Howard’s big night seals Magical West coast sweep
Dwight Howard went to the free-throw line for an NBA regular-season record 39 attempts because Mark Jackson wanted to give his team the best chance to win. Considering that him missing 18 free-throws is the equivalent of nine turnovers and ...
Mejia: Westphal lasts 12 days in lockout-shortened season
Del Harris made it to see 20 days, leading the Lakers to a 6-6 record back in the last lockout-shortened campaing in 1999.
Paul Westphal got to 12, put out of his misery after milking two wins in seven games from ...
Stroll through the paint: First coaching firings loom
How long do we go before a head coach loses his job?
Clearly, there are special circumstances this season. Training camps went by in a blink, preseason games offered no variety and virtually all coaches entered the season scrambling to figure ...
Ballot banter: All-Star spots wrapped up with few exceptions...
All-Star ballots are out.For the most part, they're not worth filling out, since my toddler can poke holes next to the names of Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard, but won't ...
Paging Popovich: Elite coach faces tremendous task
In a Western Conference where there is no true favorite, a free-for-all for the eight tickets to the playoff dance is likely. For San Antonio to be a part of it, Gregg Popovich is going to have to pull off ...
Minors Report: Ex-Cav Harris inks with Canton
Special from Steve LeMaster
Guard Manny Harris (6-5) is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. The Canton Charge, thanks to the NBA Development League’s player affiliate rule, which allows D-League teams to acquire up to three players who were waived from ...
Stroll through the paint – Thursday’s soap opera...
ORLANDO - It's a big game for the Magic, one they need to generate confidence early in a season that had the air let out of it before it even started.
Jameer Nelson gets a crack at Deron Williams, who ...
Stroll Through the Paint – 12/27/11
On a night where rookies ruled, Norris Cole had the most brilliant Tuesday night, earning post-game interview duties, Twitter recognition from the King and a place in Erik Spoelstra's thoughts on the flight to tomorrow's game in Charlotte. Somehow, he's ...
Timberwolves might actually be good, fun team
Yes, this is the knee-jerk reaction to seeing just one game. But that one game left quite the impression on a lot of people after seeing the Timberwolves in their opener on Monday night.
Even though the team lost to the ...
Coaching Emphasized in Shortened NBA Season
ORLANDO - Houston left it all out there for Kevin McHale in his official debut with the Rockets, so he should've given them every opportunity to win.
Instead, he saved Hedo Turkoglu from any real embarrassment after committing the Cardinal sin ...