Archive for November 28th, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
LBJ Injured As Cavs Fall To Pistons 109-74
Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James sprained the index finger on his left hand, and left the game for good in the second quarter as Cleveland lost to the Detroit Pistons 109-74 Wednesday. A collective sigh must have been emitted from Northeast Ohio after it was revealed that X-Rays showed no breaks. To a certain extent those […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Sonics’ Collison out 3 games with broken nose
The Seattle SuperSonics, besides having the worst record in the NBA (2-13), cannot catch a break - unless it is a player catching that break, literally. The Associated Press is reporting that SuperSonics forward Nick Collison will miss at least three games after breaking his nose against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.Collison was injured […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Boozer Takes Over Again Jazz Spank Sixers 106-95
Utah Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer, playing in what may be his best stretch in a NBA uniform scored a game high 26 points, to lead Utah over the Philadelphia 76ers 106-95, Wednesday night. Boozer sealed the win with 12 of his points coming in the fourth quarter, as the Jazz came back from a 2 […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Clippers’ Cassell day-to-day
The Los Angeles Clippers have had health issues for awhile now; however, they did get a bit of good news when, according to Jonathan Abrams of the Los Angeles Times, point guard Sam Cassell, who left Monday’s game against the Houston Rockets because of a strained calf, is listed as day-to-day. Cassell visited with team […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
More New Features On Slam Dunk Central
In our ever increasing effort to give you the hard core Hoops Fan what you want, we have incorporated a new feature at Slam Dunk Central. We now feature our NBA Highlights Page, which you can easily access, just by going to our right sidebar and clicking the category. What you will find there will […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
No Longer The “Franchise” Francis Starting To See More Minutes
He is no longer referred to as “Stevie Franchise”, and it has taken some adjustment for Rockets guard Steve Francis to get acclimated again to Houston. He was once the hub of the wheel here, now he is just one of many spokes. But after playing just once during the Rockets 13 games Francis is finally […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Denver Waives Wilks
The Denver Nuggets announced on Wednesday that they have waived journeyman guard Mike Wilks. Denver signed the free agent to a contract late last month, and he played coming off the bench in 8 games. Wilks played a little over 15 minutes per game, averaging 3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 0.6 steals per game. […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard - best center in NBA?
I realize it is still early in the NBA season, yet one must wonder who is the most dominant center in the NBA at the moment. And there are some worthy big men out there, make no mistake about it. I cannot speak for other media’s criteria, but I can speak for myself when I […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Heat Burn Bobcats 110-90
Miami Heat Coach Pat Riley decided to shake things up a little bit Tuesday night. He put in Penny Hardaway, and Chris Quinn into the starting lineup replacing Ricky Davis, and Jason Williams. Well the move did not really improve the starting lineup, but it sure helped the bench! Davis scored 23 and Williams scored 11 coming […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Kobe’s 35 pushes Lakers past SuperSonics 106-99
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant isn’t a clutch player by mere reputation alone; he scored 6 important points in the last 3:51 to push the Lakers past the pesky Seattle SuperSonics 106-99. In doing so, Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak and extended Seattle’s losing streak to 5.Despite Bryant’s 21 first-half points and […]
