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| Raptors hope to stay hot at home vs. hapless Nets |
NBA Basketball |
02/03/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors will be shooting for a sixth consecutive victory at the Air Canada Centre in tonight's matchup with a New Jersey Nets squad with a mere one road win on the season. Toronto has been tough to top on its home floor during the 2009-10 campaign, with the playoff hopefuls having amassed a strong 17-6 record at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors haven't lost there since a 114-107 setback to Atlantic Division leader Boston on January 10. The Raptors did have a five-game overall |
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| 76ers visit Atlantic Division-rival Nets |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to catch a break this evening, when they pay a visit to the lowly New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center. The Sixers played tough in Friday's 99-91 home loss to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, as Allen Iverson pumped in 21 of his 23 points in the second half for Philadelphia, which has lost three straight and five of its last seven games. Elton Brand had 19 points and nine boards, while Samuel Dalembert collected 10 points and 12 rebounds in defeat. "I tho |
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| Boykins beats buzzer, Wizards extend Nets' misery |
NBA Basketball |
01/30/2010 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Earl Boykins sank a jump shot with 0.4 seconds remaining, lifting Washington to an 81-79 win over the New Jersey Nets. Washington snapped a four-game skid despite having no starter score in double figures. Boykins had 15 to lead the way, followed by Andray Blatche with 14 and Nick Young with 10. The Wizards played their first game since learning guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton would be suspended for the remainder of season. NBA Commissioner David Stern made |
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| Saunders says undermanned Wizards can't slack off |
NBA Basketball |
01/29/2010 |
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| ittenton for bringing guns into the locker room. Saunders said Friday he believes his team has closed the book on the suspensions but other distractions have arisen, such as trade rumors. Saunders also said prior to the Wizards' game against the New Jersey Nets - their first since commissioner David Stern handed down the suspension on Wednesday - that his team owes it to fans to continue to play hard in what has become a very disappointing season. Arenas, the Wizards' leader in scoring and assists, and C |
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| Wizards aim to put suspensions behind them; visit woeful Nets |
NBA Basketball |
01/29/2010 |
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| on came less than two weeks after Arenas pleaded guilty to felony gun possession charges and two days following Crittenton entering a guilty plea on a misdemeanor gun charge. The Wizards hope to put that behind them when they visit the just-as-lowly New Jersey Nets Friday at the IZOD Center. The have lost four in a row and completed a six-game homestand with a 2-4 record. In a 115-103 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday from the Verizon Center, Antawn Jamison ended with 27 points and nine rebounds, while |
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| Nets finally get fourth win, beat Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
01/28/2010 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Kris Humphries scored a career-high 25 points and added eight rebounds, and the lowly New Jersey Nets snapped a 28- game losing streak against the Western Conference with a 103-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Humphries' old career-high was 21, set nine days ago in a loss against the Clippers. New Jersey got its first win of 2010 (1-11) and drew even with the infamous 1972-73 76ers, who were 4-40 after 44 games and went on to set the NBA record for fewest wins i |
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| Harris, Lee miss New Jersey Nets game with Clips |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2010 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -New Jersey Nets starting guards Devin Harris and Courtney Lee missed Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Harris missed his second straight game with a sprained right wrist. Lee was not feeling well after surgery to extract a wisdom tooth. Keyon Dooling took over at the point guard and Chris Douglas Robert moved from small forward to the shooting guard spot. Trenton Hassell started as the small forward.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights re |
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| You can skip Thursday night; here are your All-Star reserves |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2010 |
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| l, Iguodala can stuff the stat sheet like few others and covets the big moment. However, he has only been an All-Star- level performer at the three spot, and has been a consistent disappointment playing the two thanks to a minus jumper. Brook Lopez, New Jersey Nets - Lopez is obviously on a horrible team but in a league virtually devoid of solid big men, he's a star in the making. A daily, double-double threat, the former Stanford stalwart has great hands and a nice touch around the rim. Rodney Stuckey, Detroi |
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| Ellis set to return as Warriors host Hornets |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2010 |
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| nesday night against the New Orleans Hornets at ORACLE Arena. Ellis has missed back-to-back outings with a sprained right ankle and leads the Warriors with 26.1 points per game. He was averaging 36 ppg in three contests before going down against the New Jersey Nets last Friday after scoring four points in less than 25 minutes of action. Ellis' absence was apparent in losses to Phoenix and Sacramento for Golden State, which recently suffered a 99-96 setback to the Kings at ARCO Arena. Stephen Curry had a game-b |
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| Clips' trip continues with clash against win-starved Nets |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers resume a grueling season-long eight-game road trip with tonight's matchup against the NBA's worst team, the New Jersey Nets. The Clippers fell to 1-2 on their trek Monday in Boston, when Paul Pierce led a balanced scoring attack with 22 points and the Celtics defeated Los Angeles, 95-89, at TD Garden. Rasual Butler led six Clippers in double-figures with 17 points, although Los Angeles lost for the ninth time in its last 10 road games. Baron Davis had 16 points and |
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