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NBA players set to lead Brazil’s Olympic team (The Associated Press)
Published: May 17, 2012
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SAO PAULO (AP) Brazil’s men’s basketball team will be led by NBA players Nene, Leandro Barbosa, Tiago Splitter and Anderson Varejao when it returns to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years.
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Golden State Warriors Implored to Come Back to San Francisco: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 16, 2012
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There’s nothing like reading the morning paper on a Monday and enjoying a nice warm cup of coffee before you begin your weekly grind. That is of course until you come across something in the paper that strikes fear in your heart – or thoroughly upsets you. Oh who am I kidding, I don’t get [...]
Cavaliers’ Irving selected NBA’s top rookie (The Associated Press)
Published: May 15, 2012
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving drove past defenders with ease all season.
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Danilo Gallinari can’t sleep, wants to prove he’s not a loser (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: May 15, 2012
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It’s something of an understatement to say that Danilo Gallinari did not come up big for the Denver Nuggets in their Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, a defeat that sent George Karl’s upstart squad … Continue reading →
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Los Angeles Lakers’ Metta World Peace Ready to Face Oklahoma City Thunder: Fan Preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 14, 2012
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Metta World Peace is his name but making peace is not his game.
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Not much time for Lakers to rest (The SportsXchange)
Published: May 13, 2012
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The Lakers are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, although they don’t have much time to prepare for it.
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2012 NBA Playoffs TV Schedule for Saturday, May 12 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 12, 2012
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The 2012 NBA Playoffs schedule for Saturday, May 12 will feature two games. On May 11, the Memphis Grizzlies moved one step towards the next round with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Which of these four teams playing on Saturday will win the next game of their respective series?
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Kobe Bryant will let Lakers feel his fury after stumbling into a Game 7 (Yahoo! Sports)
Published: May 11, 2012
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Kobe Bryant plans to light a fire under Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol after their listless performance in Game 6 against the Nuggets.
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Blazers Trying to Stall Before Re-signing Nicolas Batum (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 10, 2012
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The Portland Trail Blazers have let a lot of good ones get away in recent years, through free agency and through trades. It’s a bit of a sore spot among Blazers fans, in fact, although not as much as the injury bug that’s bitten — and gobbled up and spit out — some of the [...]
Andrew Bynum’s comments heat up Nuggets (Yahoo! Sports)
Published: May 9, 2012
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Andrew Bynum said closing out an opponent in the playoffs is “kind of easy.” The Nuggets chose not to play along.
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Metta World Peace hasn’t spoken with James Harden, and has no plans to (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: May 8, 2012
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Outside of some snipes sent via Twitter that should have embarrassed both him and the people that deign to follow Metta World Peace on Twitter, the Los Angeles Lakers forward has kept nearly silent in the two weeks since his April 22 elbow to the face/neck/brain of Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden , and [...]
Kobe Bryant’s supporting cast gives him reason to believe in Lakers’ championship chase (Yahoo! Sports)
Published: May 7, 2012
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Steve Blake and Ramon Sessions each hit clutch 3-pointers in the Lakers’ Game 4 victory over the Nuggets.
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The Dallas Mavericks? Gone Till November (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: May 6, 2012
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Jason Terry may have broken every broom in the house , but when Game 4 was on the line, James Harden broke the Dallas Mavericks.
Time and again in the final 12 minutes, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks turned to Harden, his team’s most gifted facilitator, to orchestrate offense and bring the [...]
Celtics edge the Hawks, Nuggets tame Lakers (Reuters)
Published: May 5, 2012
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(Reuters) – The Boston Celtics, lifted by the return of guard Rajon Rondo from suspension, scraped past the Atlanta Hawks 90-84 in overtime on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series.
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Behind the Box Score, where the Denver Nuggets struck back behind Ty Lawson (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: May 5, 2012
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Denver Nuggets 99, Los Angeles Lakers 84 (Los Angeles leads series, 2-1)
The Denver Nuggets won the game. The Los Angeles Lakers lost the comeback.
The Nuggies took a game in this series by racing out to a massive early advantage, utilizing Ty Lawson’s speed and finishing ability to put the Lakers on their [...]
