The Los Angeles obviously want as many healthy bodies available to them as possible come playoff time, which incidentally is just around the corner.? Forward/center Pau Gasol, who has been sidelined with a sprained left ankle, appears to be set for a return to the court next week, as opposed to tonight after he tested [...]

?Now I realize that retired NBA players have more time on their hands, but come on now, do you spend that time getting arrested?? At least one former NBA player thinks so, as according to the Associated Press, Isaiah Rider must appear in court next month to after being arrested for driving a stolen vehicle.? [...]

? The NBA, night-in and night-out, proves that on any given day, any opponent is capable of beating the other.? That folks, is another way of saying that parity reigns supreme.? A good example is the game played Saturday night between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers; last night, the Grizzlies beat the Los [...]

? It’s not every day when a team gets outrebounded by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, yet win a basketball game, yet that’s what happened at the Rose Garden on Saturday; the Portland Trail Blazers?outrebounded the Charlotte Bobcats 57-32, yet Charlotte managed to find a way to defeat Portland 93-85.? Pretty simple, really – Portland shot [...]

? I think that realistically, the Denver Nuggets cannot expect guard Allen Iverson or forward Carmelo Anthony to be their primary source of offense night-in, night-out; fortunately for them, they had a “Plan C” in forward Kenyon Martin.? In Saturday’s game against the Golden State Warriors, Martin and Anthony combined for 55 points as Denver [...]

? The Los Angeles Lakers are a team that can, at times, be confusing to figure out. Friday’s game was a case of their star player, Kobe Bryant,?having an offensive explosion – 53 points, to be exact – yet their defense let them down, especially late in the fourth quarter.? The Memphis Grizzlies took advantage [...]

? Although the Washington Wizards are in little danger of dropping out of the Eastern Conference playoff race, they went into Arco Arena Friday to face the Kings looking to solidify their current position in the playoff standings.? Although the Wizards’ Antawn Jamison supplied the offensive firepower, it was reserve Darius Songaila who provided the [...]