Lakers 109, Hornets 80
NEW ORLEANS – Andrew Bynum just keeps throwing logs on his personal fire. And the Lakers just keep winning. The Lakers never trailed the Western Conference’s other up-and-coming team, the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. It was the Lakers’ 14th victory in 17 outings, and it was fueled…
January 14, 2008, 11:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
How the first Kobe-Cody column found a way home
So even though my original Kobe Bryant/Make-A-Wish Foundation column back in March was largely about Cody Thorington, he and his family didn’t see the article. I thought Make-A-Wish would get it to them, but when I talked to Cody’s relatives last week before writing what was an even…
January 14, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers 117, Grizzlies 101
MEMPHIS, TENN. – Kobe Bryant is who he is, Andrew Bynum is emerging, and Lamar Odom still has that All-Star potential. So how is it that the marquee matchup Wednesday night in New Orleans will be Chris Paul against Derek Fisher … and it’s definitely not all Paul? Fisher scored a career high…
January 14, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Paxson speaks on crap situation he's created
Everything's A-Ok: Bulls general manager John Paxson said today he had no problem with Bulls players voting to make Joakim Noah sit out an extra game as punishment for his run-in with assistant coach Ron Adams. "Jim and I spoke [Friday] and the one game suspension was…
January 14, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Bright side for Bynum
SEATTLE — As challenging as the Lakers know it’ll be to go about two months without the 16.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game that Andrew Bynum gave them over the past month, there is also some relief within the organization. Ever since Bynum arrived in 2005, the Lakers have…
January 14, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sonics-Lakers pregame
Los Angeles Lakers (25-11) at Seattle (9-27) When: 7 p.m., KeyArena, Seattle. TV: FSN. Radio: 770-AM. Series: The Lakers won the first game of the season in Los Angeles, 106-99, on Nov. 27. The Lakers hold a 125-83 overall advantage in the series. Scouting the Lakers: The Sonics face another…
January 14, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Q&A: Tim Kawakmi from the San Jose Mercury 1/13/08 (Part 1 of 5)
Can you believe we're this far into the Warriors season and we still haven't had our friend Tim Kawakami on the show? You all know Tim from the San Jose Mercury and his blog Talking Points. If you don't read Talking Points daily and you call yourself a Bay Area sports fan there's…
January 14, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
I Wanted to Blame the Celtics, but Can't
Every season, various NBA analysts will produce a column about scoring in the NBA. These columns always focus on the offensive side of the game, and declare the season a success if lots of teams are scoring more than 100 points a game. (I'm not really a fan of this, since I get a…
January 14, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
D-League goes online
Whoa, very cool: the D-League will now broadcast every single game online. It’ll be a bit more exciting once Cheikh Samb heads back down to Ft. Wayne, but still, this is great news.
January 14, 2008, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
C-Webb: “I’ll be back in two weeks”
Chris Webber is returning to the NBA … soon. Not necessarily to the Pistons, but from the sounds of things he’ll be signing an NBA contract this week. From an interview with a Sacramento TV station this weekend (via TZ at FanHouse): But in an exclusive interview Sunday, Webber told…
January 14, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Joe Dumars looks back, plans ahead
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out A. Sherrod Blakely’s piece for Booth Newspapers about the first 100 days of the season since the start of training camp for the Pistons. He obviously spent a lot of time with Joe Dumars, as the whole thing is littered with some really…
January 14, 2008, 07:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Politics and Basketball: Why Chauncey Billups Should Win the Eastern Conference All Star Candidacy
Like Kevin Sawyer before him, Mike Payne is making the jump from frequent DBB commenter to occasional DBB guest writer. And, also like Kevin, he’s stumping for Chauncey Billups to receive your All-Star vote. It’s a good thing, because Chauncey needs your votes: at last check, he was…
January 14, 2008, 07:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Pistons are at the Garden
I’m a little too young to remember the 1984 playoffs (let alone the fact that the Pistons’ bench used to be called the “A Team”), but that’s what YouTube is for. The Pistons are at the Garden, and the ball just tipped. As usual, leave your thoughts in the comments.…
January 14, 2008, 07:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Random Dale Davis sighting
Not by me (that would be really random, considering I haven’t left the house in two days), but Michael Grange of the Toronto Globe & Mail, who was in New York yesterday for the Raptors-Knicks game: As the fellow geniuses were walking back from shoot-around this morning, talking about the…
January 14, 2008, 07:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons look to rebound against Spurs
