By Ira Winderman Still, it will be interesting to see how Erik Spoelstra manages his rotation in his rookie season as a head coach. Wade has always been a high-energy player. He has shown in these Olympics that when the minutes are measured, he is capable of playing both ends of the floor.

By BigMck Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce started his Saturday night with some girlfriend drama and ended it with being stopped by Las Vegas police at 3 a.m. Sunday. Pierce, the most valuable player in the 2008 NBA Finals and a Las Vegas resident in the off-season, passed a field sobriety tests, includ...

By chrsjhnsn@sbcglobal.net I think that is THE beauty of this team...there is no GO TO guy. I know, no championship w/o a GO TO guy. Look at Bulls/Jordan, Lakers/Kobe, Spurs/Duncan, Cavs/LeBron...(As I have said before, one of my three models for this Warrior team is the current Pistons...the other two are the Mavs after Nash and...

At the end of the day, great job by Donnie Walsh. Mike D’Antoni will now have another young guard to match with his style and a future draft pick instead of a body (Balkman). Even if neither Green nor Jones ever make the roster, shedding salary and getting a future draft pick makes this trade a wi...

It sounds like this one is official but I wont confirm it till another sports network besides ESPN does more than put it on their scroll; Renaldo Balkman has been traded. The Knicks and Nuggets have discussed trading 2006 first-round pick Renaldo Balkman for Denver’s point guard Taurean G...

By varsityoptimism The Lakers were joined in Vegas by former UCLA center Lorenzo Mata-Real, who may earn himself a trip to Hawaii for training camp and a few ceremonial preseason games and perhaps more. Mata-Real could potentially prove to be a diamond-in-the-rough tough nosed defender in addition to anot...

By Lang Whitaker When the Clippers traded nothing in exchange for Marcus Camby, I was like, whatever. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut from time to time. But now it’s being reported that the Mavs and Kings are talking about a Ron Artest swap, and what would Dallas have to give up in order to get one of the most dyn...

By Kelly Dwyer Still, you're probably not surprised to note I almost think that the reported trade that would send Ron Artest and Kenny Thomas (woof) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lamar Odom stinks on ice for both teams. Honestly, this can't help anyone with anything. Almost anything. Let's go over the pote...

By John R Given the significant and growing buzz surrounding Zach Randolph’s candidacy to become the next starting power forward for your Los Angeles Clippers, it may be fun to take a walk together through the internet to see what we can see. We all have our opinions, including my own first blush sta...

By thurstonhunger I'm with Legion on the exception...but not with him on the Baron versus Iggy/Oak/Smith. But what can you do, Baron's departure feels pre-ordained yet depressing, kinda like Kurt Cobain killing himself...well, that's an unfair analogy both ways. Anyways the original post is a nice one, tugs at t...

Philadelphia 76ers They landed elite low-post scorer Elton Brand to complement interior defender Samuel Dalembert. With developing perimeter players and steady point guard Andre Miller running the show, the 76ers have one of the most well-rounded teams in the East. Toronto Raptors Lo...

Philadelphia 76ers business: Retain talented restricted free agent Andre Iguodala. Toronto Raptors Next order of business: Keep 2006 No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani from becoming a bust. Miss Golden State Warriors business: Add an NBA-caliber point guard.

Miss Golden State Warriors business: Add an NBA-caliber point guard. Los Angeles Clippers The Clips made a splash by signing Baron Davis, but they lost Elton Brand and Corey Maggette. There’s an old NBA saying: Never swap big for small. The Clips did just that.

By Dustin Chapman “A lot of these guys we have just liked, and they’re trying to continue their careers,” said Danny Ainge, the Celtics director of basketball operations. “But there’s a lot of guys in the basketball world and a lot more we’re going to look at.

In other Mavs free agency news, Gerald Green made it official today by inking his new one-year deal with Dallas. I guess because he was released by the Rockets before the end of last season and only signed a one-year deal for the minimum, he didn’t have to wait until July 9 to put pen to paper. Gre...

The triumvirate of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett fortunately has a few more years in Boston, and as long as the Celtics are in championship contention NEXT year, who really cares about the outcome of this draft? Well Danny Ainge does!

5-L.A Clippers The Bulls can trade Kirk Hinrich and Andres Nocioni for Elton Brand. They can finally bring this forward back to Chicago who was traded for Chandler. He gives the Bulls a nice dominant inside presence which we have been lacking for many years now.

Sixers fans, I’m having a sinking feeling about this. The Raptors and Pacers reportedly agreed in principle to a trade where the Raptors (a division rival, by the way) get Jermaine O’Neal from the Pacers in exchange for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be n...

16. Roy Hibbert Sixers fans, I’m having a sinking feeling about this. The Raptors and Pacers reportedly agreed in principle to a trade where the Raptors (a division rival, by the way) get Jermaine O’Neal from the Pacers in exchange for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and...

By Ramona Shelburne An hour had passed before Kobe Bryant offered his public thoughts on the Lakers epic collapse in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and all he could come up with was an invitation to drink ... as if Lakers fans all around the Southland hadn't already gone there.

By Rob Elliot We’re now less than a month away from the 2008 NBA Draft and prospects from all over the world are preparing for the biggest night of their lives. The draft is one of those truly special nights that can make or break a GM’s career or change the complexion of a franchise for years to come. Ex-Toron...

By Ira Winderman Said report: "Dwyane Wade says he keeps hearing his name mentioned in trade rumors involving the Bulls and Miami Heat. Would the Bulls give up the No. 1 draft position to the Heat in exchange for Wade and the No. 2 overall selection? Or some combination of other players and picks?"

