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The Heat Is On Despite Missing Talent

Miami Heat has turned up the offense after a four game slump winning five out of six games after defeating host Philadelphia on Sunday. The Heat was playing with a few men down:  leading scorer Michael Beasley was sidelined for their last two games with a bruised thigh. Dorell Wright is on his first of a two-game suspension after being charged with a DUI and driving with a suspended license and point guard Rafer Alston was suspended for the season after he left the team without telling any member of the organization why. During the game they lost Jermaine O’Neal, who had a season high of... 

Kobe Ends Lakers Three Game Slide

It was Kobe Bryant’s late jumper that put an end to the Lakers three game slide on Tuesday night. With just 1.9 seconds left Bryant hit a 17-foot jumper taking the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors. This ended what was the Lakers longest losing streak this season. The Raptors totally outplayed the defending champions through most of the three-quarters up until Bryant’s heroic shot in the fourth. Chris Bosh hit a 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left to bring the game to a tie. Then Bryant eluded Antoine Wright’s defense getting the ball on the wing and moved nearly... 

Prince Clinches Pistons Victory

The Detroit Pistons secured a 110 – 107overtime victory over 1.5 point favorites Houston yesterday. Tayshaun Prince clinched the game for the Pistons. Prince who had missed 32 games with back and knee injuries scored a season-high 29 points and brought down 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton added 22 points and Jason Maxiell had a career high16 rebounds. Will Bynum was filling in for Rodney Stuckey on Sunday night and proved his effectiveness in defense. Stuckey was hospitalized when he collapsed during the Pistons loss against the Cavaliers at Cleveland on Friday. It has since been confirmed after... 

The Spurs End Suns Win Streak

The San Antonio Spurs put an end to the Phoenix Suns five-game winning streak on Sunday. Even with a 41-point and 12-rebound performance from Amare Stoudemire of the Suns, San Antonio beat them 113-110. This is the Suns second loss since the All –Star break. Could they be on the slide? Jason Richardson had a helping hand in their defeat when he, embarrassingly, missed the perfect opportunity to bring them to a tie. With 40 seconds left to play he mistimed a dunk, there was no-one ahead of him and his one-handed slam bounced off the rim to the shock of his teammates. It was a great day for the... 

Ups and Downs for the Lakers

Kobe Bryant played an outstanding game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. He made a 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left leading the Los Angeles Lakers to 99-98 victory. Bryant had missed five games due to an ankle injury and returned in great form scoring a total 32 points for his team. Well that was Tuesday…. On Wednesday it was a different story for the Lakers, who took 60% of the betting volume at odds of +1.5, lost to the Dallas Mavericks. Bryant’s performance was nowhere near as heroic making just nine of twenty-three shots and scoring 20 points. Both the Lakers and Bryant seemed tired... 

Cavs Lose Third Straight

Orlando Magic, two point favorites at LinesMaker, beat Cleveland 101 – 95 on Sunday. This was the third straight loss for the Cavs, after a 13 game winning streak. Sunday’s game was a battle of the Supermen on court. Shaquille O’Neal has been known as Superman throughout most of his 17 year NBA career and Dwight Howard has also earned that nickname much to O’Neal’s chagrin., he has even been heard calling Howard an “impostor”. The game on Saturday definitely saw a visible battle of the NBA superheroes. Howard had 22 points and 16 rebounds for Orlando and O’Neal finished... 

Cavs Strengthens Front Line

Washington Wizards made a three-team trade on Wednesday. Drew Gooden was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers and Antawn Jamison joins the front line with along with LeBron and Shaq at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wizards acquired Al Thornton from Los Angeles, Cavaliers center Zydrunnas Ilgauskas and rights to Emir Predldzic, and the Clippers sent guard Sebastian Telfair to Cleveland. The question now is: With Jamison on board will the Cavs win the NBA title? He was with the Wizards for 4 years, proving to be a great asset to the team, popular with teammates and fans. He has been averaging 20.5 points... 

Blazers Lose Roy for Three More Games

Shooting guard Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers will be sitting out for their next three games and he will not be playing in the 2010 All-Star Game. Roy has been suffering from a hamstring injury since their game against Milwaukee on Jan. 13. He hasn’t played in 12 of the last 13 games, including Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Head Coach Nate McMillian, who wants to ensure the Blazers best player makes a full recovery, made the decision.  This is Roy’s fourth season with the Blazers who have gone to 4 – 6 in Roy’s absence. The current odds for them... 

Magic Comeback to Upset Celtics

The Orlando Magic could make it to the playoffs this season. On Sunday they beat Eastern Conference rivals and 3-point favorite, the Boston Celtics in a 96 – 89 comeback victory. Boston was leading 51-40 at half time but they were completely dominated by the Magic in the third quarter, losing their first game in four starts. It was an outstanding defensive and offensive performance in the decisive quarter that clinched the victory. Vince Carter scored a team-high 20 points and Dwight Howard had 16 and 13 rebounds for the Magic, they had a 19-0 run in the third to turn a nine-point deficit into... 

Will Spurs Acquire Stoudemire?

It is rumored that the San Antonio Spurs are courting Phoenix Suns all-star center Stoudemire. For the last two years they have failed to acknowledge their need for a center to play alongside Tim Duncan. This complimentary combination would make a formidable duo for the Spurs. But could this be a panic move? A strong offensive acquisition such as Stoudemire is very attractive to the Spurs at this time in the season. The Spurs (25-18) have lost five of their last six games, and dropped into sixth place in the Western Conference. Sports bettors can get odds of +700 for them to take the conference... 

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