It’s still hard to pick against the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meeting again in The Finals. And the build-up to their Christmas Day meeting should be great. But, especially in the Western Conference, some threats to a Finals rematch are building up. The San Antonio Spurs just keep rolling along, getting better and…
Wade says he changed his game to suit LeBron | Rockets get big win vs. Warriors | Kidd a fan of triple-double mania No. 1: Wade says he had to change his game during LeBron-era with Heat — The Miami Heat have three championships in the rafters at American Airlines Arena, two of which came…
The Rockets will finally be getting some clarity on the Donatas Motiejunas situation. Five months after the forward/center became a restricted free agent, Motiejunas signed an offer sheet Friday with the Brooklyn Nets worth $37 million over four years, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. The Rockets will have 72 hours to either…
It’s still hard to pick against the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meeting again in The Finals. And the build-up to their Christmas Day meeting should be great. But, especially in the Western Conference, some threats to a Finals rematch are building up. The San Antonio Spurs just keep rolling along, getting better and…
******** LeBron James has been the leading scorer on his team for 14-straight NBA seasons. Right now he’s averaging 23.6 points per game, second to Kyrie Irving’s 24.8. Is this the year LeBron slides down to No. 2 on his own team? And would that be a good thing or a bad thing? What say…
******** The most incredible stat from the last seven days: The Rockets attempting 50 3-pointers in a single game; the Warriors getting 47 assists in a single game; Kevin Love scoring 34 points in a single quarter? What say you? ******** Steve Aschburner: Any time somebody does something that my man Wilt Chamberlain never did,…
The Cavs suddenly aren’t so concerned about the surging Toronto Raptors as they are about the injured JR Smith. He suffered a leg injury during the Cavs-Raptors game and his return was immediately ruled out. The extent of his injury wasn’t immediately known but the injury appeared somewhat serious. The Cavaliers said in a statement:…
And just like that, things are starting to return to normalcy. Pau Gasol is ascending, Tony Parker shows up, Mr. Sixth Man Jamal Crawford returns to the chase and Dirk Nowitzki is back in action. And we’re expecting Tyson Chandler to climb back onto the list in very short order. Since we took last week…
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki will be out at least two more games with a right Achilles tendon injury that has contributed to the Dallas Mavericks superstar missing 11 of the first 16 games this season. The 38-year-old Nowitzki returned from an eight-game absence because of the injury and played against the Los Angeles Clippers…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A scheduled game between the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers was postponed Wednesday night by the NBA because of condensation on the court at the Wells Fargo Center. The game, which was slated to start at 7 p.m., was called off at 8:03 p.m. A makeup date was not immediately announced. The…
