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Dwight Howard’s “puppies” get revenge on Kobe Bryant’s Lakers
Mar 8th
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Dwight Howard was barking in the locker room, mocking some Lakers he claimed called his Orlando Magic team “puppies.”
Out on the court, the Magic showed they can bite.
Vince Carter had 25 points, Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era.
“Alpha dogs usually have the big bark,” Howard said afterward. “But since we’re so-called puppies, we won’t bark as loud.”
Bryant played through a minor stomach illness to score 34 points, and Gasol added 20 for the Lakers. But they all walked to the locker room distraught and dejected after Bryant missed a 20-footer at the buzzer to seal their latest loss.
NBA All-Star Game 2010 Preview
Feb 14th
The NBA All-Star Game 2010 starts tonight at 8 p.m. on TNT. All the NBA all-stars will be on display as the Western Conference takes on the East. The NBA all-star game is the main event of NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas.
The Western All-stars starting line up features Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, forward Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, center Amare Stoudemire of the Suns,power forward Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, and small forward Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets. Nowitzki is taking the place of injured Laker Kobe Bryant.
The East squad is made up of Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers at small forward, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics at power forward, Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat at point guard, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic at center, and one other player yet to be announced. Starter Allen Iverson will be missing the game due to a family issue.
The game will be played at Cowboys Stadium, and will feature the most fans in attendence in NBA history, drawing as many as 80,000 fans.
Favorites for MVP are hometown hero Dirk Nowitzki, who has flown his family from Germany in for the game, and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who’s playing in his first ever all-star game and is looking to make his mark.
Last year the Western All-stars, powered by the duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, took down the East 146-119.
LeBron’s Cavs send message to Bryant and Lakers
Dec 26th
The Cleveland Cavaliers ripped apart Kobe Bryant and the Lakers on Christmas day, 102-87. The Lakers were rattled as were their fans, pelting the floor with debris in the closing minutes of the contest.
“It wasn’t about sending messages to them, it was about sending messages to ourselves,” said LeBron James, who had 26 points, four rebounds, nine assists and two steals in the win. “We want to see how we matched up against the best team in the NBA to this point. It was a good road win for us because of the caliber of team and the caliber of players they have.”
LeBron and gang may have sent themselves a message of confidence, but the Lakers have been served notice: the Cavs are a much stronger team than last year.
These two teams will meet again on Jan. 21 in Cleveland for another intense battle. Will the Lakers send a message of their own? We will find out in January.
