Photo. Marc Morrison
Two-thirds of Thursday’s NBA schedule saw superstars trying to carry their teams: one got the job done and one didn’t. In Portland, the game was close until the last couple of minutes of the third quarter, when the Rockets went on an 11-0 run sparked by T-Mac and Bobby Jackson. Having a Sacramento […]

Photo. Monte Isom
Eventually Deron Williams will admit that it burns him up whenever Chris Paul gets more props than he, ’cause it’s become too obvious at this point. D-Will’s entire second year in the League was like a big middle finger to everyone who wondered aloud if the Jazz had made a mistake by drafting […]

Forgot they were missing this guy, did you?
(Photo. Stephen Hill)
No giant-killing going on in Boston last night. The Kings were up on the Celtics at halftime, but eventually reality set in that Sacto was no longer in Arco Arena, and the absence of Kevin Martin (bricked jumpers) and Mike Bibby (mass turnovers) was definitely felt […]

At the start of Jazz/Heat, Memo looked like he wanted no parts of guarding Shaq. Fifteen seconds into the game he picked up a foul and seemed like he was already looking for a spot on the bench where he’d be safe. Okur stayed on the court, though, and avoided the bruising by making Shaq […]

There was a time when having T-Mac, Yao and Steve Francis on the same squad meant you had an instant contender on your hands (or at least a team hyped up as one). With Francis agreeing to a deal with the Rockets yesterday, though, now it’s just a decent guard who’s past his prime joining […]

Yesterday was a good day for LeBron and the Cavs. Their win over the Bucks (expected) and Chicago’s loss to the Nets (unexpected) gave Cleveland the No. 2 seed in the East, and Washington’s win over the Pacers (can’t expect anything with the Wizards these days) set up a Cavs/Wizards first-round playoff matchup. Were this […]