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Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Times – Lakers

  • These Lakers don't look like champions - If they keep playing like this, they won't even get to the Finals again.

    The shot sailed through the basket, the brightly colored strips of paper fell from the rafters, the fans stood and screamed.


  • Nobody does it better than Kobe Bryant - His winning shot against Toronto is his sixth of the season, the most since the stat began begin tracked nine years ago.

    Even though Kobe Bryant called the game, uh, "garbage," his last-second winner Tuesday gave him six this season, the most in an NBA season since Elias Sports Bureau began tracking the stat in 2000-01.


  • Lakers' Lamar Odom has had enough of opponents' trash talking - He is upset that the Lakers’ lackluster play has allowed teams to be extra confident against the defending champs.

    The Toronto Raptors challenged the Lakers, doing a lot of talking in the process.


  • Kobe Bryant’s time is up - Bryant and Andrew Bynum are the only Lakers playing more minutes this season than last.

    Not that the suddenly overtaxed Lakers need the reminder, but their top player is spending a lot more time on the court.


  • Lakers are a team on edge, with Kobe Bryant setting the tone - Bryant says the Lakers are ‘upset' and ‘edgy' after three straight losses; the All-Star guard's emotional state could be described the same way.

    The Lakers were already sporting a different look Monday, with Sasha Vujacic back on the court and Ron Artest unveiling his second hairdo in two days.


  • After third straight loss, Lakers trying to stop the tailspin - They’ve lost four straight road games, and their Western Conference lead over Dallas is now just three games. ‘We have no choice but to keep going,’ says Derek Fisher.

    The Lakers are reeling.


  • Lakers, Kobe Bryant aren't feeling so bubbly after 96-94 loss to Magic - Defeat in Orlando, site of their NBA title-clinching triumph last June, gives Lakers an 0-3 trip and their first three-game losing streak since Pau Gasol joined them in February 2008.

    On the cover of the Lakers' media guide is a photo of Phil Jackson getting doused by champagne in a circle of smiling players, part of the joyous aftermath of the franchise's 15th championship.


The Orange County Register – Lakers

The Los Angeles Times – Clippers

  • Will Donald Sterling get the message? - The firing of Mike Dunleavy leaves open all kinds of possibilities with writer's favorite owner, including the return of Larry Brown.

    The firing of Mike Dunleavy leaves open all kinds of possibilities with writer's favorite owner, including the return of Larry Brown.


  • Heat holds off Clippers, 108-97 - Dwayne Wade had 27 points for Miami and former Heat forward Rasual Butler scored 31 points for the Clippers, who lost their fifth straight.

    Dwayne Wade had 27 points for Miami and former Heat forward Rasual Butler scored 31 points for the Clippers, who lost their fifth straight.


  • Clippers' Neil Olshey worked his way up from bit parts to leading role - The new GM was an actor when ‘Law & Order’ star Jerry Orbach offered the advice that eventually led him to the NBA.

    The new GM was an actor when ‘Law & Order’ star Jerry Orbach offered the advice that eventually led him to the NBA.


  • Bill Plaschke: Losing Mike Dunleavy feels like addition by subtraction for Clippers - Severing ties with the general manager, who gave up his coaching duties last month, opens up a world of possibilities for the star-crossed franchise, almost all of them good.

    After 26 years and two winning seasons and one playoff series victory and zero championship credibility, it's finally, wonderfully happened.


  • Clippers fire Mike Dunleavy - The team severs ties with the general manager, who had stepped down from coaching duties last month.

    Welcome to two-stage firing ... Clippers' style.


  • Clippers fall to Magic, 113-87 - Dwight Howard had 22 points and 15 rebounds to help the Magic tie a season high with their sixth straight victory.

    The Los Angeles Clippers were distraught and dejected, stunned after losing two things Tuesday night.


  • In six games, Drew Gooden has made his presence felt - The veteran forward is averaging 15.8 points and 9.0 rebounds in 32.5 minutes per game with the Clippers.

    Drew Gooden said he would make people wonder why he keeps getting traded.


The Orange County Register – Clippers

  • Dunleavy out as Clippers' general manager - LOS ANGELES – Mike Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties. The team announced it severed ties with Dunleavy late Tuesday afternoon in an e-mail. Assistant general manager Neil...
  • Clippers' Dunleavy out as coach, remains GM - LOS ANGELES – Mike Dunleavy has stepped down as the Los Angeles Clippers' head coach, retaining his job as general manager. Assistant coach Kim Hughes will replace Dunleavy on the bench, where Dunleavy has led the Clippers to just one winning...

