NBA scores,updates,news and rumors . . .

[kingjames24szupladoh]

yun oh

* San Antonio Spurs named second-best sports franchise in ESPN the Magazine's Ultimate Standings Survey for 2013

Read Full Article Here


* Shaquille O'Neal was bought a small part of the Sacramento Kings.
The team he once called, the "Sacramento Queens".

naalala ko dati mga great games ng LAL at Kings nung early 2000s lalo na pag playoffs :hmm: lalo na yung buzzer beater ni Horry nung 2002 sa WCF epic game !

[kingjames24szupladoh]

The NBA and its teams have worked overtime in recent years to come up with fresh new jerseys in the interest of moving more merchandise. There have been special uniforms to honor Latin heritage, rebrands and redesigns, retro reissues and short-sleeved strips, a slew of alternate unis and, in some cases, a little bit of everything. We're not quite yet at the point where every team's uniforms will feature overt sponsorship, but we learned Monday that this season could bring a new wrinkle that some might find even odder than an encroaching logo: players' nicknames.

Bleacher Report's Ethan J. Skolnick cited Miami Heat sources in reporting that the team "has discussed" using nicknames to "replace last names above players' numbers on the upper back of one of their alternate jersey styles." The experiment apparently won't be limited to South Beach, though; Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press followed with a report that some members of the Heat "have been told the NBA is considering having them and the Brooklyn Nets wear 'nickname jerseys' in at least one of their four matchups this season." The Heat declined comment to Skolnick, and Reynolds wrote that the NBA "has not announced the plan," though he noted that the Heat and Nets "apparently have been aware of the likelihood of it happening for at least several weeks."

Heat sharpshooter Ray Allen seems kind of into the idea, according to Reynolds:

    "It shows growth in our league and it shows we do adapt to what's going on around us," said Allen, the Heat guard who plans to wear Shuttlesworth on his jersey, a nod to his character from the "He Got Game" film. "And we're still kids, playing a kids' game. Even though we're now men playing a kids' game, we still remember where we come from. Everybody had a nickname and it's a way to let the fans in a little bit more." [...]

    "Fans will like it and so will a lot of the players," Allen said. "Guys will get a good kick out of it.

Sure, although it'd be cooler if Allen used the first name of the character he played — y'know, the iconic name everybody called him — rather than the last. (Though you can understand why the league might not be too cool with that.)

For fans of those Heat and Nets players with long-held, well-established nicknames that every NBA fan knows — "King James," "The Truth," "K.G." and "Birdman," for example, and maybe "JET," should Jason Terry get off to a better start in Brooklyn than he did for the Boston Celtics last season — this could be cool enough. Some diehards might also appreciate the chance to cop, say, a "U.D." Udonis Haslem jersey, a "AK47" Andrei Kirilenko top or even (gasp!) a "Super Cool Beas" Michael Beasley uni, too. And while I've always thought "D-Will" is kind of a lazy nickname for Deron Williams, I guess I could see someone who's a super-big fan of the Nets point guard being convinced to part ways with hard-earned cash for that jersey.
I'm struggling to believe that there's a huge market for whatever will wind up on the backs of other guys, though. I mean, I might be wrong, but I can't envision lines out the door to pick up a "Rio" Mario Chalmers jersey, you know? And there are several guys on each roster with less claim to a nickname than the Heat point guard, which could mean an awful lot of bad, awkward fits that don't actually stoke fans' interest enough to actually unstock the shelves, which you'd suspect is the whole point of this endeavor in the first place.

And this doesn't even consider the horror show of someone like Dwyane Wade. Reynolds reports that players "were asked to submit what names they would want on the jerseys," which you'd imagine will lead the noted self-nicknamer to insist on having "Three" (ugh), "WoW" (oof) or perhaps something even worse appear between his shoulder blades. (It says something when "D-Wade" and the long-since-discarded "Flash" are your best nickname options. What it says isn't great.)

On the sunnier side of the street, there could be some fun options here amid the not-really-great-at-having-nicknames set. An "Iso-Joe" jersey for Joe Johnson would be fun, but nowhere near as fun as J.E. Skeets-created nonsense-o-nym "The Armadillo Cowboy." Ditto for a "Like a Bosh" uniform, which would be way cooler than "C.B.," so think about it, Chris Bosh.

