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The motivational mysteries of Lamar Odom

HOUSTON — Phil Jackson named Luke Walton, Lamar Odom and Kobe Bryant as the players the Lakers will need to get more post production from to counteract the absence of Pau Gasol. Then Jackson said about Odom needing to be more aggressive on offense: “I wouldn’t tell him that, but…

March 20, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

Pau Gasol has “moderate” sprain

HOUSTON — My two-week estimate for Pau Gasol’s return from his sprained left ankle still looks about right after Gasol’s diagnostic tests were analyzed. He has a moderate sprain and isn’t expected to play the rest of this trip, although he will remain with the team rather…

March 20, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

Andrew Bynum: out till playoffs?

DALLAS — Although Andrew Bynum hasn’t had any recent setbacks in his left-knee recovery, Phil Jackson suggested just now that the goal date for Bynum’s return to game action isn’t until the postseason. Here’s what Jackson said about his anticipation for Bynum’s return…

March 20, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

Gasol might miss two weeks

NEW ORLEANS — Pau Gasol likened the sprained left ankle he suffered Friday night to one he had in training camp with Memphis — and that one cost him 10-to-14 days, as best as he could recall. Gasol will have diagnostic tests Saturday to determine the level of damage, but count him out…

March 20, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

Hornets 108, Lakers 98

NEW ORLEANS – When Chris Paul hurt his left ankle in the final minutes, he cringed in pain and grabbed at the injury and was able to walk it off. When Pau Gasol hurt his left ankle, it was in the opening minutes of the game and he didn’t come back. In the time in between, the Hornets had far…

March 20, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

The daily Andrew Bynum update

SALT LAKE CITY — As the Andrew Bynum world turns … even as he’s really not doing anything … Here’s what Phil Jackson said about Bynum’s return this time: “We don’t anticipate Andrew coming to help us until the playoffs. I hope he can play three or four…

March 20, 2008, 10:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding

GSoM Night 4 is Going to Be LEGENDARY!

We're about 24 hours away from the unstoppablness that is GSoM Night 4, our final official field trip for the community at large. You all know about the hypeness- the high-fiving, the volume, the shout outs from our man Franco Finn, jumbotron airtime, inflatable Thunder, the prizes,…

March 20, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind

Gelabale tears ACL

The Sonics just announced the Mickael Gelabale suffered a torn ACL during practice on Tuesday, an MRI revealed today that will require surgery. I'll find out more about this later, including which knee, although I believe it's his right knee. Also Chris Wilcox re-injured his right pinkie finger…

March 20, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes

Weekend Open Thread

I’m out of town for a long weekend. May you have good luck with your brackets (and avoiding the boss seeing you check scores all day long) — consider this your weekend open thread. For actual Pistons news, visit Need4Sheed, PistonsNation or Motor City Blogs.

March 20, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

RECAP: Warriors 116, Clippers 100 - Game Don't Wait

"I come to find out though, all these years, man The game wont wait no matter who you are Where you are or how you are The game wont wait Its a cold thang, its a cold game You know how it is" -Warren G, "Game Don't Wait" The Warriors were thoroughly demolished the night before by the…

March 20, 2008, 11:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind

Appreciating Jarvis

Jarvis Hayes’ recent hot streak might be a good sign for the playoffs — from Empty the Bench: The Pistons’ starters have encountered some very ugly, very prolonged shooting slumps in recent playoffs, a byproduct of fatigue, excellent defensive schemes, and just simply missing shots at…

March 20, 2008, 08:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Rip Hamiltion

Anyone notice something a little funny with Rip “Hamiltion” last night?

March 20, 2008, 08:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Where a full house beats a king

Boney impatiently screamed: NO POST UP YET ABOUT THE CAVS???? C’MON MATT! GET WITH IT! NBA - Where a full house beats a king anyday… Yeesh, my bad. I agree with Boney’s declaration, as well as Rasheed’s that there aren’t any kings in the NBA in the first place. In…

March 20, 2008, 08:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Pistons, Nuggets and DBB clash at the Palace

The Nuggets have been picking up steam in their last three wins: first game a 108-86 win over the Grizzlies, then a 137-105 blowout over the Raptors and then a 168-116 laugher over the Sonics. Graphing those scores in my head, the thought of a 198-130 loss tonight did cross my mind, but then I…

March 20, 2008, 07:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Good news and bad news

First the good news: Detroit’s predicted to make the Finals. Now the bad news: so are the Utah Jazz.

March 20, 2008, 07:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Are the Pistons really playing fewer minutes?

I received an interesting email from DBB reader Fadel: I’m always hearing people (and even the Pistons themselves) saying how much rest the starters are getting because the bench is playing more. But is this actually true and does this really matter? I made a spreadsheet comparing the…

March 20, 2008, 07:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Dale Davis sighting

Dale Davis, who got passed over by the Pistons for Theo Ratliff, might land with a contender yet: HOOPSWORLD reports that he’s working out with the streaking (22!) Rockets today.

March 20, 2008, 07:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Hornets buzz into Detroit

I’ve been looking forward to this game for awhile and it seems I’m not alone: the game was bumped (twice) from it’s original 6pm start time to 1pm so that ABC could televise it for a national audience. For the oft-overlooked Hornets, it’s about time they get a share of the…

March 20, 2008, 06:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Amir on PT, Popovich on Amir

Echoing sentiments expressed to me last week, Amir Johnson told A. Sherrod Blakely he’s fine with uneven playing time so long as the team keeps having success: Johnson said he knew his playing time this season was probably going to fluctuate. “I’m fine with that,” Johnson…

March 20, 2008, 06:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Pistons and Spurs

Again, no time for a preview. Pistons and Spurs tip in a few.

March 20, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

The Sixers are in Detroit …

… and I don’t have time for a preview. Do your thing in the comments.

March 20, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Early game on Sunday

From the Freep: It wasn’t that long ago that the Pistons were scheduled to play New Orleans at 6 p.m. Sunday. Then, for a whole week, we were tricked into thinking it would start at 3:30. Now tip-off is at 1 p.m.

March 20, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

Detroit Bad Boys Suite Night

Let’s just pretend Wednesday’s game didn’t happen, okay? Instead, here are some pictures from Tuesday’s romp against the Nuggets, which I attended along with a handful of long-time readers of this site as guests in the Pistons.com suite courtesy of the team. Created with…

March 20, 2008, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys

The Hornets beat the Rockets

A fine game at the Arena tonight. The Hornets sputtered through the first half before turning it on after intermission and blitzing the visiting Rockets. Rafer Alston didn't feel much like talking afterwards.Let's dive into the notes...Final score was 90-69 ( box score | recap | standings…

March 20, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog