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Post#781 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:17 am

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2010 ... nd-victory

Amid sales talk, Pistons begin home stand with grand victory
Oh yes, there was a Pistons game Wednesday night, too. Amid talk of owner Karen Davidson selling the team, the Pistons played the Boston Celtics, and played extremely well. The Pistons defeated the Celtics, 92-86, opening a six-game home stand in grand fashion. Charlie Villanueva sank a 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, giving the Pistons an 88-81 lead and effectively clinching the outcome.

The Pistons trailed 76-71 with seven minutes left in the game when former Piston Rasheed Wallace sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key. But that seemed to ignite the Pistons, who went on a 13-0 run, taking an 84-76 lead. The Pistons trailed 56-48 at halftime, but completely owned the second half. Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons (15-26) with 27 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Villanueva added 19 points and Jason Maxiell 12 as the Pistons bench outscored the Celtics (27-13) reserves, 43-12. Austin Daye had eight points and eight rebounds.

Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo scored 21 each for the Celtics. Wallace scored 16 in his first return to The Palace since leaving as a free agent last summer. The reaction for Wallace was mixed when he was announced, boos largely to begin with, but later changing to cheers. Wallace, though, was booed each time he touched the ball during the game. Already without Tayshaun Prince (knee), Ben Gordon (ankle) and Will Bynum (ankle), the Pistons lost Chucky Atkins for most of the first half with a bruised sternum. Atkins did return in the second half.

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Post#782 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:21 am

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NBA Game Summary - Boston at Detroit
Final Score: Detroit 92, Boston 86

Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and had a career-high 11 rebounds, and the Pistons used a big run in the fourth quarter to beat Boston, 92-86, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Charlie Villanueva scored 10 of his 19 points in the final quarter for the Pistons, who won for the fourth time in five games and bounced back from a 99-91 defeat at New York on Monday. Richard Hamilton ended with 12 points and eight assists, while Jason Maxiell also scored 12 in the win. Rajon Rondo totaled 21 points, eight boards and seven assists for the Celtics, who tied a season-high with their third consecutive defeat. Paul Pierce also had 21 points for Boston, which shot just 6-of-20 from the field in the final quarter. Rasheed Wallace had 16 points and seven rebounds for Boston. It was his first game back at the Palace against his former team. Wallace played for Detroit from 2003-2009 and won an NBA championship with the Pistons in 2004. Wallace's three-pointer extended the lead for the visitors to 76-71 with 9:06 remaining. Detroit then locked down defensively and went ahead for good with an ensuing 13-0 spurt.

Villanueva's three-ball made it 80-76 with five minutes left, Stuckey added another jumper and a tip-in by Jonas Jerebko capped the flurry for an 84-76 margin inside 3 1/2 minutes. "I thought the zone slowed them down a little bit," Stuckey said. "We got out, increased the ball movement and got some easy baskets. Austin (Daye) came in stepped up for us tonight. Charlie came of the bench and did a good job. We just played as a team tonight." Boston never got closer than four the rest of the way, the final time at 90-86 on a Ray Allen layup with 13.4 seconds left, but Hamilton countered with a pair of foul shots. "I think we missed so many opportunities in the first half, we had three-on- ones and we missed some assignments in the first half and they missed some shots and we got lucky," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Then we didn't take advantage of a ton of open situations offensively. In the second half, our shots didn't go in anymore, we didn't get stops and we lost the game." The Celtics led by as many as 11 in the opening quarter before settling for a 30-21 cushion after 12 minutes. They continued to play front-runner in the second and held a 56-48 edge at the half. Detroit's first lead came at 63-62 on Stuckey's three-point play with 5:16 left in the third. It was tied at 69 moving to the fourth.

Game Notes
Earlier Wednesday, Wallace was fined $35,000 by the NBA for criticizing officials...The Pistons have won the last two meetings after losing five straight...Ben Wallace had 10 rebounds and two blocks for Detroit. He needs seven blocks for 2,000 in his career.

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Post#783 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:23 am

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Pistons vs. Celtics

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Post#784 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:32 am

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Ode to Rip
With another in an amazing string of endless mid-range jump shots Rip Hamilton has made since coming to the Pistons almost eight years ago, last week he moved into the No. 6 spot on the franchise’s all-time scoring list. Take a look at the names on that list: Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bob Lanier, Dave Bing, Bill Laimbeer and Rip Hamilton. He moved ahead of Mr. 007, Vinnie Johnson, another great name in Pistons history. What great, great company – four Hall of Famers and a fifth, Bill Laimbeer, who deserves to be in there and I hope one day makes it are the only ones now ahead of Rip Hamilton. If you’re on that list, you must be in that group. Rip has earned his way onto that list. He’s led this team in scoring for seven straight seasons – what an accomplishment, especially when you consider what the Pistons have achieved over that time. He was the leading scorer for an elite team for seven straight years.He’s been a nightmare matchup on a championship team. He was part of the Pistons dismantling the Lakers in the Finals in ’04. He helped make Kobe a mere mortal for much of that series. He’s got his ring and he’s been an all-time great Pistons scorer and winner. It would be impossible to put your finger on anybody as being any more important than anybody else on that team – maybe that’s why those guys don’t get quite as much reverence as they should – but they were all great basketball players and Rip is right there with any of them with many good years of basketball still ahead of him.The Pistons miss rip – if this year has taught us anything, it’s that. When he’s not in the game, we’re a different team.

The best thing you can say about Rip is what Dick Motta – a great coach who, while we’re on the subject, is another one who deserves to be in the Hall of Fame – said to me: If I’ve got a guy who is going to get me 20 points every night, and I can put that in the bank, then I’ve got a chance to win a lot of basketball games. And Rip is that guy. When Joe made the trade for Rip, I could see what he was thinking. I think the world of Jerry Stackhouse, who I’m happy to see back in our league now that Milwaukee has signed him. I loved being with him when he was a Piston. He gave us some great toughness. He was a don’t-back-down guy, which fit well with Ben Wallace and the Pistons turning the page and becoming contenders. But the trade made a lot of sense even at the time – even with Stack as an All-Star and Rip as a young player finding his way with a struggling Washington team. Because of the ages of the two players and maybe because of the games of those two, Joe was looking to fine tune his team in a different way. When Rip got here, it was evident that this was a guy who was ready to bust out. And it didn’t take him long to break out as a legitimate NBA star.

It also didn’t take long to see that Rip was more than just a player capable of putting up big numbers for losing teams. The guy does things that most players can’t do. First of all, he can run all night long. He’d be in a group in single digits of the best players I’ve ever seen in my 34 years in the league at moving without the basketball. The guy is sensational at that.
Does he get a little frustrated when guys are grabbing him? Sure. But let’s understand, we only see the physical things that go on after we’ve had a foul called – either on the other guy or on Rip for retaliating. We don’t see a fraction of it because most of us have to follow the ball. He’s a nightmare to defend and defenses do everything they can possibly get away with – and some things they can’t get away with – just to try to slow him down. And Rip never blinks. He just fights on. You get him the ball in rhythm, in his range – and he has downtown range, as well – but as a mid-range shooter, there’s nobody better. Here’s a guy who gets himself open off of screens better than anybody and knocks down mid-range jumpers better than anybody, what an addition to a basketball team. He’s worked himself into the best shape of anybody in the NBA and takes great pride in himself and his game. What a great combination and what a great player. It seems right that Rip’s on a list with all those other great names in Pistons history.