"Señor Plums" might make people forget Mason Plumlee went to Duke. "Waldo Faldo" would be a good look for Norris Cole. A Greg Oden "Mr. Glass" jersey would be one of the truly great self-aware pieces of NBA clothing in recent memory; if Oden Bynum-ed up and grew his hair out like 2000 Samuel L., it would be one of the most bloggable moments of all time. And while I think I might go for the physically appropriate/"A-Team"-nodding "Face" as his choice, I'm sure that noted creative type Brook Lopez would be able to come up with a funny-book-derived moniker that'd make him happy and all of us laugh.
Unfortunately, there might be an impediment to Lopez mining his beloved DC Universe for jersey ideas — the league's already put a kibosh on a similar idea for a member of the Heat, according to Reynolds:

    Miami forward Shane Battier — who wasn't exactly thrilled about the nickname idea — said he wanted to wear "Batman" on his jersey, though was told that Warner Brothers holds the rights to that name, and other players have also had to deal with copyright-related issues with their suggested monikers. Battier said he'll go with "Shaneo" instead.

"Shaneo," huh? Forget what I said about how this could wind up being cool. It's going to be a trainwreck.

If it's a financially lucrative trainwreck, though, it'll almost certainly expand to other teams, much as the bummerific sleeved jerseys are set to expand this season after last year's test balloon. If it does indeed spread throughout the league, which players' nickname jerseys would you most want to add to your collection, and which players do you think would have the worst possible examples? (Within clean, family-bloggin' reason, friends.) Let's hear it in the comments, y'all.





Source:
Nicknames may be coming to NBA jerseys: League reportedly eyeing Heat, Nets for experiment

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Kevin Durant says Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player ever and lists his all-time starting five
SEE Here

[kingjames24szupladoh]

A feud between Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant has broken out over Twitter on who should be in the Sports Illustrated Top 10 Players.

Durant: "I think you're missing James Harden, take Wade off the list. "

Wade: "Kevin Durant said James Harden should replace me in the Top 10...Note to
self* Make him respect your place in history."

Durant "Show me don't tweet me..."


Dwyane Wade called out Kevin Durant on Instagram and KD responded with a subtweet:

Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant Exchange Words on Social Media

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Updates :


Top 10 players in the NBA according to Sports Illustrated:

10. Carmelo Anthony
9. Kobe Bryant
8. Dwyane Wade
7. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
5. Russell Westbrook
4. Tony Parker
3. Chris Paul
2. Kevin Durant
1. LeBron James

Full Lists Here

* Udonis Haslem used his Instagram to get in on the Kevin Durant-Dwyane Wade social media beef.

Details Here

[tonistork]

It's No. 16 at the middle once again,

see story here,

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pau-gasol-lakers-man-middle-222023780--nba.html

[tonistork]

Mike Miller says he's just trying to fit in and be an asset  to the Memphis Grizzlies.

see story below,

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/miller-looking-fit-stay-healthy-221502561--nba.html

[bohica]

Dwight Howard's request to be traded was granted.

[kingjames24szupladoh]

The Houston Rockets arrived in the Philippines on Monday morning for their NBA preseason match against the Indiana Pacers set on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Shortly after arriving, Rockets guard Jeremy Lin was already on his phone taking pictures from the team bus, with teammate Chandler Parsons looking on.

Photo Courtesy of: InterAksyon.com/Eric Apolonio

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Monday, October 7 Schedule: 8 Pre-Season games(Western Time)

Toronto at Boston - 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT
Atlanta at Miami - 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT on NBATV
Memphis at Chicago - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT
Moscow CSKA at Minnesota - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT
New Orleans at Dallas - 8:30 pm ET, 5:30 pm PT
Haifa Maccabi at Phoenix - 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT
L.A. Clippers at Portland - 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT
Sacramento at Golden State - 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT on NBATV

[kingjames24szupladoh]

October 7, Final Scores/Leaders: (Western Time)

Raptors – 97 Celtics – 89
Gay: 17 Pts. Lowry: 5 Asts. Valanciunas: 10 Rebs./Wallace: 16 Pts. Olynyk: 5 Asts. Sullinger: 6 Rebs.

Hawks – 87 Heat – 92
Scott: 13 Pts. Horford: 4 Asts. Horford: 9 Rebs./Bosh: 21 Pts. James: 5 Asts. Mason: 6 Rebs.

Grizzlies – 87 Bulls – 106
Bayless: 15 Pts. Calathes: 8 Asts. Leuer: 5 Rebs./Boozer: 16 Pts. Rose: 3 Asts. Mohammed: 6 Rebs.

Moscow CSKA – 108 Timberwolves – 106
Teodosic: 26 Pts. Teodosic: 9 Asts. Kaun: 9 Rebs./Williams: 21 Pts. Love: 5 Asts. Williams: 9 Rebs.

Pelicans – 94 Mavericks – 92
Davis: 25 Pts. Holiday: 6 Asts. Davis: 7 Rebs./Wright: 14 Pts. Ellis: 7 Asts. Marion: 5 Rebs.

