After nearly 12 years in the league, Pierce has learned how to accentuate his talents to help the Celtics win. He ranked first on the Celtics in scoring and 3-point shooting, second in assists, and third in rebounding heading into Sunday’s game. - WEEI.com
"We definitely could use somebody else," said forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored a game-high 41 points. "At this point, anytime you have an injured player, anybody who can step up off the bench is huge." The Nuggets' front office is looking into acquiring a big man who could play some minutes off the bench. - Denver Post
Miles ruptured a ligament in the thumb on his left, shooting hand during an early October practice prior to a Jazz preseason game there. Now, one surgery and more than two months later, Miles may be getting his starting job back. - Deseret News
When asked how the Bobcats could fix their problem, Wallace responded, "Can you fix somebody's heart? That's a personal thing.'' So when Chandler played his most productive game of the season a mere 24 hours later, the natural assumption was that Chandler had been motivated by Wallace's criticism. - ESPN.com
"I think it's bull personally,'' said Chandler, who matched his season-high with 13 points. "When you lose and play like we do, you can't say that someone else is the problem. I don't feel like we're good enough to point fingers.'' - ESPN.com
It’s the type of play the Celtics have come to expect from Allen, who missed the first 20 games of the season while recovering from offseason surgery on his right ankle. “Tony was phenomenal,” coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s been terrific. He’s just doing the things we need him to do. This is the best stretch that we’ve had him, as far as with this group of guys, where he’s playing his role.” - Boston Herald
"Nate's got talent, we all know that," (Donnie) Walsh said. "He can help a team win. He can help any team, but only if he plays within the parameter of what the team is trying to do. And I don't coach the team. So I don't know where he is, outside of that parameter." - NY Daily News
The fact that he's back is amazing, it's really amazing," said Ron Artest, who played five seasons with (Jonathan) Bender in Indiana, late Saturday night as the Lakers were leaving the Meadowlands. "When he left Indiana, I thought he was done. I never thought he'd be able to come back." - NY Daily News
Their leading scorer left a 98-94 loss to the New York Knicks in the third quarter with back spasms. Though the team initially expected him to return, Jackson was in too much pain, long after the game ended. "Bad!'' Jackson said of the injury. "I've never had a back problem like this. It locked up on both sides and every time I tried to stretch, it locked up on me. - Charlotte Observer
The Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves played with two referees on Sunday night because the winter storm that blanketed the East Coast with snow prevented the third, Leon Wood, from making it to Boston. - Boston.com
He later said his remarks were meant to emphasize the lack of ball-sharing by the entire team and Stuckey's lack of passion in the second half, but the comments were the first sign that the coach might have been questioning Stuckey's performance. - Detroit Free Press
"The one thing Marcus can do is defend," Triano said. "When he is in the game we try to let Turk (Hedo Turkoglu)run a lot of the offence from the point-forward position. Marcus can guard point guards and even tonight Chris Paul tried to post him up a couple of times in the third and Marcus was very strong and did a good job holding his ground." - Toronto Sun
Nate Robinson says he wants to play for the Knicks. He also wants to play. The goals are clashing, which prompted Robinson’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, to request on Saturday that Robinson and the Knicks part ways. On Sunday, however, Robinson spoke hopefully that the situation could be reversed. - NY Times
Knicks president Donnie Walsh says he will probably begin discussions with Nate Robinson's agent Monday about a request to trade the benched guard. That's assuming Robinson really wants to be dealt. - The Journal News
Celtics guard Ray Allen played in a game last season with a hyperextended right elbow. So he was not about to let a hyperextended finger keep him out of action last night. Allen sustained the injury defending Tony Allen late in practice Saturday. But the problem did not affect his preparation for last night’s game. Allen concluded the practice with some free throw shooting and arrived three hours before the game for his usual extra shooting. - Boston Globe
The Dallas Mavericks' appeal of their overtime loss Friday to the Houston Rockets argues that center Erick Dampier was inappropriately assessed a second technical foul. The referees -- Ken Mauer, Brian Forte and John Goble -- called the technical on Dampier during an eight-minute review of a flagrant foul assessed to Houston's Aaron Brooks. The play occurred with 1:01 remaining in overtime and the Rockets leading by six points. - ESPN.com
