Bulls visit Hawks on Friday
When Mike Bibby underwent surgery last offseason to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, it was of no concern to the Atlanta Hawks. When he walked off the court Wednesday holding that same thumb, they couldn’t have been more worried. When the Bulls visit the Hawks on Friday with [...]
The Lakers begin their most trying remaining regular-season stretch of the season with a Friday night game in New Orleans. After that, the Lakers visit Houston, Dallas and Utah in a test of their mettle against other Western Conference playoff-bound teams.
The Lakers had a grand time in New Orleans back on Jan. 9, destroying the [...]
The Rockets had not won as many consecutive games since the first championship season, when they won the first 15 games to start the 1993-94 season. But the other measure of how long the streak has become might be more impressive.
The Rockets have been winning for so long it has become routine.
“We have that look [...]
The Bulls have plenty of adjustments to make with their new lineup in place and just 25 games remaining in the season. But they have shown signs of being a deep team carrying plenty of offensive firepower.
In four of the last five games, the Bulls have had at least six players reach double-figures. Whether that [...]
The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs have both been adjusting to the return of a point guard this week.
Although Jason Kidd’s absence from Dallas was about 11 years longer than Tony Parker’s time away from San Antonio, it’s the Mavericks that are clicking offensively going into Thursday’s meeting at the At&T Center.
The Mavs (38-19) [...]
Milwaukee 103, Pistons 98
The Pistons played a great final three minutes against Milwaukee, executing at crunch time the way they’ve done so often over the last five seasons. Moral of the story: A great final three minutes can’t overcome a listless first 45. When Orlando drilled the Pistons the night before, Rasheed Wallace told [...]
