Court Vision: Mike Woodson’s kind-of-paternal relationship with J.R. Smith
“It’s fun. I love playing for him,” J.R. Smith said of Mike Woodson (left). (Kathy Willens/AP) By Rob Mahoney • Mike Woodson has the unique pleasure and challenge of coaching an untamable and...
View ArticleChris Paul has Flop of the Year in NBA
To much fanfare, the NBA unveiled a new anti-flopping program last October. Finally, through a video review process that would assess warnings, fines and, in extreme circumstances, even suspensions,...
View ArticleX-factors for all 16 teams in NBA playoffs
Guard Jason Kidd has had an up-and-down shooting season for the Knicks. (Mark Halmas/Icon SMI) Here’s a look at the non-stars who could wind up playing important roles in the playoffs. Eastern...
View ArticleOffseason Outline: Brooklyn Nets
The Nets fired coach P.J. Carlesimo a day after their Game 7 loss to the Bulls. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images) As teams depart from the postseason field upon their elimination, we can begin to look...
View ArticleTrade for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce a short-team boon for Nets
Paul Pierce (left) and Kevin Garnett will help Brooklyn on both ends of the court. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry will soon join a Nets team that has...
View ArticleGrading the Brooklyn Nets' offseason
Newcomers (from left) Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry will give the Nets a boost this season. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) The Point Forward will grade every team’s offseason...
View ArticleGive And Go: Reminiscing on our favorite moments from the NBA’s 2013 offseason
Some of biggest names in basketball made headlines this NBA offseason. (Getty Images) Give And Go is a recurring feature in which The Point Forward’s Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney bat an NBA topic du...
View ArticleInkblot tests: Fun with NBA shot charts
Metta World Peace’s shot chart kind of looks like a snowman. No, really. (Getty Images) The shot charts of individual NBA players share valuable information about offensive tendencies and general...
View ArticleNets trade Jason Terry, Reggie Evans to Kings for Marcus Thornton
Marcus Thornton (left) and Jason Terry (right) could be on the move. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The Nets have traded guard Jason Terry and forward Reggie Evans to the Kings in exchange for...
View ArticleVideo: Milwaukee Bucks' Ersan Ilyasova suspended for punch to Sacramento...
Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova was suspended for one game Friday for punching Kings forward Reggie Evans in the stomach during Milwaukee’s 116-102 home loss Wednesday. Ilyasova will serve his suspension...
View ArticleVideo: Kings’ Reggie Evans fined for flagrant elbow to Pelicans’ Anthony Davis
The NBA has fined Kings forward Reggie Evans $15,000 for elbowing Pelicans forward Anthony Davis in the face during Sacramento’s 102-97 road victory on Monday. With a little more than one minute...
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