Archive for November 1st, 2007

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Anthony’s 32 propels Denver over Seattle, 120-103

 
The debut of Seattle Supersonics swingman Kevin Durant was a bit less than impressive, as Denver Nuggets swingman Carmelo Anthony stymied him on defense and burned him to the tune of 32 points as the Nuggets beat the Supersonics 120-103.  Durant, in his league debut, struggled somewhat, scoring 18 points on 7-for-22 shooting in 31 minutes.  [...]

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Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Lakers Owner Buss Suspended Two Games

 
Usually it is an NBA player who draws attention to himself when he gets in legal trouble.  Not this time - this time it involves an NBA owner, namely Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss.  The Associated Press reports that Buss was suspended two games and fined $25,000 by NBA commissioner David Stern in conjunction with [...]

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Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Raptors Extend Contract of F Humphries

 
On Wednesday, SportsTicker announced that the Toronto Raptors extended the contract of forward Kris Humphries through the 2010-11 season; no financial details were available.  Humphries was originally drafted by the Utah Jazz 14th overall in the 2004 NBA draft.  He was acquired by the Raptors from the Jazz on June 8, 2006.  During his 3 [...]

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Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Nets Battle Bulls To Overtime Win 112-103

 
New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson scored 29 points, and teammate Antoine Wright had a career high 21 as the Nets beat the Chicago Bulls in a tightly contested overtime game 112-103. Wright was a huge factor down the stretch as he scored 14 points between the fourth quarter and the overtime period. In a [...]

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Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Ginobili leads Spurs to close 104-101 win over Grizzlies

 
Shooting guard Manu Ginobili was the hero du jour for the San Antonio Spurs this Wednesday evening as he scored 30 points, including the go-ahead basket with 32 seconds remaining, as the Spurs slipped past the Memphis Grizzlies, 104-101.  Ginobili was clutch as he scored 9 points down the final stretch and also drew a [...]

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