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Teams Still Jostling for Playoff Spots: NBA teams are clinching playoffs spots as there's only a couple of days left in the NBA season. This is all happening while the top of each conference is still very much undecided. The New York Knicks will return to the playoffs after winning 123-107 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Read More..

Players Posturing Before Draft: The exodus begins. Many of the top collegiate talent will leave their universities and declare for the NBA Draft. Many of the underclassmen that decide to declare for the draft usually don't hire an agent. When a collegiate athlete hires an agent, he or she gives up the amateur status. Read More..

Knicks Snap Skid: Carmelo Anthony delivered for the New York Knicks. He knew a stellar effort from himself would be the key to ending the Knicks six game losing streak. He scored 39 points and added 10 rebounds in the 113-106 victory over the Orlando Magic. Amare Stoudemire scored 20points and nine rebounds for the Knicks. Read More..

Heat Performing As Advertised: This is how super teams are suppose to perform. The Miami Heat are the most scrutinized team in the NBA in decades. You either love them or hate them. They seem to have more haters than fans during their first season. Their win against the Philadelphia 76ers showed a trio of superstars can work together to dominate, winning 111-99. Read More..

Knicks Struggle Against Pistons: Uh oh, this isn't the way it was suppose to happen. Carmelo Anthony was suppose to carry the New York Knicks to the top of the Eastern Conference among the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. After their latest loss to the Detroit Pistons, they probably won't make it higher than sixth or seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons defeated the Knicks, 99-95 on Friday night. Read More..

Top Team Easily Forgotten: What happened to the San Antonio Spurs? A couple of days ago, they defeated the vaunted Miami Heat by 30 points. In the rematch, it was the Heat that came out 30 points ahead of the Spurs. San Antonio still has a six and a half game lead on the Dallas Mavericks for home court advantage in the tough Western Conference playoffs. Read More..

Heat Win Two in A Row: A few games and the Miami Heat have righted their ship. The team dominated the Memphis Grizzlies, 118-85 on Saturday night. It comes after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers this past Thursday. Miami's next matchup provides a great litmus test, hosting the San Antonio Spurs, the NBA's top team. Read More..

Bulls Time Has Come: It's easy for the Chicago Bulls to be forgotten in the Eastern Conference. They don't have the pedigree of the Boston Celtics or the star power of the Miami Heat. They just play as a team with the leading Most Valuable Player candidate in Derrick Rose and a stingy defense coached by Tom Thibodeau. Read More..

Heat Hit Wall While Lakers Continue to Roll: There's no crying in sports, especially basketball. A report came out that after Miami Heat's 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls that there were Heat players in the locker room in tears because of another tough loss. Heat players not named Dwayne Wade, LeBron James or Chris Bosh only scored 17 points against the Bulls. The Bulls beat the Heat all three times this season. Read More..

Heat Offense Deficiencies Highlighted In Loss To Magic: The Orlando Magic overhauled their roster earlier this season. They added Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu. They have Dwight Howard, the most athletic big man in the NBA. Yet, they were considered inferior to in-state rival Miami in the Eastern Conference. The Heat woes against teams with .500 records or above continued against the Magic on Thursday night. Read More..

Top Teams Add Players After Deadline: The Miami Heat are looking for ways to become a better team. They have two of the top players in Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. Chris Bosh is a top forward in the league. Now, they're on the verge of adding veteran guard Mike Bibby. The Heat released Carlos Arroyo before signing Bibby. Bibby gave up $6.2 million for next year Read More..

Anthony and Stoudemire Combine for Huge Win In Miami: It usually takes time for new players to be included into the flow of a game. Two new players must learn to play with each other. Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire are making the transition look easy. Stoudemire blocked LeBron James in a 91-86 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday night. New addition Chauncey Billups made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:01 left in the game. Read More..

Denvers Depth Key To Success: The Denver Nuggets needed to move Carmelo Anthony. He wanted out of Denver. The New York Knicks obliged and sent their future in Danil Galinari, Raymond Felton and Wilson Chandler for Anthony and Chauncy Billups. Since the trade, the Nuggets are 20 and looking for their third win over the Portland Trailblazers on Friday night. It didn't happen, but the Nuggets took the Blazers to overtime in the loss. Read More..

