LeBron James was grounded at The Palace after lifting his game to rarified air in his previous visit. James sprained his left index finger in the second quarter Wednesday night, and did not return, and the Detroit Pistons went on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-74 Wednesday night. The Pistons insisted the victory didn’t mean any less to them even though it came against a team missing its first,…
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The Toronto Raptors lost their best player in the second quarter. The Memphis Grizzlies lost the game around the same time. Anthony Parker scored 19 points and Jose Calderon added 13 points and 10 assists to help the Raptors beat the Grizzlies 103-91 on Wednesday night. Chris Bosh limped off in the second with a strained right groin.
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Carlos Boozer is developing quite a reputation. Despite tweaking his right ankle before halftime, he had it re-taped and scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Utah Jazz to a 106-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Ronnie Brewer added 19 points and Mehmet Okur had 16.
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SuperSonics forward Nick Collison will miss at least the next three games after breaking his nose against the Los Angeles Lakers. Collison was on the active roster Wednesday night against Orlando, but coach P.J. Carlesimo said Collison would not play. He will also miss Friday’s game against Indiana and Sunday’s game against Golden State. Read Original Post Here
Back in the Seattle SuperSonics practice facility, swishing jumpers as he did for nine seasons, Rashard Lewis made sure his Orlando teammates knew he was partly responsible for a Northwest Division championship banner hanging on the wall. It seemed appropriate, since Orlando spent about $120 million in the offseason to bring Lewis to Orlando with the expectation of adding a few championship… Read Original Post Here
The Indiana Pacers squandered another lead against the Denver Nuggets, but this time they found a way to win. Mike Dunleavy scored 30 points, Shawne Williams had 21 and the Pacers, thanks to J.R. Smith’s missed free throw with 2.7 seconds left, held off the Nuggets 112-110 on Tuesday night. “It easily could have gotten away from us,” Indiana guard Jamal Tinsley said.
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The pain Luol Deng was experiencing had nothing to do with a poke in the eye or a sore back. The Chicago Bulls were playing the way they had all season, missing shot after shot and giving the ball away like some charitable contribution. And then, everything changed. “If we struggle shooting, we’ve got to be aggressive,” Deng said.
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The Miami Heat upgraded their bench Tuesday, and the result was an easy night for the starters. Pulled from the starting lineup for the first time this season, Ricky Davis and Jason Williams responded with strong games as reserves to help the struggling Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 110-90. Davis equaled a season high with 23 points, while Williams totaled 11 points and eight assists with no…
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The Golden State Warriors had every excuse to get trampled. They were exhausted after a successful East Coast road trip, and they were trying to keep up with fast-paced Phoenix in their first game back home. Instead, the Warriors ran away from Steve Nash and the Suns for a win that excited coach Don Nelson more than any of last week’s big victories on the road.
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Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh left Wednesday night’s game against Memphis in the second quarter with a strained right groin. The team announced that he wouldn’t return. Bosh scored eight points in the first quarter but was seen speaking with head trainer Scott McCullogh during the break. He stayed on the bench for the first minute of the second period before re-entering the game. Read Original Post Here
