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LATEST NEWS HEADLINES: Williams' 32 and 15 lead Jazz over Magic (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 23:42:14]  Still riding the low of an embarrassing loss the night before, the Utah Jazz stumbled back home to face the streaking Orlando Magic. The Jazz plodded through the first quarter, woke up a little in the second and then took over in the third period and beat Orlando 120-111 on Thursday night, ending the Magic's winning streak at six games.Celtics win ninth straight, top Wizards (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 22:32:59]  The Boston Celtics won their ninth straight game and their 10th in 11 road games. They had a player score his 20,000th point, another his 19,000th and held their opponents without a rebound for an entire quarter. Even with all those superlatives, the Celtics didn't secure their 104-102 win over the Washington Wizards until the final moments Thursday night.Pistons win after Billups' late miss (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 20:28:57]  The Detroit Pistons are starting to see the benefits of the painful rebuilding process that started when they traded Chauncey Billups to Denver. Charlie Villanueva scored 27 points, and Rodney Stuckey had 25 to help the banged-up Pistons hold on for a 101-99 victory over the Nuggets on Thursday night.Injured McGrady may be All-Star starter (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 12:28:47] Kobe Bryant is the leading vote-getter for the NBA All-Star game and Tracy McGrady is on track to start beside him in the Western Conference backcourt despite not playing yet this season. Bryant had more than 692,000 votes in the first set of returns announced Thursday, about 20,000 more than East leader Dwyane Wade. Referees' spokesman criticizes Donaghy (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 21:18:58] The lead negotiator and spokesman for the NBA's referees says Tim Donaghy made threats against him, and that the disgraced former official's accusations about his colleagues shouldn't be believed because he is a "compulsive liar." Lamell McMorris said Thursday that Donaghy also threatened fellow referees, whom he has accused of misconduct during a series of interviews this... Wizards to wear patch honoring Pollin (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-10 16:44:47] The Washington Wizards will honor late owner Abe Pollin by wearing a patch on their jerseys for the rest of the season. The black patch just under the jersey's right shoulder features the name "Abe." Two identical logos also appear on each side of the court at Verizon Center, the downtown arena built mostly with Pollin's money. Rockets use stingy 'D' to top Cavs 95-85 (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-09 21:27:11]  The Houston Rockets have won games this season with a balanced offense that almost always produces 100 or more points. They used some of the stingy defense that has been their trademark in recent years to handle LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Trevor Ariza had 26 and the Rockets held James and the Cavaliers to one of their worst offensive...Paul's late layup gets Hornets by Wolves (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-09 20:44:03]  Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Jonny Flynn went toe-to-toe with New Orleans Hornets All-Star Chris Paul for 47 minutes, 56 seconds Wednesday night. It was the final 4 seconds that gave Flynn trouble. Paul streaked past Flynn on an inbounds pass to hit a layup with 1.4 seconds left, lifting the Hornets to a 97-96 victory over the Timberwolves.Spurs snap skid behind Jefferson's 23 (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-09 21:23:01]  Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs were surprised by the visiting Sacramento Kings' pep. Richard Jefferson ended his recent slump with 23 points, including a dunk to cap a 14-point Spurs run at the end of the first half, and San Antonio ended a three-game losing streak with a 118-106 victory over Sacramento.Roy's 29 lift short-handed Blazers (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NBA News [2009-12-09 20:32:15]  The Portland Trail Blazers can't afford to lose any more players -- or coaches. Despite having only nine active players and missing coach Nate McMillan, the Trail Blazers got 29 points from Brandon Roy and beat the Indiana Pacers 102-91 on Wednesday night. Portland's laundry list of injuries includes center and Indianapolis native Greg Oden (left knee), guard Rudy Fernandez (sciatic pain)... |
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