2012年5月31日星期四
Japan, Russia to receive first hoop outreach visits
NBA players will visit Tokyo and Moscow as part of the Basketball Without Borders program for the first time this year, nike air foamposite one womens pink, organizers of the global tour events announced on Thursday.
The program will also return to South Africa in its bid to educate people on health and fitness using top talent and retired stars from the NBA.
Retired NBA standout Dikembe Mutombo from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Houston's Samuel Dalembert and Atlanta's Vladimir Radmanovic will be part of the June 13-16 event at Tokyo.
Players and coaches will also visit the Sendai area and conduct a fitness and basketball clinic for children who were affected by last year's tsunami and earthquake in Japan.
The Russian event will be staged September 13-16 while the South African event will be August 30-September 2 in Johannesburg, nike air foamposite one womens pink for sale, South Africa.
Milwaukee's Luc Mbah a Moute, from Cameroon, will take part in his third Basketball Without Borders camp as a coach along with Mutombo, Sudanese-Briton Luol Deng and American C.J. Watson of the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka of Congo will be among those visiting South Africa.
"Basketball without Borders showcases the NBA's commitment to using basketball as a tool to connect with communities around the world, nike air foamposite one womens pink on sale, and we are thrilled to bring the program to two new countries this year," NBA vice president Kathy Behrens said.
2012年5月30日星期三
Spurs wins to take 2-0 NBA lead on Thunder
Tony Parker scored 34 points and the San Antonio Spurs stretched their win streak to 20 games, defeating Oklahoma City 120-111 to seize command of their NBA playoff series.
The Spurs took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference final and moved halfway toward booking a place against the Eastern Conference winner, either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics, air jordan 10 chicago, in next month's NBA Finals.
Oklahoma City will host games three and four against the Spurs on Thursday and Saturday. In NBA history, teams that fall behind 2-0 in a best-of-seven series have recovered to advance less than six percent of the time.
The Spurs, who last lost 48 days ago on April 11 at home to the Los Angeles Lakers, won their final 10 regular-season games and have won their first 10 playoff games.
"It's a good run but we're only worried about getting these next two in a row," Spurs star Tim Duncan said. "That would be 22 wins. That would be great."
San Antonio's streak has broken the NBA record for a combined win streak in playoff and regular-season games,air jordan 10 chicago for sale, beating the old combined mark of 19 wins in a row by the 2001 Lakers.
French guard Parker hit 16 of 21 shots and contributed eight assists for the Spurs, who have lost only twice in their past 33 games.
"Tony has been great all year," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He was excellent. He played a fantastic game in a lot of ways."
Argentine playmaker Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and Kawhi Leonard added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs,air jordan 10 chicago 2012, who also had 11 points and 12 rebounds from Duncan as they challenge for a fifth NBA crown in 14 seasons.
The Spurs took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference final and moved halfway toward booking a place against the Eastern Conference winner, either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics, air jordan 10 chicago, in next month's NBA Finals.
Oklahoma City will host games three and four against the Spurs on Thursday and Saturday. In NBA history, teams that fall behind 2-0 in a best-of-seven series have recovered to advance less than six percent of the time.
The Spurs, who last lost 48 days ago on April 11 at home to the Los Angeles Lakers, won their final 10 regular-season games and have won their first 10 playoff games.
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San Antonio's streak has broken the NBA record for a combined win streak in playoff and regular-season games,air jordan 10 chicago for sale, beating the old combined mark of 19 wins in a row by the 2001 Lakers.
French guard Parker hit 16 of 21 shots and contributed eight assists for the Spurs, who have lost only twice in their past 33 games.
"Tony has been great all year," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He was excellent. He played a fantastic game in a lot of ways."
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2012年5月29日星期二
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In the first game, the Heat won the very happy, but a hidden danger in the team exposed the team from behind the arc only 25, shot just 20 percent, while the Celtics aspects also said that in the second battle, the team will change its strategy to use defense to freeze Miami, in last year's Finals, the Mavericks is such a fresh recruit to freeze Janeway.
When it comes to the Celtics defensive strategy change, James does not care, frankly, the Heat will be prepared to deal with preparation, "We have a lot of weapons, there will be some good shots, I look forward to look at what what circumstances will this be prepared. "
In the absence of Chris Bosh (microblogging), is widely believed the Heat want to start a the Janeway singles mode, but in the last few games to win the game, air jordan 12 playoffs pre order, the two superstars in their individual combat forces have not forgotten the interaction and role players, The Heat did not start the hero ball "superstar status", but rather the emphasis on teamwork, which coach Spoelstra to make its own interpretation.
Something like this (playing hero ball) did not happen. "Spoelstra said," We are in the last two years has been to develop this habit, to learn to cooperate with each other, to learn to play the team's highest efficiency, In order to enhance the team, our players get rid of a lot of personal habits, I hope this is not the limit. "
) Is not convinced, he thinks Miami win a war to show off some to show off. But James was not willing to Dazui Zhang, air jordan 12 playoffs 2012, he admitted that KG is not malicious, but when it comes to green military might in defense strategy in the second war, the emperor claimed that the Heat do not fear, because the team has a lot of weapons.
The two sides first battle against fierce, but did not appear bloody assault of a white-hot scene, James and Dwyane Wade played very easily, they enjoy performing, air jordan 12 playoffs release date, so that the game eventually becomes no suspense, and after the game, Kevin Garnett is frankly Heat some show off that heard KG sentence evaluation, James does not want to go Dazui Zhang, On the contrary, he told Garnett understand. "We all know KG is what kind of person he was just venting it, no harm," said James.