New York

The New York Daily News – New York/New Jersey Basketball

  • Knicks set franchise losing record against Spurs - A right sore calf, the same injury that ended Eddy Curry's preseason before it ever started, prevented him from playing in Wednesday night's 97-87 loss to the Spurs.
  • Atlantic Yards set to break ground as families, companies are told to take a hike - Brooklyn's new Nets arena finally breaks ground Thursday - and residents and businesses near the Atlantic Yards project were told they have 30 days to get out.
  • Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock - Marion Jones is attempting to resurrect her athletic career in the WNBA. The disgraced Olympic sprinter who gave back her five Olympic medals because of admitted steroid use was introduced Wednesday as the Shock's newest rookie point guard.
  • Nets can't beat Kidd and Mavs, fall to 7-57 - Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists to beat the Nets, 96-87, on Wednesday night. Former Mavericks guard Devin Harris scored 21 points for the Nets, who've lost nine of their last 11 and fell to 7-57.
  • D'Antoni backs staff amid Walsh concerns - A defiant Mike D'Antoni vowed Wednesday that he won't make changes to his Knicks coaching staff. "We're not throwing anybody under the bus," D'Antoni said. "That's not going to happen."
  • No Kidding: Jason tearing it up for Mavs - What a difference a year makes. While Devin Harris made the All-Star team for the first time last season, he has been somewhat of a disappointment this year. Meanwhile, Jason Kidd is up to his old tricks, averaging 10 points and 9.4 assists.
  • Walsh to travel with his Knicks - Donnie Walsh was expected to accompany the Knicks on its five-game trip with the growing sense within the organization that the entire basketball staff is on high alert. The Knicks are on pace to lose 50 games for the second straight season.

The New York Post – Knicks

  • Knicks set franchise mark for futility - SAN ANTONIO - Knicks team president Donnie Walsh flew all the way to San Antonio to watch Eddy Curry's return last night. And all Walsh saw was Curry's return to the pregame layup line. Curry's ballyhooed comeback from left knee surgery in January was absurdly scrapped when...

The New York Post – Nets

  • Protests at groundbreaking for B’klyn arena - Opponents of the massive Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn are protesting the official groundbreaking ceremony. They held a mock funeral Thursday before the official event “to bury the soul of Brooklyn.” The event took place in front of a dive bar that is scheduled to be demolished to make...
  • Kidd, Mavericks rally past Nets - DALLAS -- The Mavericks last night ran their winning streak to 13 games. The Nets and their 7-57 record were run out of town. Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start in beating the...

Boston

The Boston Globe – Celtics

  • Celtics staggered in grisly home loss - The Celtics were in their house yet again watching another team put their feet up on the couch.

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  • Gently pointing guard - Their lockers right next to each other, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen sat before last night’s game against the Grizzlies at TD Garden still discussing the obvious question from the night before in Milwaukee.

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  • Wallace still upbeat - Another double-digit defeat was discouraging for the Celtics last night. But Rasheed Wallace, for one, remained optimistic.

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  • Celtics scuffle, but tough it out - Sam Cassell had worn a tie before. Ray Allen, who could tie a rope around the world with his tie collection, was pretty certain of it.

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  • Allen has been on the money - Let’s fast-forward to this summer, when the Celtics will be extremely limited regarding their free agent options because of a salary cap that could decrease, and the increase in salary for Rajon Rondo.

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  • No magic for Bird in Indiana - On the occasions when Larry Bird gets to celebrate his basketball accomplishments, invariably his once-in-a-lifetime rivalry with Magic Johnson is recalled and revered. HBO is doing that with “ Magic & Bird, a Courtship of Rivals,’’ a documentary that premiered last night.

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  • Celtics misfire in fourth - MILWAUKEE - Those mental lapses, silly mistakes, and defensive letdowns are why the Celtics sit in third place in the Eastern Conference and why they collapsed late in the fourth quarter last night at the Bradley Center, dropping another close decision.

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The Boston Herald – Celtics & NBA

Chicago

The Chicago Sun-Times – Bulls

  • AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB It seems the Bulls never run out of bad luck - Mark Potash: It's always something with the Bulls. Luol Deng's leg. Derrick Rose's ankle. Tyrus Thomas' arm. Kirk Hinrich's thumb. Joakim Noah's foot. Deng's calf. And now, Taj Gibson's foot.
  • Bulls' rough road gets even rockier -

    It appeared the Bulls hit rock bottom Tuesday as a late collapse resulted in a humiliating 132-108 loss to the Utah Jazz -- their fifth loss in a row. That dropped the Bulls to ninth place in the Eastern Conference with a tough four-game road trip on the immediate horizon.

