| |
| Johnson content flying under radar for the Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2010 |
| |
| ly make him a very rich man no matter where he plays. Johnson makes it clear that he'd like to finish what he's started in Atlanta. There's little doubt he'd be more comfortable staying in a low-profile setting than signing with a team such as the New York Knicks, but the money has to be right. Maybe if the Hawks do something special in these playoffs, Johnson will finally get some overdue recognition along with a big paycheck. ``In my eyes, he's one of the top players in the league, right up there with |
|
| |
| D'Antoni plans to use Knicks woes as selling point |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2010 |
| |
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -He can't use it for another 2 1/2 months, but Mike D'Antoni was offered a chance to practice his free agent pitch Thursday. The New York Knicks coach pretended he was getting on his knees. Yes, they'd be willing to beg here in New York. Nine straight losing seasons, which became the worst stretch in franchise history with a 29-53 record this season, would make anyone do that. But D'Antoni, who oversaw the last two years of it, thinks the struggles will help, not hurt, starting J |
|
| |
| 70-loss nightmare finally over for the Nets |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2010 |
| |
| os. Nets president Rod Thorn apparently is coming back and will direct the free-agent shopping spree in a market that might include LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and Rudy Gay. It's a market that might be costly with the New York Knicks and a couple of other teams also having plenty of cap room to bid. New Jersey will draft no lower than fourth in June and they have the best chance of landing the No. 1 pick, which appears to be Kentucky point guard John Wall. If they do draft W |
|
| |
| Magic crush Sixers in Amway Arena finale |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2010 |
| |
| losed the season against the same opponent...Orlando's last loss at home came to the Bobcats on March 14...The Magic went 16-2 against teams from the Atlantic Division...This marks the first time in franchise history the Sixers finished with a better road record (15-26) than home mark (12-29)...The Magic also finished the season with the second-most three-pointers attempted in league history. The Magic finished with 2,241 shots from beyond the arc, only trailing the 2,284 from the New York Knicks last season. |
|
| |
| Orlando Magic set new single-season 3-point record |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2010 |
| |
| >Carter's shot from the corner just in front of the Magic's bench came with 20.9 seconds remaining in the second quarter. It was also Orlando's eighth 3-pointer of the game. Carter's shot make gave the Magic 2,231 attempts this season. The 2008-09 New York Knicks attempted a record 2,284 last season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of |
|
| |
| Kings pick up option on Landry |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2010 |
| |
| Sacramento, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Sacramento Kings announced on Wednesday they have picked up the 2010-2011 option on forward Carl Landry's contract. The 26-year-old was acquired by the Kings as part of a three-team trade with Houston and the New York Knicks at the NBA trade deadline. Landry started 28 games after coming over from the Rockets and averaged 18 points and 6.5 rebounds. For his career, Landry has posted averages of 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in 191 games -- 29 starts -- with Houston and Sac |
|
| |
| Raptors still alive for playoff berth; host Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2010 |
| |
| ronto Raptors have one last day to stake their claim for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but they will need some help to do it. Sitting one game behind Chicago in the standings, the Raptors need to win tonight against the New York Knicks and hope the Bobcats upend Chicago in Charlotte. The prize isn't all that great, however, since the eighth seed will face league-leading Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs. The Raptors kept hope alive on Monday when Andrea Bargnani posted |
|
| |
| Bulls try to inch closer to final playoff spot against Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2010 |
| |
| g the Detroit Pistons on Monday, climbing to within one-half game of the Bulls. Chicago, which closes the regular season in Charlotte on Wednesday, could also make the playoffs by winning one of its final two games and hoping the Raptors lose to the New York Knicks in Toronto during their regular season finale on Wednesday. The Celtics, meanwhile, are most likely going to be relegated to the No. 4 seed in the East but have an outside shot at securing the third spot. Most thought Atlanta (52-29), which swept th |
|
| |
| Lakers, Knicks, Timberwolves to play in Europe |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2010 |
| |
LONDON (AP) -The NBA is sending two of its biggest foreign-born stars back home to play preseason games in Europe, and is also giving fans in London a chance to see ``the world's best-known basketball team.'' The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves will each play two games in the fifth installment of the NBA's preseason Europe Live Tour. The 2009 champion Lakers will face the Timberwolves at the O2 Arena in London on Oct. 4 and then play Barcelona in Spain three days later. Th |
|
| |
| Lakers, Knicks, T-Wolves to play preseason games in Europe |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2010 |
| |
| London, England (Worldwide Gamble) - The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves will head to Europe in October for preseason games in four cities, it was announced Tuesday. It is the fifth consecutive year that the NBA has had a preseason game in Europe. "NBA Europe Live and the return of NBA teams to Europe for a fifth consecutive year is a testament to our ongoing commitment to grow the game of basketball and engage our fans in the region," said NBA commissioner David Stern. The four-g |
|
| |
