December 10th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in One would think that with the Sacramento Kings’ weird schedule to start the month of December (home for 2 games, at Phoenix, home against Miami, on the road against New Orleans), they would be a bit tired prior to their game against the San Antonio Spurs. Interestingly enough, perhaps due to their youth, they actually [...]
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Jefferson Helps Spurs End 3-Game Skid, Crown Kings 118-106
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Roy Leads Undermanned Trail Blazers Past Pacers 102-91
Typically, if you’re a NBA franchise that has only nine players in uniform, the chances of your team winning are reduced markedly. But then again, the Portland Trail Blazers aren’t your typical NBA club. After all, they were without, prior to their game against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday at Conseco Fieldhouse, Greg Oden (knee), Rudy Fernandez [...]
Hinrich Possible vs. Hawks
Depending on how much healing has actually taken place to his thumb, it is entirely possible that Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich could return to the hardwood when the Bulls take on the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday (today), according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The veteran guard has missed the last six games with a sprained left [...]
Howard’s 18 Second Half Points In Return Help Mavericks Skate Past Suns 102-101
One could say that the Dallas Mavericks were managing quite well with out the services of Josh Howard, who was nursing an ankle injury. Fortunately for Dallas, Howard made his return as they hosted the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Things went rather slow for Howard initially, but got appreciably better as he scored 18 of [...]
Late Songaila Basket Helps Hornets Hold Off Kings 96-94
Tuesday night’s game between the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Hornets would prove to be one of the more exciting contests on the NBA schedule as both teams shot over 50% and both teams traded leads throughout the game. But perhaps the difference was that as opposed to the Hornets relying on either Chris Paul [...]
Garnett, Boozer NBA Players Of The Week
The NBA announced Monday that the Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett and the Utah Jazz’s Carlos Boozer today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 6. Garnett led the Celtics to a 3-0 week on the road, averaging 19.7 points on .706 [...]
Maggette Technicals Help Thunder Jolt Warriors 104-88
From all appearances, it looks like the Oklahoma City Thunder are for real, with the seeds of this promising club being planted when the team was in Seattle. With Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in place, you have a team to be reckoned with. But enough of the props. Monday night found [...]
Westphal Getting Last Laugh In Sacramento
For us NBA purists, we know about Paul Westphal, the player. Former Celtic, SuperSonics and Suns player. Perhaps what isn’t known about Westphal is his career outside the hardwood. He coached a small private Arizona college to a national championship (true story!), coached the Phoenix Suns for 5 seasons, taking them to the NBA Finals [...]