After the Wizards were absolutely crushed by the Suns in the final game of their four-city West coast swing, there wasn't really a whole lot to say. Washington barely bothered to show up, and it was clear they packed it in at halftime, as they watched the Suns' lead reach as many as 33 points before the third quarter came to its merciful conclusion. - FanHouse
Sure, the team was playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and it was their third game in four nights -- in three different cities. But to Saunders, those are factors that the players need to ignore, and they're certainly not an excuse for giving less than maximum effort. - FanHouse
Rockets guard Chase Budinger will be out two to three weeks with a sprained right ankle. Budinger turned the ankle on a drive in the second quarter of Saturday’s 95-90 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He underwent an MRI on Sunday. - Chron.com
Magic point guard Jameer Nelson could play Monday night against the Utah Jazz after practicing with the team for the first time since his Nov. 18 knee surgery. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said a few days ago that Nelson wouldn’t play until Wednesday night against Houston at the earliest. - Orlando Sentinel
Robinson does want out, and a source close to the Robinson camp tells ESPN.com there's one place the former slam-dunk champion would truly like to land if a trade can be worked out: Boston. - ESPN.com
Utah Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer spent a good part of Sunday -- an off day -- visiting with Magic center Dwight Howard. And one of the things they talked about was the possibility of becoming NBA teammates. As an unrestricted free agent this summer, Boozer just smiled Monday at that future option. "Who wouldn't want to play with Superman?'' - FanHouse
There has been speculation Bosh could be moved before the trade deadline if the Raptors feel they have no way of re-signing the coveted free agent next summer. An NBA source with knowledge of Toronto’s plans told Yahoo! Sports that Raptors officials are still hopeful the team will improve enough to convince Bosh to re-sign. That didn’t stop Nowitzki from chatting up Bosh when both visited South Africa with the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program. - Yahoo! Sports
“I was like, ‘So, you coming back to Dallas?’ ” Nowitzki said. “He just said he doesn’t know and everything was so wide open to him. “I think everything right now is speculation. I don’t like speculation. I like to focus on what I got.” - Yahoo! Sports
Getting caught up in a he said/he said argument wasn't his style then, and years later, it still isn't. "I really don't know what happened in Chicago," said Gordon, who signed a five-year, $55 million deal with the Pistons this summer after five years with the Bulls. "Business decisions like that get made all of the time in basketball. I try not to take it personally." The operative word being "try." - ESPN.com
After the NBA decided to impose no additional fines or suspension following his outburst ( and ejection) from Friday's loss to Philadelphia, CSNNE.com has learned that one of Wallace's technical fouls has been rescinded. The one in question came on Nov. 29 at Miami. Near the end of the first quarter, Wallace made a shot in which he felt he was fouled. After the made basket, he yelled, 'And one!' - CSNNE.com
After Monday's film session and light shooting work by his team at AmericanAirlines Arena, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra challenged the notion. "I don't think Jeff's comments are accurate," Spoelstra said. "What happens a lot of times is Dwyane attacks. He goes to the rim. In many instances, he's going to be last guy back, after some kind of layup attempt or dunk attempt at the rim." Van Gundy said seeing a player of Wade's status failing to hustle back on defense can pollute a team. "I think it's incumbent on the best player to demand of himself what he would demand of his teammates," Van Gundy said. - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
On what's ailing Stevenson, Flip said: "I think it's a combination of having the year off, and he couldn't do much in the summer time because of the back, he just tried to get back in shape and get his weight down and so because he's been off for so long, he just couldn't get into a groove." - Washington Times
“Since I’ve been here, and this is my 12th season now, this is the most talent that we have on a team from top to bottom, Finals included,” Nowitzki said. “The only problem is the rest of the top teams got better, too. We’re still all mad at Memphis for just trading Gasol to L.A. We’re still mad at [Detroit Pistons president] Joe Dumars for trading [Chauncey] Billups to Denver. It just so happens that the rest of the league and the rest of the Western Conference got better as well. - Yahoo! Sports
"I think chemistry is our strength," says forward Shane Battier. "We don't have a lot of attitudes or jealousies. We have an ego in a good way. We take happiness in each other's successes and we root each other on, and not in a phony way. That's the only way I've been able to describe our success to this point." "Chemistry is hot here and that's something a coach can't teach," adds Carl Landry. - HoopsWorld
