Rockets Beat Nets 95-85 In China
Kevin Martin scored 16 points and Yao Ming added 10 in front of the home crowd Saturday to help the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 95-85 in a preseason game.
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Kevin Martin scored 16 points and Yao Ming added 10 in front of the home crowd Saturday to help the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 95-85 in a preseason game.
The NBA players association is planning legal action over the league's decision to issue more technical fouls for complaining.
Yao Ming played only 19 minutes while easing back from foot surgery but delighted his home fans by helping the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 91-81 in an NBA preseason game on Wednesday.
New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov presented his team to the Russian public Sunday, meeting many of the players for the first time and reiterating a vow to turn them into a championship team in five years.
New Jersey Nets power forward Troy Murphy may miss the season opener because of a lower back injury.
Stephen Graham hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the New Jersey Nets rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 15 seconds to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 90-89 on Saturday in a preseason game.
The Nets says an MRI performed Friday confirmed a low back strain and inflammation.
Already with a Russian owner, the New Jersey Nets will have a vodka partner when they arrive in Brooklyn.
Opening the preseason with back-to-back games was bad enough. The last thing Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers wanted was overtime.
Brook Lopez scored 24 points, Terrence Williams added 20, and the New Jersey Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Rookie Derrick Favors had 14 points and nine rebounds, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 108-70 exhibition victory over Maccabi Haifa.
LeBron James's manager says he believes race played a factor in how the two-time reigning NBA MVP's decision to join the Miami Heat was covered this summer.
Carmelo Anthony, who has been the subject of trade talk for months, said after the second day of training camp that he is content to suit up again for Denver on opening night.
A person with knowledge of the discussions says a four-way deal that would have sent Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey is "dead."
The developer of a new arena for the NBA's New Jersey Nets has released a design for a temporary plaza in front of the Brooklyn venue.