Wheeling and Dealing Continues in the NBA: The shipping of Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks started the floodgates of NBA trades. Baron Davis went from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder swapped centers in Kendrick Perkins and Jeff Green. The Portland Trailblazers received Gerald Wallace for Joel Pryzbilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks and two first round draft picks. Read More..

Williams Moves To Nets: They couldn't get Carmelo Anthony, so they got a better point guard and a younger building block for the future. The New Jersey Nets acquired Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris and Derrick Favors along with two first round draft picks. It's a great short term solution for the Nets. Read More..

Anthony Derby Down to Knicks Vs. Nets: The New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets spent All Star weekend making the final pitches for Carmelo Anthony. Anthony and Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and minority owner Jay-Z met at an Los Angeles restaurant Sunday. The 40 minute encounter was highlighted by their outline on the future of the franchise. Read More..

As Anthony Turns, Nets Reenter Trade Talks for Nuggets Forward: It looks like the Carmelo Anthony drama will continue until the trade deadline on February 24. It's long been known that Anthony wants to get traded to the New York Knicks. He wants to play with Amare Stoudemire at Madison Square Garden 41 games per year and help the team return to glory. Read More..

Stern Provides Insight Into NBA Dealings: David Stern give solid interviews. When he speaks, most NBA needs to listen about what he's thinking for the long term success of the league. He recently gave a quality interview, hinting at the possibility of NBA players choosing to play in Europe if there's another work stoppage after June 30, when their collective bargaining agreement ends. Read More..

Same Story For Heat against Celtics: It was just another game on the 82-game schedule. The NBA season is long, players get tired and suffer minor injuries, but the game on Sunday afternoon was another chapter in a burgeoning rivalry between two of the Eastern Conference's best teams. Was it finally going to be the opportunity for the Miami Heat to establish itself as the best team? Read More..

His Airness Mulling A Comeback: Michael Jordan is one of the most admired athletes in history. He's the reason why so many kids, including more than a few NBA players lace up Nike sneakers every day to play basketball. He transcended the sport, becoming one of the greatest pitchmen with a golden image that could sell anything. Read More..

Losing Streak Creates Intrigue: The Cleveland Cavaliers started the season at 4-4. It wasn't that impressive, but this season, it was the winning days. The Cavs record losing streak stands at 26 games after losing to the Detroit Pistons, 103-94 on Wednesday. Cavs coach Byron Scott ripped his team after the loss. Read More..

Carmelo Anthony Targeted by Two Teams: Carmelo Anthony stalled a trade that would have sent him to the New Jersey Nets. He would've become the centerpiece around the new arena located in Brooklyn. That deal was nixed because Anthony doesn't want to play in Jersey, just at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks. Read More..

Cleveland Learning Tough Lesson Since James: LeBron James is the most impactful player in the NBA. He decided to play with his friends, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami for a couple of seasons and the Cleveland Cavaliers are left to pick up the pieces. They didn't get anything for the departing James and now they're on the verge of becoming the worst team in NBA history. Read More..

Lakers Don't Need Changes: The Los Angeles Lakers will be fine. They're a veteran team that will right the ship with coach Phil Jackson and superstar Kobe Bryant leading the way. General manager Mitch Kupchak stated he would consider a trade to bring in new blood to the team. The problem is the Lakers aren't willing to give up their key pieces to bring an influential player. Read More..

Heat End Skid: The Miami Heat ended their losing streak. It wasn't done by the usual players you would expect. Mike Miller scored 32 points, his first at home with the Heat in their 120-108 defeat of the Toronto Raptors. LeBron James finished the game with 28 points and 11 rebounds. The team played without Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. Read More..

Anthony To Nuggets Dead, but for How Long: There's a lot of finger pointing and mud slinging going on now that the deal for Carmelo Anthony seems to be dead. New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov declared a deal dead during a press conference on Wednesday. Read More..

