http://http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from en-us Copyright 2009 Bradenton.com Basketball 60 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:15:17 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's Workbench jluper@bradenton.com http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138376.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138376.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:56 EST LeBron James scored a game-high 21 points with four rebounds and as many assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten at home with a 111-81 trouncing of the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138342.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138342.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:12 EST Travis Outlaw drained a fade-away jumper with 8.9 seconds remaining to lift Portland to an 84-83 triumph over Detroit, snapping the Pistons' seven-game winning streak. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138338.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138338.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:16 EST Pau Gasol recorded a game-high 33 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138305.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138305.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:56 EST Linas Kleiza stepped up in Carmelo Anthony's absence and was one of three Nuggets to record 21 points, as Denver got by Miami, 108-97, at the Pepsi Center. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138288.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138288.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:11 EST Danny Granger nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 113-110 win over the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138212.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138212.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:52 EST Paul Millsap recorded his 19th straight double-double with 27 points and 14 rebounds, as the Utah Jazz crushed the New Orleans Hornets, 116-90. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138166.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138166.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:32 EST Yao Ming posted 26 points and eight rebounds, and the Houston Rockets dealt the Boston Celtics an 89-85 defeat at TD Banknorth Garden. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138153.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138153.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:17 EST Andre Miller posted a terrific all-around effort with 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists, as his three-pointer late in the fourth quarter spurred the Sixers to a 110-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138136.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138136.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:02 EST Randy Foye tied a career high with 32 points and established a career mark with six three-pointers, as the Minnesota Timberwolves crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 129-87. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138106.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138106.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:16 EST Vince Carter finished with 25 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 100-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138083.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138083.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:51 EST Dwight Howard recorded his 26th double-double of the season with 23 points and 19 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic edged the Atlanta Hawks, 106-102, at Philips Arena in the front end of a home-and-home series between the top two teams in the Southeast Division. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138075.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1138075.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:07 EST Andrea Bargnani posted 25 points and Chris Bosh logged 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists, as the Raptors held on for a 99-93 victory over the hapless Wizards. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137869.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137869.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:17 EST The Denver Nuggets acquired center Johan Petro and a second-round pick in 2009 from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for guard Chucky Atkins, a conditional 2009 pick and cash considerations. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137805.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137805.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:47 EST The Memphis Grizzlies acquired guard Shaun Livingston and cash Wednesday from the Miami Heat in exchange for a 2012 conditional second-round draft choice. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137125.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137125.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:17 EST Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was ruled out of Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors due to a bone bruise in his right knee. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137033.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1137033.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:42 EST The 2008-09 season for the Washington Wizards has been an ongoing comic strip that will not leave its fans, smirking or laughing after reading. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136726.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136726.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:37 EST Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson has a strained right hamstring, which will sideline him for two weeks, the team announced on Wednesday. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136628.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136628.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:07 EST The Memphis Grizzlies waived Darius Miles on Wednesday, nearly a month after signing the free agent forward. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136417.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136417.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:57 EST The top two teams in the Southeast Division begin a home- and-home series tonight at Atlanta's Philips Arena, where the surging Hawks will attempt to gain some ground on the first-place Orlando Magic. http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136418.html http://www.bradenton.com/basketball/story/1136418.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:57 EST Two of the NBA's worst teams tangle in the Twin Cities Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center.