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NBA D-League Finals: Vipers Win Title on Last-Second Shot

It was a season to remember. It was a playoffs to remember. And now, it's a championship to remember. The Rio Grande Valley Vipers capped their historic 2009-10 season, defeating the Tulsa 66ers, 94-91 (box score), to win their first NBA D-League championship. In a playoff classic, Craig Winder followed Mike Harris'...

NBA D-League Playoffs: Tulsa 66ers Advance to Finals

The Tulsa 66ers eliminated the Iowa Energy from the NBA Development League playoffs with a hard fought, knock 'em down and drag 'em out 127-122 victory Tuesday night. No, seriously -- Energy point guard Curtis Stinson actually had to be dragged out by the jersey after picking up two quick technical fouls. Prior to the...

Back to the Future: Scheyer Haunted by Paulus Dunking Demons

Apparently, there was a big ACC basketball get-together last night. It involved Duke and Marlyand -- two of the conference's best teams -- 40 minutes of inspired basketball from the latter, and then a lot of post-game celebratory rioting from fans (and even more tear gas from authorities to keep the peace). It also...

Summer League Notes: Day 2

Matt Steinmetz, Gary Washburn and Matt Watson empty out their notebooks from the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS -- For anyone out there who thinks summer league is nothing but a well-attended pick-up game, Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan has some news for you: The competition is better than Division I hoops and...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: ACC

With the fall beginning and college basketball just around the corner, it's time to look back at what our favorite teams did during their summer vacations. Some did some good things; some had a bad time. So let's look back at who did what in our How I Spent My Summer Vacation series. Today's look is the Atlantic Coast...