Gortat almost had a double-double in the first quarter, Grant Hill out-dueled Kobe 9-4 in the quarter and the Suns committed only 2 turnovers to the Lakers 7 as the Suns took a 35-19 lead. Well, that was fun, wasn't it? The Suns broke a four-game...

Sunday night, ending a four-game losing streak. The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth. Kobe Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed...

The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth. Kobe Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst. ...

Bryant doesn’t think it makes any difference who guards him. Coming off another big performance against the Suns, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers look to win a fourth straight game and sweep this home-and-home series Sunday night at the US Airways...

“He made a huge mark,” Suns guard Steve Nash said of Brown. “We wouldn’t have probably fought back if it weren’t for his plays so it was big.” Expect to see more of Redd and Brown playing together tonight, especially because Brown might be the Suns’...

Marcin Gortat in the recent loss. Steve Nash registered 11 points and 17 assists for the Suns, who committed 17 turnovers for 21 Los Angeles points. Ex-Laker Shannon Brown had 15 points and Markieff Morris netted 14. Reliable defender Grant Hill had...

A lot of people have noticed Duke gets a lot of white players but they may not realize that something is up with their black players as well (although this did come up recently when Jalen Rose called black players at Duke "Uncle Toms") Grant Hill Jeff...

I don't need to know this kid. Maybe he wasn't hugged enough as a kid." The Suns knocked out the Lakers in that series after trailing 3-1, and it was Kobe who needed a hug, especially after some suggested he quit in Game 7. During the 2010 Western...

Steve Nash and Grant Hill have had some amazing highlights over their respective careers. This, however, wasn’t one of them. Please, feel free to insert your “these guys are so old…” jokes here. What would have been great was if Nash threw the ball of...

(Notice all the former Pistons.) NORTH CAROLINA Led by Rasheed Wallace and Vince Carter, former Tar Heels have banked $853 million. DUKE Grant Hill and Elton Brand pace the Blue Devils, who have made $809 million. ARIZONA Mike Bibby and Gilbert Arenas...

Much of that was a product of Steve Nash’s 17 assists, but Gortat was stellar nonetheless. Brown played arguably his best game as a Sun as he scored 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting in 20 second-half minutes. After Grant Hill picked up his fourth foul...

The replay, of course, is where the true money is. It's a good thing that Grant Hill didn't lose his head over this. Hopefully Nash won't lose face with his teammates due to this faux pas. Both teammates seem to have a good head on their shoulders, so...

He did the same thing in the Lakers' 99-83 victory Jan. 10, when he scored 48 points despite feeling the early pain in the torn ligament in his right wrist. Derek Fisher has observed that Bryant loves to do this particularly against Grant Hill because...

Any time you hold a team down to 78 points is huge." The Suns, meanwhile, have dropped three straight after losing to those same Hawks, who rallied to beat them, 101-99, on Wednesday in the desert. Steve Nash paced Phoenix, scoring 22 points and...

You had the defending National Champion vs. the legendary program fresh off probation. You had two coaches at the peak of their powers. You had maybe the greatest player in college basketball history, flanked by Hurley and Grant Hill, and Jamal...

Before 35-year-old Chauncey Billups tore his left Achilles tendon on Feb. 6, he was one of a handful of guys proving NBA effectiveness isn’t tied to an age range. Even calling Phoenix’s Steve Nash (38) and Grant Hill (39) “effective” misses out that...

Any time you hold a team down to 78 points is huge." The Suns, meanwhile, have dropped three straight after losing to those same Hawks, who rallied to beat them, 101-99, on Wednesday in the desert. Steve Nash paced Phoenix, scoring 22 points and...

Phoenix blew a 15 point lead in the loss. The Suns blew a 53.6% shooting night with 6 of 17 coming from the three point line. They threw away the game with 20 turnovers. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 22 points while dishing 16 assists on 7 of 14 shooting.

These Wildcats might someday warrant mention in the same conversation with those teams, but it will be a long time coming. Right now, Kentucky is more like Dean Smith’s North Carolina squad of 1981-82: good but not yet legendary, with a long road and...