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Knicks' Answer: No to Allen Iverson
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.
Team president Donnie...
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Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely
NEWARK, N.J. - Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a driver.
A judge has indefinitely...
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New Jersey Nets
Knicks in no rush to bring Allen Iverson into the fold
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - If Allen Iverson is anxious to join the Knicks, the feeling doesn't seem quite as mutual for a 2-9 team still mulling whether it will pursue him at...
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Peja Stojakovic has Hornets buzzing
Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 last night in New Orleans.
Devin Brown...
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Celtics have new trick for Magic
Doc Rivers didn't want to get into a debate with hypothetical history. After finishing his chat with the media at large, he was asked directly if the Celtics would have...
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Scouting report: Magic at Celtics
TONIGHT - 8, TD Garden. TV - CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850).
THE NUMBERS
4-7: Celtics' all-time record against Orlando in playoff...
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Heave escapes Kevin Garnett
You can't exactly call it the shot heard 'round the world.
For starters, the 73-foot swish that Kevin Garnett heaved in last night from just above the Golden...
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Kevin Garnett
Nellie plugs along
Don Nelson returned to the town of his greatest playing glory last night mired in a season that could charitably be referred to as trying.
One of his players (Stephen...
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Don Nelson
Knicks nix Pacers to snap skid
Al Harrington scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers, 110-103, last night in Indianapolis...
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Celtics rebound with 109-95 win over Warriors
Rajon Rondo scored 12 of his season high-matching 18 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a two-game skid with a 109-95 win over the short-handed...
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Lakers defeat the Pistons
LOS ANGELES - The Pau Gasol Statistic still stands.
The Lakers still have not lost three consecutive games since acquiring Gasol on Feb. 1, 2008. The Lakers blew out the...
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Detroit Pistons
LeBron James believes he could star in NFL
CLEVELAND - LeBron James watched the Cleveland Browns get shut out by Baltimore on Monday night and came to one simple conclusion: He could help.
"If I put all my...
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Cavaliers deliver world of hurt
LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists, J.J. Hickson added a career-high 21 points and the Cavaliers held off a gutsy effort by the shorthanded Golden State Warriors, winning...
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Scouting report: Warriors at Celtics
TONIGHT - 7:30, at TD Garden. TV - CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850).
THE NUMBERS 111.20: Golden State's league-leading scoring average.
113.70: Golden...
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Celtics go on the defensive
The art of denial rarely demanded this much extra help, especially on a team that lives to shut down the other side.
After going through a five-game stretch where opponents...
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Paul Pierce up for practice
Here's a partial list of irresistible forces:
Nor'easters and the New England coast. Jeff Beck and the guitar. Paul Pierce and the floor.
Though Celtics...
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Paul Pierce, who hurt knee, returns to Celtics practice
WALTHAM - Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has returned to practice after missing a day with a sore left knee.
Pierce was hurt on Friday night against Atlanta. The 32-year-old...
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Allen Iverson, Memphis divorce
The Allen Iverson experiment with the Memphis Grizzlies is over.
Memphis announced yesterday that the team has ended its one-year contract with the 10-time All-Star and...
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Green place limits on Paul Pierce
WALTHAM - Paul Pierce attempted to sneak onto the floor for the start of yesterday's practice.
Perhaps the Celtics captain, nursing a left knee bruise, thought he...
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Paul Pierce
Boston Celtics
MRI confirms ankle sprain for Chris Paul
NEW ORLEANS - Further tests on Chris Paul's ankle show nothing beyond a sprain, but there is no timetable for the star point guard's return to the New Orleans Hornets.
The...
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Bobcats acquire disgruntled Stephen Jackson from Warriors
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Golden State Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson on Monday, sending him to the Charlotte Bobcats in a four-player deal...
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Lakers drop 2nd straight
LOS ANGELES - The Lakers have not lost three consecutive games since Pau Gasol joined the team.
They're up against it now
With Gasol still not having played this...
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Pau Gasol
Los Angeles Lakers
Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks in groove
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, and rookie Rodrique Beaubois added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Detroit, 95-90, last night in Auburn Hills,...
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Weak effort beneath Celtics
INDIANAPOLIS - First the disclaimers: It is still painfully early in the season, and, to paraphrase former President Clinton, there is nothing wrong with the Celtics that...
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Larry Bird likes Green's new Big Three
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird thinks the current Celtic Big Three might have more luck with longevity than the famed trio of which he was a part.
He reasons that Paul Pierce,...
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Ben Gordon drives Pistons
Ben Gordon scored 29 points, Charlie Villanueva added 25 and the Detroit Pistons held the Wizards to one field goal over the final 5 minutes to win, 106-103, last night in...
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Charlie Villanueva
Washington Wizards
Unemployment line long
Everyone seems to know someone who is unemployed right now. In the NBA, the degree of separation is five times closer.
