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The San Antonio Spurs are proving once again that they are the best team in the NBA. They just dispatched the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and that was without All-Star center Tim Duncan who missed the game with a sprained right knee…
The San Antonio Spurs are proving once again that they are the best team in the NBA. They just dispatched the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and that was without All-Star center Tim Duncan who missed the game with a sprained right knee…
Georgetown will try and remain undefeated as they face Alabama in Birmingham on Wednesday night. The Hoyas will look for a bounce back game from All-American center Roy Hibbert on Wednesday. He had only 7 points on Saturday but the Hoyas defeated Fairfield 61-49. Hibbert averages 14.4 points per game…
The Miami Heat will try and prove to themselves that they can compete with the top teams in the Eastern Conference as they host the Boston Celtics on Friday night. The Heat are still not clicking even with Dwyane Wade back in the starting lineup. Miami has tried to run and gun with teams and that has not worked so they may try slowing things down…
The North Carolina Tar Heels may get their first real test of the season on Tuesday night as they travel to take on Ohio State. The Buckeyes have won six of their last seven games against teams ranked No. 1 in the nation. Ohio State is participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the fifth-consecutive year and has a 1-4 record in the event…
Eric Gordon and Indiana play host to Georgia Tech on Tuesday as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Indiana is coming off a loss on Saturday to Xavier 80-65. "Teams have opportunities to get better through losses,' Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said…
Sixth-ranked Louisville takes a step up in competition on Wednesday night as they face UNLV at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The game could be a tough one for the Cardinals because they will be playing without center David Padgett who injured his right knee in Sunday’s win over Jackson State and may miss the rest of the season…
Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs head to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on Tuesday night. The Spurs are again one of the favorites to win the NBA title and are looking just as strong as last season when they won the Championship. Duncan has been solid in his career against the Hawks averaging 21.6 points and 11 rebounds per game. He is coming off a 25 point performance in the Spurs win over Houston last Friday…
Second-ranked UCLA will take on Maryland tonight in the semifinals of the CBE Classic in Kansas City. The Bruins are still without guard Darren Collison who is recovering from a sprained left knee but they have freshman Kevin Love and a deep team. Collison averaged 12.7 points per game last year and is hoping to be back late this month.…
The Detroit Pistons will look to continue their domination of the Los Angeles Lakers as the two teams meet Friday night in Los Angeles. The Pistons have won five of the last six regular-season meetings. They won those games by an average of 16.2 points per game including double-digit wins in both meetings last year…
The Los Angeles Lakers will complete their two game Texas road trip on Wednesday as they take on the Houston Rockets. The Lakers were at San Antonio on Tuesday night. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have been a bit of a surprise early in the season and look to continue their success at Houston…
The Miami Heat will try and get their first win of the season on
Wednesday night but it will not be easy as they face the defending
NBA Champion Spurs in San Antonio. The Heat went 0-7 in the preseason,
started the season 0-3 and after tonight has to face the Suns in
Phoenix. And the Heat has had to do it all without superstar guard,
Dwyane Wade…
The last time the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks met it was
ugly. Carmelo Anthony fought with Mardy Collins and ended up with
a 15-game suspension. That mess happened December 16th of last year
and the teams meet tonight for the first time since. Ten players
were ejected in that game and seven were suspended…
The Los Angeles Lakers will try and bounce back from a tough opening
game loss to the Houston Rockets as they travel to Phoenix to take
on the Suns on Friday. It will not be easy for the Lakers since
they will be playing without Lamar Odom and it will be the home
opener for the Suns. “They’re expecting to win a championship…
The Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat start the new season playing
each other in Miami on Thursday night. The game will be a matchup
of stars with the Pistons led by Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton
while the Heat are led by Shaquille O’Neal. The biggest star
of the game will not be playing though as Miami superstar guard
Dwyane Wade will miss the game as he continues to recover from off-season
surgery. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking
Pistons on the Road...
Two teams with high expectations meet on Wednesday night in Cleveland
as the Cavaliers host the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks will try
and erase the memory of last year’s first round embarrassing
loss against Golden State from their minds while Cleveland will
try and prove that last year was not a fluke...
The defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs open up defense of
their title on Tuesday night as they host the Portland Trail Blazers.
This was expected to be the debut of Portland’s Greg Oden
but that will have to wait a year as Oden had surgery in the off-season
and is expected to miss this year...
The Eastern Conference Finals has turned into a competitive series
after Cleveland took both of their home games to tie the series
at 2-2. LeBron James finally lived up to his superstar status while
Chauncey Billups played poorly for the Pistons. Early betting at
SBG Global has the gambling public taking the Cavaliers on the road...
The Utah Jazz will try and get a victory tonight at home, where
they are unbeaten in the playoffs and even the Western Conference
Finals at two games apiece. The Jazz got a 26 point win over the
Spurs in game #3 but it will not be as easy tonight...
The Detroit Pistons were able to get a win in Game #1 of the Eastern
Conference Finals even though they didn’t play particularly
well. They will try and play better tonight and take a commanding
2-0 lead as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers...
