Unbeaten Hawks soar past Bulls for sixth straight win
 Al Horford was unstoppable and the high-flying Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten in the NBA. Horford had a career-high 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks as the Hawks rolled to their sixth straight victory, 113-108 over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. "Everybody knows we're shorthanded with Josh Smith (ankle injury)...

Unbeaten Hawks soar past Bulls for sixth straight win

Williams rallies Sixers past defending champ Celtics
Louis Williams poured in 16 of his game-high 27 points in the final quarter, rallying the Philadelphia 76ers past the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, 98-92 on Wednesday night, in the pre-season opener for both clubs. The Sixers trailed 92-89 with just under two minutes remaining before Williams led the late charge, that wiped...

Williams rallies Sixers past defending champ Celtics

Pistons, Hornets win pre-season openers
Rodney Stuckey scored 23 points, Jason Maxiell added 13 points, including the first four of overtime, and the Detroit Pistons edged the host Miami Heat, 95-91 on Sunday night as the NBA opened up its pre-season schedule. The league officially tips off the regular season on October 28, when the defending champion Boston Celtics meet...

Pistons, Hornets win pre-season openers

Ginobili expected to miss first two months of the season
If the San Antonio Spurs are looking to get off to a fast start, they'll have to do it without their leading scorer and Argentine hot-shot Manu Ginobili. The Spurs' versatile guard is expected to miss the first eight to 12 weeks of the NBA season, while recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle, performed on September...

Ginobili expected to miss first two months of the season

Gasol-inspired Spain cruise through to semi-finals
Spain eased past Croatia in the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament on Wednesday. The 72-59 victory means they will play either hosts China or Lithuania in Friday's semi-final match. The world champions took the first quarter 22-11 and led 37-26 at half-time. Looking in much better form than in any of their group...

Gasol-inspired Spain cruise through to semi-finals

Kobe Bryant gets all the attention at beach volleyball competition
US basketball superstar Kobe Bryant made the most of a little free time in his packed Olympic agenda to watch a beach volleyball game that saw defending champions Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego of Brazil make it to the next round. The Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard told reporters he liked to watch other sports at the Games,...

Kobe Bryant gets all the attention at beach volleyball competition

Lakers Win Over Spurs; Advance into the Finals
Kobe Bryant scored a game high 39 points, three times more than any other of his teammates, for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, leading his team to the National Basketball Association finals for the first time since 2004 with a 100-92 victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.The Lakers succeeded to claim the...

Lakers Win Over Spurs; Advance into the Finals

Detroit Pistons Defeated Boston Celtics 94-75
The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics 94-75 on Monday night to even the Eastern Conference finals series at two games apiece.Antonio McDyess, who was part of last season's Pistons team that lost in the Eastern conference finals to Cleveland in six games. Last year, the veteran had an average of 5.8 points in that series and was...

Detroit Pistons Defeated Boston Celtics 94-75

San Antonio Spurs Defeat Lakers
San Antonio Spurs showed that they are able of getting over a big defeat and turned the tables on the Lakers 103-84 in Game 3 of the play offs. Manu Ginobli led on Sunday night with his 30 points, showing no sign of his lingering ankle injury, as the Spurs cut their deficit to 2-1 in the Western Conference finals. Ginobli scored 22 of...

San Antonio Spurs Defeat Lakers

Boston Celtics Defeat Detroit Pistons 88-79
The Boston Celtics had a great run on Tuesday night when they managed to defeat the sluggish Detroit Pistons 88-79 in the first game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.Kevin Garnett led with 26 points and nine rebounds, while Paul Pierce scored 22, taking their team to their straight 15th victory on their home floor, as they are trying...

Boston Celtics Defeat Detroit Pistons 88-79

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