Lakers defeat Jazz, 120-110, in Game 2
By JANIS CARR The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES On a night when the NBA celebrated Kobe Bryant’s magnificence, the other Lakers starters shined right along side him in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. Three other Lakers scored in double figures to go with Bryant’s game-high 34…
May 09, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The Lakers have truth in advertising
LOS ANGELES Our team. Our time. Our MVP. At least that’s what the purple and gold t-shirts said that fans were given Wednesday as they entered Staples Center. And true to the advertising, Kobe Bryant led all scorers in the first quarter with 10 points as the Lakers led the Utah Jazz, 33-18, after…
May 09, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers continue to dominate Jazz, 93-83
LOS ANGELES Utah guard Ronnie Brewer, a second-year player out of Arkansas, wants to make a name for his self. He wants to be known as a great defender. This, however, was not how it’s done. Brewer repeatedly got burned by Bryant in the third quarter, at one point, trailed several feet behind as…
May 09, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Some late-season props for Lamar Odom
SALT LAKE CITY — Somewhat lost under the wave of Kobe Bryant MVP hysteria and the impacts of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum before that has been a pretty fine season from one Lamar Odom, who turned it up in a major way the second half of the season once his surgically repaired shoulder got…
May 09, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
OKC to Schultz: Bring Sonics here or we'll sue
According to The Oklahoman today, Oklahoma City officials sent a nine-page letter to former Sonics owner Howard Schultz's attorney Richard Yarmuth, stating that if Schultz receives the Sonics back and does not move the team to Oklahoma City by 2010 they will file suit against Schultz. Oklahoma…
May 09, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
OPEN THREAD: Day 21 of the 2k8 NBA Playoffs
Thank god Boston came back into some kind of form. Not particularly because I want them to win, but more so because I couldn’t take another garbage game like Game 1 of the series. I was pretty much thrilled to see either of the two teams score some points. In the meanwhile, San…
May 09, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The Hornets beat the Spurs; lead series 2-0
So the Spurs made their adjustments. They clamped down on David West, holding him to 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting. They got a much better game from Tim Duncan, who scored 18 on 6-of-11 shooting. They hit the boards harder, they mixed up their defense even more, and Gregg Popovich gave Ime Udoka…
May 09, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Game 3 Aftermath: Friday news wrap
Game 3 is in the books, with the Spurs finally making things interesting by defending their home floor last night. Ryan has our recap right here. And then there's the words of other people...To start, the opening of Jeff McDonald's piece in today's San Antonio Express-News is kinda…
May 09, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Arnie Kander heals Chauncey and delivers babies
Chauncey Billups was still sore at practice this morning but the training staff doesn’t seem too concerned. From A. Sherrod Blakely: “I’ve seen about 2,000 hamstrings,” said Arnie Kander, Detroit’s strength and conditioning coach. “I look at this as being nothing…
May 09, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Jarvis out of the rotation
It’s been obvious for a while, but Flip Saunders essentially confirmed that Jarvis Hayes is the odd-man-out for the foreseeable future: “I don’t know,” Saunders said when asked about going back to Jarvis. “It depends on what we need. Our ability with Arron (Afflalo)…
May 09, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Crossing the line?
This is just weird. If that were from an amateur blog, I’d probably applaud the creativity. But the Orlando Sentinel? I don’t know, it just seems like newspapers should do a better job of maintaining their mirage of objectivity, something they’ve repeatedly failed at doing this…
May 09, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Billups and Kander’s quality time
Flip Saunders claims he’s thinking about using Amir Johnson in Game 4. From A. Sherrod Blakely: Pistons coach Flip Saunders talked some about Rashard Lewis who has given them fits throughout this series. Lewis’ play is one of the reasons why Jarvis Hayes is out of the rotation, and…
May 09, 2008, 2:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Your Friday coaching search update
The honors today go to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald: A league insider believes the Bulls are comfortable choosing between D'Antoni and Johnson, two former NBA coach of the year winners. If neither works out, they'll likely wait to talk to Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau and Detroit…
May 09, 2008, 11:15 AM ET from Blog a Bull
The Spurs beat the Hornets: NO leads series 2-1
I had a feeling it was coming. As I mentioned in the things to look for post earlier today, the Hornets had an abysmal night shooting from deep(18%), the Spurs were hitting their deep shots at a nice clip(44%). That - and some missed free throws - was the difference in the game in the…
May 09, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Thinking of Tyson
Not that this hasn't been rehashed a-plenty over the past couple years, but seeing Tyson Chandler deservedly lauded by national TV coverage as a key cog on a title-contending team is bizarre. Not that he didn't show the talent here, or is even performing that much better now than he was as…
May 09, 2008, 01:45 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Documents from potential Sonics buyers remain sealed
From the Associated Press today. SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge ruled documents subpoenaed from a group that attempted to buy the Seattle SuperSonics from their Oklahoma-based owners can remain sealed. U.S. District Judge Martha Pechman ruled Thursday that documents from Seattle developer…
May 09, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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