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updated 2:41 a.m. ET March 10, 2010 LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers’ closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles’ longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won’t have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.
NBA Picks: Celtics vs Bucks NBA Odds – March 9, 2010: Looking to extend their win streak to five games in a row, the (40-21) Boston Celtics [+2] pay a visit to the sports betting odds favorite (33-29) Milwaukee Bucks [-2] this evening.
Blogs about the Warriors Talking Points with Tim Kawakami Inside the Warriors Fast Break: Warriors Fan Blog More on the Warriors Warriors Forum: Talk with fellow fans Your Photos & Video: Post your game day pics and video Schedule Roster Team shop: Get your gear on Warriors section: News and more NBA coverage Scoreboard Standings League leaders More Warriors News View RSS feed NEW ORLEANS — For most NBA teams, Anthony Tolliver, Devean George and Reggie Williams would be small forwards. And not very intimidating ones, as the 6-foot-9, 243-pound Tolliver is the largest of the bunch. But when the huddle broke to start the third quarter, the trio walked onto the court as the Warriors’ front line
ORLANDO — When things start to unravel — like they clearly are with the Los Angeles Lakers — perspective can be a funny thing.
Two hosts? No “thank you’s.” Ten Best Picture nominees? Academy Awards, we hardly know ye.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have recalled rookie center Hasheem Thabeet from the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League after less than two weeks in the minors. The 7-foot-3 Thabeet was sent to the D-league on Feb
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images LeBron looks like the favorite to win the 2010 NBA MVP, but he doesn’t deserve it as much as Kevin Durant. Durant is averaging 29.6 points per game in the 2010 season, and has 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game
In between the Super Bowl and the NBA All-Star Game, you may have missed the following: Antoine Walker (notes) , who hasn’t appeared in an NBA game in almost two years, signed to play in Puerto Rico. According to reports coming out of the island, Walker’s deal with the Guaynabo Mets is for one month, guaranteed, as they want to see what kind of shape he’s in. He is reportedly being paid $7,000 a week
NBA Schedule Monday March 8: Dirk Nowitzki has Mavericks Looking for 12th Straight, Kobe Bryant and LA Lakers within Striking Distance Atlanta, Ga.
Updated: March 8, 2010, 12:07 PM ET Report: Iverson facing trouble Email Print Comments ‘); document.write(”); } else if ( show_gigya ) { document.write(‘ ‘); document.write(‘ ‘); function showShareUI(){ var H = {APIKey:”2_B48MVBl19K9CQj72UVrAqLh7VSAyZDfMkclkt8foSSRaAbdWu36H_N3Ky_ERWhDG”, enabledProviders: “facebook,twitter”, cid:”ESPN.Story”}; var I = new gigya.services.socialize.UserAction(); var containerID = “gigyacontainer”; var D=”Test “; var A = {}; I.setUserMessage(“”); if (jQuery(“:header:first”).length > 0) { I.setTitle(jQuery(“.article”).find(“:header:first”).text()); } else { I.setTitle(decodeURIComponent(“Report:%20Iverson%20has%20gambling,%20alcohol%20problems”)); } I.setLinkBack(“http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4975922″); if (jQuery(“#videoInfo”).length > 0) { I.setDescription(jQuery(“.article p:not(div.beta-opt p):first”).text()); } else { I.setDescription(jQuery(“p:first”).text()); } if (jQuery(“.article .image, .headshot”).length > 0) { var theimage = (jQuery(“.article .image, .headshot”).find(“img”).attr(“src”)); I.addMediaItem( { type: ‘image’, src: theimage }); } A.userAction = I; gigya.services.socialize.showShareUI(H,A); return false; } } ESPN.com news services Multiple NBA sources say Allen Iverson is facing alcohol and gambling issues that have derailed his career and threaten his post-basketball well-being, Stephen A. Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports in a column published Monday. [+] Enlarge Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty Images Allen Iverson played only 25 games for the 76ers before stepping away for the season
TORONTO – Jrue Holiday treats words as if they’re endangered.
Blogs about the Warriors Talking Points with Tim Kawakami Inside the Warriors Fast Break: Warriors Fan Blog More on the Warriors Warriors Forum: Talk with fellow fans Your Photos & Video: Post your game day pics and video Schedule Roster Team shop: Get your gear on Warriors section: News and more NBA coverage Scoreboard Standings League leaders More Warriors News View RSS feed NEW ORLEANS — Lately, lots of heavy hitters around the NBA circle have had the name Stephen Curry on their tongues. So much so that Curry’s name has made its way into the Rookie of the Year conversation. The latest example came Sunday afternoon on national television
By MARK MURPHY Like it or not, the Celtics are going to live with last weekend’s loss to the New Jersey Nets until they convince the rest of the league they are back in elite form, which may be never. Just as golfer Tiger Woods has provided late-night talk show hosts with a wealth of material, the Celtics’ loss to one of the worst teams in league history shot right to the top of the NBA talk circuit last week
The question everyone wants addressed (other than the identity of Ron Artest ’s hair stylist) might have been delivered with a counter-punch,18 games from the playoffs. Are the Orlando Magic better than they were last season and can they win the NBA title this time? The Magic hit back when the defending champion Lakers unleashed their full fury and beat them 96-94 on Sunday at Amway Arena