Detroit

The Detroit Free Press – Pistons

  • Bing hopeful that Pistons could return to downtown Detroit -

    "I think we can get the Pistons downtown," Mayor Dave Bing said during a meeting with media executives.

  • Pistons' Rodney Stuckey expects to return this season -

    A day after he was cleared to exercise following an episode in which he collapsed in Cleveland, Rodney Stuckey didn't take part in today's Detroit Pistons practice. But he did some light shooting afterward.

  • Pistons' backups a letdown vs. Utah -

    The trend continues. You know, the one where the Pistons' first team gets off to a good start -- typically holding a lead at the end of first quarter -- only to watch the second unit quickly erase that good start.

  • Jazz rev up the offense vs. Pistons -

    WHAT HAPPENED: One night after lighting up the scoreboard for 132 points in a 24-point victory at Chicago, the Jazz settled for 115. The Jazz has topped the Pistons 10 straight times. If you are looking for positives, Charlie Villanueva had his best offensive performance in some time when he scored 19 points -- the first time he has been over 17 points since Jan. 23.

  • Pistons' Rodney Stuckey cleared to exercise -

    A combined medical team representing doctors from the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Clinic and the Detroit Medical Center have concluded that, after cardiac tests have come back negative, Detroit Pistons point guard Rodney Stuckey can start "a progressive exercise program," according to a Pistons release this afternoon.

  • Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Pistons better off in the draft lottery than the playoffs -

    Without any major expiring contracts, a major overhaul is next to impossible. I sincerely doubt they'll find any takers for the bloated deals held by Richard Hamilton, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. So, really, the only way to go in terms of starting fresh is through the draft.

  • Pistons' Rodney Stuckey: 'I'm good; everything is good' -

    Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey spoke to the media Tuesday for the first time since collapsing Friday. He's questionable for Wednesday's game against Utah.

Detroit News – Pistons

Philadelphia

Philly.com (The Inquirer & The Daily News) – Sixers

  • Phil Jasner: Sixers' veteran Leaks, of 9-73 team, happy to report he's still among living - MAYBE, Manny Leaks said, it's because he has been a cancer survivor since 2002. Or maybe it's because he hasn't played pro basketball since 1973-74, with the old Capital Bullets. Or maybe it's because a reporter who was a Daily News rookie in 1972-73 either misread an Internet note or just made a mistake.
  • John Smallwood: If plan is to fire Jordan at season's end, Sixers should just do it now - I TAKE PETER LUUKKO at his word. Yesterday, the president and chief operating officer of Comcast-Spectacor denied print and broadcast reports saying the company had already made the decision to fire 76ers coach Eddie Jordan at the end of the season.
  • Stephen A. Smith: Don't overlook Luukko's liability for 76ers - The amazing thing about the 76ers these days is not that they are pathetic, embarrassing, and downright laughable. It's that as the losses mount, while faith in them plummets by the second, the players don't appear to have a problem with the situation at all.
  • Brown's ties to Philly make his opinions count - WHEN LARRY BROWN speaks, particularly in a part of the country where he used to coach (oh, wait a minute, he's coached in all parts), people gather. It was no different when the former 76ers and now Charlotte Bobcats coach met with the media before last night's game.
  • Comcast-Spectacor's Luukko says no decision on Sixers coach Jordan yet - THE RUMORS and speculation are out there, with only the tail end of the season remaining. Eddie Jordan's job reportedly is on the line, with Comcast-Spectacor supposedly already having decided to fire him in the first year of his 4-year contract to coach the 76ers.
  • Sinking Fast - The 76ers have nothing to play for. Not a playoff spot, not the forward progress of a coach's system, not even a home crowd. Last night at the Wachovia Center, there were more empty seats than smiling faces.
  • For Sixers, things bleak on court, too, in loss to Bobcats - THIS HASN'T BEEN the best of weeks for the 76ers organization, amid reports that coach Eddie Jordan's job is in jeopardy and that general manager Ed Stefanski is under severe scrutiny.