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Post#785 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:36 am

http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/BOSDET_ ... uotes.html

Pistons vs. Celtics
Postgame Quotes - January 20, 2010
Regular Season Game #41
Pistons Head Coach John Kuester
(On the game)

“I really believe it was a tale of two halves. Holding a team that is as well-coached and as talented as Boston is to 30 points in the second half was huge. It seems like when Rodney Stuckey rebounds and gets to the boards – really, we don’t have great size – it makes a huge difference for us. Getting 11 rebounds, he played such a gutsy game. He played a passion game for 48 minutes. There was a passion for the entire game with him and I was so impressed with how he played. Rip (Hamilton) had seven turnovers in the first half and ended up with none in the second half and ended up with eight assists, which was huge for us. Chucky Atkins getting crunched and coming back in and giving us some extra minutes – we needed that. We needed that at that stage of the game. We became unselfish there at the end and we had some scenarios where guys could make one extra pass and when we start doing that, we’ll be effective.”

(On why they went to the zone)
“We were in that mode where we felt, ‘Hey, let’s change the game up a little bit and see what happens.’ Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. This was one of the few times where you get on a roll and you get stops and the guys got into it and did a great job of contesting all of the shots and understanding where it’s coming into the zone to get their shooters open.”

(On playing against Rasheed Wallace)
“I was excited to see Rasheed but I’m excited for every game. I can’t wait for the next one. I think the players enjoy playing quality teams like Boston but I think they understand that we’re in a stage now where we just have to work hard. Since the last four games, after the Chicago game, we just said, ‘Hey, let’s just play hard for 48 minutes.”

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Post#786 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:36 am

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Pistons Guard Rodney Stuckey
(On the second half of the game)

“Even though we have turned ball so much we were still in the game. So, we knew that if we came out in the second half and take care of the ball and execute offense we would be fine. And that’s what we did.”

(On playing zone defense)
“I thought the zone slowed them down a little bit. We got out, increased the ball movement and got some easy baskets. Austin (Daye) came in stepped up for us tonight. Charlie (Villanueva) came of the bench and did a good job. We just played as a team tonight.”

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Post#787 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:38 am

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Pistons Forward Charlie Villanueva
(On the win)

“It’s a very big game. We played great basketball. We were little careless at the beginning, in the first half of the game, but we stayed with them. We played with a lot of passion and energy and down the stretch we got stops that we needed.”

(On the game)
“I was just into the game, trash talking a little bit. That’s the part of the game. I was fired up. I wanted to win this game very badly. It’s a good way to start this home stand. Hopefully we built on it and we got one on Friday.”

(On playing good defense)
“It was great. Guys make the stops that we needed. We were just helping each other out. Ben (Wallace) made some tremendous block, Max (Maxiell) and myself. We were battling down there, and we did a pretty good job.”

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Post#788 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:40 am

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Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers
(On poor third quarter)

“I thought that we just came out to play again and we gave up a horrible three at the end of the half, bad defense hurt us on that play. I think that it carried over to the first five or six minutes in the third quarter and then all of the sudden we had a fight on our hands and we couldn’t get it going. It is very difficult to turn the switch on and off right now and that is what we are doing. We are dropping games because of it too. Like I was saying before the game I like our record, I just don’t like who we are.”

(On frustration with playing in spurts)
“I think we missed so many opportunities in the first half, we had three-on-ones and we missed some assignments in the first half and they missed some shots and we got lucky. Then we didn’t take advantage of a ton of open situations offensively. In the second half, our shots didn’t go in anymore, we didn’t get stops and we lose the game. Like I told our guys though, they are frustrated in there and I said it’s great to be frustrated about it, but we have to do something about it. I always take the finger first to point at me and I told them I’m obviously not doing something, so I have to go and watch film and figure it out.”

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Post#789 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:41 am

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Celtics Guard Eddie House
(On poor second half start)

“ We have great feel when we leave the locker room, we come in off the first half feeling good about what we did and know that we can play better and for whatever reason we are just flat. It seems like we are trying to get loose and warmed-up and the other team is bringing it to us and playing with a lot more effort, it just seemed like they were out playing us as far as hustle.”

(On turning switch on and off)
“We can’t win a championship turning it on and off. We have to figure out a way to maintain our play for 48 minutes or however long the game is going to go. We just need to figure out what we are doing in-between halftime and that third quarter to prepare for that second half and play like the first half.”

