Lawrence Frank

West, Pacers earn home-and-home sweep of Pistons

Tags: National Basketball Association, Frank Vogel, Detroit Pistons, David West, Danny Granger

Nets win in 2 OT; play Bulls Saturday

NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets managed to blow an early double-digit lead Friday, this time a 17-point second quarter advantage. But they somehow found a way to pull out a 107-105 win in double overtime over the visiting Detroit Pistons, thanks to the...

Tags: Brook Lopez, Andray Blatche, Barclays Center, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks

Monroe, Knight lead the Pistons past Bucks, 103-87

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Defense has been a problem for the Detroit Pistons on the road. Against the Milwaukee Bucks, they had no trouble. Greg Monroe had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Knight added 20 points and Detroit beat Milwaukee 103-87 on...

Tags: National Basketball Association, Beno Udrih, Ersan Ilyasova, Brandon Jennings, Tayshaun Prince

Apocalypse for Heat in 2014? Not so fast

    OK, we survived 12-12-12 without an apocalypse and, with all due respect to the Mayans, we likely will get past Dec. 21, as well.     So let's instead move on to the catastrophe some are forecasting for the Miami Heat for 2014-15, when the most...

Tags: Marquis Daniels, Jermaine O'Neal, Antawn Jamison, Freedom of the Press, Josh Harrellson

The Times' NBA rankings

Title Contender 1. Miami (9-3) – No such thing as a lingering Larry O'Brien Trophy hangover around South Beach. (1) 2. Memphis (9-2) – Randolph's (printable) money quote, via ESPN Radio: "I'm good with these hands, man." (3) 3. Oklahoma...

Tags: National Basketball Association, ESPN Radio (tv network), Sacramento Kings, Jeff Green (basketball), Brandon Roy

Schmitz's Take: Third "weird" for Magic

How can a small-college player score 138 points by himself and a pro team go almost a quarter without a bucket? The Pistons could have used Jack Taylor from tiny Division III Grinnell College Wednesday night against the Magic. "It was kind of weird...

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Jacque Vaughn

Meet Jacque Vaughn, the Orlando Magic’s potential new coach

Magic need to focus on slowing quick point guards

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving ranks as one of the best young point guards in the NBA. The Philadelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday continues to make strides. But Irving's and Holiday's rising-star status probably doesn't...

Tags: Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, New York Yankees, The Palace of Auburn Hills, E'Twaun Moore

Meet new Orlando Magic coach Jacque Vaughn

The Orlando Magic narrowed their field of coaching candidates to three finalists: Michael Curry, Lindsey Hunter and Jacque Vaughn. Of those three, the most likely choice is Vaughn. So let’s take a closer look at Vaughn. Jacque Vaughn Age: Will...

Tags: National Basketball Association, Atlanta Hawks, Lindsey Hunter, Orlando Magic, Jacque Vaughn

Depleted Magic hang with Pistons, but can't pull off the win

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Several minutes into Tuesday night's fourth quarter, Stan Van Gundy shouted something from the Orlando Magic bench onto The Palace of Auburn Hills court. "Come on!" he yelled. "Get a stop!" That didn't happen. Detroit Pistons...

Tags: Jameer Nelson, Chris Duhon, Glen Davis, Will Bynum, Dwight Howard

NBA: Nets' to end 35-year run in N.J.

NEWARK, N.J. - For the past 45 years, Herb Turetzky has had the best seat in the house to watch the Nets play basketball. It was front row, center court. between the benches, every night. Turetzky, the team's official scorer, has seen the Nets'...

Tags: Derrick Coleman, Kerry Kittles, Mikhail Prokhorov, Long Island, George Steinbrenner

Pistons Hit the Wall; Wizards Top Detroit 98-77

John Wall matched a career-high with 15 assists and scored all nine of his points during a game-changing run in the second half as the Wizards earned their second road win of the season with a 98-77 thumping of the Pistons. JaVale McGee recorded a...

Tags: National Basketball Association, Greg Monroe, Basketball, Detroit Pistons, Ben Wallace