"We definitely could use somebody else," said forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored a game-high 41 points. "At this point, anytime you have an injured player, anybody who can step up off the bench is huge." The Nuggets' front office is looking into acquiring a big man who could play some minutes off the bench. - Denver Post
Miles ruptured a ligament in the thumb on his left, shooting hand during an early October practice prior to a Jazz preseason game there. Now, one surgery and more than two months later, Miles may be getting his starting job back. - Deseret News
When asked how the Bobcats could fix their problem, Wallace responded, "Can you fix somebody's heart? That's a personal thing.'' So when Chandler played his most productive game of the season a mere 24 hours later, the natural assumption was that Chandler had been motivated by Wallace's criticism. - ESPN.com
"I think it's bull personally,'' said Chandler, who matched his season-high with 13 points. "When you lose and play like we do, you can't say that someone else is the problem. I don't feel like we're good enough to point fingers.'' - ESPN.com
It’s the type of play the Celtics have come to expect from Allen, who missed the first 20 games of the season while recovering from offseason surgery on his right ankle. “Tony was phenomenal,” coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s been terrific. He’s just doing the things we need him to do. This is the best stretch that we’ve had him, as far as with this group of guys, where he’s playing his role.” - Boston Herald
"Nate's got talent, we all know that," (Donnie) Walsh said. "He can help a team win. He can help any team, but only if he plays within the parameter of what the team is trying to do. And I don't coach the team. So I don't know where he is, outside of that parameter." - NY Daily News
The fact that he's back is amazing, it's really amazing," said Ron Artest, who played five seasons with (Jonathan) Bender in Indiana, late Saturday night as the Lakers were leaving the Meadowlands. "When he left Indiana, I thought he was done. I never thought he'd be able to come back." - NY Daily News
Their leading scorer left a 98-94 loss to the New York Knicks in the third quarter with back spasms. Though the team initially expected him to return, Jackson was in too much pain, long after the game ended. "Bad!'' Jackson said of the injury. "I've never had a back problem like this. It locked up on both sides and every time I tried to stretch, it locked up on me. - Charlotte Observer
The Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves played with two referees on Sunday night because the winter storm that blanketed the East Coast with snow prevented the third, Leon Wood, from making it to Boston. - Boston.com
He later said his remarks were meant to emphasize the lack of ball-sharing by the entire team and Stuckey's lack of passion in the second half, but the comments were the first sign that the coach might have been questioning Stuckey's performance. - Detroit Free Press
"The one thing Marcus can do is defend," Triano said. "When he is in the game we try to let Turk (Hedo Turkoglu)run a lot of the offence from the point-forward position. Marcus can guard point guards and even tonight Chris Paul tried to post him up a couple of times in the third and Marcus was very strong and did a good job holding his ground." - Toronto Sun
Nate Robinson says he wants to play for the Knicks. He also wants to play. The goals are clashing, which prompted Robinson’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, to request on Saturday that Robinson and the Knicks part ways. On Sunday, however, Robinson spoke hopefully that the situation could be reversed. - NY Times
Knicks president Donnie Walsh says he will probably begin discussions with Nate Robinson's agent Monday about a request to trade the benched guard. That's assuming Robinson really wants to be dealt. - The Journal News
Celtics guard Ray Allen played in a game last season with a hyperextended right elbow. So he was not about to let a hyperextended finger keep him out of action last night. Allen sustained the injury defending Tony Allen late in practice Saturday. But the problem did not affect his preparation for last night’s game. Allen concluded the practice with some free throw shooting and arrived three hours before the game for his usual extra shooting. - Boston Globe
The Dallas Mavericks' appeal of their overtime loss Friday to the Houston Rockets argues that center Erick Dampier was inappropriately assessed a second technical foul. The referees -- Ken Mauer, Brian Forte and John Goble -- called the technical on Dampier during an eight-minute review of a flagrant foul assessed to Houston's Aaron Brooks. The play occurred with 1:01 remaining in overtime and the Rockets leading by six points. - ESPN.com
After the Wizards were absolutely crushed by the Suns in the final game of their four-city West coast swing, there wasn't really a whole lot to say. Washington barely bothered to show up, and it was clear they packed it in at halftime, as they watched the Suns' lead reach as many as 33 points before the third quarter came to its merciful conclusion. - FanHouse
