The New Orleans Hornets got a major upgrade in the team’s trade with the Toronto Raptors. After recently acquiring Jerryd Bayless, New Orleans gave him away, sending him off to the Raptors along with Peja Stojakovic for Marcus Banks, Jarrett Jack, and David Andersen. The Hornets, now one of the top contenders in the West, [...]
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Jarrett Jack Teams Up With Chris Paul As Hornets Continue To Improve
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Durant-less Thunder Top Celtics At TD Garden 89-84
One would think that the Oklahoma City Thunder, without starters Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, would be at a distinct disadvantage as they played the Boston Celtics at TD Garden Friday night. With would be being the operative phrase here. And it didn’t look like they would have a chance as the Celtics outshot the [...]
Granger’s Offense, Defense Helps Pacers Sink Clippers 107-80
Rarely do you hear the name Danny Granger and the word defense together in a single sentence. Granger’s calling card is obviously offense, so when he does something worthwhile on the defensive side, it is considered a bonus. During Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse, the Clippers’ Eric [...]
NBA Talk: For Greg Oden, Is It Officially Over? Maybe Not
November 18th, 2010 
Josh Dhani 
Posted in NBA Illness, NBA Injuries, NBA Team Analysis, NBA Team Issues This is a huge blow. A big blow to the Portland Trail Blazers, but worst of all, a huge blow to Greg Oden and his promised career in the National Basketball Association. Oden showed a lot of promise last season, on his pace to an invite to the NBA All-Star game. He was tearing up [...]
Dribbling Around The Association
Two Of The Most Explosive Scorers In The NBA 7 Quick Crossover Dribbles: After watching Bulls PG Derrick Rose issue out his second 33-point affair in as many nights in the state of Texas (Tuesday-Houston, Wednesday-San Antonio), it got me pondering, “Who would you rather start a franchise with”: Rose or Warriors SG Monta Ellis? [...]
Durant, Thunder Blast Rockets 116-99
Quick Stats: Despite being without Jeff Green (sprained left ankle), Oklahoma City shot 50% from the floor. Coming into the game with an NBA-low 16.4 assists per game, Thunder dished out a season-high 26 assists, season-low nine turnovers. The Thunder produced 52 points in the paint and made 26 points off of 17 turnovers from [...]
West Steal Helps Hornets Edge Mavericks 99-97
Wednesday’s best game had to be the tilt between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Hornets, which took place at New Orleans Arena. If you were looking for high-octane offense by either team, then you’re out of luck. However, if you like a good old-fashioned defense battle, then you wouldn’t be disappointed. Both teams shot [...]
Tim Duncan Is Spurs’ All-Time Leading-Scorer; Is He The Best Spur In Team History?
The San Antonio Spurs are recently coming off a huge victory, improving to 10-1 with a 94-82 victory over the “Comeback Kings,” the Utah Jazz. The Spurs are going off to one of their best starts to the decade. Much of the help is thanks to the big three that has been fueling this team [...]