Brooklyn Nets

Byron Scott is one choice for Clippers' new coach

2013-05-22 16:32:00

As the Clippers ponder whether to hire Byron Scott to replace Vinny Del Negro as the team’s coach, L.A. will have plenty of information to help with the decision. Scott has coached for 13 years in the NBA, and he has been fired three times, the...

Finding a great coach won't be easy

2013-05-22 21:18:00

The Clippers have begun their search for a new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro, with the hope that they can find someone who is capable of molding the team into a championship contender. But it will not be an easy task to find someone of that stature....

NBA playoffs preview: Heat vs. Bulls

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Eastern Conference semifinal No. 1 Miami vs. No. 5 Chicago Season series: Tied, 2-2. Key stat: Miami held Milwaukee to 85.3 points per game in its first-round sweep of the Bucks. Outlook: Chicago mucked things up for Miami in the regular season,...

Luol Deng to miss Bulls' Game 7 against the Nets

2013-05-04 10:27:00

Luol Deng will not be with the Chicago Bulls when they play Game 7 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Deng remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, although earlier in the week he said he might have meningitis, and did not make the...

Lakers need to improve, a lot, but their options are limited

2013-05-05 19:13:00

Poor Lakers. Even if Dwight Howard walks and Metta World Peace gets amnestied, they're still too far over the salary cap to chase any big-name free agents. Silly NBA rules. Along those lines, a sad-looking quote stood out as players and staffers slogged...

Stephen Curry, Nate Robinson do more than a little

2013-05-09 18:15:00

They were always too something for someone's liking. Stephen Curry was too wispy to warrant a major-college scholarship. Then he was too frail to become a star in the NBA. Nate Robinson was nearly too short for some rides at Disneyland, never mind...

Warriors advance; Nets force Game 7 in NBA playoffs

2013-05-02 23:04:00

Stephen Curry scored 22 points to go with eight assists, Andrew Bogut broke out with the best performance of his injury-saddled season and the Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a 92-88 victory in Game 6 on Thursday at Oakland....

Heat defeats Bucks, 104-91, to take 3-0 lead in first-round series

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Every game, someone different steps up for the Miami Heat. Well, someone different and LeBron James. Ageless Ray Allen scored 23 points, setting the NBA career playoff record for three-pointers in the process, and James had seven of his 22 points during...

Seth Jones tops scouts' rankings for NHL draft

2013-04-24 13:10:00

Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones, the son of former NBA player Popeye Jones, was rated the top North American skater for the NHL entry draft by the league’s Central Scouting Bureau. Aleksander Barkov of the Finnish team Tappara was rated...

NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference previews

2013-04-18 21:06:00

EASTERN CONFERENCE HEAT VS. BUCKS 1. Miami 66-16 (Home: 37-4; Road: 29-12) 8. Milwaukee 38-44 (Home: 21-20; Road: 17-24) Season series: Miami, 3-1. Key stat: LeBron James is making a career-best 56.5% of his shots, which is all the more...

NBA playoffs: Andre Miller's layup gives Nuggets a win over Warriors

2013-04-20 19:58:00

Andre Miller scored a playoff career-high 28 points and sank a nifty layup with 1.3 seconds left that lifted the Denver Nuggets to a 97-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday at Denver. Miller drove left past rookie Draymond Green, did an...

Joakim Noah and the Bulls win Game 2 to even series with Nets

2013-04-23 00:00:00

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At the top of the list, the Holy Grail/white whale is Phil Jackson (above circa 1990). Reports say he told the Brooklyn Nets "no thanks" and other reports state Jackson wants to run an NBA team.

2013-05-10 12:49:41

Marco Belinelli gets a mouth-full from coach Tom Thibodeau after a lacking defensive play against the Nets in the fourth quarter in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Joakim Noah of the Bulls yells in celebration after a 99-93 win over the Nets in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

2013-05-04 00:00:00