(This morning we have a guest column from distinguished Esquire magazine scribe Scott Raab, author of the book “The Whore Of Akron” chronicling LeBron James’ transformation from King of Ohio to the sellout who took his talents to South Beach. Feel free to post comments, or you can message Scott directly on Twitter.-CS) By Scott Raab Special to SheridanHoops.com CLEVELAND — How can I be sure that LeBron James was lying through his teeth last Thursday when he talked about how much fun it
Wow, was Kevin Durant in a zone. KD had 51 points, a new career high, plus 8 REB, 5 3PTM, 3 AST, 4 STL and great shooting percentages. Russell Westbrook scored 40 (yes, that’s 91 for two guys!) with nine assists, and Serge Ibaka notched a triple-double the hard way: 14 PTS, 15 REB and 11 BLK. Somehow, the Nuggets took the game to overtime before losing. Arron Afflalo led Denver with 27 and Andre Miller chipped in 21 &
Dating back to the 1977-1978 season, Jeremy Lin holds the record for most consecutive games with at least 6 turnovers with six straight, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. On a more positive note, his 28 points, 14 assists, and 5 steals against the Mavericks made him the fifth player in the past 15 seasons to record such a line. The Heat have won six straight games by 10 or more points, which is tied for the second-most in franchise history.
Amar’e Stoudemire is an afterthought, and Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler are hurt. So meet the new “Big Three” of the New York Knicks – Jeremy Lin, J.R. Smith and Steve Novak. The trio combined to lead the Knicks to a nationally televised 104-97 victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, their eight win in nine games. Remember the calls for coach Mike D’Antoni’s job and the blind hope that Baron Davis and his balky back would be the season’s savior?
Derrick Rose has suggested this trade: Carlos Boozer, who earns $13.5 million and other player, possibly a point guard, for Gasol. Marca.com Sean Deveney: Jeremy Lin on ESPN headline: They apologized and I don’t care anymore. I have to learn to forgive. I don’t even think that was intentional. Twitter According to source, Mike D’Antoni threw out his back on Monday before the club flew to Toronto and has been in obvious pain sitting through press conferences. But his backache could turn into a headache as he figures
Ouch! I’d been touting Manu Ginobili as a buy-low trade target, anticipating that his minutes and production would improve as his left hand got stronger. Now he’s strained his oblique. There’s no official diagnosis yet, or an accurate prediction of how much time he’ll miss, but this is bad news for the Spurs, Manu and his fantasy owners. Hope you didn’t cut Danny Green or Gary Neal, whose value won’t be fading after all. Neal had 17 points yesterday, going
You aren’t getting a long intro from me this week. I am on a long intro strike after Heisler said he was going to be the short-intro guy but instead has morphed into the long-intro guy in his Wednesday power rankings. Perhaps I’ll readjust after seeing what Mark does this coming Wednesday. So here they are: RANK TEAM THE RUNDOWN LAST 1 HEAT (24-7) LAST WEEK: 4-0 THIS WEEK: 3 games KEY GAME: SUN vs ORL Lately, it has been like watching Mike Tyson back in the glory days of his early boxing career: How quickly will