Maccabi Haifa – 89 Suns – 130
Yivzuri: 14 Pts. Roth: 4 Asts. Smith: 8 Rebs./Bledsoe: 22 Pts. Dragic: 5 Asts. Len: 6 Rebs.

Clippers – 87 Blazers – 74
Jordan: 16 Pts. Paul: 5 Asts. Jordan: 8 Rebs./Batum: 12 Pts. Lillard: 6 Asts. Lopez: 10 Rebs.

Kings – 81 Warriors – 94
Thomas: 15 Pts. Thomas: 6 Asts. Thompson: 9 Rebs./Curry: 23 Pts. Curry: 6 Asts. Lee: 13 Rebs.


pwede nang mag jeepney driver si P. George at D. Granger

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Tuesday, October 8 Schedule: 7 Pre-Season games (Western Time)

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia - 3 pm ET, 12 pm PT on NBATV

Brooklyn at Washington - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT on NBATV

Milwaukee at Cleveland - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT

Atlanta at Charlotte - 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT

Maccabi Haifa at Detroit - 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT

Golden State at Utah - 9 pm ET, 6 pm PT

Denver at L.A. Lakers - 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT on NBATV

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Today's Recap :


Oklahoma City (103) defeated Philadelphia (99)

OKC:
-Reggie Jackson had 29 points, 8 assists and 6 boards in 36 minutes starting at PG; Westbrook who?
-Serge Ibaka 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks (36 min).
-Kevin Durant 21 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds in 33 minutes.

Philadelphia:
-Tony Wroten dropped 20, including 4 from downtown, along with 2 steals and 3 assists in 21 minutes coming off the bench.
-Evan Turner played 35 minutes, scoring 19 points, with 7 boards and 4 assists also.
-Spencer Hawes chipped in with 11 points, 9 rebounds and a block (27 minutes).

Brooklyn (111) defeated Washington (106) in OT

Brooklyn:
-Tyshawn Taylor top scored for the Nets with 16 points as well as 6 assists. Also had 7 turnovers in 34 minutes off the bench.
-Mirza Teletovic dropped 15 as a reserve, including three from beyond the arc. Added 6 rebounds in 19 minutes of play.
-Almost perfect shooting (6-7) for Brook Lopez in 12 minutes. He finished with 15 points.

Washington:
-Nene had 19 points on 8-11 shooting in 22 minutes to lead the Wizards.
-John Wall dropped 16 points, handed out 8 dimes and pulled down 5 boards in his 30 minutes.
-Kevin Seraphin had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 32 minutes.

Cleveland (99) defeated Milwaukee (87)

Cleveland:
-Tristan Thompson was the Cavs’ highest scorer with 17, and the forward picked up 8 rebounds in his 25 minutes.
-Kyrie Irving had 14 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 23 minutes.
-Draftee Kadji had 15 points and 5 rebounds in 12 minutes.

Milwaukee:
-Greek import Antentokounmpo had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks and 5 turnovers in 29 minutes.
-Stephen Graham led the Bucks with 15 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.

Atlanta (87) defeated Charlotte (85)

Atlanta:
-Mike Scott had a team high 19 points, 6 boards and shot 8-11 in 28 minutes.
-Kyle Korver connected on three shots from long range with 14 total points in 21 minutes, along with 3 blocks.
-Elton Brand had a huge 7 blocks at the 5 spot, to go with 8 rebounds and 4 points in 30 minutes.

Charlotte:
-Sessions had 17 points and 6 assists in his 24 minutes on court.
-Fellow guard Kemba Walker dropped 12, 8 of those from the charity stripe, along with 3 steals.

Detroit (91) defeated Maccabi Haifa (69)

Detroit:
-Andre Drummond was the best with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in 24 minutes.
-Brandon Jennings had 5 steals along with 15 points and 3 assists in 23 minutes.

Utah (101) defeated Golden State (78)

Utah:
-John Lucas starred as the back-up PG, with 16 points and a +21 differential during his 18 minutes on court.
-Derrick Favors had a double-double with 10 points and 14 boards. The PF also had 3 blocks in his 25 minutes.
-Highflier Jeremy Evans also had a double-double with 12 and 13 (24 minutes).

Golden State:
-Marreese Speights was the team leader in scoring off the bench with 13 along with 6 rebounds in 17 minutes.
-Stephen Curry had 10 points and 3 assists in his 20 minutes.

LA Lakers (90) defeated Denver (88)

LA:
-Steve Blake had a team-high 16 points to go with 3 assists and 8 FT’s made in 27 minutes coming off the bench.
-Gasol had 14 points and 8 rebounds (24 minutes).
-Chris Kaman pulled down 7 boards and dropped 12 points in his 24 minutes.

