The top four is set, but the battle for the final four spots in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Playoffs is as tight and bunched-up as Magic Johnson’s boxers. Milwaukee, Washington, and Indiana all have identical 39-40 records, with Chicago one game behind them at 35-41. The Sixers are the... Link
window.document.getElementById('post-563').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; CHRIS WILCOX NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEATTLE – The NBA announced today that Sonics forward Chris Wilcox has been named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, April 3 through Sunday, April 9. Wilcox averaged 23.0 points and 15.3... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
It is Friday night at the Rose Garden, another sparsely attended home game in a season of them for the Trail Blazers, but at least Portland is playing hard. Again and again, centers Joel Przybilla and Theo Ratliff scramble and push for rebounding position; more often than not, however,... Link
Orlando Magic forward Dwight Howard limped off the court early in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Howard came into the game averaging 14.7 points and 13 rebounds, tied for second in the league. He was taken into the locker room just 2:42 into... Link
DeShawn Stevenson scored 18 points, including several key run-sparking jumpers, and Dwight Howard had 17 points and 14 rebounds in the Orlando Magic's 94-83 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Carmelo Anthony, coming off a season-high 40 points Friday night in a win over Miami, finished with... Link
There's a new Carnival of the NBA up. It's a collection of links to the best of the NBA blogs. Insert your own joke here. Starting lineups: SA (13-3, 6-2 away) PG The French Layup Machine SG Michael Finley SF Bruce Bowen PF Tim Duncan C Rasho Nesterovic ORL... Link
Before the game, Doc Rivers spoke glowingly of Orlando forward Dwight Howard. A few hours later, Howard made the Celtics coach's words come true. Jameer Nelson scored nine of his 16 points in the final 9:52 and Howard blocked Mark Blount's potential game-tying shot with 12 seconds left Monday... Link
LA Clippers 109 Milwaukee 85 –Andruw Bogut had his first tough night 15 minutes and 2 points, and he was -23 … This game was done before the 4th Quarter … The Clippers are 6-2 …. Milwaukee didn’t win a game last year against the West on the road... Link
Here at FBB headquarters, we do our best to make sure that our readers (hi, Mom!) are as prepared as they could possibly be for their fantasy drafts. And because we did all these rankings, analysis, etc., you’d think that we’d be totally ready for our draft, which happened... Link
1 to 30 31. Chauncey Billups – We love PGs here at FBB, and they don’t come more rock solid than this one. 32. Jason Terry – No, seriously, we love PGs, especially ones who were able to finish 30th on the player rater while only getting 30 mpg.... Link
Taken early, a power forward can really help shape your draft. Taking a center-esque PF like Elton Brand in the first couple rounds means you can hold off on a center for a good while. Taking a PF that can step outside and knock down a three like Dirk... Link
If there's one thing the 04-05 offseason taught us, it was "trade one superstar for multiple okay/decent players." While many will point to the Lakers' success with the Shaq trade, we're more likely to point to central Florida, where a perfectly happy Tracy McGrady was moved out of town... Link
(For rounds one, two and three, just scroll down) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team L: Jason Richardson (Lamar Odom, Gilbert Arenas, Brad Miller)Team K: Larry Hughes (Pau Gasol, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce)Team J: Zydraunas Ilgauskas (Chauncey Billups, Dwayne Wade, Vince Carter)Team I: Rashard Lewis (Joe... Link
Miami Heat What can anyone say about a team with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwayne Wade? Of course the Heat will be the favorites to go to the NBA finals. As great as the Heat were last season, look at what they have done in the off season. They... Link
(For rounds one and two, check the previous post) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team A: Ray Allen (Kevin Garnett, Peja Stojakovic)Team B: Ron Artest (Lebron James, Shaquille O’Neal)Team C: Baron Davis (Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming)Team D: Chris Bosh (Shawn Marion, Stephon Marbury)Team E: Ben Wallace... Link
Shareef Abdur-Rahim can play only power forward -- Dwight Howard's spot. The Magic would love to see the 6-foot-11, 260-pound Howard become a star center. The Magic perhaps see a younger version of Alonzo Mourning, especially defensively. Howard sees himself...... Link
With seven newspapers covering almost everything the Knicks do on and off the court, there's almost always going to be some different perspectives on what was witnessed and that includes a summer league game that means little in the results column and more in the development of young players.... Link
One of the reported talking points of the upcoming CBA negotiations is to put in a 20-year-old age limit on players to be drafted or play in the NBA. Let me offer a quick opinion on this — not going to happen.What is probably going to happen instead (and... Link
Consider this a tale of two cities (and three players). In one city, Charlotte, you have the future rookie of the year in Emeka Okafer. He’s put up solid numbers — PER of 15.85, scoring 16.4 points per 40 minutes, has an impressive rebound rate of 17.3 (percent of... Link
The father of Orlando Magic cornerstone Dwight Howard -- who was with his son Thursday on an NBA promotional tour -- was unhappy to hear that Magic assistant Clifford Ray would not be rehired for next season. Ray, a former...... Link
So you didn’t believe us when we told you that the standings matter just as much as the box scores this time of year, huh? Well last night should remove all the doubt from your mind. Philadelphia and Cleveland are playing for their playoff lives right now, and so... Link
LeBron James told Orlando reporters he'd vote for Chicago's Ben Gordon as rookie of the year, no doubt disappointing the Magic's Dwight Howard, who succeeded James as the No. 1 pick in the draft and who shares the same agent,...... Link
Forward Hedo Turkoglu says that rookie Dwight Howard and Brandon Hunter might journey to his homeland of Turkey this summer to work out with him and see the country. "I'm talking to Dwight about it. He wants to come over,"...... Link
