LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24, 2008 (Reuters) The high-riding Los Angeles Lakers host NBA champions the Boston Celtics in a Christmas Day cracker on Thursday when the long-time rivals will have the league's biggest prize uppermost in mind. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Kobe Bryant scored 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers scored an easy 100-87 road win over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2008 (Reuters) Kobe Bryant scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday in a game that marked the first NBA meeting between brothers Pau and Marc Gasol. ... > full story
MIAMI, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) The Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game as Jameer Nelson's 22 points and seven assists led them to a 113-81 home rout of the Golden State Warriors on Monday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Denver Nuggets double All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will sit out the next two games with a lingering elbow injury, the team said Monday. ... > full story
MADRID, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Pau and Marc Gasol will not do each other any favors when their respective teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies, meet later on Monday, the Spanish brothers said. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) A media report carrying school photographs and an identification card has raised doubts about Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian's age, less than two weeks after 26 local players were found to have falsified birth dates. ... > full story
MIAMI, Dec. 21, 2008 (Reuters) The Orlando Magic overcame Kobe Bryant's season-high 41 points to beat the Lakers 106-103 and hand Los Angeles a rare second successive loss on Saturday. ... > full story
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Dec. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Deron Williams poured in 29 points as the Utah Jazz continued their mystifying mastery over the Detroit Pistons with 120-114 double-overtime win on Friday. ... > full story
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Laimbeer gets two-year contract Dec. 22, 2008 (CBS 5 Green Bay (WFRV)) The Detroit Shock signed coach Bill Laimbeer to a two-year contract on Thursday. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed ...
BKN NBA Calendar Dec. 21, 2008 (KLBJ-AM 590, Austin) Jan. 5 - 10-day contracts may now be signed. Jan. 10 - All player contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season. Feb. 15 - All-Star game ...
MVP of the decade (1998-2008) Dec. 19, 2008 (Dime Magazine) After last night's Magic/Spurs game, today's Smack comments turned to a Tim Duncan vs. Dwight Howard debate. Reader "Three Stacks" chimed in with: ...
Trailblazers retire jersey of former UWSP star Dec. 18, 2008 (ABC 27 Milwaukee (WKOW)) After he starred at UW-Stevens Point, Terry Porter found more success with the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA.. . His number 30 jersey was ...