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Suns fire Porter; name Gentry interim coach
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns became the eighth NBA team to
make a coaching change this season, firing Terry Porter and replacing him with
assistant Alvin Gentry on an interim basis.
Porter was in his first season with
Reunited and it feels so good: Kobe, Shaq share All-Star MVP honors
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Perfect together...Kobe Bryant and Shaquille
O'Neal. That was the story line of the 58th NBA All-Star Game.
Bryant scored 27 points and O'Neal, playing on his home court, tallied 17
points on 8-of-9 s
Porter era coming to swift conclusion in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns are set to cut ties with Terry
Porter after the first-year head coach led the club to a mediocre 28-23 record
at the All-Star break.
Sources close to the team indicated that Alvin Gentry w
Report: Porter era comes to swift conclusion in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Suns are reportedly set to cut ties
with Terry Porter after the first-year head coach led the club to a mediocre
28-23 record at the All-Star break.
The Arizona Republic reported Sunday that A
Robinson edges Howard to take dunk contest
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's Nate Robinson earned 52 percent of
the fans' votes to edge defending champion Dwight Howard, of Orlando, in the
2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
Howard's final two dunks received a great roar from th
Robinson upsets Howard in Dunk Contest
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's Nate Robinson earned 52 percent of
the fans' votes to edge defending champion Dwight Howard, of Orlando, in the
2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
Howard's final two dunks received a great roar from th
Cook takes Three-Point Shootout title
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami's Daequan Cook outlasted Orlando's
Rashard Lewis in a tie-breaking round to take the 2009 Three-Point Shootout
title.
Toronto's Jason Kapono, who had won this event the previous two years, we
Rose edges Harris in Skills Challenge
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, with a time of 35.3
seconds, edged Devin Harris' 39.7 seconds in the finals to take the Skills
Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend.
The Skills Challenge is made up of a c
Detroit wins Shooting Stars
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a time of 58.4 seconds, Team Detroit beat
Team Phoenix in the final round of the Shooting Stars competition, the first
event of NBA's All-Star Saturday.
The stars competition is made up of NBA,
NBA Finals MVP trophy to be named after Russell
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA Finals MVP trophy will be permanently
named after Hall-of-Fame center Bill Russell, league commissioner David Stern
announced Saturday.
Russell led Boston to 11 NBA titles in a 13-season career he
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