The Celtics allowed 72 points to the Thunder in the first half, the most since allowing 75 to the Bucks in 2005. Kendrick Perkins picked up his 11th technical foul of the season, leaving him two away from suspension. Restricted free agent Wilson Chandler was in Toronto with his agent to “explore opportunities” with team management. The Pacers have won their past four games against the Bobcats by a combined 74 points. The Nets had their 17th different starting lineup this season, as Kris
I have been playing fantasy hoops with a new team every night quite a bit on DraftStreet lately, and I cashed Monday night (won $20) by finishing tied for $14th place with a lineup of Dwight Howard, Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka, Ryan Anderson, Arron Afflalo, DeAndre Jordan, Kevin Martin and Gustavo Ayon. It cost me $5 to enter, and the $15 profit will be used to defray the cost of my all-stromboli diet (Not kidding). The winner in that $5 tournament was
Rajon Rondo is in; Joe Johnson is out. In a compressed season where the injuries have come one after another, it was nothing short of miraculous that all of the chosen 24 All-Stars were relatively healthy and would be in action Sunday. Until now. Johnson, a reserve on the Eastern Conference, will skip the weekend festivities to rest a sore left knee, the Atlanta Hawks announced Wednesday. The Hawks had already Johnson would sit out Wednesday’s game at New York and Thursday’s contest vs.
Sam Amick: Wilson Chandler is visiting Toronto to discuss a possible pairing with the Raptors,according to his agent, Chris Luchey. Twitter Does Deron Williams leave NJ this summer? Chad Ford: Probably. The only scenario where he doesn’t is if the Nets swing a deal for Dwight Howard at the trade deadline. At that point, I think Williams hangs around. If that doesn’t happen, I think Williams will join Dwight Howard (assuming he’s not traded to the Lakers in March) in Dallas next summer. Lots
The Los Angeles Lakers make their first trip to Dallas this season tonight, looking to prove they can win on the road as both teams’ stars are heating up for All-Star weekend. Kobe Bryant (32.3 over his last three games, league-leader at 29 ppg) and Dirk Nowitzki (29.3 points, 11 rebounds, 31-of-66 shooting over last three) face off in Dallas’ last game before a much-needed breather. L.A., 14-2 at home, beat Dallas 73-70 on a late 3-pointer by Derek Fisher January 16th
Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans will replace Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks in Saturday’s Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. The NBA announced the switch Wednesday. Shumpert has tendinitis in his left knee. The 6-9 Evans is in his second season. Of his 88 career baskets, 61 have been dunks, including 30 alley-oops. The four-player dunk field remains all first-time participants and exclusively forwards. Evans joins Houston’s Chase Budinger, Indiana’s Paul George and Minnesota’s Derrick Williams – not exactly name recognition. Believe
Let’s see, what happened before Jeremy Lin? It’s hard to remember that far back. I think there was a lockout, after which New Orleans traded Chris Paul to the Clippers, who then began eclipsing the Lakers with some highlight dunk that Blake Griffin fired in over the heads of the Thunder. Meanwhile, in the East, the Bulls got off to a great start, before Derrick Rose started getting back spasms. Then came Jeremy…. No, this isn’t another one of those stories gushing about him,
