Archive for January, 2011

Iverson Says Retirement Is Not The ANSWER, Will He Re-Join Sixers?

Allen Iverson, a 12-time NBA All-Star, tweeted Friday that he is not looking to retire. He came back to the United States for examinations in his right leg on Thursday. It turns out that he his recent MRI reported that Iverson has a lesion pressing against the bone in his right leg. Reports have stated that [...]

Warriors Get Big Win Over The…Clippers?

Never before has a win over the Clippers meant so much. For years, these two teams have battled in the Western Conference with their games usually having the same meaning as two pintos racing each other on the freeway. But last night, the Clippers came to Oracle Arena winners of 7 of their past 10 [...]

Hornets Rally In Third, Beat Rockets In OT 110-105

There’s one thing that the New Orleans Hornets can say that they’re guilty of: Falling behind early in games. That would certainly be the case as they took on the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Friday night. Down by 16 in the third, New Orleans, behind David West, managed to rally and defeat Houston [...]

Kings Snap 3-Game Skid, Embarrass Knicks At MSG 93-83

The New York Knicks, returning from a somewhat successful 2-2 road trip, were most certainly glad to return to Madison Square Garden. The problem they had to face was they only had one day’s rest prior to their game Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. As it would turn out, the one day of rest was [...]

Westbrook Notches Triple-Double, Thunder Edges Magic 125-124

Apparently, the Oklahoma City Thunder tends to benefit with their exposure on national TV as they were undefeated at 6-0 prior to their game against the Orlando Magic Thursday night at Ford Center. During the telecast of this game in the short schedule of three games on the Thursday NBA docket, one could make a [...]

Thunder Snaps Houston Jinx, Beat Rockets 118-112

As good as the Oklahoma City Thunder is, there was a time when they were owned by the Houston Rockets. Prior to the Rockets hosting the Thunder Wednesday night, Houston had defeated Oklahoma City in 11 consecutive games at The Toyota Center. The game at the Houston venue had all the makings of loss #12 as [...]

Rush Takes Over In Fourth, Pacers Corral Mavericks 102-89

The Dallas Mavericks, as of late, have been in a bit of a tailspin, courtesy of a sprained right knee suffered by Dirk Nowitzki. As a matter of fact, they were 2-5 without his services, prior to their game Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. With his absence, one might think: Does [...]

Pacers Earn Rare Road Win, Outlast 76ers 111-103

The Indiana Pacers have had a diffcult time getting wins on the road – five of them,to be exact prior to their game Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers welcomed back Andre Iguodala to their starting lineup; unfortunately, he was largely ineffective, scoring just one point. Darren Collison helped snap a tie late [...]