Nuggets off and running to 99-84 victory over Lakers (The SportsXchange)
Published: May 5, 2012
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DENVER — The Denver Nuggets lack the frontcourt and star power of the Los Angeles Lakers, but Friday they showed a lot of energy can make up for plenty.
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Lawson scores 25 as Nuggets beat Lakers 99-84 (The Associated Press)
Published: May 5, 2012
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DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets climbed back into their series with the Lakers thanks to an energy and enthusiasm that was missing from the first two games in Los Angeles.
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Lakers’ Game 3 Loss to Nuggets Exposes Bench Woes (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 5, 2012
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COMMENTARY | The deficiencies of the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench were bound to be exposed at some point during the 2012 NBA playoffs, and the Denver Nuggets were the first to put this glaring weakness on full display, winning convincingly, 99-84, on Friday night at the Pepsi Center.
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Lakers-Nuggets Preview (The Associated Press)
Published: May 4, 2012
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DENVER (AP) Speedy point guard Ty Lawson believes more running and better rebounding will get the Denver Nuggets back into their first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Stopping Lakers’ stars key to Nuggets’ transition (The Associated Press)
Published: May 3, 2012
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DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets figure the way to quit getting beaten inside and out by the Los Angeles Lakers is to get them running up and down the court.
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Spurs blow out Jazz 114-83 to take 2-0 lead (The Associated Press)
Published: May 3, 2012
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tony Parker shooed away the NBA coach of the year. The San Antonio Spurs were ahead 36 points and he didn’t want Gregg Popovich to end his night just yet.
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Bryant haul helps Lakers hold off Nuggets rally (Reuters)
Published: May 2, 2012
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 38 points as the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late fightback by the Denver Nuggets to win 104-100 on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference quarter-final series. The Lakers, who had overpowered their opponents 103-88 in the series opener on Sunday, [...]
5 Los Angeles Lakers Concerns Going into Game 2 Vs. Denver Nuggets (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: May 1, 2012
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COMMENTARY | The Los Angeles Lakers’ margin for error is smaller than it has been in recent years, especially when it comes to the 2012 NBA playoffs.
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Nuggets see up-tempo attack as key to beating L.A (The Associated Press)
Published: April 29, 2012
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Instead of worrying about the Black Mamba at Saturday’s practice, the Denver Nuggets couldn’t stop talking about the Rattlesnake.
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Nuggets vs. Lakers is speed vs. power (The Associated Press)
Published: April 28, 2012
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DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets desperately wanted to make the playoffs to get their new young roster some experience under pressure.
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Ball Don’t Lie’s playoff predictions: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 28, 2012
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The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and growing and all that typically mindful stuff that comes to [...]
Ball Don’t Lie’s playoff predictions: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 28, 2012
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The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and growing and all that typically mindful stuff that comes to [...]
Ex-Celtic Chris Herren using “Project Purple” to fight drug addiction (Yahoo! Sports)
Published: April 24, 2012
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Former Celtics guard Chris Herren is being honored by the team for helping launch a program to fight drug addiction.
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Nuggets-Thunder Preview (The Associated Press)
Published: April 24, 2012
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Even with the playoffs about to start, the last thing the Oklahoma City Thunder want to do is rush one of their top players back from injury.
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A Top 10 hit list in NBA history (The Associated Press)
Published: April 23, 2012
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A look at the worst fights, punches and cheap shots in NBA history:
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McGee, Gallinari lead Nuggets past Magic (The Associated Press)
Published: April 22, 2012
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DENVER (AP) JaVale McGee’s rim-rattling, backboard-shaking dunks left the crowd roaring, his teammates applauding and the opposition fuming.
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Martin leads Clippers past Nuggets 104-98 (The Associated Press)
Published: April 20, 2012
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DENVER (AP) Kenyon Martin spent seven seasons patrolling the paint in Denver. He gave the Pepsi Center crowd something else to remember him by Wednesday night.
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Manu Ginobili, Tyreke Evans collide full speed and face-first (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 20, 2012
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First thing’s first: Neither Manu Ginobili nor Tyreke Evans got hurt on this face-first collision during the fourth quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ 127-102 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Evans played on, missing just 2:30 of the final frame. Ginobili didn’t return after suffering “a laceration inside his right ear” [...]
