?????????????????????????????????????????? Tonight’s game between the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors was not an exercise in false advertising; plenty of fast-break, fast-paced action was to be found as both coaches, Golden State’s Don Nelson and Denver’s George Karl, employ the same frenetic style.? Denver’s Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony orchestrated this track meet basketball game [...]

?????????????????????????????????????? ? The Sacramento Kings have issues.? Issues such as: sloppy play, evidenced by six consecutive games of 20 or more turnovers and injuries.? Sacramento were without the services of Ron Artest as he has a chipped bone in his right elbow; they are also without Mike Bibby and leading scorer Kevin Martin, who is [...]

??????????????????????????????????? The Indiana Pacers just didn’t have a chance?Friday against the Detroit Pistons; hot shooting during the second and third quarters by Detroit was key as they easily disposed of the Pacers 114-101 at Detroit.? Oddly enough, one of the unsung heroes for the Pistons was forward Jarvis Hayes; Hayes, despite suffering from food poisoning, [...]

?????????????????????????????? ? The New Orleans Hornets are silently sneaking up on opponents; their brand of basketball is responsible for their current winning streak.? Luckily for them, their opponent Friday was the Charlotte Bobcats.? The combination of timely shooting and a stifling defense enabled the Hornets to grab the win over the Bobcats 99-85 at Charlotte. [...]

? Miami Heat guard Smush Parker returned to the team on Friday and according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, a team spokesman said that Parker, who has been on the inactive list due to an altercation with a female parking valet a month ago, was not going to be present at the Orlando [...]

???????????????????????????????????? Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire – in my opinion the best center in the Western Conference, with apologies to Yao – made the Staples Center his personal basketball court as he dominated Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman, leading the Suns to a convincing victory over the Clippers Thursday. Phoenix were up 27-20 after [...]

??????????????????????????????????????????? The Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce proved tonight that if necessary, he can carry a team – if for one night.? Pierce, benefitting from extra attention being spent on Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, had a big game in leading the Celtics over the Seattle SuperSonics 104-96 Thursday at Key Arena. The first half was [...]

???????????????????? The seemingly never-ending story of New Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury keeps getting more interesting by the day – or so it seems.? Even Knicks coach Isiah Thomas doesn’t seem to have any idea when or if Marbury will return to the team anytime soon.? According to SportsTicker, Thomas was evasive regarding Marbury’s status [...]