Griffin Provides Bright Future for Clippers: Blake Griffin is scary. He helped the Los Angeles Clippers defeat their in-house rival Los Angeles Lakers, 99-92 on Sunday. He followed it up on Monday with his highest scoring output against the Indianapolis Pacers. Griffin scored 47 points in a 114-107 victory. It was the highest point total in the NBA so far this season. Read More..

Adding Anthony Makes Nets East Contender: Carmelo Anthony doesn't think the trade to the New Jersey Nets ins imminent. Well, he's wrong. The Nets have the best package of expiring contracts, young players and draft picks to entice both the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons into completing a deal that lands Anthony in New Jersey. Involving the Pistons means that Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups will join Anthony with the Nets if the deal gets completed. Read More..

This is What Was Suppose to Happen: This is how it's suppose to go. You get the two most coveted free agents during the offseason, resign your proven star and the rest of the NBA quivers as you build a dynasty for the next dozen years or so. The Miami Heat defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, 101-89 on Tuesday night. It was their 19 win in the last 20 games. They've blown teams out, made other teams look unfit to be on the same basketball court. Read More..

Whats Wrong With The Lakers: What's happened to the Los Angeles Lakers? Fans are panicking because they've lost three consecutive games twice this season. They were blown out by 19 points by the Memphis Grizzlies. They just seem to not care about playing basketball. Pau Gasol started the season on fire, now he's nowhere to be found during games. Read More..

Spurs Have League's Best Record, No, Really, they Do: The Boston Celtics had a 14-game winning streak. The Miami Heat haven't lost a lot of games since November. The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be the class of the Western Conference. It's an unlikely team that holds the best record in the NBA. At 27-4, the San Antonio Spurs hold the distinction of the best NBA record. They downed the Lakers on Tuesday night, a third straight loss. Tony Parker scored 23 points. DeJuan Blair added 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs. Read more

Celtics Keep Rolling: There seem to be a lot of great streaks going on in the NBA this season. The New York Knicks won eight games in a row. The Miami Heat seemed to steady their ship for a strong winning streak. The Dallas Mavericks learned how to play defense and are winning games. The team that trumped all the winning streaks is one of the most consistent franchises in the NBA. THe Boston Celtics won their 14th consecutive game by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, 84-80. It wasn't an easy win, the Celtics weren't at their best, but they found a way to win the basketball game. Read more

Dallas Downs Miami in Close Defensive Battle: It's the old adage, defense wins championships. In the NBA, two of the better defensive teams squared off in Miami as the Dallas Mavericks completed a season sweep of the Heat, 98-96. The box and final score really don't tell the tale of the contest. The Mavs did a great job on the Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James. Only Wade finished with over 20 points, and that happened because of a three pointer at the buzzer. James only muster 19 points and 10 rebounds, but struggled early in the game and finished 6-of-17 shooting. Caron Butler did a great job of shutting down King James. Read more

Magic Add Pieces to Championship Push: You have to give the Orlando Magic a lot of credit. They went for a complete roster overhaul this past Saturday and many wonder how it's going to help them get back to the NBA Finals. The Magic stood pat as the Heat added LeBron James and CHris Bosh. THe Celtics also made moves to continue their dominance in the NBA Eastern Conference. Orlando added Gilbert Arenas, Jason RIchardson and Hedo Turkoglu to in an effort to keep up with the NBA's elite franchises. Orlando sent Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, Marcin Gortat, Michael Pietrus and a first round pick to acquire the three players. Read more

Knicks and Celtics Provide Instant Classic: The game lived up to the hype. It was a back and forth affair that saw the stalwart team in in the end. The Boston Celtics downed the New York Knicks, 118-116 on Wednesday night. Paul Pierce played the villian, sinking the game winning shot over Amare Stoudemire. Stoudemire's three point attempt was after the buzzer, giving the Celtics the victory in the end. The Celtics proved why they've been so successful these last few years, experience and clutch shooting when it counts the most. It's still lopsided in favor of the Celtics, but there's tremendous potential for a great rivalry for the next couple of years between the Celtics and Knicks. Read more