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Post#790 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:56 am

http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/trueblu ... 00120.html

Role Playing
The Pistons swallowed hard last summer and understood that losing valued veterans like Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess was the cost of clearing cap space to infuse the organization with the generation of players who would assume their roles. Charlie Villanueva, in effect, was taking Wallace’s – a big man who could stretch the floor with his shot-making ability, a 26-year-old who’d have a chance to ascend to All-Star status during the course of his five-year contract signed as a free agent. In the first meeting with Boston since Wallace signed on with the Celtics last July, Charlie V justified Joe Dumars’ faith in making him a part of the future. It was Villanueva’s triple from the corner opposite Boston’s bench with 55 seconds left Wednesday night that gave the Pistons a seven-point lead and, essentially, sealed a huge win – a big shot at a big moment that gives the Pistons a glimmer of hope that the second half of the season can still carry playoff possibilities. Villanueva finished with 19 points off the bench, hitting three of the Pistons’ four 3-point baskets. Wallace scored 16 for Boston, including a 3-pointer from the corner of his own on Boston’s next possession, but Villanueva wasn’t at all disappointed to spoil Wallace’s return in a game that opens a six-game stretch at The Palace to close January. “(Wallace) wanted to show the fans what they were missing,” Villanueva grinned after the game, “but Charlie V is here.”

Villanueva played hard at both ends, blocking two shots and doing a reasonable impersonation of Wallace’s two-way play. “He had an outstanding game on both sides of the court,” John Kuester said. “Getting him to buy into how we want to defend, we’ve got a heck of a basketball player there.” When he gathered a rebound as he was falling out of bounds and fired it off of Kendrick Perkins to save the possession, Ben Wallace – a defensive force again in a 10-board, two-block performance – gave him a nod of affirmation for a crowd-rousing play. It was a crowd sitting on its hands until midway through the third quarter on a night the Celtics seemed destined to win until Jason Maxiell changed momentum, serendipitously enough on another play involving Wallace. With the Celtics leading 58-52, Wallace took a pass at the foul line with an open path to the basket. He rose for an apparent easy dunk, but Jason Maxiell came from the weak side to crush the shot, fueling a fast break punctuated by a Rodney Stuckey layup. “I just came over and tried to contest the shot as best I could,” said Maxiell, who gave the Pistons 12 big points, two steals and three boards in addition to the emphatic block. “It happened to start a great fast break. Sheed told me he was going to get me back somehow.” “Max, his intensity throughout the game was outstanding,” Kuester said. “I thought he gave us a big boost. I was very pleased with that.”

The Pistons were mostly responsible for taking the crowd out of the game early when they committed a ghastly 15 first-half turnovers – 10 in the first quarter – with seven of them from Rip Hamilton. Those 15 turnovers led to 23 of Boston’s 56 first-half points. It was no coincidence that they cut their second-half turnovers to two while holding Boston to 30 points. And once they got Boston to play a half-court game, they trotted out a zone defense in both the third and fourth quarters that Kuester assistant Brian Hill designed in time for them to practice on Tuesday. The Celtics shot .265 in the second half and committed 10 turnovers, finishing the game with 19 to the Pistons’ 17. The win marks the end of the season’s first half, one in which the Pistons lost 90 man-games to injury among five players. Tayshaun Prince (32), Ben Gordon (16) and Will Bynum (14) were again idle against the Celtics, who were without Kevin Garnett, while Hamilton (27) was back after sitting out Monday’s loss in New York, the one loss in five games since the Pistons snapped their 13-game losing streak. They have five more games to close January, including a Friday-Saturday back-to-back with Indiana and Portland, and if they can snatch wins in those games suddenly the possibly of a playoff drive in the second half won’t seem so remote. “It’s a great win,” Maxiell said, “but it’s going to mean nothing if we don’t win on Friday and Saturday.”