Dallas

Atlanta

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Hawks

Houston

The Houston Chronicle – Rockets

Miami

The Miami Herald – Heat

Phoenix

The Arizona Republic – Suns

Portland

San Francisco

San Antonio

The San Antonio Express-News – Spurs

Denver

The Denver Post – Nuggets

  • Timberwolves make Nuggets work for win - The Nuggets were as flat as Mike Tyson singing "In The Air Tonight."
  • Martin could be sidelined for a couple of weeks - Asked how his first platelet rich plasma therapy session felt on his left knee, Kenyon Martin used an expletive in quite a descriptive way.
  • Nuggets power up with new machine - In a corner of a very orange and heavily mirrored room full of state-of-the-art fitness equipment at the Forza athletic club, The Fixed Position Multi sits in a corner, conspicuous in its simplicity.
  • Sadly, Iverson now needs sympathy - Lunch Special: He is one of the NBA's most exciting players of the recent era. But Allen Iverson seems like he's had to fight demons from the very beginning. And now the demons are winning. Also, find out disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones is up to now.
  • Opportunity to play fuels Petro's passion - No matter the sport or the contract value, perhaps the hardest thing for an athlete is to patiently wait for playing time.
  • Nuggets' Martin will return, but maybe not before playoffs - The pain in Kenyon Martin's left knee was so bad Saturday, he couldn't play golf — "that's my plant leg" — so the Nuggets forward spent the sunny day indoors, instead golfing on a Nintendo Wii video game.
  • Mailbag: Three cheers for nachos - The Post's Nuggets writer responds to your questions in Benjamin Hochman's Nuggets Mailbag. In this installment, Benjamin takes five Q's, including one about Pepsi Center grub.

Cleveland

Orlando

The Orlando Sentinel – Magic

Washington

The Washington Post – Wizzards

The Washington Times – NBA/WNBA

  • Georgetown gets one more shot at Syracuse - With all due respect to next week's Big Dance, there's a college basketball game taking place Thursday that's worth staying home from work to watch: Georgetown-Syracuse. The Hoyas, seeded eighth in the Big East tournament in New York City, get their third shot this season at Syracuse, and the third game could be a classic. Coach John Thompson III's team dominated a gritty South Florida squad at Madison Square Garden Wednesday afternoon, beating the Bulls by 20, 69-49, setting up a quarterfinal showdown Thursday with Syracuse. The Orangemen have beaten the Hoyas twice this season, but Georgetown almost pulled off ...

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  • Disgraced sprinter signs with WNBA team - TULSA, Okla. | Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger. The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in federal prison. She was poised and ready for questions about her troubled past. "The word redemption is not in my vocabulary," Jones said at a news conference, flanked by team president Steve Swetoha and coach Nolan Richardson. "I'm a competitor, I want to play against the best in the world, and I know that I ...

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  • ACC names Williams coach of year - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gary Williams had a feeling his Maryland team would be better than people thought in the preseason. He wound up being right, and that landed him a share of a title -- and another coaching honor. Williams was named the Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year on Tuesday after his Terrapins exceeded most preseason predictions, catapulted into the national rankings and shared the league's regular-season championship with Duke. "This year, especially, it's a reflection on our players," Williams said. "It's been great coaching a team that has been willing to get better as the year ...

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  • Rockets beat Wizards 96-88 - WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the Houston Rockets, who need as many hands on deck as possible to get out of the win-lose blahs, it was good enough simply to see Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry back on the court. Ariza returned after missing seven games with a left hip injury, and Lowry was back after sitting out 12 games with a sprained left ankle. Neither was spectacular, but both shook off the rust as the yo-yo Rockets moved back above .500 Tuesday night with a 96-88 win over the Washington Wizards. "It's good to be at full strength," said Ariza, ...

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  • Vasquez named ACC player of year - After a record-breaking senior season, the individual honors are rolling in for Greivis Vasquez. The Atlantic Coast Conference today named the Maryland guard the league's player of the year and, also today, The Sporting News named Vasquez a first-team All-American. Vasquez, who has averaged almost 20 points a game while leading the Terrapins to a share of the league's regular season title, on Tuesday won the ACC's top individual honor, receiving 39 votes from members of the ACC Sports Media Association. Duke's Jon Scheyer had 12 votes and Viginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney two. On Monday, Vasquez was a unanimous selection ...

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  • Mavericks top Timberwolves for 12th straight - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Just when Dallas needed it most, Shawn Marion returned to the high-scoring form that has been absent all season. That's been the story of this remarkable run for the Mavericks. Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. "I've done that before," Marion said with a chuckle about his monster line. "That's easy." What isn't so easy is the unselfishness he's shown this season. Marion has averaged at least 17 points ...

