December 17th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Denver Nuggets, despite their 19-7 record prior to hosting the Houston Rockets, as of late seem to be relying a bit too much on Carmelo Anthony’s offense to realize success; they had to lean on him a bit more as they lost Chauncey Billups to a groin injury during the second half. For at [...]
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Melo Helps Nuggets Beat Rockets 111-101, Billups Hurt
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Aldridge, Roy Combine For 50; Trail Blazers Beat Kings 95-88
Of the 30 teams in the NBA, perhaps the Portland Trail Blazers are one of the least healthy squads out there. Their list is large by league standards: Nicolas Batum (shoulder surgery), Travis Outlaw (broken foot), Rudy Fernandez (leg pain) and Greg Oden (broken kneecap). That should give you an idea what shape this team [...]
Sessions Trade Bait?
If you’re the Minnesota Timberwolves, then you can consider yourselves in an envious position as the team has an actual guard surplus. Interestingly enough, December 15 (today) is an important date for the NBA as teams are allowed to trade players that were signed as free agents last summer. One of those players is Ramon [...]
76ers News And Notes
Some Sixers tidbits from Kate Fagan over at the Philadelphia Inquirer: Perhaps it was a matter of time, despite his hefty contract, but 76ers coach has relegated forward Elton Brand to the bench; Brand, who was averaging 14.6 PPG and 8.4 RPG during his last five games, hasn’t started for the third time this season. [...]
76ers Losing Streak Ends At Twelve, Slam Warriors 117-101
As those of you who follow the NBA and the Philadelphia 76ers already know, the team, prior to their game against the Golden State Warriors Monday night at Wachovia Center, was in the middle of a 12-game losing streak. And it didn’t help matters that recently signed Allen Iverson had some fluid drained from his [...]
Superman Gets 20-20 Vision, Magic Trumps Pacers 106-98
The Indiana Pacers, usually a run-and-gun type of team, had to tweak their playbook as they visited Amway Arena to take on the Orlando Magic Monday night. After all, they were going against the best center on the league, one Dwight Howard. Of course, it doesn’t hurt knowing they also have Vince Carter. Nonetheless, the [...]
Six Spurs Score In Double-Digits, Sink Clippers 115-90
If Tim Duncan had played his usual 32-38 minutes a night during Sunday night’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, his numbers would have been quite impressive. Because he was accidentally elbowed in the head by teammate Matt Bonner late in the third quarter, he wouldn’t return. It [...]
Knicks Go On A Bender
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems to me that a sign of a desperate ball club is when they sign a player who has been out of the league for a season or longer.A good example of that was when Michael Jordan came out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards. Suffice it [...]