With the game on the line, Ron Artest came to the rescue for Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets. Artest scored seven points during a 16-2 run late in the fourth quarter that sent the Rockets to a 112-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. But that’s not the only way he ingratiated [...]
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LeBron James watched, waited and wondered if he was ever going back into the game. Once he re-entered, he was hardly needed. Branded a one-man team in the past, the Cavaliers showed they can survive without their superstar. James scored 22 points but was resting on the bench when Cleveland regained control in the fourth [...]
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LeBron James scored 22 points, Daniel Gibson had 20 of his 25 in the first half and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their home opener 96-79 over Charlotte on Thursday night, spoiling well-traveled coach Larry Brown’s debut with the Bobcats. James just missed a triple-double, adding nine rebounds and nine assists in only 30 minutes for [...]
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed Andrew Bynum to a contract extension Thursday, removing the possibility the 21-year-old center would become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re extremely happy to have signed Andrew to this extension, which will secure his immediate future with the franchise,” Lakers general manager [...]
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NBA Commissioner David Stern says the Dallas Cowboys new stadium in Arlington will host the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Stern announced the plans Thursday in a ceremony outside the American Airlines Center near downtown Dallas, where the Dallas Mavericks play. Mavs owner Mark Cuban and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones also attended the ceremony.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern says the Dallas Cowboys new stadium in Arlington will host the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Stern announced the plans Thursday in a ceremony outside the American Airlines Center near downtown Dallas, where the Dallas Mavericks play. Mavs owner Mark Cuban and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones also attended the ceremony.
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The New Jersey Nets exercised a fourth-year contract option on center Josh Boone and third-year options on forwards Sean Williams and Yi Jianlian on Thursday. The Nets also declined to pick up the fourth-year option on guard Maurice Ager. Boone, Williams and Yi are now signed through the end of next season.
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The Detroit Pistons took another step toward ensuring they will have players to replace their aging frontcourt. The Pistons and Jason Maxiell agreed on a $20 million, four-year contract extension, a basketball official told The Associated Press on Thursday on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been signed.
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On his home court, LeBron James tried to swing some votes toward a guy who loves to play basketball nearly as much as he does. The NBA superstar hosted a free concert Wednesday night by Grammy-winning hip hop star Jay-Z for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, a former high school hoop star who still enjoys [...]
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Even when Chris Paul’s game is decidedly off, he’s still capable of carrying the New Orleans Hornets. The Golden State Warriors no longer have a point guard like that, and the players Baron Davis left behind couldn’t quite match Paul’s messy magic. Paul drove for the go-ahead layup with 19.4 seconds left and finished with [...]
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