March 30th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers have at least one thing in common: both are not going to the playoffs. But one thing Sacramento has that Indiana cannot lay claim to is that they have a decent core of youth players. That is not to say that the Pacers’ roster is crap. Far from it; [...]
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Granger Helps Pacers Win Eighth Straight At Conseco, Beat Kings 102-95
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Slam Dunk Central NBA Power Rankings
Probably the most contentious race going right now is the Eastern Conference playoff chase, where anything is possible from the #6 all the way to the #8 seed. Orlando is certainly making some noise and looking to ensure that they and the Cavs met in the EC playoffs. Meanwhile, the Western Conference is slowly becoming [...]
Raptors Maintain #8 Seed In Eastern Conference Playoff Chase, Edge Bobcats 103-101
The Toronto Raptors are very mindful of the fact that the Chicago Bulls are on their heels as five teams are in the hunt for the four remaining playoff berths in the Eastern Conference. Monday found the Raptors taking on the Charlotte Bobcats (the #7 seed in the EC) in a game that was very [...]
Trail Blazers Edge Thunder 92-87, Make WC Playoff Chase More Interesting
It has probably been about a month or so when the Portland Trail Blazers were on the outside looking in in terms to the Western Conference playoff chase, being in the #9 spot at that time. Since then, they have, prior to their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Ford Center Sunday night, won 10 of [...]
Balanced Scoring Helps Magic Overcome Nuggets 103-97, Carter Hurt
Vince Carter was having one of his better seasons with the Orlando Magic; unfortunately for him, he sprained his right big toe two minutes into the Magic’s game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday night. Because the Magic don’t exactly have depth at the 2 right now, they brought in J.J. Redick to replace Carter. Let’s [...]
Gasol Helps Lakers Soar Past Undermanned Rockets 109-101
While it appears that the Los Angeles Lakers will maintain the #1 seed in the Western Conference chase, they had to get over their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night. To do that, they had to defeat a Houston Rockets team that was minus Kevin Martin and Shane Battier. Mission was accomplished as [...]
Melo’s Buzzer-Beater Helps Nuggets Edge Raptors 97-96
Carmelo Anthony proved one thing during the Denver Nuggets’ game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre Friday night: he can hit a buzzer-beater with the best of them, including one Kobe Bryant – the king of the game-winners. Anthony capped a Nuggets rally late in the fourth quarter with an 18-footer just before [...]
Thunder Snaps Lakers’ 7-Game Win Streak, Romp 91-75
The Los Angeles Lakers came to Ford Center to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in what promised to be a high-octane contest between two relatively high-scoring teams. The promise was broken. While neither team shot great (the Thunder shot 48 percent while the Lakers shot an anemic 39 percent) during their 48 minutes, the Lakers [...]