The 10-man rotation, starring an oblivious texter getting smacked with an errant pass (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 19, 2012
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A look around the league and the web that covers it. It’s also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t always listed in order of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C : Larry Brown Sports . Though the NBA clocks only register for 48 minutes, a [...]
Anthony leads Knicks in last visit to New Jersey (The Associated Press)
Published: April 18, 2012
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Carmelo Anthony scored 21 of his 33 points in the first quarter, and the New York Knicks beat the Nets 104-95 on Wednesday night in their last trip to New Jersey.
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Spurs make it 14 straight over Warriors (AP)
Published: April 17, 2012
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Tim Duncan couldn’t remember the last time he was healthy and played only 12 minutes in a game.
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Delonte West sticks his finger in Gordon Hayward’s ear, gets T’d up, is matter-of-fact about it (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 17, 2012
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In the second quarter of Monday night’s fantastic triple-overtime thriller between the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks, Mavs guard Delonte West decided it would be a good idea to shove his finger into the ear of Jazz swingman Gordon Hayward. That’s definitely normal and not at all weird, so it’s odd that our friends [...]
Clippers-Nuggets Preview (AP)
Published: April 17, 2012
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The Denver Nuggets’ most recent victory helped the Los Angeles Clippers clinch their first playoff berth in six years.
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Why the Phoenix Suns Will Make the Playoffs: Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: April 16, 2012
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Having grown up attending Danny Manning basketball camps and listening to “SunSational Sounds” — a compilation album featuring jock jams from the mid-1990s — I am absolutely thrilled about the Phoenix Suns gaining ground in the Western Conference playoff race.
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Spurs rout Suns to dampen Phoenix’s playoff chase (AP)
Published: April 15, 2012
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs insist that being the No. 1 seed in the West isn’t important to them. They still might wind up with it.
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Matt Barnes Steps Up in Los Angeles Lakers’ 103-97 Victory Over Nuggets: Fan’s Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: April 14, 2012
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On Friday, April 13, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 103-97 to maintain their lead in the Pacific Division. Andrew Bynum led all scorers with 30 points.
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Rockets-Nuggets Preview (AP)
Published: April 14, 2012
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The Denver Nuggets failed to improve their playoff chances in their last game, but returning home should give them plenty of confidence.
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Mavs confident they can make another title run ()
Published: April 14, 2012
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After a season of struggle, the Mavericks think they’re still poised to march deep into the playoffs.
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Kobe Bryant likely to sit out Sunday vs. Dallas (AP)
Published: April 14, 2012
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Kobe Bryant probably will miss his fifth consecutive game when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
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Lakers’ Bryant Out Against Nuggets (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Published: April 13, 2012
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For the past three games, the Los Angeles Lakers have been without their fearless leader Kobe Bryant, who’s battling his way back from a shin injury.
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Nuggets-Lakers Preview (AP)
Published: April 12, 2012
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The Denver Nuggets were fortunate to get a victory in their last game after failing to close out a team playing without its superstar. That could be an important lesson heading into Friday’s game at Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers, who put forth an impressive team effort in winning without Kobe Bryant.
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Harrington to play despite torn meniscus (AP)
Published: April 11, 2012
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DENVER (AP) Al Harrington doesn’t want to sit out with a sore right knee when the Denver Nuggets are very much in the thick of the playoff chase.
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Al Harrington: Torn Meniscus (RotoWire)
Published: April 10, 2012
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Update: Harrington left Monday night’s game with a torn meniscus, the Denver Post reports.
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Timberwolves-Nuggets Preview (AP)
Published: April 10, 2012
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The scuffling Minnesota Timberwolves’ postseason hopes appear to have all but faded.
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JaVale McGee woke up from a nap to learn he’d been traded (Ball Don’t Lie)
Published: April 8, 2012
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At March’s trade deadline, the Washington Wizards traded center/goofball JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets . It wasn’t a particularly surprising choice for anyone who has followed McGee’s career in D.C. — he was part of a team with historic levels of immaturity, and they had to change their long-term plan. So out JaVale [...]
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