The Atlanta Hawks countered King James’ 38-point performance behind Joe Johnson’s brilliant game. Johnson, a 4-time All-Star, finished the night with 27 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds and had plenty of help, Mike Bibby had 13 points, Al Horford added 12 and Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford each had 11. James who also registered [...]
‘Superman’ Dwight Howard had 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic pummels the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, 101-76 on Wednesday night. With the win, the Magic claim their 21st straight preseason victory and are 7-0 this preseason. Howard shot a perfect 7 for 7 from the field and added four blocks. All-star Vince Carter [...]
Lebron James scored 33 points – the best by anyone so far this preseason – in only 29 minutes, before sitting out the entire 4th quarter and watching the Charlotte Bobcats beat his new team Miami Heat 102-96 on Monday night. Bobcats’ point guard D.J. Augustin scored 19 points, Nazr Mohammed added 14 and Stephen [...]
Dwight Howard had 14 points and 13 rebounds while Brandon Bass added 17 points and eight rebounds off the bench to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-73 preseason victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Starting point guard Jameer Nelson scored 17 points for the Magic who are still undefeated in the preseason with a 6-0 [...]
Rookie Gordon Hayward fired 26 points and the Utah Jazz endured a 19-point third quarter onslaught by Kobe Bryant to beat the defending champs 99-94 on Sunday night and improve their preseason record to 6-0. Bryant, coming off arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, only saw action for 20 minutes, unleashed a 19-point 3rd quarter, [...]
Carmelo Anthony torched the LA Clippers as he scored 30 points and pulled 14 boards as the Denver Nuggets managed to win 100-95 on Thursday night after squandering an 18-point lead. Aaron Afflalo came to help Melo by adding 27 points and nine boards on the eve of his 25th birthday Blake Griffin, last year’s [...]
Lebron James filled the stat sheet while Chris Bosh led the team in scoring as the Miami Heat beat the young Oklahoma City Thunder team 103-96. James recorded 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds while Bosh had another great night with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem also contributed in [...]
LeBron James walked from the bench moments before their preseason opener tip-off with the traditional stoic look, filled his hands with powder, threw it into the air to create a white cloud, then clapped his hands like he always do. But it’s just totally different. The much anticipated trio of James, Wade and Bosh lasted [...]