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Rashard Lewis did not suit up for the Washington Wizards against Detroit on Sunday because of a sore right knee. Lewis scored 10 points Saturday in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Washington forward Josh Howard was also out with a strained left hamstring, and Wizards coach Flip Saunders missed ...
Al Thornton has reached a buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards. Team President Ernie Grunfeld announced the move Tuesday, saying the recent additions of Rashard Lewis and Mo Evans combined with Josh Howard's return from injury had created a logjam at small forward that made Thornton expendable. Thornton was ...
It was a quick exit for the Charlotte Bobcats' in their first playoff appearance last season, swept out of the opening round by the Orlando Magic. Not much has changed since last spring. Except now the Magic's ``B Team'' is enough to win. Brandon Bass had 16 points and nine rebounds, ...
Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic has been suspended without pay for ten games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for an elevated testosterone level, it was announced today by the NBA. Lewis’ suspension will begin with the first game of the 2009-10 ...
To this day, it is referred to simply as 0.4, the last-second shot that first made Derek Fisher famous. In Game 4 of the NBA finals, Fisher may have topped it. Twice. Fisher hit two key 3-pointers - one with 4.6 seconds left in regulation, the other with 31.3 seconds to go in ...
Missing for two games, Orlando found its Magic touch. Making easy shots and tough ones from everywhere, the Magic won their first game in two visits to the NBA finals as Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis scored 21 points apiece in a 108-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game ...
Lucky to have a second chance, the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed it. Kobe Bryant and Co. held on and are in control of the NBA finals - just barely. Orlando rookie Courtney Lee missed a potential winning layup as regulation ended, giving Los Angeles another shot it didn't waste. Pau Gasol scored ...
Fla.(AP) The Orlando Magic never gave in. They didn't buckle when their starting point guard went down with a season-ending injury. They regrouped when their frustrated superstar called out their coach. They stood up to the Boston Celtics. They sent LeBron James home. They fought - all the way to the ...
Superman swooped in just in time. Dwight Howard scored 10 points in overtime and the Orlando Magic, raining down 3-pointers like a Florida thunderstorm, withstood 44 points and a last-second shot by LeBron James for a 116-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in ...
LeBron James chewed on his fingernails as he talked quietly with Mo Williams in the corner of Cleveland's muted locker room. As they reviewed the game's final seconds, the two stars stared blankly at a boxscore floating in an ice tub above James' feet. They looked stunned. And for good reason. No longer ...