Marc Gasol posted an impressive 26-point, five-rebound, six-assist, three-steal and three-block line against the Clippers on Sunday. Perhaps most amazing of all, Gasol’s 13-of-18 shooting today brings him to 59-of-76 (78%) over his last eight games. Gasol is emerging into a potential NBA all-star and a very efficient, effective player. His hot stretch shooting will [...]
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Gilbert Arenas accused his teammates of having “hidden agendas” after Saturday’s loss, which dropped the Wizards to 3-9. Arenas mentioned that eight of his teammates will be free agents this summer. “I converted my game to try to get people involved, but at the end of the day, to be honest, this is the same [...]
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Houston Rockets SG/SF Tracy McGrady and Head Coach Rick Adelman on Friday both denied a Yahoo! Sports report that the two had engaged in a heated argument behind closed doors on Wednesday. McGrady said he put on his game uniform Wednesday, despite having no targeted date to return from a knee injury, because “I was [...]
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Nets G/F Chris Douglas-Roberts had career highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday’s loss to the Pacers, dropping the Nets to 0-11 on the season. CDR had been out with the flu but is back and appears to be developing into a very good player. Elsewhere around the NBA: Houston: Houston Rockets F [...]
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The Houston Rockets got their start in 1967, when they joined the NBA as an expansion team. The club was originally based in San Diego, Calif., but moved to Houston in 1971. The team’s first coach was Jack McMahon, and the team’s first draft pick, in 1967, was Pat Riley (who went on to play [...]
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