http://www.mail.com/organizations/3608-nba-eastern-conference.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/3608-nba-eastern-conference.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1862558-james-worried-top-paid-player.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James wants to win as many championships as he can. When it comes to the titles dictated by money, he's not that interested. The Miami Heat star says he's not worried about being the NBA's highest-paid player. "It doesn't matter to me being the highest-paid player in the league," James said. "I think my value shows on the floor.... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1862558-james-worried-top-paid-player.html 2013-02-01T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858180-heat-blow-nets-2nd-half-win-105-85.html NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James arrived in Brooklyn to an unfriendly welcome from the Nets' Reggie Evans, who downplayed Miami's title and James' talents. Bad idea, though James decided not to fire back. "I let my game do the talking," James said. No other response was necessary. James had 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Heat blew out Bro... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858180-heat-blow-nets-2nd-half-win-105-85.html 2013-01-31T04:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857804-rudy-gay-heads-to-toronto-grizzlies-makeover.html Rudy Gay is on his way to Toronto in the latest and most dramatic move in the Memphis Grizzlies' money-motivated makeover. The Grizzlies agreed to trade their star swingman to the Raptors on Wednesday, parting with the leading scorer on a team that has aspirations of making a run in the powerful Western Conference. The Raptors gave up point guard Jose Cal... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857804-rudy-gay-heads-to-toronto-grizzlies-makeover.html 2013-01-31T03:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857650-brook-lopez-replaces-rondo-all-star-game.html NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez has been chosen to replace the injured Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday selected Lopez, who is averaging 18.6 points and 7.3 rebounds for the second-place Nets. Rondo, the Boston Celtics point guard who was voted to start the Feb. 17 game in Houston,... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857650-brook-lopez-replaces-rondo-all-star-game.html 2013-01-30T21:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1855340-ap-source-cavaliers-interested-oden.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Greg Oden's next comeback could be with the Cavaliers. A person with knowledge of Cleveland's interest said the team is exploring the possibility of signing Oden, the former No. 1 overall pick whose NBA career has been sabotaged by injuries. The Cavs are doing their due diligence while looking at Oden, said the person who spoke to The Ass... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1855340-ap-source-cavaliers-interested-oden.html 2013-01-30T02:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1853786-iverson-rules-basketball-return-d-league.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson is taking a pass on the D-League. Iverson, the 2001 NBA MVP, has turned down an opportunity to return to basketball with the Dallas Mavericks' Development League affiliate. He posted a series of tweets on Tuesday explaining his decision to decline an offer from Texas Legends' co-owner Donnie Nelson to join the team. ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1853786-iverson-rules-basketball-return-d-league.html 2013-01-29T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852684-iguodalas-last-second-ft-lifts-nuggets.html DENVER (AP) — Andre Iguodala's defensive stop in the final moments helped the Nuggets survive a nerve-racking finish against the Pacers. Iguodala made a free throw with 0.4 seconds remaining after forcing a turnover to deny a last-second shot by Indiana, and Denver won 102-101 Monday night. "I'll admit I was a little nervous (about) missing those other fr... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852684-iguodalas-last-second-ft-lifts-nuggets.html 2013-01-29T05:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852626-grizzlies-rally-17-to-beat-76ers-103-100.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rudy Gay to Toronto. Rudy Gay to Boston. It's easier to count the teams who don't covet Gay. But as long as he's still with Memphis, Gay is doing what he can to help the Grizzlies win. Gay scored 26 points and scored the winning basket off his own rebound with 13.3 seconds left to lead Memphis to a 103-100 win over the Philadelphia 76e... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852626-grizzlies-rally-17-to-beat-76ers-103-100.html 2013-01-29T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1851628-obama-honors-nba-champion-miami-heat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before. "Everybody doing their part, is what finally put the Heat over the top," Obama said, as he welcomed the team to the White House Monday to celebrate their victory. The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1851628-obama-honors-nba-champion-miami-heat.html 2013-01-28T20:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849728-loss-rondo-year-hurts-celts-playoff-chances.html BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics' grip on the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference already was slipping. Now they'll have to hang on without Rajon Rondo. Boston's star point guard will miss the rest of the season and undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The Celtics won without him on Sunday, beating the Miami Heat 100-9... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849728-loss-rondo-year-hurts-celts-playoff-chances.html 2013-01-28T08:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1850206-anthonys-9-3s-42-points-lead-knicks-hawks.html NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was so locked in, he didn't even realize how far he was shooting from. Those 3-pointers put him in the record book. A drive to the basket put the Knicks back in the win column. Anthony tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers, then converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 12.5 seconds left to cap a 42-point night and... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1850206-anthonys-9-3s-42-points-lead-knicks-hawks.html 2013-01-28T02:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849662-celtics-rondo-tears-acl-season.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The news came during Boston's 100-98 double-overtime win over the Miami Heat on Sunday in which Ray Allen returned to his old home court for the first time. "New guys are going to get an opportunity now," Bos... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849662-celtics-rondo-tears-acl-season.html 2013-01-27T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1848024-allen-ready-return-to-boston-with-heat.html MIAMI (AP) — Ray Allen has played in Boston as an opponent 15 times before. He knows what it's like to play under the fabled Celtics banners, knows exactly how the crowd treats visiting players. His 16th appearance there as a visitor will be substantially different. Not only will his trip there Sunday be his first as a former Celtic, but it will come with... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1848024-allen-ready-return-to-boston-with-heat.html 2013-01-26T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847312-korver-27-hawks-top-celtics-123-111-2-ot.html ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Korver said the Hawks owed the Celtics a big comeback. This one was really big. Korver scored 27 points, most on 3-pointers, and Atlanta overcame a 27-point deficit in the first half to beat Boston 123-111 in double-overtime on Friday night, handing the Celtics their sixth straight loss. Boston's ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847312-korver-27-hawks-top-celtics-123-111-2-ot.html 2013-01-26T03:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847344-computer-tech-wins-lebrons-contest.html MIAMI (AP) — A 50-year-old computer technician from McHenry, Ill., made a half-court shot to win $75,000 and a hug from LeBron James. As part of a contest sponsored by James' foundation, Michael Drysch hit a hook shot from midcourt between periods of Friday's game between the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons. James watched from the bench, and when the shot ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847344-computer-tech-wins-lebrons-contest.html 2013-01-26T03:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844890-anthonys-28-points-lead-knicks-celts-89-86.html BOSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony's ill feelings toward Kevin Garnett didn't last long. His streak of 20-point games goes on. In their first meeting since a verbal clash led to Anthony's one-game suspension, New York's All-Star forward scored 28 points and the Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston with an 89-86 victory over the Celtics on Thursday n... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844890-anthonys-28-points-lead-knicks-celts-89-86.html 2013-01-25T04:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844664-duncan-14th-nba-all-star-nod-2-bulls-chosen.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen Thursday for next month's game in Houston. Joakim Noah and Luol Deng were picked from the Bulls, who have stayed in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race despite the season-long absence... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844664-duncan-14th-nba-all-star-nod-2-bulls-chosen.html 2013-01-25T03:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844510-rubio-works-through-frustration-comeback.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio swiped the pass in the open court and darted down the lane with Derrick Williams on his wing. Rubio zipped the kind of behind-the-back pass that made him a sensation in Minnesota during his rookie season, the kind of flashy play that put rear ends in the seats at Target Center and made the Timberwolves one of the most exciti... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844510-rubio-works-through-frustration-comeback.html 2013-01-24T22:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1837128-bryant-lakers-loss-goring-bulls.html CHICAGO (AP) — Off target all night, Kobe Bryant sure was on point when it was over. His frustration stood out like a breakaway dunk, his comments sharper than any shot he took, after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Chicago Bulls 95-83 Monday night. The Lakers have lost nine of 11 and six straight on the road. "I remember being frus... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1837128-bryant-lakers-loss-goring-bulls.html 2013-01-22T10:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1836536-cavs-varejao-season-with-blood-clot.