There was plenty of talk after the Los Angeles Clippers ended a 14-game losing streak to the Sacramento Kings. None of it came from Corey Maggette, who did a good job advertising himself in the midst of trade rumors.
Mickael Pietrus figures the Golden State Warriors must lead the NBA in facemasks, now that he and Troy Murphy both have worn the protective plastic covers this season. Despite injuries and a tough schedule, the Warriors have been awfully hard-nosed lately — and that's one reason they're back above .500.
With Allen Iverson out of the way, the other A.I. is taking over in Philadelphia. Andre Igoudala scored 32 points, surpassing his career high for the second time in seven days, and the 76ers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 98-95 Friday night.
"Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17 year marriage,"
Less than a week after returning from back spasms, Tracy McGrady looked as able-bodied as ever against Atlanta on Friday night. McGrady scored 31 points in only 27 minutes to lead the Houston Rockets to a 94-68 rout of the bad-shooting Hawks.
The Houston Rockets showed they can play dominant defence, even without Chinese center Yao Ming.
Kobe Bryant had the third-highest scoring game of his career dropping 58 points but the Los Angeles Lakers still came up short against the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, losing 133-124 in triple overtime.
Kobe Bryant had the third-highest scoring game of his career dropping 58 points but the Los Angeles Lakers still came up short against the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, losing 133-124 in triple overtime.
Yao Ming plans to meet with doctors next week for an update on how his injured right knee is healing.
Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lead the Western Conference, while LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference in votes received after the second returns of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting.
Denver Nuggets scoring machine Carmelo Anthony is delighted the NBA has decided to scrap its experiment with a new basketball but, like many players and coaches, he has some concerns about the timing.
New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul is expected to be sidelined for at least a month because of an ankle injury, the NBA team said on Friday.
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