The Phoenix Suns must bounce back from a disappointing Game #5
loss and win Friday in San Antonio or their season is over. The
Suns can’t dwell on the NBA suspensions of Amare Stoudemire
and Boris Diaw in Game #5 that may have cost them the game...
The Utah Jazz will try and close out the Golden State Warriors
tonight and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Utah got a
115-101 win on Sunday against Golden State in a game that got physical
at the end....
The pivotal game of the Western Conference semifinals takes place
tonight in San Antonio as the Spurs host the Phoenix Suns. With
a victory San Antonio would take a commanding 3-1 series lead. If
the Suns can get a win, they even the series and regain the home
court advantage....
The Golden State Warriors came close in the first two games in
Utah to getting a split but were turned away by the Jazz both times.
The Warriors now face a must win game #3 tonight at home. SBG Global
reports that the gambling public feels the Warriors will step up
tonight and are laying the points...
The Utah Jazz won a very entertaining high-scoring opener from
the Golden State Warriors to take the early lead in their best of
seven game series. Now the Jazz will try and take a two games to
none lead on Wednesday night in game two...
Sasha Pavlovic was a major defensive factor in Game #1 as the Cleveland
Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets. Pavlovic was big in Cleveland’s
81-77 win forcing New Jersey’s leading scorer, Vince Carter
into a 7-23 shooting night...
The New Jersey Nets will try and close out the Toronto Raptors
tonight in the Meadowlands in Game #6 of their best of seven series.
New Jersey leads the series three games to two. The Nets almost
ended the series in Game #5 but the Raptors held on for a close
win. The problem for Toronto is that not only are they on the road
tonight, but they have to deal with injuries to both of their point
guards...
The New Jersey Nets will try and close out the Toronto Raptors
tonight as they play Game #5 on the road. The Nets blew away the
Raptors in two home games and now Toronto is searching for answers
to make this series competitive again...
The Denver Nuggets gave away Game #3 to the San Antonio Spurs and
if they don’t start getting better play out of their better
players, including Allen Iverson, this series could soon be over.
The Nuggets lost 96-91 in Game 3 and are now facing a near must
win game tonight at home...
The defending NBA Champion Miami Heat face a must win game on Friday
as they host the Chicago Bulls in game #3 of their best of seven
series. Not much has gone right for Miami in this series so far,
but counting the Heat out might be a mistake...
The Houston Rockets will look to Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady to
carry them again tonight as they look to win both home games against
the Utah Jazz in their best of seven series...
The Los Angeles Clippers need to win their next two games to make
the playoffs and have Golden State lose one of their remaining two
games. Neither of those things seems too likely. The Clippers will
have to win in Phoenix tonight against a Suns team that normally
dominates them...
The Indiana Pacers will try and stay in the hunt for a playoff spot as they take on the Miami Heat. Indiana is one game back of Orlando for the eight and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "We're the hunters," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said...
Two teams battling for the Western Conference playoffs meet tonight
in Los Angeles as the Clippers face the Lakers. The Lakers are in
seventh place in the West, but have lost six of eight and there
are five teams competing for the final three playoff spots. The
Clippers are a half-game behind Golden State for eighth place, but
they have lost three in a row...
The New Jersey Nets are trying to catch the Washington Wizards
in the Eastern Conference standings and considering all the injuries
Washington has it may happen, especially if the Nets win tonight.
Jason Kidd and Vince Carder each recorded a triple-double in the
opener of a home-and-home series with the Wizards and they will
look to lead the Nets as they look for the sweep tonight...
The Miami Heat can clinch a playoff spot with a win tonight at
Cleveland against the Cavaliers. Miami will be playing without Dwayne
Wade but they could get their star back soon....
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers hope they can increase their
lead over the Denver Nuggets in the playoff standings as they meet
tonight in Los Angeles...
The Los Angeles Lakers are 5-0 when Kobe Bryant scores more than
40 points this month and 0-8 when he doesn't...
The Golden State Warriors look to avoid a third straight loss against
one of the West's top teams as they host the Phoenix Suns tonight
...
The Los Angeles Clippers have won five of six and will be looking
to win five in a row for the first time since Nov. 2-12. They're
averaging 105.5 points per game during the streak...
West Virginia is making its second trip in three weeks to New York
after playing in the Big East tournament. "Playing at Madison
Square Garden is a big deal," sophomore guard Alex Ruoff said.
"Because we've played here before, we're not going to be star-struck."
...
The Detroit Pistons get Rasheed Wallace back from a one game suspension
tonight and also hope to have leading scorer Richard Hamilton back
in the lineup as they host the Denver Nuggets...
Top seeded Florida takes on fifth seeded Butler as the teams meet
again in the NCAA tournament. The teams met in the 2000 NCAA tournament
when Butler lost on a last second shot...
The best team in the West takes on one of the better teams in the
East tonight as the Dallas Mavericks take on the Cleveland Cavaliers
...
The best team in the West takes on one of the better teams in the
East tonight as the Dallas Mavericks take on the Cleveland Cavaliers
...
The Pacers snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 113-90 rout
of the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. The Pacers are battling with
four teams for the seventh and eighth place in the Eastern Conference...