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Anderson Varejao's season rapidly spiraled from a probable All-Star appearance to over. The Cavaliers' hustling center, who led the NBA in rebounding before he went down last month with what appeared to be nothing more than a bruised knee, remained hospitalized Monday with a blood clot in his lower right lung, a health scare that will for... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1836536-cavs-varejao-season-with-blood-clot.html 2013-01-22T00:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1836356-nets-beat-knicks-to-split-four-game-series.html NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Johnson and the Nets left Madison Square Garden for the last time this regular season, even with the Knicks in the series and right behind them in the standings. Year One of a new rivalry for Brooklyn and New York is over — barring a postseason matchup — and Johnson thinks it lived up to expectations. "You've got two teams in New York.... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1836356-nets-beat-knicks-to-split-four-game-series.html 2013-01-22T00:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1831410-bulls-extend-friday-road-show-beat-celtics-ot.html BOSTON (AP) — In the midst of a boisterous Bulls locker room, players talked about what a crazy game it was. It was only fitting that they won it on a tough, unconventional shot. Marco Belinelli made an off-balance fadeaway with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and Chicago extended its Friday night road show by beating the Bost... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1831410-bulls-extend-friday-road-show-beat-celtics-ot.html 2013-01-19T03:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1829024-lebrons-heat-hold-kobes-lakers-99-90.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a few exciting minutes in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers resembled the championship-caliber dynamo everybody expected this season, making a big run and surging past the Miami Heat. And then LeBron James calmly demonstrated why the Heat are the defending NBA champions and the Lakers are in 11th place in th... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1829024-lebrons-heat-hold-kobes-lakers-99-90.html 2013-01-18T06:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1828648-bryant-record-15th-straight-all-star-start.html NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant has been voted to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start, leading four Los Angeles players into next month's game. Lakers teammate Dwight Howard and the Clippers' Chris Paul and Blake Griffin will join Bryant in the Western Conference lineup for the Feb. 17 game in Houston. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, the MVP of last ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1828648-bryant-record-15th-straight-all-star-start.html 2013-01-18T00:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1828448-knicks-win-london-beat-pistons-102-87.html LONDON (AP) — Back in London and back on the basketball court, Carmelo Anthony went right back to his winning ways. The Knicks star was the main attraction at the O2 Arena on Thursday, five months after he helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal at the same venue. This time, he led the New York Knicks over the Detroit Pistons, 102-87 in the th... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1828448-knicks-win-london-beat-pistons-102-87.html 2013-01-17T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826704-lebron-james-piling-up-milestones-historic-pace.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has reached so many milestones in his NBA career it might be easy to lose track. He hasn't. Just a point shy of becoming the youngest player in league history to score 20,000 points, James knew exactly where he stood Wednesday night. He worked a switch off Draymond Green on the wing, dribbled past David Lee and pulled u... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826704-lebron-james-piling-up-milestones-historic-pace.html 2013-01-17T09:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826344-james-eclipses-20k-points-heat-top-warriors-92-75.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley took a moment in the locker room late Wednesday night to give LeBron James the game ball and recognize his latest record. Players shouted and huddled in the center of the room. Then, as Spoelstra said, "Everybody took a shot at him — a punch, a jab, an elbow, whatever they... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826344-james-eclipses-20k-points-heat-top-warriors-92-75.html 2013-01-17T06:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826312-james-youngest-player-to-score-20k-points.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. James eclipsed the milestone Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors when he made a short jumper with 2:45 left in the second quarter to give him 2,001 career points. He needed 18 points entering the game to be the 38th NBA player to reach t... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826312-james-youngest-player-to-score-20k-points.html 2013-01-17T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826272-hornets-win-matchup-doc-austin-rivers-90-78.html BOSTON (AP) — New Orleans Hornets rookie Austin Rivers sank a layup and ran past the Boston Celtics' bench on his way back down the floor. Doc Rivers had to fight his fatherly instinct and ignore him. "I was about to say something and I didn't; I caught myself. I forgot he was on the other team," the Celtics coach said after facing his son for the first t... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1826272-hornets-win-matchup-doc-austin-rivers-90-78.html 2013-01-17T03:33:00Z