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Wizards End 25-Game Road Losing Streak

CLEVELAND (AP) -- John Wall raised his arms triumphantly and checked the scoreboard one last time to make sure it showed all zeros. At last, the rookie knew how it felt to win an NBA road game. "Like Christmas," Wall said. Nick Young scored 31 points, Wall added 19 with 14 assists and the Washington Wizards snapped...

Cavs Routed by Celtics as Matchup With LeBron Looms Thursday Night

CLEVELAND -- The prelude to the game everyone is pointing to Thursday night featured the team that first demonstrated how to blend three stars into a team. That would be the Boston Celtics, who brought Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen together and won one NBA title and came within one game of another. That trio...

Celtics vs Cavs: Post-LeBron Era Starts With Win Over Boston

CLEVELAND -- Life post-LeBron was good -- for one night at least as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened their first season without LeBron James against a road-weary Boston Celtics team, and came up with enough plays in the final minutes to beat the Celtics 95-87. The Cavs outscored the Celtics 13-5 the final five minutes,...

Cavs Sign 2009 First-Round Pick Christian Eyenga

LeBron James leaves, Christian Eyenga arrives. At least they're both first-round picks, albeit 29 picks and six years apart. The Cavs announced Friday that they had signed Eyenga, the team's first-round pick a year ago, the 30th overall. The deal is for two years, with two option years. Eyenga was a surprise draft pick...

Raptors Willing to Do Sign-and-Trade for Bosh, but Is Bosh Willing?

The Toronto Raptors have told the Cleveland Cavaliers they would do a sign-and-trade deal with free agent Chris Bosh that would send the forward to Cleveland, according to ESPN.com. The big "if" involved: If Bosh is willing to play in Cleveland. The feeling in Cleveland is that the report is premature and leaning more...

JJ Hickson News From the Web

05/21/12 Portland Trail Blazers: 5 Big Men the Team Must Pursue... Source: Bleacher Report J.J. Hickson is a restricted free agent, and while the Blazers will have the opportunity to match any offer he accepts this summer, the team is going to have to look at how he fits in with next year's rotation before making a commitment to the 23-year-old forward.
05/17/12 Portland Trail Blazers: How to Make Them Contenders in... Source: Bleacher Report With the second round series' of the NBA playoffs quickly marching on, teams like the Portland Trail Blazers have been temporarily placed on the back burner.
05/09/12 JJ Hickson posterizes Deandre Jordan Source: State Fans Nation â¦combo forward J.J. Hickson continues to put on a clinic for the beautiful fans of Rip City. The 6'9, 250-pounder has averaged 14.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, while shooting 55.5 percent from the field.
04/27/12 2012 NBA Free Agents: Top Young Forwards on Market Source: Bleacher Report It's getting close to the NBA 's offseason, and teams are already looking at the available free agents on the market, whether they be restricted or unrestricted.
04/22/12 Grizzlies beat Trail Blazers 93-89 Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Memphis Grizzlies are continuing their winning ways headed into the postseason even if the recent performances aren't exactly stellar.