Archive for February 29th, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Hornets Swarm Jazz 110-98
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Basketball is a game of scoring spurts and that was never more evident than in New Orleans on Friday night.? The New Orleans Hornets used a dominating 23-0 first quarter run to jump out to a 28-13 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Utah Jazz 110-98 at New Orleans arena.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
LBJ Gets Double-Double As Cavaliers Trap T-Wolves 92-84
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LeBron James decided to give it a go at game time, despite spraining his right ankle?Wednesday night when?Cleveland lost to the Boston Celtics, and the ankle seemed to hold up quite well as he recorded a double-double leading the Cavaliers Friday night to a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves 92-84. LBJ led four Cleveland starters?in [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Woodson Safe As Hawks Coach; For Now
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday night that Atlanta Hawks General Manager Billy Knight has tried to talk team owners into allowing him to fire head coach Mike Woodson on three different occasions this season, the last time shortly after the Hawks acquired point guard Mike Bibby. The report says though that Woodson apparently will at [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Big Finish For February 29th
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
NBA Suspends Granger For One Game
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The NBA announced Friday that they have suspended Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger for one game without pay. Granger whacked Chicago Bulls Andres Nocioni in the face Wednesday night when the two teams played each other. The Bulls won the contest 113-107. Granger will sit out Friday night’s game versus the Toronto Raptors.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: Who Is The Better Point Guard: Chris Paul Or Deron Williams?
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Seattle Signs Mike Wilks To 10 Day Contract
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The Seattle SuperSonics announced Friday that they were bringing back a familiar face for another look. The Sonics have signed former Seattle guard Mike Wilks to a ten day contract. Wilks had played for the Sonics in the 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 campaigns. This season Wilks played in 8 games for the Denver Nuggets, and 4 [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Sonics Waive Ira Newble
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The Seattle SuperSonics announced Friday that they have waived veteran guard Ira Newble. Newble came to the Sonics on February 21, in the three team blockbuster trade, between Seattle, the Chicago Bulls, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Newble had spent four and a?half seasons with Cleveland having signed with them as a free agent in Summer [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Bobcats Waive Jeff McInnis
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The Charlotte Bobcats? announced that they have waived veteran point guard Jeff McInnis, Bobcats General Manager Rod Higgins released a statement on Friday. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. McInnis is in his eleventh campaign in the NBA, he was traded to Charlotte by the New?Jersey Nets last season. Charlotte takes [...]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Confessions Of A Lakers Fan
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I thought that my first article for Slam Dunk Central would revolve around the re-emergence of my favorite team. Instead, it is only article number three. As Jeff duly noted earlier Friday in his NCAA Tourney posting (which included a brief bio on yours truly), I have joined SDC and I am a Lakers fan, [...]
