Basketball News – November 9, 2009
> Lakers sting Hornets. Just goes to show how unpredictable the NBA world can be. The Lakers’ 104-88 win may have been decidedly one-sided, but it at least offered some highlights. [Read More]
> Celtics Winning Despite Obstacles in Early Going. The Celtics are no longer undefeated — we all knew it couldn’t last forever. The Suns, Nuggets and Heat have all fallen from the unbeaten ranks as well. Every team is flawed — everyone’s beatable. [Read More]
> Personal Issue – Iverson. Allen Iverson left the team Saturday to return to his home in Atlanta for personal reasons, not because he’s upset about not starting. [Read More]
> Russian basketball club owner shot dead in Moscow.The owner of the Russian women’s basketball club Spartak – Moscow Region was gunned down on Monday in downtown Moscow, a senior investigation officer said. [Read More]
> Warriors Basketball: It’s A Hell Of A Time Out. With only 77 games left in the Warriors’ season, things with Stephen Jackson and the team are getting, well, a little edgy. As in DefCon 4 edgy. [Read more]
> NBA Rumors: Antonio Daniels in Limbo. Now fast forward to today and we get word that Daniels was in Cleveland yesterday and could in fact be a member of the Wine and Gold within a matter of days. [Read More]
> Red-Hot Suns at ‘New-Style’ Sixers. The Phoenix Suns (6-1 SU, 4-3 ATS, 3-4 O/U) are as hot as the Arizona desert. The ‘new-style- Philadelphia 76ers (3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS, 2-4 O/U) have gotten off to a respectable start under first-year head coach Eddie Jordan. [Read More]
> Struggling Jazz at Lowly Knicks. The Jazz got behind early and never caught up in their 104-99 loss to the Kings as they failed to cover the NBA point spread as whopping 15.5-point home favorites. [Read More]
> NBA power rankings: Suns heat up. Suns lead the league in scoring and have won three of their first four road games against Eastern Conference opponents, including wins at Boston and Miami. [Read More]