http://basketballdaily.today.com Your Source For NBA News, Records, Scores And Basketball Products Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:10:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a disappointing defeat in the 2007-2008 championship finals against the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers determination thwarted them the trophy this season.  All during the regular season, the Lakers were extremely hungry for the title, and they proved that they are the best team in the NBA. The Orlando ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/06/28/los-angeles-lakers-are-the-2008-2009-nba-champs/ The Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are now in the books.  Denver who surprised analysts and fans alike really gave L.A. a fight to the end.  What was most surprising is that Denver got blown out at home to send them packing, where finally ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/05/31/thrilling-conference-finals-are-over/ Just announced yesterday was the OBT (Open Beta Test) for the new version of Freestyle Street Basketball which formerly had went defunct through Sierra.  Freestyle is now offered by a company named GameKiss and is available for all players with a Windows PC in North America. Freestyle Street Basketball is a ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/05/07/freestyle-street-basketball-is-back/ The Charlotte Bobcats came up just a little shy this year, but did better than was expected of them.  They had a long shot on making the Playoffs but lost to a poor Oklahoma City team and then to the Chicago Bulls.  In the game with the Bulls, it was ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/16/larry-browns-bobcats-come-up-short/ The New York Knicks having nothing to lose faced off against the Orlando Magic and wiped off the laughter and smiles at the beginning of the game by the Magic ballclub.  NY came out fighting and took it to the number three seed by playing great defense and stopping the ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/15/the-knicks-wipe-the-smiles-off-the-magics-faces/ The number two seeded Denver Nuggets faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in a game where Andrew Bynum returned from his knee injury.  Bynum started off slow and gradual, but in the second half, he came out firing on all cylinders with points and rebounds.  The Lakers ended up ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/14/andrew-bynums-presence-is-felt/ The Philadelphia 76ers met up against the Chicago Bulls in which the game was well suited for an up tempo and quick to shoot style.  Both of these teams have the same abilities and are very equally matched.  They like getting out on the break and taking early shots, instead of ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/13/up-tempo-play-serves-the-bulls-well/ The Utah Jazz who have been having trouble picking up wins on the road, got blown out once again against the Dallas Mavericks.  The Jazz played very sloppy on offense and on defense they were slow to react.  The Mavericks really took it to them especially in the third quarter ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/12/sloppy-play-by-utah-leads-to-getting-blown-out/ The Portland Trail Blazers came out really stale against the San Antonio Spurs, but the Blazers turned it on in the second half and overcame a 19 point deficit.  Portland played extremely well pressure defense and was on a shooting extravaganza that the Spurs could not stop.  The final score ended ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/11/san-antonio-squanders-a-19-point-lead/ The Cleveland Cavaliers who were very disappointed with their game play the last few games came out fighting and put a beating on the visiting San Antonio Spurs.  Not surprisingly, Lebron James put the brunt of the scoring on his shoulders and carried his team to victory with the final ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/10/after-back-to-back-losses-the-cavs-crush-the-spurs/ The Allen Iverson-less Detroit Pistons went into the Philadelphia 76ers house and could not hold their lead, where the Sixers trampled them down the stretch to come away with a win.  The final score was 95-90.  It was also announced that AI would not play any more games the rest ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/09/76ers-send-the-pistons-to-8th-seed/ In the recent meeting between the visiting Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers, backup center DJ Mbenga who rarely gets any playing time really showed off his talents.  DJ played only 9 minutes of game time and put up 8 points on 4 for 7 shooting, plus he had 2 ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/08/dj-mbenga-an-unsung-hero-for-the-lakers/ Tiger Woods, one of the best golfers ever, appeared court-side in Florida when the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Orlando Magic.  All I can say is WOW, the Magic completely demolished the Cavaliers like no one before.  At one time in the fourth quarter, Orlando was up by more ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/07/under-tiger-woods-watchful-eyes-the-magic-pownce/ The struggling Utah Jazz team on the road headed into the Denver Nuggets house and tried to snatch a win but came up short.  The Nuggets are playing some top rate ball as of late and two bench players really showed their poise and athleticism.  The first one being Chris ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/06/jr-smith-is-a-flame-thrower/ Gilbert "Agent Zero" Arenas returned to the lineup for the Washington Wizards in only his second appearance on the year against one of their biggest rivals the Cleveland Cavaliers.  