Sure, the team was playing on the second night of a back-to-back, and it was their third game in four nights -- in three different cities. But to Saunders, those are factors that the players need to ignore, and they're certainly not an excuse for giving less than maximum effort. - FanHouse
Rockets guard Chase Budinger will be out two to three weeks with a sprained right ankle. Budinger turned the ankle on a drive in the second quarter of Saturday’s 95-90 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He underwent an MRI on Sunday. - Chron.com
Magic point guard Jameer Nelson could play Monday night against the Utah Jazz after practicing with the team for the first time since his Nov. 18 knee surgery. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said a few days ago that Nelson wouldn’t play until Wednesday night against Houston at the earliest. - Orlando Sentinel
Robinson does want out, and a source close to the Robinson camp tells ESPN.com there's one place the former slam-dunk champion would truly like to land if a trade can be worked out: Boston. - ESPN.com
Utah Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer spent a good part of Sunday -- an off day -- visiting with Magic center Dwight Howard. And one of the things they talked about was the possibility of becoming NBA teammates. As an unrestricted free agent this summer, Boozer just smiled Monday at that future option. "Who wouldn't want to play with Superman?'' - FanHouse
There has been speculation Bosh could be moved before the trade deadline if the Raptors feel they have no way of re-signing the coveted free agent next summer. An NBA source with knowledge of Toronto’s plans told Yahoo! Sports that Raptors officials are still hopeful the team will improve enough to convince Bosh to re-sign. That didn’t stop Nowitzki from chatting up Bosh when both visited South Africa with the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program. - Yahoo! Sports
“I was like, ‘So, you coming back to Dallas?’ ” Nowitzki said. “He just said he doesn’t know and everything was so wide open to him. “I think everything right now is speculation. I don’t like speculation. I like to focus on what I got.” - Yahoo! Sports
Getting caught up in a he said/he said argument wasn't his style then, and years later, it still isn't. "I really don't know what happened in Chicago," said Gordon, who signed a five-year, $55 million deal with the Pistons this summer after five years with the Bulls. "Business decisions like that get made all of the time in basketball. I try not to take it personally." The operative word being "try." - ESPN.com
After the NBA decided to impose no additional fines or suspension following his outburst ( and ejection) from Friday's loss to Philadelphia, CSNNE.com has learned that one of Wallace's technical fouls has been rescinded. The one in question came on Nov. 29 at Miami. Near the end of the first quarter, Wallace made a shot in which he felt he was fouled. After the made basket, he yelled, 'And one!' - CSNNE.com
After Monday's film session and light shooting work by his team at AmericanAirlines Arena, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra challenged the notion. "I don't think Jeff's comments are accurate," Spoelstra said. "What happens a lot of times is Dwyane attacks. He goes to the rim. In many instances, he's going to be last guy back, after some kind of layup attempt or dunk attempt at the rim." Van Gundy said seeing a player of Wade's status failing to hustle back on defense can pollute a team. "I think it's incumbent on the best player to demand of himself what he would demand of his teammates," Van Gundy said. - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
On what's ailing Stevenson, Flip said: "I think it's a combination of having the year off, and he couldn't do much in the summer time because of the back, he just tried to get back in shape and get his weight down and so because he's been off for so long, he just couldn't get into a groove." - Washington Times
“Since I’ve been here, and this is my 12th season now, this is the most talent that we have on a team from top to bottom, Finals included,” Nowitzki said. “The only problem is the rest of the top teams got better, too. We’re still all mad at Memphis for just trading Gasol to L.A. We’re still mad at [Detroit Pistons president] Joe Dumars for trading [Chauncey] Billups to Denver. It just so happens that the rest of the league and the rest of the Western Conference got better as well. - Yahoo! Sports
"I think chemistry is our strength," says forward Shane Battier. "We don't have a lot of attitudes or jealousies. We have an ego in a good way. We take happiness in each other's successes and we root each other on, and not in a phony way. That's the only way I've been able to describe our success to this point." "Chemistry is hot here and that's something a coach can't teach," adds Carl Landry. - HoopsWorld
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