Topic: Shane Battier

This isn t exactly the rookie season Pistons guard Brandon Knight envisioned when he decided to walk away from the University of Kentucky after his...
Photos courtesy of www.opposingviews.com . The Miami Heat took a trip back to the 1970s last night against the 76ers, donning their retro ABA Miami...

Players excited but cautious over tentative deal

(Reuters) - Players reacted with excitement and caution as word circulated on Saturday that National Basketball Association (NBA) owners were ready to lift the lockout after reaching a tentative deal to end a bitter, five-month labor dispute."Man I just got up not ...

Grizzlies rally from dismal first half to roar past Thunder

MEMPHIS (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies recovered from a dismal first half to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83 and force a Game Seven in their NBA Western Conference semi-final series.The eighth seeded Grizzlies erased a 10-point half-time deficit with a stifling ...
Even as nothing appeared to be happening in the final 12 hours before the NBA trade deadline, fans could not really complain. In the previous two...

Warriors: Ellis-led rally can't quite top Rockets

0 . Maybe it was an ode to former coach Don Nelson.. . With the master of smallball sitting alongside general manager Larry Riley on Monday night ...

Lakers losing skid hits four thanks to Rockets

A struggling Houston Rockets squad still lacking Chinese star Yao Ming shocked the Los Angeles Lakers 109-99, stretching the losing streak of the reigning NBA champions to four games.Kevin Martin scored 22 points and Shane Battier produced 11 of his 17 ...
Battier's fourth-quarter surge powers Houston Rockets to 109-99 win over Los Angeles LakersKevin Martin scored 22 points and Shane Battier added 11 of his 17 in the final three minutes to lift the Houston Rockets to a 109-99 victory over the ...
Kevin Martin scored 23 points, Shane Battier hit 4 of 6 attempts from 3-point range and the Houston Rockets held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-98 Sunday night.. The loss snapped Oklahoma City's five-game road winning streak and extended its losing ...
Andrea Bargnani scored 26 points, Linas Kleiza had 17 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 106-96 Friday night to win consecutive games for the first time this season.. Jose Calderon had 10 points and seven assists, Jarrett Jack had eight ...