While Arenas is still very rusty, he helped guide his team to victory with 11 points, and he dished the ball ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/05/agent-zero-leads-the-wiz-to-victory/ The Houston Rockets met up with the Phoenix Suns who are fighting by a thin thread to have a chance at getting in the Playoff birth that starts in a few short weeks.  This was an exciting game that had many runs throughout, but it was the Suns who came away ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/04/yao-vs-shaq/ The Phoenix Suns, who were on their last game of a three game road trip, met up with the worst team in the NBA, the Sacramento Kings.  The horrible defense of the Suns just don't give them a chance to win games and the Kings took advantage of it beating ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/03/the-kings-the-worst-team-in-the-nba-beat-the-suns/ What a stellar game it was between the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets.  It was a back and forth battle throughout the entire night.  It came down to the last few minutes of play where the Hornets held on by a thread and got a victory at home.  ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/02/oh-wow-mister-sean-marks/ The Chicago Bulls who are fighting to stay in the Playoff hunt got beat down in overtime against the Toronto Raptors.  The Bulls were playing from behind the majority of the game and even though they sent the game into OT, they just couldn't beat the Raptors.  The 18,000+ fans ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/04/01/bargnanis-brilliance-helps-toronto-get-a-win/ The Sunday early afternoon game between the visiting Dallas Mavericks verse the Cleveland Cavaliers turned out to be an utter blowout in a game where the Mavs were up by 15 points at one time, but the Cavs turned up the defense and put on an offensive clinic, winning the ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/31/lebrons-cavs-abolish-the-mavs/ The Phoenix Suns needing all the wins they can get, to try and make it to the Playoffs, got totally crushed against the home team Portland Trail Blazers.  It seemed somewhat competitive the first half, but then the Blazers completely dominated the Suns scoring at will and fighting on defense.  ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/30/blazers-drive-over-the-suns/ The Miami Heat who won the first three meetings this year against the Chicago Bulls got struck down this time around.  The game was very competitive up until the third quarter where the Bulls grit and determination landed them a victory at home.  The final score was 106-87.  With the Pistons ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/29/the-chicago-bulls-are-climbing-up-the-ladder/ The Champion Boston Celtics went into the Orlando Magic's house and gave them a run for their money.  Even though the Magic had a 16 point lead in the first half, the champs continued to fight and they had a chance to win the game with less than 2 seconds ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/28/the-champs-get-beat-at-amway-arena/ In a game where the Houston Rockets competed against the Utah Jazz, Charles Barkley's pre-game analysis on TNT rang true when he stated that the Jazz would defeat the visiting Rockets by double digits.  Kenny "The Jet" Smith disagreed adamantly with him saying that Houston wouldn't lose anymore games by ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/27/barkleys-prediction-rings-true/ The visiting Detroit Pistons faced off against the number 8 seeded Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.  It wasn't a very exciting game due to all of the star players out due to injuries.  It was pretty close throughout the night but the Bulls pulled ahead by double digits in the fourth ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/26/number-7-and-8-seed-in-the-east-face-off/ Heading into the final stretch of the season is the race for the home court advantage and it looks like it will be a doozy.  There are 3 teams in the Eastern Conference that could get the advantage throughout the Playoffs, and this year it seems almost critical that whoever ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/25/the-race-for-home-court-advantage/ The Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons faced off against each other on Sunday afternoon.  The Pistons without three of their stars including Allen Iverson, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton, played extremely well and kept the lead the whole game until the 2 minute mark when Mr. Wade hit two ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/24/wades-39-points-stun-the-pistons/ The Chicago Bulls faced off against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers and completely folded in the second half.  After the Lakers produced a small run in the beginning of the game, the Bulls made a statement and dominated them the rest of the first half.  Coming out of the locker ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/23/the-bulls-blow-a-big-lead/ The Golden State Warriors met up with the Los Angeles Lakers in the second game of TNT's double header on Thursday night.  What seemed to be a blowout for the Lakers on several occasions didn't stop the Warriors from continuing to fight and dispel the many double digit leads LA ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/22/warriors-pressure-the-lakers-but-come-up-shy/ The Portland Trail Blazers came into Lebron's house and tried to stun the crowd at Quicken Loans Arena.  The game was an up and down fiasco with 6 lead changes and 12 ties.  The game came down to the wire when the Cavaliers were in possession of the ball with less ... http://basketballdaily.today.com/2009/03/21/the-king-dominates-in-overtime/