Knicks Returning To Relevancy: When a player is wanted in New York, the fans do a great job of showing their appreciation. Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets came into Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon. The red hot New York Knicks extended their winning streak to eight games with a 129-125 victor over the Nuggets. Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points in the second half to pace the Knicks in an offensive outburst from both teams. Wilson Chandler made a game breaking 3-pointer to put New York up for good with 30 seconds left in the game. It's the first eight game winning streak for the franchise in15 years. The Knicks will try to prove themselves against the NBA's best, playing the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Miami Heat on Friday. Read more

Eastern Conference Returning Competitive Balance to NBA: It's shaping up to be a great battle in the NBA's Eastern Conference. The New York Knicks seven second offense seems to be in full swing with Raymond Felton and Amare Stoudemire looking like the classic Stoudemire-Steve Nash connection from the Phoenix Suns. Coach Mike D'Antoni has a solid lineup that he needs to run his fast-paced scoring offense. The Miami Heat seem to be past their early struggles as LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh learn to play together. It's the old stalwarts of the Eastern Conference that lead the way. Read more

James Adds to Cleveland Misery History: LeBron James loves criticism. He enjoys it so much it drives him to win basketball games. It showed this past Thursday with the shellacking he put down on his former team. The Miami Heat thoroughly dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 118-90. James scored a season-high 38 points against the Cavs. It was his first return to Cleveland since the James' announcement to leave Cleveland for Miami. The crowd was hostile, booing James every time he touched the ball. It didn't matter. Maybe the Heat should bring a hostile crowd everywhere they go just to motivate the King. Read more

Heat on The Right Track: All is well in Miami Heat land. Or so it seems. LeBron James and head coach Eric Spoelestra worked out their differences. The Heat limped out to a 9-8 record. Yea, pretty impressive, huh. Listen, most basketball fans want the Heat to fail. it's unfair that much talent is on one team. Spoelestra is a quality coach. It would be a shame if the poor start cost him the coaching job. James is the key to the entire team's success. He needs realize he's playing with better talent than what was in Cleveland. He needs to make the team better around him. Read more

Oden To Miss Season Again: How much better would the Portland Trailblazers be with Kevin Durant? That question will haunt Blazers fans for a long time. Greg Oden will miss this season after another micro fracture knee surgery. he hasn't played in the NBA since last December, he missed much of last season with a fractured patella. The left knee injury isn't suppose to be related to his current ailment. The first overall pick in 2007 missed his entire rookie season because of micro fracture surgery to his right knee. He's only played in 82 games over the past two seasons. He's never lived up to the number one overall pick. Durant meanwhile, has become one of the best players in the NBA, leading the league in scoring last season. Read More..

Utah Perfecting the Art of the Comeback: It ain't over till its over. Those famous words for Yogi Berra seem to inspire the Utah Jazz's rally victories in recent weeks. The team did it again, defeating the Charlotte Bobcats 96-95 on Sunday night. The Jazz came back from a 16-point halftime deficit to defeat the Bobcats. It was the team's fifth straight win and fourth on the road. It was the fifth come-from-behind victory for Utah. Read More..

Boston Celtics the Real Deal This Year: A night welcoming home a few familiar faces as Brian Scalabrine and Tom Thibodeau return to Boston. With a game set on national television broadcasts to the country with all eyes on two teams battling. As the game tipped off it was the typical Celtics way to come out strong. With Rondo playing like an all star netting 11 assists. Rondo looking like the playmaker the Celtics organization hoped he would be. Joakim Noah played most of the game for the Chicago Bulls and shot 8-13 with 26 points on the game and 12 rebounds to lead. Full Story..

Wall and Griffin Are Top of Rookie Class: It looks like the Washington Wizards made the right choice. John Wall is the shining as a rookie and former number one draft pick. The Los Angeles Clippers also have an impressive rookie in Blake Griffin. Griffin missed all of last year with a bad knee. The Clippers waited patiently and now they have a building block in the low post for the future. Eric Gordon is learning to play better. It hasn't helped in the win column, the Clippers have yet to win a game this season. Griffin is averaging a double-double with 16.8 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game. Baron Davis has a solid team around him for the first time in a couple of seasons. Full Story..

