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| Nuggets go mining for a win at New York |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Even though the Denver Nuggets are coming off their second loss in the past 10 games, they still need to get their act together starting with tonight's showdown against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Denver will kick off a five-game road trip and are slated to make stops in Boston, Toronto, Orlando and Dallas, and owns a 17-17 record away from the Rocky Mountains. The playoff-bound Nuggets are 10-13 in their previous 23 road tilts after opening the 2009-10 campaign with a dec |
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| Jordan taking patient approach in Charlotte |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2010 |
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| ll LeBron James gets is a recruiting pitch from Michael Jordan. It's one the perks for the Charlotte Bobcats now that the Hall of Famer owns the team. Only being a big player in free agency isn't on Jordan's agenda - or even possible. Unlike the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets and Chicago Bulls, the Bobcats have no salary-cap space to participate in the summer free agency bonanza that could include James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire. And Jordan doesn't mind. In moving up from a minority |
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| Brooks gets hot late, lifts Rockets over Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2010 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - Aaron Brooks scored seven of his 16 points late in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets held on for a 116-112 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Kevin Martin led all scorers with 28 points and Kyle Lowry and Chase Budinger each chipped in with 18 points off the bench for Houston, which had a season- high four-game winning streak halted with Friday's 94-87 setback against Boston. "I thought we were so impatient even though we were scoring. We scored 45 p |
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| Rockets begin trip at New York |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Houston Rockets hope to get back on track when they open a three-game road trip Sunday against the New York Knicks at historic Madison Square Garden. Houston will also visit the Bulls and Thunder, and is 15-17 as the guest this season. The Rockets can use a boost right now since they're 5 1/2 games off the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference. The Rockets had a season-high four-game winning streak halted with Friday's 94-87 setback to the Boston Celtics in the fina |
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| Knicks' Lee sidelined by right knee tendinitis |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2010 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -David Lee missed the New York Knicks' game against Philadelphia on Friday night because of right knee tendinitis. The Knicks announced the All-Star center was out minutes before the start of the game. It was the first missed game this season for Lee, who leads the team with 20.1 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. With Eddy Curry still not ready to play because of a sore right calf, the Knicks gave Jonathan Bender his first start since March 21, 2003, as the center. The Knicks also were wi |
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| Rockets to host Celtics in important late-season tilt |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2010 |
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| ee-game Western road trip tonight and has dropped two in a row away from Beantown. It will also visit Dallas and Utah on the road swing and owns a 22-12 mark as the guest this season. The Celtics are coming off Wednesday's 109-97 home win versus the New York Knicks at TD Garden, as Paul Pierce led the way with 29 points in 24 minutes and Kevin Garnett added 22 in a winning effort. Kendrick Perkins grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and netted nine points for Boston, which has strung together a pair of wins after |
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| Knicks and Sixers meet for second time this week |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New York Knicks shoot for a second win over the Philadelphia 76ers in less than a week when the two Atlantic Division inhabitants face one another tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks dealt the struggling Sixers a 94-84 defeat in Philadelphia on Monday behind 21 points from Danilo Gallinari and a 20-point, seven-assist effort out of rookie Toney Douglas. The win was New York's second in three meetings between the longtime rivals this season. Philadelphia did sweep the four-game |
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| Reeling Bulls visit powerhouse Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2010 |
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| .6 ppg, 5.6 apg and 2.5 rpg. The Bulls haven't lost nine in a row since opening the 2004-05 campaign with an 0-9 record. Dallas had its season-high 13-game winning streak come to a halt in its last outing, a 128-94 drubbing at the hands of the lowly New York Knicks on Saturday in Big D. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Jason Kidd scored 15 points and Shawn Marion tallied 14 and eight boards for the Mavericks, who are four games ahead of San Antonio for the Southwest lead and third in the Western Co |
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| Basement brawl: Woeful Nets visit lowly Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2010 |
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| where the homestanding 76ers aim for a season sweep of the dismal New Jersey Nets. Both clubs enter tonight's clash mired in five-game losing streaks, with the Sixers suffering their 10th defeat in 11 outings with Monday's 94-84 home setback to the New York Knicks. Philadelphia saw an 11-point halftime lead evaporate in their latest loss after being outscored 29-14 by the Knicks in the third quarter. The 76ers shot a woeful 27.3 percent from the field in the second half and just 38.4 percent for the game. "Yo |
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| Knicks make a stop in Boston for St. Patrick's Day |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2010 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Celtics are closing in on their third straight Atlantic Division title and will face another inferior opponent tonight on St. Patrick's Day against the New York Knicks at TD Garden. Boston rebounded from a loss to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers over the weekend by routing the Detroit Pistons, 119-93, on Monday in Beantown. Paul Pierce was one of three Boston players to record at least 15 points, while Ray Allen and newcomer Michael Finley also pumped in 15 for the Celti |
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