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Magic Will Roll -- Or Fall -- With Vince Carter

By Tim PovtakApr 16th 2010 – 7:42PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- At the start of practice Friday -- in a mundane, two-on-two, pick-and-roll drill he has run a thousand times in his career -- veteran Vince Carter surprised everyone by cutting loose with a dunk so emphatic, so focused, that it shook the goal, looking like something he did a decade ago in a...

Lakers Poking Fun at Barnes on Bryant

By Tim PovtakMar 7th 2010 – 10:30PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic were beaming over the way journeyman forward Matt Barnes stayed in the face of superstar Kobe Bryant Sunday, making him work for every shot, even if he did score a game-high 34 points. The Lakers, in an almost arrogant fashion, were laughing about it, even in defeat. Barnes and Bryant...

Five Under-the-Radar Offseason Moves

By Matt SteinmetzAug 17th 2009 – 8:00AM

Who doesn't like a list, especially on a Monday morning when that's about all you can handle?Here are five moves that might not have gotten a lot of attention but were very solid nonetheless: --Raptors get Marco Belinelli from Warriors for Devean George, cash: Belinelli may not be a starter in the NBA, but he can be a...

Suns' Loss in Dallas Is No Surprise

By Brett PollakoffApr 6th 2009 – 12:25PM

What little chances the Phoenix Suns still had at sneaking into the playoffs came to a quick and violent end on Sunday, when the team gave up 140 points on the way to an ugly loss in Dallas. To a man, the Suns' players and coaches seemed genuinely surprised at the way the game went, but really, given the way that they've...

Doing Lines: Joe Johnson Re-Enters

By Tom ZillerMar 16th 2009 – 8:52AM

Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the "lig." Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.Joe Johnson has leveled off after a stunning start to the season. Of course, "leveled off" simply puts J.J. back in the tangible stratosphere instead of...

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