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  • Vasquez, Scheyer, Delaney unanimous All-ACC - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Maryland's Greivis Vasquez, Duke's Jon Scheyer and Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney -- the top three scorers in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- are unanimous All-ACC picks. Vasquez, Scheyer and Delaney were first-team selections on all 53 votes in ballots cast by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Clemson's Trevor Booker and Duke's Kyle Singler rounded out the first team in results released Monday. The Blue Devils, who earned the top seed in this week's tournament, also had a second-team pick in high-scoring guard Nolan Smith, making them the only program with three players selected ...

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Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Tribune – Jazz

  • Jazz notes: Matthews' defense impresses - Auburn Hills, Mich. » Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was interested in seeing Wednesday how rookie Wesley Matthews would do against the Pistons' Richard Hamilton .
  • Jazz blow by fading Pistons - Auburn Hills, Mich. » It only figures that in a building named The Palace, against a Detroit Pistons team they've lorded over for five seasons now, the Jazz would deliver a quarter Wednesday night that Deron Williams only could describe as "pretty flawless.
  • Jazz: Outrunning of the Bulls - Chicago » As much of a show-stopper as Deron Williams delivered with his third-quarter dunk over Derrick Rose, the number the Jazz left burning on the scoreboard Tuesday night at United Center was just as spectacular.
  • A homecoming for Jeffers - Chicago » Not until he saw the upcoming itinerary before Saturday's game against the Clippers did Othyus Jeffers realize that his first trip with the Jazz also would bring a Windy City homecoming.
  • Jazz's offense rolls against Bulls - As much as Deron Williams' one-handed dunk over Derrick Rose in the third quarter was the show-stopping play in Tuesday night's game, it was just one of the many things that went right for the Jazz against the Chicago Bulls.
  • A homecoming for Jeffers - Not until he saw the upcoming itinerary before Saturday's game against the Clippers did Othyus Jeffers realize that his first trip with the Jazz also would bring a Windy City homecoming.
  • Jazz: Just call them the road warriors - Not long ago, the prospect of a four-game trip might have sent the Jazz retreating in terror. But times change. The Jazz are 15-14 on the road so far this season, heading into tonight's game at Chicago.

Minneapolis

Toronto, Canada

The Globe and Mail – Basketball News

The Toronto Star – Raptors

  • Kings embarrass slumping Raptors 113-90 - Tyreke Evans and Kings embarrass Raptors

    The Toronto Raptors lost their seventh game in eight, 113-90, with a woefully heartless performance against a team they should have defeated Wednesday night.

  • Big shot by Lakers’ Bryant sinks Raptors - Kobe Bryant wins it

    Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

  • Turkoglu has time to deliver goods -

    Two Euro-shooting Raptors big men walked out of a gym into the California sunshine the other day. Andrea Bargnani and Hedo Turkoglu, en route to an idling bus, walked past a fan who politely asked them both for an autograph.

  • Feschuk: While Raptors hit road, DeRozan feeling at home - DeMar DeRozan

    Banged-up veterans reached for ice packs. On-court stragglers hoisted a few final jump shots. Raptors practice was winding down on Monday afternoon, until DeMar DeRozan wound it back up.

  • Coach: Alston situation `unfortunate' -

    Suspended point guard Rafer Alston did not practise again with the Miami Heat, and his second stint with the team appears over.

Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Star

  • Pacers' Hibbert gets chance to show passing skills - Roy Hibbert caught the ball in the post with Samuel Dalembert guarding him. Hibbert toyed with the ball while he looked over both shoulders to see whether defensive help was on the way.
  • Pacers try teamwork in Granger's absence - The Indiana Pacers knew they couldn't have one player try to make up for the absence of Danny Granger. So instead, they used a team effort to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-96 to end a four-game losing streak Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
  • Granger suspended 1 game - The Indiana Pacers knew there would be fallout from Saturday's altercation with the Phoenix Suns. They didn't know forward Danny Granger would be suspended one game for his part in the third-quarter incident.
  • Pacers talking trash for their college teams - The trash talking started inside the Indiana Pacers' locker room shortly after college basketball began with Midnight Madness practices in October.
  • Losing now can help Pacers later - The bad news for the Indiana Pacers is that they went 0-4 on their West Coast trip. The good news is that the losses are increasing their odds of landing a top-five draft pick for the first time in more than 20 years.
  • O'Brien must go -- for the good of the bad Pacers - Maybe Jim O'Brien is trying to get himself fired. Maybe he's gone in the tank, just as his team has done for the past few months, and is willing to take the cash for next season and move on back to Florida.
  • Pacers get fired up, still go 0-4 on trip - PHOENIX -- The Indiana Pacers didn't end their four-game trip without putting up a fight. They fought with their hands, their mouths, and, oh yeah, they battled to try to win the game, too.

Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Bucks

  • Surging Bucks becoming talk of NBA - OK, here's the question starting to be heard around the NBA. How good are these guys, anyway? And these guys they're talking about, believe it or not, are the usually ignored Milwaukee Bucks.
  • Bucks' victory comes with emphasis - The Bucks survived a last-second, game-tying attempt by Celtics forward Paul Pierce to grab a victory in a game that carried the tension of a playoff thriller. Milwaukee won its fourth straight and its 10th game in the last 11 to continue its run as one of the NBA's hottest teams.
  • Tuesday game report: Bucks vs. Celtics - ON THE COURT
  • Bucks, Celtics might be playoff foes - There is still a long way to go before this season's first-round playoff matchups are determined, but the way things are going now, there is a chance Milwaukee and Boston could meet.
  • Preview: Celtics at Bucks - Boston leads the season series, 1-0, thanks to a 98-89 victory at TD Garden in December. The teams meet three times during the regular season, including twice at the Bradley Center.
  • Bucks have three games with Celtics left - John Salmons got a good look at the Celtics during a thrilling seven-game playoff series last season, when he was a member of the Bulls. So wouldn't it be strange if Salmons and his new team, the Bucks, wound up playing Boston in the first round this season?
  • Bucks' Jennings powering through rookie wall - Brandon Jennings received mixed reviews during the past weekend for his latest hairstyle, a red-striped tribute of sorts to Dennis Rodman.

New Orleans

Sacramento

Charlotte

Memphis

The Memphis Commercial Appeal – Grizzlies

Oklahoma City

The Oklahoman – Thunder

  • Jeff Green wants to sign a contract extension this summer -

    Jeff Green on Thursday expressed his desire to sign a contract extension this summer and continue his career with the Thunder.

    "I'd love to," Green told The Oklahoman.

    Read more on NewsOK.com

  • Thunder notebook: OKC's suffocating defense - Suffocating defense Hornets’ rookie guards Marcus Thornton (21.5) and Darren Collison (20.8) have averaged more than 42 points a game the past month since Chris Paul underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.

    Led by Russell Westbrook guarding Collison, his former UCLA teammate, New Orleans’ rookie guard combo was limited to 19 points, shooting a combined 7-of-27 from the field.

    "Both of them had their hands full tonight due to their defensive pressure,” said Hornets coach Jeff Bower.

    Read more on NewsOK.com

  • Thunder Barometer - Where they stand Analyzing the Thunder’s performance during its march to the postseason.

    →Defense: After getting off to a slow start, the Thunder buckled down and reverted to its commitment to getting stops.

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  • OKC fans forgetting Hornets - Funny how you don’t hear anyone these days wishing the Hornets had stayed in Oklahoma City.

    The first year after the Hornets returned to New Orleans — after temporarily relocating two seasons in the Ford Center as New Orleans recovered from Hurricane Katrina — fans that had invested emotionally in Chris Paul and the team pined for what might have been.

    The Thunder’s 98-83 win over the Hornets on Wednesday night was another reminder that Oklahoma City fans are just fine with how things turned out.

    "I think this is a far better opportunity for the city,” said season ticket-holder Scott Sachs of Edmond.

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  • Thunder hammers Hornets - When the Thunder and its fans inside the Ford Center needed a boost, New Orleans center Emeka Okafor came through in a big way.

    With little to cheer or cringe at for the first 20 minutes, aside from an early stretch of hair-raising defense, Okafor stepped to the line at the 3:24 mark of the second quarter and short-armed two straight free throws.

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  • Thunder eases past injury-depleted Hornets 98-83 - OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and came up just shy of a triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Hornets 98-83 on Wednesday night.

    Read more on NewsOK.com

  • Thunder notebook: Laid back Kevin Durant - Laid back Durant Kevin Durant is surprised people like Magic Johnson, who recently interviewed him, is shocked he’s comfortable with small-market Oklahoma City instead of playing in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago.

    "I was watching the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson documentary the other day,” Durant said.

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