Thunder are For Real:The Oklahoma City Thunder took the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink in the early rounds of last season’s playoffs. They fought and battled before bowing to the eventual NBA Champions. This past summer, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook brought home the gold for Team USA in the FIBA World Championships. It put the Thunder on a lot of fans’ radars. The duo is reminding many fans of the great duos in years past. Full Story..

James Show Part Deux: Much of the Same: It started with a whimper. The Miami Heat opened the season against the Boston Celtics, losing to the old Big Three 88-80 on opening night. It was the most watched cable NBA broadcast ever. LeBron James poured in 31 points for the Heat. It was the rest of the team that decided to taking the night off. Dwayne Wade only scored 13 points, disappearing at times. James had to single handily bring the Heat into the contest, the last time bringing the score closer than the game .Full Story....

Heat Close To Adding Another Important Piece: During the offseason, the Miami Heat added two elite free agents. They've compiled one of the greatest rosters in NBA history by adding LeBron James and Chris Bosh. They're on the verge of adding another important piece, the hulk of a man that can compete in the block against Shaquielle O'Neal, Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum. Former Mavericks center Erick Dampier is mulling an one year offer from the Heat. He's leaning towards taking the deal because it's the best way to win the championship. Full Story..

Team USA Showcases Readiness with Thrashing of Greece: The U.S. Men's National Team that will compete in the FIBA World Championships in Turkey is a young team will a lot of inexperience. Chancey Billups and Lamar Odom are the senior members of the team. A lot of young veterans, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose among them, are looking to establish themselves on the world stage. Full Story..

Basketball Honors Pippen, Malone and Olympics Teams: Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, the 1960 and 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's team were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. It was a long time coming for Malone and Pippen. Pippen was the greatest number two on any NBA team, ever. Shaq and Kobe, Kobe and Pau, Timmy and Manu, all great duos.. More..

Knicks Bring Back Thomas in Consulting Role: You're bringing back him? The New York Knicks announced that Isiah Thomas is now a consultant with the team. Yes, the same person that buried the franchise and became one of the largest, most hated figures in the history of the New York sports scene. More..

Bulls Look To Add To Bench With McGrady: The Chicago Bulls were thought to have a great chance of signing LeBron James this offseason. They presented the best compliment of players and Chris Bosh would join him in the Windy City to go after Jordan's legacy. Well, we all know how that turned out. More..

Paul To Knicks Greatly Possibility: Let him go. New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul wants to be traded. The New York Knicks are on the top of his list of teams he wants to be traded to. It would be a great boon for the Knicks. he would pair with Amare Stoudemire. More..

NBA Heading for a Work Stoppage: It looks like the bliss that exists from LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and all the other NBA players might come crashing down. NBA league commissioner David Stern recently claimed the league lost $370 million last season. More..

Knicks Regrouping after Losing Out on James and Bosh: Now that the most coveted NBA players all signed long term deals, it's time to see where the rest of the top remaining free agents decide to play next season. Mike Miller seems to be heading to Miami to play with the triumvirate and will provide the shooting presence needed. More..

Lebron leaves Cleveland Signs with Heat: Well, the dye has been cast. Now most NBA fans expect the Miami Heat to win it all next season. LeBron James will bring his monetary influence along with his talent to South Beach to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. More..

James Leaning Towards Miami: Every sports fan will be in front of their television sets tonight at 9 p.m. when King James makes his announcement live on ESPN. His people approached the network about doing a one hour special with all the proceeds going to various charities. More..

Stoudimire Joins New York Knicks: Congrats New York Knicks Fans, you have a reason to go to Madison Square Garden next season. It's just not the biggest fish you've caught. Amare Stoudimire agreed to a five year $100-million dollar deal to play on Broadway with the Knicks. More..

Pitches To James, Wade and Bosh Continue: Go figure, general managers and team officials are upset with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh for meeting to decide a large portion of the NBA's future. The Toronto Raptors, Bosh's old team is beginning to rule Bosh out as a member of the team next season. More..

Jackson Returns Looking for 12 NBA Titles: Phil Jackson made the recent announcement that he will fulfill his contract and return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season. He's looking for his 12 NBA Championship and his fourth, yea that's right, fourth three peat as a coach. More..