Many teams have trimmed back on rosters as a cost-saving...
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Brandon Jennings scores 55, leads Bucks past Warriors
MILWAUKEE - Rookie Brandon Jennings scored a career-high 55 points, including 29 in the third quarter, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 129-125 victory Saturday...
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Golden State Warriors
Pacers deliver on promise, beat Celtics 113-104
INDIANAPOLIS - Danny Granger scored 29 points and Dahntay Jones added a season-high 25, helping the Pacers defeat the Boston Celtics 113-104 on Saturday night.
Granger...
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Leaguewide retirement of No. 23 seems unlikely
NEW YORK - LeBron James may persuade NBA players to give up their No. 23s, but a leaguewide retirement of Michael Jordan's number seems unlikely.
James said on Thursday...
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Dirk Nowitzki gives Mavericks late lift
A little confrontation woke Dirk Nowitzki right up.
Nowitzki scored 15 of his 20 points in a tense third quarter and had 11 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a...
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Dirk Nowitzki
Dallas Mavericks
Bad result not tough to explain
The Celtics could look at their first loss of the season as an aberration of sorts. The Suns were a good team catching the bedraggled Bostonians near the end of a brutal opening...
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Rival Al Horford begs to differ
After Thursday's practice, Kevin Garnett was asked if he considers Atlanta a rival. The Celtics forward responded, "Not at all."
That comment didn't...
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Al Horford
Paul Pierce's knee a pain
Paul Pierce has always been good at hiding his injuries, and playing through the pain.
As such, it took a significant ding to send the captain to the locker room last...
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Paul Pierce
Hawks soar over Celtics
Joe Johnson scored 24 points, Jamal Crawford had 18 and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 97-86 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
Josh...
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LeBron James to switch numbers as Michael Jordan tribute
CLEVELAND - LeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No. 23s to honor of Michael Jordan.
The Cavaliers superstar, who has worn 23 since he was a high school sophomore,...
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LeBron James
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant scores 29, Lakers stop Suns' quick start
LOS ANGELES - One moment after Steve Nash threw a pass into the stands in the third quarter, Lamar Odom found Kobe Bryant with an alley-oop pass for a behind-the-head dunk.
While...
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Sheldon Williams gets shot at ex-team
Shelden Williams has been a more than solid contributor for the Celtics this season, raising the eyebrows of some who didn't expect much from a free agent who signed...
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Scouting report: Hawks at Celtics
TONIGHT - 8, TD Garden. TV - ESPN, CSN. Radio - WEEI-AM (850).
THE NUMBERS : Differential for Celtics between points scored and allowed.
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LeBron James leads Cavaliers past Heat, 111-104
MIAMI - LeBron James had little to say Thursday about the prospect of playing with Dwyane Wade next season, and that was fine. Having them on the same court was enough of...
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Dwyane Wade
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Cleveland Cavaliers
Timberwolves' Al Jefferson to miss 2 games for personal reasons
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves center Al Jefferson will miss the next two games because of an illness in his family.
The Timberwolves say Jefferson left the team...
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Al Jefferson
Hornets fire coach Byron Scott, GM to take over
WESTWEGO, La. - The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott only nine games into the season on Thursday and replaced him with general manager Jeff Bower, hoping the man who...
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Young Timberwolves learning the hard way
MINNEAPOLIS - The young and rebuilding Minnesota Timberwolves are quickly finding out that learning on the job is a painful experience.
The Timberwolves have started a...
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Celtics tune out Jazz
Doc Rivers insisted earlier this week that the 3-pointers were OK, that deep jumpers were fine as long as his team didn't break the offense while wandering off downtown.
...
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Slimmer, healthier Eddy Curry back for desperate Knicks
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Eddy Curry has been on the court for all of 12 minutes of the New York Knicks' last 90 games, so nobody is calling him the team's savior.
This...
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Suns use 40-point first quarter to rout Hornets
PHOENIX - Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined to hit all eight of their first-quarter shots and the Phoenix Suns used a sizzling opening period to beat the New Orleans...
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Dwyane Wade shoe-in for Air Jordan
MIAMI - Elsewhere in the NBA pleaded for years to join the Jordan Brand family, wanting to wear the shoe his idol made famous.
His persistence is being rewarded.
...
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Dwyane Wade
Michael Jordan
LeBron James has answers for Magic
LeBron James scored 36 points, Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Magic, 102-93, last night in Orlando in a rematch of...
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Shaquille O'Neal
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A big test for Heat
MIAMI - One team is off to a flying start, already in first place and unbeaten in five games against Eastern Conference rivals.
The other appears a bit slow from the...
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Miami Heat
Value of practice time shows for the Celtics
A few minutes into the third quarter last night, Ray Allen got the ball down low to Kendrick Perkins, who - honest to Ernie DiGregorio - slipped a behind the back pass to...
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