January 7th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The “Associated Press” reported Tuesday that one of the leading scorers on the Golden State Warriors will be out for a bit as a team spokesman announced that swingman Stephen Jackson is due to be out about 2 weeks because of a strained right hamstring. The injury took place against the Utah Jazz on Monday [...]
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Sixers Run Rockets Out of Philly Win 104-96
Coming into Tuesday nights game, the Philadelphia 76ers had just completed a road trip tour of Texas coming up short against the Spurs and Mavs. This was all part of a six game road trip. There was no question that the Sixers were ready to get back in their own confines of the Wachovia Center [...]
Balanced Scoring Helps Bulls Snap 3-Game Losing Streak, Beat Sacramento 99-94
The Chicago Bulls can be like the little girl with the curl – when they’re good, they’re very good; when they’re bad, they can be downright awful – as their three-game losing streak can attest to. Fortunately for them, their opponent on Tuesday night was the abysmal Sacramento Kings, who had dropped 9 of their last [...]
Butler Scores 29 Second-Half Points, But Magic Holds Off Wizards 89-80
I think right about now it is safe to say that the Washington Wizards miss Gilbert Arenas immensely; sounds like a cop-out or an excuse, right? In a sense it is, but they are a team that has the most incredible streak of bad luck this side of Oklahoma City (pun intended), not to mention [...]
Fractured Hand Sidelines Anthony 3 Weeks
As was reported here at Slam Dunk Central yesterday, Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony injured his hand in Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers; unfortunately for the team, ‘Melo will be shelved for at least 3 weeks as he suffered a broken hand. Fortunately, no surgery is required; the Nuggets said that Anthony will be fitted [...]
D-Ron’s Double-Double Leads Jazz Past Warriors 119-114
The more things change, the more they remain the same – as the old adage goes. The Utah Jazz seem to be rolling on all cylinders, despite a knee injury to Carlos Boozer – who goes under the knife for arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday. Enter Paul Millsap into the equation; he has basically picked [...]
Anthony Hurt In Nuggets Rout Of Pacers 135-115
The Denver Nuggets are off to their best start since the 1976-77 season, their first year in the NBA; that shouldn’t be surprising considering that they were just a decent team until they acquired Chauncey Billups from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Allen Iverson. At this juncture of the season, I would venture to [...]
Vinsanity Reigns At Izod, Nets Beat Kings 98-90
You wouldn’t assume that the New Jersey Nets are a contending team in the Eastern Conference as they’re technically rebuilding – except for the fact that prior to their game Monday night against the Sacramento Kings, their record was a surprising 16-18. But on any given night, you never know what Vince Carter is going [...]
