NBA Rookie Watch: Post Summer League David Thorpe, author of ESPN’s weekly Rookie Watch recently published his post-summer league rookie rankings. To no ones surprise, No. 1 draft pick John Wall topped the rookie rankings with a stellar performance in Las Vegas, averaging 23.5 points, 7.8 assists,...

NBA: Wesley Matthews officially joins Blazers PORTLAND The Trail Blazers have signed shooting guard Wesley Matthews after the Utah Jazz declined to meet Portlands five-year, $34 million offer for the restricted free agent. Matthews, an undrafted free agent out of Marquette readying for his second year...

NBA Finals: Wallace huge for Celtics NBA Finals: Wallace has 8 points, 8 rebounds for Celtics; Lakers’ Fisher gets leg checked out Read more on Bay News 9 Tampa Bay

NBA Finals: Lakers Rout Celts, Force Game 7 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night. Read...

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 89, Boston 67 LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) — Kobe Bryant had 26 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the NBA Finals to a decisive seventh game by drubbing Boston 89-67. Read more on UPI

NBA Free Agency 2010: 5 Players Who Should Replace Joe Johnson In Talks The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are giving sports fans quite a show in their rematch for the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy. In Game 1, it was all Lakers as Los Angeles outscored the Celtics in three of the four quarters....

Lamar Odom struggling to help the Los Angeles Lakers off the bench against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has struggled to make an impact off the bench after two games in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. After averaging 14 points and 11.8 rebounds...

Celtics Take Game 2 Of NBA Finals Game 3 is on Tuesday Matt Thompson In a must-win game, the Boston Celtics got the job done. The Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-94 to even the series 1-1. The stars of the game were Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen. Rondo had a triple double with 19 points, 12 rebounds...

NBA roundup: Lakers romp in Game 1, Stern on ‘free-agent’ summit LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers got tough in a 102-89 victory over the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals opener Thursday night. Read more on Middletown...

Digest: Celtics beat Magic to clinch spot in NBA finals The NBA’s most-decorated team avoided the biggest playoff collapse in league history and earned a chance to hang an unprecedented 18th championship banner from the rafters. Paul Pierce had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and little-used backup Nate...