In yesterday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers bench was outscored by a margin of 14 points. Sasha Vujacic, Jordan Farmar, Lamar Odom, Shannon Brown and Josh Powell all got some playing time but only combined to score 17 points compared to the 13 points that Jamario Moon had all by [...]
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Based on the way ESPN marketed today’s slate of games, you probably didn’t know that Dwyane Wade and the Heat were playing today. Who knew that his would be the most important contest of the day? Here is a Heat team that needed to get things done against the Knicks in the Garden, where [...] When I talked to George Karl this off-season, he wasn’t convinced that J.R. Smith had developed his personality to the point where he could handle a starting job. Who could blame him? At the time, Smith was as the center of controversy thanks to suspicions that he was affiliated with gangs started to arise [...] The Memphis Grizzlies took a lot of flack this off-season for adding two players that had reputations for being me-first guys who who never pass the ball to a team that had that same issue the previous year with shot-first stars Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo struggling to mesh their games. One of those [...] The debate over who the rookie of the year is in the NBA grows by the day as fans argue over which young point guard they think is better, Tyreke Evans or Brandon Jennings. Well, I’m here to give you five rookies who aren’t getting as much love as ‘Reke or Young Money but [...] The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension with Pau Gasol. Gasol, 29, made the Lakers instant championship contenders when he was acquired in February 2008 from the Memphis Grizzlies, but his current contract expires after next season. He is making $16.5 [...] Kevin speaks via his blog: My agent came to me last week and asked me if I wanted to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest and I was like … ‘Nah.’ I’m just not a Dunk Contest dunker, you know what I mean? I don’t even do any good dunks in games. I can’t [...] I started typing this article at half-time of last night’s Blazers-Suns game. I was picking up on some very impressive play from Blazer’s point guard Jerryd Bayless, who seems to be the third wheel in Portland’s trio of ball handlers, and I figured that sense he was unhappy with his playing time that he [...] Dwyane Wade: No turnovers. Jermaine O’Neal: No turnovers. Carlos Arroyo: No turnovers. Michael Beasley: Two turnovers. Carlos Arroyo and Mario Chalmers: 13 assists combined. Orlando Magic: 12 assists as a team. It was team basketball. The Miami Heat started off the season with a 7-2 record because they played like they did tonight. It’s [...] TNT Thursday Night Double-Header |
     
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