The Clemson Tigers are not in the tournament they would like to be
in but they will try to advance in the NIT anyway as they host Mississippi
tonight...
Making its NCAA-record 48th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky
will try and get by Villanova. Villanova has won eight of its last
11 games. "They're very impressive," Kentucky head coach
Tubby Smith said. "They're an outstanding free-throw shooting
team...
The matchup everyone has been waiting for happens tonight in Dallas
as the two best teams in the NBA hook up. The Mavericks had their
17-game winning streak stopped on Monday at Golden State but they
still have a big streak going at home...
The matchup everyone has been waiting for happens tonight in Dallas
as the two best teams in the NBA hook up. The Mavericks had their
17-game winning streak stopped on Monday at Golden State but they
still have a big streak going at home...
Most everyone wrote off the Miami Heat after they lost Dwyane Wade
but the Heat are proving people wrong. Miami is 6-0 at home since
losing Wade and they go for their 13th straight win at American Airlines
Arena when they host the Utah Jazz...
Two of the best teams in the NBA meet tonight as the Phoenix Suns
host the Houston Rockets. The Suns have the 2nd best home record in
the NBA at 25-6 and are trying to complete a perfect home stand before
heading on the road...
Notre Dame and Georgetown will meet tonight with the winner advancing
to the Big East Championship game. Notre Dame advanced by defeating
Syracuse 89-83 yesterday while Georgetown hung on for a win over Villanova...
The top two teams in the Eastern Conference meet tonight as the Detroit
Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Pistons lead Cleveland by
three games in the Central Division. The Pistons have won the last
five meetings, including two this season, both in Cleveland...
The Milwaukee Bucks will try and bounce back tonight at Orlando after
a very tough overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls last night. The Bucks
got 52 points last night from Michael Redd but still lost 126-121
to the Bulls...
The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons match up tonight in a rematch of
last year’s Eastern Conference Finals...
The Dallas Mavericks look to tie a franchise-best 14-game winning
streak tonight as they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Dallas is coming off another dominating performance as they routed
the Minnesota Timberwolves 91-65 on Tuesday...
The Maryland Terrapins will try and make it six straight tonight as
they take on Duke. Maryland has won five straight after starting 3-6
in conference play...
Florida looks to snap out of its recent slump tonight as they take
on Tennessee in Knoxville. Florida has lost two of its last three
games and has fallen to #5 in the country...
The red-hot Kansas Jayhawks invade Norman tonight to take on the Oklahoma
Sooners. The Jayhawks have won six straight games to move into a tie
with Texas A&M for first place in the Big 12...
The Chicago Bulls are back home in the United Center tonight where
they are 21-7 as they take on the Washington Wizards...
Pat Riley will be back coaching the Heat tonight for the first time
in seven weeks as Miami takes on Houston. Miami won seven of its last
eight games before the all-star break and looks more like last year’s
champs...
The Denver Nuggets expect to get Allen Iverson back in the lineup
tonight as they take on the San Antonio Spurs. Iverson has missed
eight of the last nine games with a sprained right angle...
The best players in the NBA get together on Sunday night in Las Vegas
for what should be another high scoring affair...
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will look to snap a season high four game
losing streak tonight as they host LeBron James and the Cleveland
Cavaliers...
The Detroit Pistons are playing like a true NBA title contender having
won 7 straight. They will go for number 8 tonight as they host San
Antonio...
The Chicago Bulls continue their road trip tonight at Golden State.
The Bulls are 2-3 on the trip after last night’s 86-77 loss
at Sacramento...
The Chicago Bulls will try and do something tonight they rarely do,
beat the Sacramento Kings...
The Houston Rockets and Tracy McGrady will look to continue their
winning ways tonight as they try to complete a season sweep of the
Memphis Grizzlies...
The Phoenix Suns will try and start a new winning streak tonight as
they host the San Antonio Spurs...
The Phoenix Suns will try and start a new winning streak tonight as
they host the San Antonio Spurs...
The Dallas Mavericks go for their ninth straight win tonight and 22nd
in 23 games when they take on the Bulls in Chicago...
The Houston Rockets will try to stop a three game losing streak tonight
in a place where they have not done very well, San Antonio. Houston
did win earlier this season in San Antonio but it was the first time
in more than nine years...
The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be happy to finally play a game tonight
as they host the Texas Longhorns. Oklahoma State hasn't played since
Jan. 10 since its scheduled game on Saturday...
The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be happy to finally play a game tonight
as they host the Texas Longhorns. Oklahoma State hasn't played since
Jan. 10 since its scheduled game on Saturday...
The Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant won’t have to face Shaquille
O'Neal tonight but they will have to face Dwyane Wade. The Heat have
won a season high four straight due in large part to the play of Wade.
"We're playing with a lot of confidence...
The biggest game of the college basketball season up to now takes
place in Madison, Wisconsin tonight as #3 Wisconsin hosts #5 Ohio
State. Both teams are expected to go far this season but only one
can win the Big 10. "Yeah, it's a game that gets a lot of attention,"
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said...
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