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Jeremy Lin invoked a biblical verse this week when the Houston Rockets unveiled massive banners showing free agent target Carmelo Anthony wearing Lin's No. 7 outside the Toyota Center. Lin was technically still a Rocket, though he presumably would be traded in any scenario in which Houston acquired Anthony or another high-end free agent. Of course, that didn't make Lin feel any less slighted. "Luke 6:29 – If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also," Lin tweeted. "If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them." Maybe Lin was onto something. The first five days of free agency were largely an exercise in inertia, leaving front-office executives...
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Jeremy Lin invoked a biblical verse this week when the Houston Rockets unveiled massive banners showing free agent target Carmelo Anthony wearing Lin's No. 7 outside the Toyota Center.
Lin was technically still a Rocket, though he presumably...
NBA general managers may have felt this week like siblings watching the stack of presents swell under the tree in the days before Christmas.
Look, there's LeBron James next to the electric train set!
Wow, that's Carmelo Anthony...
Kevin Durant crossed over Jared Dudley so easily for a layup that you wondered why the Clippers had Dudley in the game.
I think we can be a terrific defensive team.
Serge Ibaka made so many uncontested jumpers that you...
Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored 21 and the New York Knicks got their eighth straight victory, 93-92, over Philadelphia on Friday night, sending the host 76ers to their 23rd consecutive loss.
The 76ers have...
Austin Daye had 22 points and Tim Duncan added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs earned their 14th straight win with a 113-91 victory Monday night that sent the Philadelphia 76ers to their 25th consecutive loss.
Philadelphia will face Houston on...
Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 21, leading the Indiana Pacers back from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit for an 84-83 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night at Indianapolis.
The NBA's best home team ended a two-...
CLIPPERS AT PHOENIX
When: 5.
Where: US Airways Center.
On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 980, 1330.
Records: Clippers 53-22; Suns...
The Lakers lost for the 12th time in their last 13 games, falling to the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday night, 121-114.
Nick Young was ejected in the second quarter after getting floored by a flagrant foul from Alex Len, who was ejected as...
The Lakers (24-48) host the Phoenix Suns (44-29) on Sunday night at Staples Center.
Phoenix has had little trouble scoring against the Lakers this season, averaging 117.3 points in three games, all victories for the Suns.
The Suns are...
The Lakers pulled out one of their easiest wins of the season, using 17 unanswered points in the second quarter to build an 18-point lead during a 115-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night at Staples Center.
Phoenix tried to make...
Almost everyone gets to see the crazy step-back three-pointers and wild flip-ins that make Kevin Durant so great, his top plays consuming hours of air time on ESPN, TNT, NBA TV, etc.
Considerably fewer have been privy to the madness that is...
Chris Grant will need to get creative when he re-formats his resume for his next job.
The longtime Cleveland Cavaliers executive who was fired as general manager this week was responsible for drafting the disaster that is...
King of the hill
Miami Heat star LeBron James, putting himself among the four players on an NBA Mount Rushmore: "I'm going to be one of the top four to ever play this game, for sure. And if they don't want me...
The Phoenix Suns have been like an eight-minute miler who stayed with the elite pack in a marathon through Mile 18. They're fading a bit now, needing a late push to cross the finish line among the top runners.
Either way, it's been quite the...
The Phoenix Suns had a big night from three-point range, defeating the Lakers, 117-90, making 14 of 32 three-point shots.
Gerald Green scored 22 points, hitting 6 off 11 from long range. Marcus Morris contributed 19 points, missing only...Coach Mike D'Antoni said Friday he hopes that Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant can play Jan. 28 against Indiana, right after the Lakers' seven-game road trip, their longest of the season.
Speaking to reporters at the Lakers training...
The Lakers are 6-7, lingering in the bottom half of the Western Conference and running on a treadmill the size of a franchise while awaiting the return of Kobe Bryant.
But how will Bryant look? What's the deal with Steve Nash? Who took over...