Quick stats: Halftime Spurs vs. Nets
It's halftime in New Jersey, and the San Antonio Spurs are leading the New Jersey Nets 55-40 and
getting it done in the paint and with some hot shooting. San Antonio is shooting a scorching 61.5% from the field while dominating New Jersey in the paint.
Here are some quick stats from the first half of action:
Leading scorers:
Spurs -- Tony Parker, 10 pointsNets -- Deron...
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5 things to watch for in tonight's Spurs vs. Nets matchup
The San Antonio Spurs (18-9) will face the New Jersey Nets (8-20) and put their six-game winning streak on the line tonight as their annual Rodeo Road Trip continues.
The Spurs are coming off a win 100-90 win against the Philadelphia 76ers (2-0 on their current road trip) while the Nets are slumping and coming off a loss to the Detroit Pistons and are slumping. The Nets have lost...
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Scouting the Nets: If Spurs share the ball, New Jersey will falter
The San Antonio Spurs (18-9) return to action tonight as they make their way to New Jersey to the face the Nets on the third game of the Rodeo Road Trip (2-0).
The Spurs have used a six-game winning streak to make their road record (5-8) look more promising, and they are adding dynamic guard Manu Ginobili back to the lineup for the first time since Ginobili was injured five games...
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Detroit 109, N.J. 92: Force is with Stuckey; Pistons win 4th straight
When you peruse the Pistons-Nets box score this morning, your eyes quickly will notice the 19-point, five-assist, three-rebound night of Rodney Stuckey. But a more significant line probably was the stat line from Nets standout point guard Deron Williams -- 14 points on 4-for-10 shooting.
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3 days ago
NETS Players to Lead Basketball Clinic at Brooklyn HS
NETS players Deron Williams, Kris Humphries, DeShawn Stevenson, and Mehmet Okur will lead a basketball clinic for more than 100 students at Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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3 days ago
Nets defend Deron Williams' selection to NBA All-Star team
Critics say Nets record should have disqualified point guard from consideration
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Association Announces Reserves For 2012 NBA All-Star Game
The rosters for the 2012 All-Star games are now set as the NBA on Thursday revealed the reserve players who will complete the Eastern and Western Conference squads for the contest that will take place on February 26, at the Amway Center in Orlando. Some familiar faces are missing from this year’s game as well as a total of five players who will be playing in the game for...
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Deron Williams becomes Nets' 12th NBA All-Star after being named to Eastern Conference reserves
Nets point guard named to Eastern Conference's reserves
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2012 NBA All-Star Reserves
(Photo by Jeff Gross/NBAE/Getty Images)
Last week, the all-star starters were named and now the reserves have been announced.
Eastern Conference Reserves:
Deron Williams- New Jersey Nets
Joe Johnson- Atlanta Hawks
Chris Bosh- Miami Heat
Paul Pierce- Boston Celtics
Andre Iguodala- Philadelphia 76ers
Roy Hibbert- Indiana Pacers
Luol Deng- Chicago Bulls
Western Conference Reserves:...
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Deron Williams Named to 2012 All-Star Team
Nets guard Deron Williams has been named as a reserve on the 2012 Eastern Conference All-Star Team, as selected by the Eastern Conference head coaches. Williams will participate in the 61st NBA All-Star Game, held at the Amway Center in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
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NETS Game Center (Game 27)
Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their season-high third straight game with a 99-92 victory over the Nets on Wednesday night. Detroit almost blew an 18-point second-half lead. Deron Williams scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
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Pistons 99, Nets 92
Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their season-high third straight game with a 99-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
Jonas Jerebko added 16 points and Tayshaun Prince had 15 as the Pistons snapped a seven-game road losing streak. Ben Gordon, playing for the first time in 11 games, added 14 points for Detroit, which almost...