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Post#791 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:58 am

http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/trueblu ... 00120.html

TEAM COLORS
White Hot – Paul Pierce appeared to have this locked up after dropping 17 on the Pistons in the first quarter and forcing four fouls on Pistons rookies Jonas Jerebko (three) and Austin Daye. But Rodney Stuckey was the star of the night, finishing with 27 points – he could have had something well into the 30s but for some tough-luck misses near the basket – to go with a career-high 11 rebounds and six assists. “It seems like when Rodney Stuckey rebounds,” John Kuester said, “it makes a huge difference for us. He played a passionate game for 48 minutes. There was a passion the entire game from him. I was so impressed with the way he played.”

BLUE COLLAR – When Chris Wilcox, battling a back injury, played an ineffective six minutes in the first half, Jason Maxiell took his place in the lineup to open the second half and no one was more important to getting the Pistons back in the game – and into the lead – than Maxiell. With the Pistons down 58-52, Maxiell’s spectacular block of an attempted Rasheed Wallace dunk woke up a snoozing crowd and energized his teammates. Maxiell also was outstanding on defense, frustrating Kendrick Perkins (eight points, four boards) and teaming with Ben Wallace to hold Boston to 13 third-quarter points. “Myself and Body in the paint, we tried to close it down. Even though we’re undersized, we try to work hard and have each other’s backs. That’s the main thing about defense.”

RED FLAG – Turnovers – many of them unforced – nearly undermined the Pistons’ chances of winning a game that they understood they needed to win to lend any credence to the notion that they can muster a playoff push in the season’s second half. The Pistons turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter and 15 in the first half, allowing Boston to score a whopping 23 points off turnovers in taking a 56-48 halftime lead. Rip Hamilton had seven first-half turnovers – but none in the second half, helping the Pistons to get their case of the dropsies under control. Boston ended up committing more turnovers than the Pistons, 19-17.

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Post#792 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:10 am

http://need4sheed.com/2010/01/wallace-o ... sheed.html

Wallace on Wallace Crime – Ben Blocks Sheed
I have to say this was one of the best games I have been to all season. Not only do we get a 86-92 win over the Celtics, we get Wallace on Wallace crime.

104-110 OT victory over the Hornets that is exactly what I’m doing.

Because of time issues I won’t get a proper recap up in time, please comment away and give me your thoughts. For me, this was one game to remember in more ways than one. I’ll also get up the Flip Video of the Sheed intro for you

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Post#793 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:25 am

http://www.971theticket.com/pages/3824327.php

Despite record, playoffs still possible for Pistons
A 14-26 record normally wouldn't be acceptable. But considering the Pistons have missed Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Gordon and Will Bynum for significant amounts of time, first-year coach John Kuester probably would take it (if you could get him to be candid).

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Post#794 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:29 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300120012

Baron Davis scored 11 of his 23 points in the final 3:52, Marcus Camby pulled down a season-high 25 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 104-97 on Wednesday night.

Chris Kaman had 20 points and eight boards, and Al Thornton added 17 points for the Clippers, who have won eight of their last nine home games and have held opponents under 100 points in 17 of their 19 victories overall.

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 points, Luol Deng had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyrus Thomas scored 18 points before fouling out in the final seconds.

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Post#795 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:31 am

http://pistonspoint.blogspot.com/

Win could be the turning point
The Pistons win over the Celtics Wednesday night could prove to be the turning point of the season. If Detroit hopes to make a playoff push it has to start with the six-game homestand to end January, which kicked off with the win over Boston. Detroit now hosts Indiana on Friday and can’t afford a letdown with Portland coming to town on Saturday.

The playoff race in the East could be tighter than first thought. Cleveland, Boston, Atlanta and Orlando have all but wrapped up the top four seeds. Miami is up and down but a good bet to make the playoffs. Charlotte is playing phenomenal as of late and is 9-1 in the month of January with wins over Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, Memphis and Miami twice. Toronto and Chicago currently hold the 7 and 8 seeds and should be in the race the whole way, and New York and Milwaukee still ahead of the Pistons.

