Heat 92, Hawks 75

In tonight’s NBATV special, the Hawks came out incredibly flat, while the Heat came out firing on all cylinders and never looked back. Miami had a 16 point lead entering the second quarter, while Michael Beasley poured in 20 of his 22 total points in the first half. In the second half, Dwyane Wade finished the deal with 28 points and 8 rebounds. The bad news for Atlanta is that they’ve now lost four straight.
Jamal Crawford had a solid 23 points off the bench, but it obviously wasn’t …

In recent years, a new tradition has cemented the ideal Christmas day for my family. After opening up our presents, eating food, and spending time with family, we all sit around the TV and watch some solid NBA action. The NBA does a great job of squaring up good opponents, and this year is no different, with five games! Five games Mr. Stern? Don’t push it. Below you will find a preview of each game, in addition to my pick of who will win. We all know how great I …

Monday
Boston @ Memphis – Memphis is coming off an absolute stomping of Miami and have been playing great basketball in their past four games. Rudy Gay and Marc Gasol are looking like a legitamite 1-2 punch for years to come.
They run into a very hot Celtics team who have won ten in a row.  Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen have shed their early season struggles and Rajon Rondo is still improving with every game.  The Celtics now have the best record in the league and are definitely the team to …

Tonight in the city of brotherly love, Allen ‘The Answer’ Iverson returns to the Philadelphia Sixers as they host one of his old teams, the Denver Nuggets. Iverson, after much contemplation and tribulation, finds himself back where it all began, with so much history, so much love, so much hate but only one Answer. He is the heart and soul of Philadelphia. Not since Isiah Thomas, have we seen a player alter our perception of the importance of height with the focus put on quickness, desire, and most importantly, heart. …

For those of you who missed Part 1 of NBAtoday.net’s interview with former Vanderbilt standout Shan Foster, you can check out Shan’s background story here. The following is an exclusive Q&A session with Shan:

NBAtoday: Can you compare the transition from playing basketball in High School to College? Was the transition from going to HS in Louisiana to playing college ball in Tennessee tough on you and your family?
Shan Foster: It was very tough for me. The pressure of playing in the SEC cannot be simulated in HS. Plus, I was …

Here at NBAToday.net, CEO Shooter has finally handed the ‘The Boardroom” keys over to Janitor G  where the best sports and NBA bloggers on the net shall meet at least once a month, to answer some scintillating questions about the NBA (Yes…I just used scintillating. It’s that serious). We will have 3 guests today, along with one of our very own to answer these questions. Let’s introduce the inaugural Board members.

Joining NBAToday.net staffer The Basher (@NBAToday) who’s bio can be found here, we have:

Jason Clinkscales, a sportswriter for the NY Beacon, …

After making headlines and creating a lot of ‘hoop’la (pun absolutely intended) during last year’s All-Star Game in Phoenix, in regard to joining the squad for the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest, LeBron James is now taking back his word. After Wednesday night’s game against the Suns, James said he is now only “50-50″ in terms of his chances of participating in the event.
We all know what that means – there is NO WAY he is doing this event. Just from personal experience, and I’m sure each of you can vouch …