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All five Miami Heat players were watching Vince Carter, and as he dribbled toward the lane no one was within 15 feet of Rashard Lewis. Big mistake. And the Orlando Magic’s postseason push kept rolling along. Lewis took the pass in his favorite spot near the left corner, then made the clinching 3-pointer with 28.4 [...]
Carmelo Anthony figured that with Kenyon Martin out and Chris Andersen coming back from two sprained ankles, Nene would have his hands full with Emeka Okafor. So, who was left to clean up the glass? ‘Melo. Anthony pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds to go with his 26 points in Denver’s 93-80 win over the [...]
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to play Friday night, two weeks after collapsing on the bench during a game. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars says Stuckey practiced well on Thursday and expects him to play at Indiana against the Pacers. Stuckey was out of the lineup Tuesday night against Cleveland, missing [...]
Michael Jordan vows to help Charlotte experience what winning is about, telling reporters and season ticket holders it’s a “dream come true” to own the Bobcats. Thursday’s whirlwind of media interviews comes a day after the rest of the NBA’s owners approved his $275 million purchase from Bob Johnson.
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl is skipping his team’s game against the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night as he continues intensive treatment for neck and throat cancer. This is the sixth game Karl has skipped since announcing a month ago that he’d been diagnosed with cancer. He has three weeks left in his treatment.
The Cavaliers clinched their second straight outright Central Division championship Wednesday night — and Mo Williams went home disappointed. LeBron James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Cleveland’s 99-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers. With the win, Cleveland (54-15) became the first team this season to clinch a division title.
Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league. The NBA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.
Tim Duncan sat stiff and stared aimlessly on the bench watching his San Antonio Spurs get blown away in the final minutes. His movement wasn’t much better on the court. The Orlando Magic made sure of that. Vince Carter had 24 points and eight assists, and the Magic smothered Duncan to beat San Antonio 110-84 [...]
Aaron Brooks’ perfect 3-point shooting trumped the Memphis Grizzlies’ strong inside game Wednesday night. Brooks set a Houston record by hitting seven 3-pointers without a miss and scored 31 points, and the Rockets snapped the Grizzlies’ seven-game road winning streak with a 107-94 victory.
The Dallas Mavericks got back to their winning ways and avoided the first-quarter struggles that have bothered them lately. They also were thrilled to get Jason Terry back just two weeks after surgery to repair a broken bone in his face. Things would’ve really gone great if not for a lapse in the fourth quarter.