Detroit will need to string some wins together and hope a few teams begin to struggle. It all starts with this homestand. The Pistons need to go a minimum of 4-2, but 5-1 or 6-0 would go a long way in improving their chances. Detroit has won four out of five with the win over Boston and need to keep this momentum going before the hole becomes to big to dig out of.

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Post#796 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:34 am

http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2010/1/21 ... h-sheed-in

A complacent team with Sheed in the starting lineup?
Packey is working the post-game wrap, and I just caught the game on TiVo, but I thought I'd chime in with some observations:

1) I don't think enough could be said about how dominant the Pistons were in the second half. Detroit held Boston to four field goals (and 20 points) in the first 20 minutes. That's insane. This is one of the most offensively efficient teams in the league, even without Garnett.
2) I seldom whine about the refs, but they were absurd in that first half.
3) In that second half, I believe Detroit had one turnover, vs. 14 in the first half. Also, the Pistons went to a zone, which was brilliant. I believe we saw what is known in the sports world as "coaching".

4) I've been thinking this for awhile, but we should be ready for a slow learning curve for Rodney Stuckey. He is a point guard in the Chauncey Billups mold, which means he is asked to do everything well, from defense to rebounding to passing to outside shooting. I think he's up for it. Look at his stat line. I just hope we won't pull a T-Wolves and give up on him.
5) Ben Wallace blocking Sheed made me tingle. Tee hee.

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Post#797 » by nasty daddy » Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:41 am

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2010 ... -with-Cavs

Shaq is content to be role player with Cavs
Leave it to dad to put you in your place. Shortly after becoming the fifth player to score 28,000 career points, Shaquille O'Neal spoke with his stepfather, Phillip Harrison. But Harrison didn't offer congratulations. "He said if you had hit your free throws you'd have 33,000," O'Neal told NBA TV.

O'Neal broke into a huge grin. He enjoyed the good-natured jab, but he's enjoying himself as a high profile roleplayer with the Cavaliers. This after being the manexclusively with the Magic and Lakers. But Father Time catches up with everybody. With the Cavaliers, Shaq, 37, finds himself in a similar role he played with the Heat, when he deferred to Dwyane Wade. Now, he gives LeBron James the space to take over.

Still, at times, the Cavaliers look for O'Neal's veteran leadership to get them through rough spots in the fourth quarter. And at other times, O'Neal watches from the bench. "It would be idiotic of me to want to take 20 or 25 shots a game with a great player like LeBron on this team," O'Neal said. "I have been a high-level role player on this team." The result has been this: The Cavaliers have the best record (32-11) in the East. "I like the way we are playing," O'Neal said. "They were a damn good team without me, but if we keep playing the way we are, we should be fine."

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Bryant studies martial arts
Have you noticed a few new moves from Lakers guard Kobe Bryant ?

Chalk it up to being a fan of martial arts expert Bruce Lee . Bryant is taking up Jeet Kune Do, or "the way of intercepting fists," a concept founded by Lee in 1967.

Jeet Kune Do is an offensive style of fighting where you strike first and visualize where your opponent will be. "You start with a base and work your way up and the defense has a hard time defending you because they don't know what you're doing because you don't know what you're doing," Bryant told ESPN.com.

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Trade winds
We keep hearing Carols Boozer trade rumors, but the forward says he doesn't want to leave Utah.

"If I were them, I would not make a trade," Boozer told the Salt Lake City Tribune of the Jazz, which is in a four-way fight for the final two playoff spots.

"But I'm not them. We're getting healthy, guys are getting better, and we're rolling. We've won four out of our last five, which is great. That's why I would keep us together."

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Glad to be back
It isn't the ideal situation, but former Pistons guard Jerry Stackhouse is happy to be back in the NBA (Bucks).

Stackhouse was hoping to be a role player with a contender, but plans on making the best of it with the Bucks.

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