Thursday's NBA action. HOUSTON ROCKETS 132 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 127 (2OT) OAKLAND - James Harden posted a triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 13 assists to help Houston (12-7) snap Golden State's (16-3) 12-game winning streak in double-overtime. Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon added 29 and 23 points, respectively. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 39 points. … [Read more...] about Harden posts triple-double; Rockets snap Warriors’ winning streak
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Roberto Duran, Larry Bird, Mo Cheeks and the NBA Round 2
By Paul Gotham Nothing up my sleeve It shouldn't come as a surprise that San Antonio advanced. After all, they have Pop, the "Big Fundamental," a guy who comes off the bench who would start for every other team in the league and role players who enjoy being role players. Did I mention Pop? It's just that Dallas had them dead to rights. Game four. At home. With the … [Read more...] about Roberto Duran, Larry Bird, Mo Cheeks and the NBA Round 2
Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Nuggets
By Kyle Soppe Denver is lucky they landed Peyton Manning yesterday, because the basketball team sure didn't offer much to cheer about, falling to the Mavs 112-95 on Monday night. The Nuggets held an early four point advantage, but that was erased quickly, and Denver never sniffed the lead from that point forward. The Mavs starting front court dominated the young front … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Nuggets
NBA Anti-Awards: Final Edition
By Ian Levy (This post originally appeared at Hickory-High) With the regular season now in our rear-view mirror, bloggers and basketball writers will be posting their choices for winners of the NBA's postseason awards. Earlier this year, in a bout of malaise and general curmudgeonliness I created a handful of awards for some of the worst and most discouraging achievements … [Read more...] about NBA Anti-Awards: Final Edition
Mid-Season Anti-Awards
By Ian Levy This piece also appears at Hickory-High.com At the beginning of December I wrote a post handing out “awards” for some of the less than stellar achievements of the season’s first half. I titled the post 1st Quarter Crapulence, which as a commentor pointed out was a completely incorrect use of the word crapulence. With another 20 or so games under our belts, … [Read more...] about Mid-Season Anti-Awards