Archive for February, 2010

Alpha dog or not, Howard has been Magic in Orlando

Dwight Howard is one of the most charismatic players in the NBA, but when you start talking about the best players in basketball, he’s rarely mentioned in a conversation dominated by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

Heat-Magic Preview

There’s a possibility the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat could square off in a first-round playoff series that wouldn’t be lacking for star power between Dwight Howard and Dwyane Wade.

West lifts Hornets over Magic, 100-93

New Orleans Hornets guard Morris Peterson shoots over Orlando Magic defenders Marcin Gortat and Mickael Pietrus, during the first half of their NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Feb.

Orlando Magic (39-19) at New Orleans Hornets (30-28),

Orlando’s Dwight Howard hopes to follow up on a game for the ages when he leads his first place Magic into the Big Easy to take on the New Orleans Hornets.

Howard has 30 points and 16 rebounds, Orlando runs over Houston 110-92

Dwight Howard had 30 points and 16 rebounds on a perfect shooting night to help the Orlando Magic cruise to a 110-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Superman gets best of Shaq

Dwight Howard sat on a chair in front of his locker and plopped his son, Braylon, onto his lap.

Hot starts, cold finishes plaguing NJ Nets center Brook Lopez

The Grizzlies’ Hamed Haddadi cannot stop Brook Lopez’s dunk Sunday. Sixteen hours later, Brook Lopez was finally ready for his close up.

Nets team seals two-year Newark deal

The New Jersey Nets have reached a long-anticipated deal to move to Newark’s Prudential Center for the next two years , as the team plans for the Barclays Arena to open two years from now at the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn.

Howard’s career high sparks Magic victory

Dwight Howard had a season-high 33 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 116-91 on Wednesday night.

It’s amazing anyone still shows up at Nets games

EAST RUTHERFORD Shawn Ortiz is a huge basketball fan, so he was definitely excited when his grandfather told him he’d bought four tickets to a Nets game and was going to bring Shawn and two of his cousins.

Power Rankings: Cavs keep rolling

There are only eight more chances for teams to dislodge the Cleveland Cavaliers from the top spot of ESPN.com’s weekly NBA Power Rankings.

Spurs Face Expiring Time and Contracts

Leaving the All-Star weekend, perhaps no theme encapsulated the Spurs more perfectly nor enemy loomed so big-well, maybe the Laker’s frontline-as time.

Netsa best bet: the lottery

Utter humiliation would be added to insult if all the losing the Nets have done this season didna TMt result in them winning the NBA draft lottery.

Full house … seriously

The names Isiah Thomas and Rick Pitino have been linked with NBA coaching jobs in recent days, which can only mean that Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson’s doctor and John Edwards must not be available.

Bryan’s not going anywhere: MLSE

Amid growing whispers concerning the future of the Raptors’ chief architect, Richard Peddie set the record straight.