Archive for May, 2009
2009 NBA Mock Draft: Version 2.0
Here’s Chad Ford’s second stab at predicting how the draft might play out.
Haier Play of the Day
Kobe Bryant collects the long alley-oop pass from Derek Fisher and throws it down.
Dunk of the Night
Lamar Odom takes the pass from Kobe Bryant and shows that he knows how to finish.
League rescinds technical on Magic’s Howard
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard had his technical foul from Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals rescinded by the NBA.
Report: Tests show Dirk Nowitzki woman pregnant
The woman arrested at Dirk Nowitzki’s house is indeed pregnant, according to the Dallas Morning News.
NBA upgrades Denver Nuggets’ Dahntay Jones’ trip of Kobe Bryant to flagrant
Denver Nuggets guard Dahntay Jones is on the brink of a one-game suspension after the NBA upgraded his Game 4 trip of Kobe Bryant to a flagrant foul.
Haier Play of the Day
Orlando’s Rashard Lewis hits the clutch 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds in the fourth quarter of Game 4.
Dunk of the Night
LeBron James takes it strong to the rim as he rallied the Cavs during the fourth quarter.
Denver’s Jones receives flagrant-1 for tripping Kobe
A day later, the NBA blew the whistle on Dahntay Jones for tripping Kobe Bryant.
Garnett has surgery for season-ending knee injury
Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett is recovering after having surgery Tuesday on his injured right knee.
Haier Play of the Day
Denver’s Dahntay Jones gets free on the break and throws down the windmill jam.
Cavs’ Williams guarantees to win series vs. Magic
Tinted sunglasses concealing the cuts and bandages framing his puffy left eye, struggling Cleveland guard Mo Williams plopped down on a table inside a ritzy hotel ballroom on Monday and quickly proclaimed the Cavaliers were not in any trouble.
Dunk of the Night
J.R. Smith slices through the Laker defense and throws down the vicious slam dunk.
Freeman: Everyone’s LeBron-Kobe wish stoking Magic
As if taking on LeBron James’ Cavs isn’t enough, the Magic want to battle the world. Orlando is playing the no-respect card well enough to give itself a chance of derailing Kobe vs. LeBron, Mike Freeman says.
Dwight Howard joins Kobe Bryant with 5 technicals, nears suspension
Dwight Howard joined Kobe Bryant with five technicals in the postseason, putting them at risk of suspension.
Magic hold off Cavs in foul-plagued Game 3 win
Dwight Howard scored 24 points s — 14 on free throws — and Rafer Alston added 18 as the Orlando Magic downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-89 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in an Eastern Conference finals
Host Magic trying to bounce back vs. Cavs
The series shifts to Orlando for Game 3 on Sunday night.
Cleveland Cavaliers sign deal to sell significant stake to Chinese investment group
The Cavaliers have reached an agreement with a group of Chinese businessmen for a significant stake in the company that owns and operates the Cavs and Quicken Loans Arena.
Berger: Bynum a critical middle man for Lakers
The Lakers’ missing piece is there — sort of. Andrew Bynum isn’t 100 percent after his second knee injury. If he can’t regain his aggressiveness, it might be the opening the Nuggets need, Ken Berger says.
Haier Play of the Day
Cleveland’s LeBron James skies to finish the alley-oop pass from Mo Williams.
Dunk of the Night
Orlando’s Dwight Howard throws it down off the nice feed from Rafer Alston.
Federal case against Mavs’ Cuban ready for court
The Dallas Mavericks are out of the NBA playoffs, and the spotlight is now following the team’s controversial owner, Mark Cuban, to a different venue — federal court.
Haier Play of the Day
Kobe Bryant brings the Lakers back with this 3-pointer late in the game.
Nuggets, Lakers battling in Game 3 (ABC)
Nuggets, Lakers battling in Game 3 (ABC)
Dunk of the Night
Kobe Bryant finishes the alley oop form Luke Walton in Game 3 against the Nuggets.