A bunch of other stuff commanded my attention today, and to be honest, I wasn’t exactly thrilled about dissecting last night’s loss to the Mavs (although this headline is awesome). One of the few bright spots, though, was the play of Walter Herrmann (aka, Strretch Arrmstrronng), whom…
January 14, 2008, 07:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Finally, another game
That youngster is Bentley Green — you can get the full lyrics, and (believe it or not) his representation info on the YouTube page. The Mavericks are riding a five-game winning streak but the Pistons are ornery and extremely well-rested, which I’m sure can’t be a good…
January 14, 2008, 07:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Bobcats want a do-over
With Miami being granted a rare do-over last week, Bobcats coach Sam Vincent wants one of his own: he wants to file a protest over a basket interference call that went against Emeka Okafor in the final seconds of Charlotte’s loss to Detroit. Chances of it happening? Slim to none.…
January 14, 2008, 06:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace doesn’t explain his departure
It didn’t really get a lot of press because I don’t think many people really knew what to make of it, but Rasheed Wallace didn’t stick around very long after Saturday’s loss to the Celtics — he didn’t even shower and apparently left the arena still wearing his…
January 14, 2008, 06:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons sleepwalk through Knicks beatdown
Well, that was freaking ugly. But, as bad as it looked, I do have some good news: it only counts as one loss. “It’s always one or two games like this a year,” Billups said. “You play 80-something games, 100 games, you’re going to have nights like…
January 14, 2008, 06:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OPEN THREAD: Game #38 - Warriors vs Pacers - Welcome Home!
Warriors (W-L): 21-16 Pacers (W-L): 17-21 TV: FSN + Radio: KNBR 680 Time: 6 pm I won't lie. I've been waiting for this game for quite some time. Some old friends are coming home and I can only imagine the warm welcome they're going to get.A Link to the Past We'll definitely try…
January 14, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 116, Grizzlies 104: The Voters Have Spoken!
The Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies for the second time this year, 116 to 104. They took what was supposed to be an easy win and did it convincingly with the help of two stars, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis. However, they did have some pretty good competition from Pau Gasol to…
January 14, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 106, Pacers 101- BOOleavy
Now that was close. Way too close. But still some serious Funleavy with the Warriors coming back from an unthinkable 17 points and overcoming a deep thigh bruise to Andris Biedrins and Stephen Jackson battling the flu to beat the Indiana Pacers. Preview/ Open Thread (180+ Comments) …
January 14, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Keeping an eye on the Big Easy
The long-term prospects of professional basketball in New Orleans seem a bit more precarious after last week’s news. The New Orleans Hornets recently signed an arena extension with the state of Louisiana that would have you believe the team will be there until 2014. But take a look at…
January 14, 2008, 03:30 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Wilcox, Ridnour practice
The Sonics scrimmaged for most of the practice today, but had only 10 players available. Chris Wilcox (dislocated right pinkie finger) and Luke Ridnour (sore left quad) both returned to practice on Sunday, and should be ready to go against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Wilcox had his pinkie…
January 14, 2008, 01:45 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Bynum: valuable, but …
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Here’s a little research to elaborate on a point I made the other day about Andrew Bynum being a longshot candidate for NBA Most Improved Player because he doesn’t project to score enough to win it. Bynum’s improvement absolutely transcends mere scoring, but…
January 14, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers 100, Grizzlies 99
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers’ smiley-face season turned into its first furrowed brow Sunday night when emerging 20-year-old center Andrew Bynum sprained his left knee and couldn’t put any weight on the leg as he exited. Despite a Memphis rally after Bynum’s third-quarter injury, the Lakers…
January 14, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bynum hurts knee
LOS ANGELES — Andrew Bynum was helped off the court with 8:52 left in the third quarter, unable to put any weight on his left leg because of a knee injury. He stepped on teammate Lamar Odom’s foot for an awkward landing while trying to reach back for a defensive rebound over his…
January 14, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers & the NFL
LOS ANGELES — There was a lot of pride emanating from Lamar Odom, a New York native, and Luke Walton, a San Diego native, after the upset victories by the Giants and the Chargers earlier in the day. Odom went so far as to bring a Giants jersey to hang in his locker. (Of course, it only…
January 14, 2008, 00:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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