Nets open big lead, hold on to beat Magic 82-74 to finish home-and-home sweep
NEW YORK — Brook Lopez scored 20 points, Kris Humphries added 14 points and 21 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Orlando Magic 82-74 on Sunday to complete a home-and-home sweep. Deron Williams...
View ArticleSharp Passing in Opener May Bode Well for the Knicks
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Steve Novak rotated around the 3-point arc. A machine under one of the baskets at the Knicks’ practice center fed him pass after pass, and Novak fired open 3-pointer after open...
View ArticleKings Continue to Call Sacramento Home, for Now, Anyway
SACRAMENTO — With sleek black uniforms and a little bit of their new swagger, the Nets walked into Sleep Train Arena on Sunday night and handily defeated the Sacramento Kings. Keep up with the latest...
View ArticleLopez drops 20, Nets hold on against woeful Magic
Paul J. Bereswill Kris Humphries takes a shot during the second quarter. The Brooklyn Nets knew it wouldn’t stay this easy, even if five quarters of evidence said otherwise. The game did get close,...
View ArticleNovak Says Second-Half Play Is Key to Knicks’ Early Success
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Steve Novak knows it is early in the season. He wants to remind Knicks fans of that, too — that it is too early to draw any significant conclusions about this team. It is only four...
View ArticleA Box Score Filled With Style Points
Tyson Chandler can go an entire game without taking a single dribble, but he is second only to Carmelo Anthony when it comes to creating good shots for the Knicks. In their four-out offense, Chandler...
View ArticleLakers Hold Off Nets 95-90, Win D'Antoni's Debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored six of his 25 points in the final two minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on for a 95-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in coach Mike...
View ArticleNets can use closing touch
Nets coach Avery Johnson says his team needs to learn how to close out games. In their first three games, the Nets allowed an average of 103 points before allowing 68 and 74 points in their last two...
View ArticleWallace Giving Knicks Quality Time and Tips
One of the most unconventional N.B.A. players sits on the Knicks’ bench. Sporting an enormous, ungroomed beard, Rasheed Wallace screams at everyone — teammates, opposing players and especially...
View ArticlePlaces to Drink for Brooklyn’s Toast of the Town
This is not microwave cooking. These things take time. Enlarge This Image Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times O’Connor’s is on Fifth Avenue, about a block from Barclays Center, the Nets’ new home....
View ArticleWarriors Dominate Paint in 106-98 Win Over Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Lee had 18 points and 13 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors dominated inside during a 106-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Keep up with the...
View ArticleKnicks, With Felton Driving Offense, Rebound Against Pacers
Raymond Felton has been an integral piece to this veteran Knicks team. Unlike some of his teammates, Felton is still in his prime. And although much of the pressure is on Carmelo Anthony to make the...
View ArticleIn Packed Opener at Barclays Center, Controversy Is Absent
The Brooklyn Nets opened the impressive Barclays Center on Saturday, in the midst of a natural disaster that humbled much of the region and forced Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to postpone the New York...
View ArticleFor Fans, Debut Is More of an Escape Than a Celebration
The chance for an idyllic debut for the Nets in Brooklyn had left with the storm clouds, chased away at a time when the city needed many things, but not yet basketball. Related Nets 107, Raptors 100:...
View ArticleRecap: Orlando vs. Brooklyn
Phelan M. Ebenhack - AP Photo Orlando Magic forward Glen Davis (11) is fouled by Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez after gaining control of a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game...
View ArticleBlatche Scores 22 to Lead Nets Over Kings 99-90
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Reserve forward Andre Blatche scored 22 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to their fifth straight win, 99-90 over the struggling Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Keep up with the...
View ArticleLin’s Reunion Will Wait Until the Game
HOUSTON — Jeremy Lin almost crossed paths with his past on Friday morning. When the Houston Rockets finished their shootaround at the Toyota Center in advance of Friday night’s game against the...
View ArticleD’Antoni Arrives Hobbling but Ready to Invigorate the Lakers’ Offense
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The offense will fly, eventually. The points will accrue at a mind-bending rate, most certainly. But the man writing the script for Showtime: The Sequel would not fly, or jog, or...
View ArticleRedick Leads Orlando Past Detroit 110-106
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — J.J. Redick scored 23 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 42.8 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-106 on Friday night. Keep...
View ArticleHawks Beat Kings 112-96
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Korver scored 22 points, reserve Lou Williams had 21 and the Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento 112-96 on Friday night for their ninth consecutive win against the Kings. Keep...
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