9.8 seconds remaining to provide the final margin.

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Anthony, Billups lead Nuggets over Bulls (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:55:11 +0000

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. It was the 15th straight regular-season home win for the Nuggets, including all five this season as Denver bounced back from Friday night's loss in Los Angeles to the Clippers.

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N.B.A. Roundup: With O’Neal Sidelined, Cavaliers Hold Off 76ers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:54:36 +0000

Cleveland’s Shaquille O’Neal missed a fifth straight game, but LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cavaliers held the 76ers to 10 points in the fourth quarter.

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Anthony scores 30 in Nuggets' win over Bulls

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:53:54 +0000

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago ...

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Anthony scores 30 in Nuggets' win over Bulls

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:51:53 +0000

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

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Rockets hold off Kings 113-106 (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:45:07 +0000

Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night. The Rockets blew a 15-point, second-quarter lead and had to scrap in the final minutes of the fourth quarter before improving their record in the second game of back-to-backs to 4-0 this season.

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Scola, Ariza, Help Rockets Hold Off Kings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:30:40 +0000

HOUSTON (AP) -- Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.

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Rockets lose 15-point lead, regroup to top Kings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:29:07 +0000

Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and the Houston Rockets held off the Sacramento Kings 113-106 Saturday night.

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Bucks win 3rd straight behind Jennings' 26 points

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:23:33 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn.(AP) Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-98 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

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Parker returns to help Spurs knock off Wizards

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:23:33 +0000

SAN ANTONIO(AP) Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs stopped a three-game losing streak with a 106-84 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

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LeBron, Cavs clamp down in 4th to drop Sixers

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:23:33 +0000

CLEVELAND(AP) LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 10 points over the final 12 minutes for a 97-91 victory on Saturday night.

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