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The player of the game was Kendrick Perkins. He finished the game with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks. He set the tone early and was a big reason that the Celtics out rebounded the Pistons 42-25. Perk did everything in this game including getting a steal in the 3rd quarter and taking it all the way to the hoop where he was fouled and hit both free throws. It was that kind of night for Perk. I have to say that I always knew that Perk could play like this. I have been one of his biggest fans since day one and it is really great to see Perk coming up big in this series. Box Score] Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

Filling Six Spots: One Down, Five to Go - MVN

Rondo Comes Up Big as Celtics Go Up 3-2 in Series - LOY's PLACE a celtics green

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) KG had a big scoring night, hitting big shots as the shot clock wound down time after time. He finished with 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. The Celtics bench contributed only 3 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The Pistons bench came up big with 21 points. The Celtics outscored the Pistons in the paint 36-18 and they had 19 fast break points to just 8 for the Pistons. The Celtics shot 51% while the Pistons shot 46%. The Pistons were 11-21 from beyond the arc and that kept them in the game. Chauncey Billups seemed to be past his hamstring injury as he scored 26 points with 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Hamilton scored 25 points, hitting several big shots down the stretch as the Pistons cut into the lead at the end.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Celtics are once again up 3-2 in a playoff series. In the first series, the Celtics were expected to sweep the lowly Hawks and they appeared to be doing just that as they won the first two games at home by an average of 21 points. Then, they went on the road and inexplicably the Celtics went flat, allowing the Hawks to gain confidence and tie the game at 2 apiece. In Game 5, the Celtics once again were dominant and we all thought they had turned the corner and would go back to Atlanta and close out the series but again, the Celtics couldn't win on the road. It took a 7th game at home where they blew out the Hawks by over 30 points to get tot he second round. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By Matthew Powell The Spurs won because the Spurs had the three best players.  Not the three players that played the best in the series, but the three best NBA basketball players.  Yes, I'm saying Duncan, Manu and Tony are all better basketball players than Amare and Nash.  I don't even think this should be cons...

By John And thank you Les Alexander for building a tradition here in Houston for honoring great players like Hakeem, Clyde Drexler and Calvin Murphy, coaches like Rudy Tomjanovich, and GMs like Carroll Dawson. Maybe the same thing will be done for Yao Ming in about 10 years.

Pistons Points Detroit is now 6-3 versus the Pacific Division and 15-8 against the West. Los Angeles falls to 3-7 when playing the Central Division and 9-16 versus the Eastern Conference, and dropped to 1-9 in Saturday games this season.

Here We Go Again - LOY's PLACE a celtics green

Sixers get deep sixed in six games - MVN

Jason Maxiell grabbed 8 rebounds and head coach Flip Saunders was sure to get forward Amir Johnson into the game tonight and he snared 7 rebounds and had two blocks and the team shot 54% for the evening. The two third-year forwards covered for Antonio McDyess, who was out of sync the entire ba...

By Michael Oh! Record: 17-3 Up Next: @ Golden State Warriors Points and points and points aplenty. Expect to see a lot of "midgets" as Charles Barkley would refer to them, on the floor. Is Timmy playing? Doesn't appear to be the case. We're gonna need Tony to step up and some bombs from Brent.

By Michael Who else is out there? The Warriors? Let them face Duncan and see what happens. The Hornets or Lakers? Please. 3. Brent Barry - Clearly our best guard against the Lakers on this evening. Bones hit six shots, three from downtown, and had four helpers and four rebounds. Pop should've played him mor...

We’ll take a look at their defensive performance, a telltale sign that things are not going well, in a future post. For now, I’m going to dig around to see if I can find something positive to say or show about this team soon. For some Pistons based viewpoints, check out our buddy at Pistons Palac...

Seattle rookie Kevin Durant still couldn't find room to operate and Dirk Nowitzki cobbled together another of his efficient outings with a team-high 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Mavs to a breezy 111-96 victory Saturday at sold-out American Airlines Center.

DALLAS — In scouring preseason predictions from various geniuses around the country, I can’t remember seeing many that had the Mavericks and Pistons meeting in the NBA Finals. Sort of like Don Nelson proved that a team can win a playoff series on coaching.

It's crazy what one shot can do. For most of the night, I was wondering what coach P.J. Carlesimo was doing with Kevin Durant. Granted, Damien Wilkins had an incredible game in scoring a career-high 41 points, but the Sonics' best player was a non-factor in the final three periods.

By FLCeltsFan at Boston Celtics (5-0) at Indiana Pacers (3-3) Tuesday, November 13 7:00 PM ET TV: NBA LP ch 753, FSI, CSN Conseco Fieldhouse Key Matchups vs Kevin Garnett PPG 22.6 RPG 15.80 APG 6.0 EFF + 37.40 Jermaine O'Neal PPG 13.8 RPG 7.80 APG 3.4 EFF + 14.40 O'Neal has moved from center to power forward this season and his numbers are down slightly. Garnett should have the upper hand in this matchup but will need Perk's help to keep O'Neal out of the paint. Jeff Foster always seems to have his best games against the Celtics. He should have a bit more trouble with this version of the Celtics, though. Conseco Fieldhouse has always been a tough place to play for visiting teams. Good teams win on the road and so this is yet another test for this Celtics team.   [read the full post]

A Madison Square Garden employee testified Monday that she had consensual sex with New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury, contradicting earlier claims by a form ...

By Matthew Powell My good friend Rod and I had the pleasure of having front row seats (though not on the floor) when the Spurs visited Seattle.  If you've ever tried taking pictures at a basketball game you know how impossible it is to keep the players in focus, let alone capture an interesting event.  Thems pla...