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After finishing seven straight seasons below .500 including a pair of 17-65 seasons, the New York Knicks find themselves in fourth place in the Eastern Conference Standings — a position that would grant Madison Square Garden its first home playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony-led Knicks hosted the Boston Celtics …

The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves tipped off Monday night and for two quarters it was a tightly contested ball game. Then the third quarter happened. The Rockets exploded for 50 points and never looked back, cruising to a 119-100 victory. https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/988605211320217600 The huge 50-point 3rd quarter ends up just …

Being down 2-0, the Minnesota Timberwolves came out swinging in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarter Finals. They faced the heavily favorited Houston Rockets at Minneapolis this past Saturday night. The Timberwolves looked like a completely different team compared to Game 1 and Game 2. One of the reasons …

The Houston Rockets opened the first round of the NBA playoffs with a dramatic 104-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. James Harden had a marvelous performance, in which he scored 44 points, made eight assists and grabbed four rebounds. In a historic year for the Rockets, Houston arrived …

The Orlando Magic have now dropped 17 of their last 19 games including a 104-103 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. The Magic didn’t, however, go down without a fight. After trailing by as many as 23 points in the second quarter, Orlando rallied to take a …

Shortly after dropping 29 points and going 12-19 from the field, along with 16 rebounds and 9 assists, LeBron James’ first words were, “I’m out of shape.” “Very out of shape for my expectations,” James continued. Understandable, considering the four-time league MVP barely played in the NBA preseason. James was …

The Cleveland Cavaliers management has shed some light on the Kyrie Irving saga that has blown up recently. Cav’s owner Dan Gilbert and new general manager Koby Altman called the situation “fluid” in a news conference yesterday. They would not comment on the reality of a trade request for the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ shaky off-season now has a silver lining. Less than a week after star point guard Kyrie Irving asked for a trade, guard Derrick Rose signed with the Cavs. The 2011 MVP left the crumbling New York Knicks after one year for a different one year contract worth …

The 2013-2014 NBA season tips off tonight with six teams in action on the hardwood. The Orlando Magic visit the Indiana Pacers to ring in the new season. The Magic are still in rebuilding mode but will look to improve upon their 20-62 mark from a year ago. All eyes …