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Monroe leads Pistons with double-double
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their season-high third straight game with a 99-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
Jonas Jerebko added 16 points and Tayshaun Prince had 15 as the Pistons snapped a seven-game road losing streak. Ben Gordon, playing for the first time in 11 games, added 14 points for Detroit...
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Nets fall to Detroit Pistons, 99-92, suffering fourth straight loss
Deron Williams scores 34 points as Nets fall to 8-19
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How Derrick Rose Can Become The No.1 Point Guard In The NBA
Derrick Rose has already had a tremendous start to his NBA career as in his first season in the league he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and in his third season he was honored with the Most Valuable Player Award. What’s scary for opposing teams is that Rose has plenty of room to expand his game.
He has already worked on improving his free throw shooting in his rookie...
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5 players who could help the Lakers return to glory
From Show Time to Shaq and Kobe, who would have thought the Los Angeles Lakers would ever play second fiddle in the city that they call home? The Los Angeles Clippers are not only the best team in the NBA’s Pacific division, they are also the hottest ticket in L.A. these days. With a star-studded roster, the Clippers have surpassed the Lakers when it comes to entertainment...
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Pistons-Nets Preview
The New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons have gone in opposite directions since they met last Wednesday.
The Pistons have won consecutive games for the first time in a month while the Nets have lost three in a row heading into Wednesday night's opener of a home-and-home set at the Prudential Center.
New Jersey (8-18) won 99-96 at home over Detroit (6-20) last Wednesday. The...
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Nets selling the future with throwback ABA uniforms
The Nets are sending a message to their fans and the rest of the league. The organization is Jersey strong, but it definitely has its minds set for New York. Last night marked the first of five “Hardwood Classics Nights” that the Nets have scheduled for the remainder of the season. During these games, the Nets players suit up wearing their old school New York Nets uniforms from...
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Johnson points to Stars for Williams
The reserves for the NBA All-Star Game will be announced Thursday night on TNT, and Nets coach Avery Johnson thinks Deron Williams is having an All-Star-caliber season.
“I think it’s been [one], especially under the circumstances,” Johnson said before last night’s 108-87 loss to the Bulls at Prudential...
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7 days ago
Deron-Rose only attraction in romp
The game featured two of the NBA’s premier point guards, Deron Williams of the Nets and reigning MVP Derrick Rose of the Bulls. Williams deftly side-stepped and squashed any of the one-on-one angles of the game.
“I like playing the best, and he’s the best,” Williams said while...
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Jeremy Lin drives the crowd wild!
New York Knicks fans don't know where he came from, but Jeremy Lin has exploded into an amazing force at the point guard position over the past two games.
On Saturday, with 3:35 to go in the first quarter, Lin came off the bench to lead the Knicks to a 99-92 win over the New Jersey Nets and Deron Williams. He ultimately played 36 minutes, scored 25 points (10/19 FG, 5/7 FT)...
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NBA players on the move with 10-day contracts, guaranteed deals this week
It is going to be a busy week of player movement around the NBA, no doubt a precursor to teams tightening up their rosters with the NBA trade deadlines steadily approaching.
And it all starts today.
Monday is the first day teams can begin offering 10-day contracts -- with teams allowed to extend up to two per player before that respective player must either be released or have...
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Retrospective 1-6 February
Well, it’s kind of hard for me to make this day about anything else than the Giants, but let’s start with a little bow to ELIte Manning and the crew, who managed to rip through Tom Brady and the Pats and get his second Superbowl MVP. Gone is the title of “Peyton’s little brother” (though when it comes to ads, I’m pretty sure the older Manning still has the charismatic...
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No Net gain to show for Deron effort
The Nets’ Deron Williams catches a break Monday. He gets to play Derrick Rose and doesn’t have to try to stop Jeremy Lin.
Via NY Daily News
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Knicks 99, Nets 92
Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set by beating the New Jersey Nets 99-92 on Saturday night.
Lin came off the bench to control a struggling offense, adding seven assists while outplaying Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams.
Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler each added 17 points for the Knicks...
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