Denver:
-Javale McGee starred for the Nuggets with 14 points, 7 boards and 3 blocks in 27 minutes.
-JJ Hickson came off the bench with energy, scoring 13 points and picking up 10 rebounds. Also had 4 turnovers in 21 minutes.
-French guard Evan Fournier played 30 minutes as a reserve, scoring 10 points with 5 assists.

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Today's Recap :


Oklahoma City (103) defeated Philadelphia (99)

OKC:
-Reggie Jackson had 29 points, 8 assists and 6 boards in 36 minutes starting at PG; Westbrook who?
-Serge Ibaka 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks (36 min).
-Kevin Durant 21 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds in 33 minutes.

Philadelphia:
-Tony Wroten dropped 20, including 4 from downtown, along with 2 steals and 3 assists in 21 minutes coming off the bench.
-Evan Turner played 35 minutes, scoring 19 points, with 7 boards and 4 assists also.
-Spencer Hawes chipped in with 11 points, 9 rebounds and a block (27 minutes).

Brooklyn (111) defeated Washington (106) in OT

Brooklyn:
-Tyshawn Taylor top scored for the Nets with 16 points as well as 6 assists. Also had 7 turnovers in 34 minutes off the bench.
-Mirza Teletovic dropped 15 as a reserve, including three from beyond the arc. Added 6 rebounds in 19 minutes of play.
-Almost perfect shooting (6-7) for Brook Lopez in 12 minutes. He finished with 15 points.

Washington:
-Nene had 19 points on 8-11 shooting in 22 minutes to lead the Wizards.
-John Wall dropped 16 points, handed out 8 dimes and pulled down 5 boards in his 30 minutes.
-Kevin Seraphin had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 32 minutes.

Cleveland (99) defeated Milwaukee (87)

Cleveland:
-Tristan Thompson was the Cavs’ highest scorer with 17, and the forward picked up 8 rebounds in his 25 minutes.
-Kyrie Irving had 14 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 23 minutes.
-Draftee Kadji had 15 points and 5 rebounds in 12 minutes.

Milwaukee:
-Greek import Antentokounmpo had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks and 5 turnovers in 29 minutes.
-Stephen Graham led the Bucks with 15 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.

Atlanta (87) defeated Charlotte (85)

Atlanta:
-Mike Scott had a team high 19 points, 6 boards and shot 8-11 in 28 minutes.
-Kyle Korver connected on three shots from long range with 14 total points in 21 minutes, along with 3 blocks.
-Elton Brand had a huge 7 blocks at the 5 spot, to go with 8 rebounds and 4 points in 30 minutes.

Charlotte:
-Sessions had 17 points and 6 assists in his 24 minutes on court.
-Fellow guard Kemba Walker dropped 12, 8 of those from the charity stripe, along with 3 steals.

Detroit (91) defeated Maccabi Haifa (69)

Detroit:
-Andre Drummond was the best with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks in 24 minutes.
-Brandon Jennings had 5 steals along with 15 points and 3 assists in 23 minutes.

Utah (101) defeated Golden State (78)

Utah:
-John Lucas starred as the back-up PG, with 16 points and a +21 differential during his 18 minutes on court.
-Derrick Favors had a double-double with 10 points and 14 boards. The PF also had 3 blocks in his 25 minutes.
-Highflier Jeremy Evans also had a double-double with 12 and 13 (24 minutes).

Golden State:
-Marreese Speights was the team leader in scoring off the bench with 13 along with 6 rebounds in 17 minutes.
-Stephen Curry had 10 points and 3 assists in his 20 minutes.

LA Lakers (90) defeated Denver (88)

LA:
-Steve Blake had a team-high 16 points to go with 3 assists and 8 FT’s made in 27 minutes coming off the bench.
-Gasol had 14 points and 8 rebounds (24 minutes).
-Chris Kaman pulled down 7 boards and dropped 12 points in his 24 minutes.

Denver:
-Javale McGee starred for the Nuggets with 14 points, 7 boards and 3 blocks in 27 minutes.
-JJ Hickson came off the bench with energy, scoring 13 points and picking up 10 rebounds. Also had 4 turnovers in 21 minutes.
-French guard Evan Fournier played 30 minutes as a reserve, scoring 10 points with 5 assists.

[kingjames24szupladoh]

Wednesday, October 9 Schedule: 6 Pre-Season games(Western Time)

Minnesota at Toronto - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT

New Orleans at Orlando - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT

New York at Boston - 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT on NBATV

Dallas at Memphis - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT

Moscow CSKA at San Antonio - 8:30 pm ET, 5:30 pm PT

Phoenix at Portland - 10 pm ET, 7 pm PT