November 21st, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Nothing like losing a ball player with mental baggage in order to get your team straight as the Golden State Warriors on Friday hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in their first home game since trading malcontent Stephen Jackson. Whether trading Jackson was the cure-all for the team will be water cooler conversation for the short-term, the [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Ellis Drains 34, Warriors Surprise Trail Blazers 108-94
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Terry’s 4th Quarter Explosion Helps Mavericks Edge Kings 104-102
It isn’t every day when your team gets half of its scoring output from their bench, yet that’s what happened Friday night at American Airlines Center; but to be fair, the Mavericks were missing three starters from their normal starting lineup. Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, leading Dallas [...]
Bogut Out 2-4 Weeks With Leg Injury
Just when the Milwaukee Bucks were getting hot and making noise in the Eastern Conference, they received a bit of bad news as according to the Associated Press, center Andrew Bogut will be sidelined from anywhere between 2 to 4 weeks with a left leg injury. An MRI confirmed the injury on Thursday; Bucks general [...]
Peja Drains Seven 3′s, Hornets Beat Suns 110-103
When you’re the New Orleans Hornets, you have to be hurting as Chris Paul is out of action for awhile and you have a new head coach in Jeff Bower, so obviously there is some readjustments to be made. During the team’s game against the Phoenix Suns, that would be put to the test. Fortunately [...]
Knicks Closer To Signing Iverson?
The rumor early on was that the New York Knicks didn’t really have an interest in former Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson. Apparently the team has had a change of heart as according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, team president Donnie Walsh has given strong leanings towards making an offer towards Iverson, [...]
Gasol Likely vs. Bulls Thursday
You probably could hear the collective sigh of relief from out in LA-LAland as according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will make his return when the team hosts the Chicago Bulls at Staples Center Thursday night. According to Gasol, he will let coach Phil Jackson dictate [...]
Former NBA Baller Williams Avoids Major Prison Time
After eight years, many witnesses and enough lawyering to make Perry Mason cringe, the Jayson Williams case has finally reached a resolution. And compared to many cases like this one, let’s just say that Williams truly lucked out as according to the Associated Press, Williams has cut a plea deal which will send him to [...]
Hawks Win Sixth Straight, Thrash Heat 105-90
The Atlanta Hawks have the luxury of being a team that is young and very talented with plenty of upside. When they’re on, they’re very close to being unbeatable. The Hawks brought a 5-game winning streak to Philips Arena as they hosted the Miami Heat Wednesday; and as expected, Joe Johnson played no small part [...]
