Paxson pulls plug on Kobe
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 11/1/2007 — "There's not a deal to be done," Paxson said.

Worst of the Night: October 31, 2007
basketbawful.blogspot.com 11/1/2007 — Season-openers are barely more meaningful than preseason games. Players are still working themselves into "game shape," coaches are still trying to determine the optimum eight or nine-man rotation, and everybody is just sort of trying to figure ...

Pax: "There's not a deal to be done"
blogabull.com 11/1/2007 — KC Johnson's account of Paxson's talk with the media today: There is simply no equal value for Bryant in a trade. And the Lakers weren't interested in conducting a fire sale. So when rumors got out of hand on Wednesday, involving virtually every ...

Dissecting Kevin Durant’s Debut
thebiglead.com 11/1/2007 — Yes, shots were forced. And the defense wasn’t exactly vice-like. No, this wasn’t LeBron dominating the Kings in his debut. And it ended so damn late we’re bound to fall asleep at some point today. Still, Kevin Durant’s ...

Paxson puts Kobe rumors to rest on ChicagoSports.com
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 11/1/2007 — Kobe Bryant is not coming to the Bulls. General manager John Paxson put an end to more than a week of feverish speculation, declaring, "There's not a deal to be done" in the Bryant sweepstakes following Thursday's practice. "It's time to put it to ...

James Scores 45 points, Leads Cavaliers Past Knicks — Wash Post NBA 11/3/2007
LeBron James scores 45 points and Daniel Gibson makes four 3-pointers in just over two minutes to rally the Cavaliers past the Knicks, 110-106, Friday night.

Arenas for Kobe? No Thanks — Wash Post NBA 11/2/2007
If the Lakers want to trade Kobe Bryant they should contact the Wizards about Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards should say no.

Lewis, Turkoglu Lead Magic 3-Point Barrage — Wash Post NBA 11/1/2007
Rashard Lewis scores 26 points and Hedo Turkoglu has 24 to lift sharp-shooting Orlando to a 102-83 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Mavs Shut Down LeBron to Rout Cavaliers — Wash Post NBA 11/1/2007
Jason Terry scores 24 points, Dirk Nowitzki adds 15 and the Mavericks hold LeBron James to 10 points in a season-opening 92-74 victory over the Cavaliers.

In NBA, Wins Can Multiply By the Power of Three — Wash Post NBA 10/30/2007
The three-star system has become the recipe for playoff ¿ and championship ¿ success in the NBA, a doctrine that compelled the Boston Celtics to acquire former MVP Kevin Garnett, above, and ex-all-star Ray Allen to team with star forward Paul ...