In the first game, the Heat won the very happy, but a hidden danger in the team exposed the team from behind the arc only 25, shot just 20 percent, while the Celtics aspects also said that in the second battle, the team will change its strategy to use defense to freeze Miami, in last year's Finals, the Mavericks is such a fresh recruit to freeze Janeway.
When it comes to the Celtics defensive strategy change, James does not care, frankly, the Heat will be prepared to deal with preparation, "We have a lot of weapons, there will be some good shots, I look forward to look at what what circumstances will this be prepared. "
In the absence of Chris Bosh (microblogging), is widely believed the Heat want to start a the Janeway singles mode, but in the last few games to win the game, air jordan 12 playoffs pre order, the two superstars in their individual combat forces have not forgotten the interaction and role players, The Heat did not start the hero ball "superstar status", but rather the emphasis on teamwork, which coach Spoelstra to make its own interpretation.
Something like this (playing hero ball) did not happen. "Spoelstra said," We are in the last two years has been to develop this habit, to learn to cooperate with each other, to learn to play the team's highest efficiency, In order to enhance the team, our players get rid of a lot of personal habits, I hope this is not the limit. "
2012年5月28日星期一
Cooler weather due as heatwave ends
The mini-heatwave which has swept Britain looks set to end after forecasters predicted cooler temperatures and unsettled weather for the week ahead.
Sun worshippers have flocked to beaches and parks over the last few days as the country basked in unseasonably fine and hot weather, nike lebron 9 p.s. elite south beach, with the highest temperature reaching almost 28C (82.4F) in Bournemouth.
It has also led to a number of water-related tragedies including the death of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in a reservoir in Chorley, Lancashire.
MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said there will be gradual cooling during the week to come - culminating in a substantially cooler Jubilee bank holiday weekend. Showers are predicted for much of England and Wales by Thursday, nike lebron 9 p.s. elite south beach for sale, with a chance of thunderstorms hitting central areas.
Forecaster Nick Prebble said: "Many places will see sun tomorrow, with temperatures peaking at 23C (73.4F) in London. But Scotland will feel much cooler and there is chance of a few spots of rain. On Wednesday, northern areas of the UK will be cooler with patchy rain.
"Further south in Yorkshire there will be heavy rain with a few rumbles of thunder. Temperatures will drop off considerably during Thursday and Friday with heavy showers across England and Wales. The highest temperature will be around 19C (66.2F) in London.
"There is no indication that the recent fine temperatures will continue into the weekend unfortunately, with maximum temperatures of 15-16C."
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Warnings were issued about the dangers of cooling off in the water after the death of a man who drowned as he rescued two children from the sea. The 25-year-old who drowned off West Wittering beach, near Chichester, West Sussex, had gone to the assistance of two youngsters playing in a rubber ring.
The news came after the death of 23-year-old Nicholas Smith, who was pulled from the water in Linn Park near Simshill on the south side of Glasgow, and died later in hospital.
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"Further south in Yorkshire there will be heavy rain with a few rumbles of thunder. Temperatures will drop off considerably during Thursday and Friday with heavy showers across England and Wales. The highest temperature will be around 19C (66.2F) in London.
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2012年5月24日星期四
Bryant, James get nod for All-NBA First Team
Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and league MVP LeBron James highlight the National Basketball Association's All-NBA First Team which was announced on Thursday.
That trio are joined by Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. For Bryant, air jordan 10 stealth, it marks his seventh consecutive and 10th All-NBA First Team selection.
Durant, who edged Bryant for the scoring title with an average of 28 points per game, earned 117 first team votes.
James received 118 of 120 first team votes to make his fifth-consecutive team.
He led Miami in scoring (27.1 points per game), air jordan 10 stealth release date, assists (6.2 assists per game) and rebounding (7.9 rebounds per game). James also shot a career-best 53.1 percent from the floor this season.
The second team consists of guards Russell Westbrook and Tony Parker, forwards Kevin Love and Blake Griffin and centre Andrew Bynum.
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James received 118 of 120 first team votes to make his fifth-consecutive team.
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This is Chandler's second award this month as he was recently named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
The All-NBA teams are chosen by a panel of 120 media throughout North America.
2012年5月23日星期三
Miami Heat players suspended
The NBA has slapped Miami forward Udonis Haslem with a one-game suspension and air jordan 10 chicago,center Dexter Pittman with a three-game ban over incidents in game five of their playoff series against Indiana.
Haslem was suspended for striking Tyler Hansbrough in the head and shoulders during the Heat's 115-83 rout of the Pacers on Tuesday. The Heat lead the series 3-2.
Reserve Pittman was suspended for an illegal elbow to the chin of Indiana guard Lance Stephenson in the final minutes of the game, air jordan 10 chicago for sale, said league executive vice president Stu Jackson.
Both Haslem and Pittman had their flagrant fouls upgraded to a category two after a video review by the league's disciplinary officials following the game.
Hansbrough was also given a flagrant foul but was not suspended.
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Reserve Pittman was suspended for an illegal elbow to the chin of Indiana guard Lance Stephenson in the final minutes of the game, air jordan 10 chicago for sale, said league executive vice president Stu Jackson.
Both Haslem and Pittman had their flagrant fouls upgraded to a category two after a video review by the league's disciplinary officials following the game.
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2012年5月22日星期二
Nike soccer ad, Zhu Zhu at Cannes: weekly most-watched sports videos
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Nike tops YouTube's sports chart for the week ending May 22 with a soccer-themed commercial to piggyback UEFA's competitions, Chinese star Zhu Zhu steps out with the Juventus-connected Lapo Elkann, nike zoom kobe 7 elite home, and Kia seeks to blend dubstep dance, driving and sport.
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In the South of France, Lapo Elkann of the Juventus FC-owning Agnelli family stepped onto Cannes's red carpet with Chinese star Zhu Zhu, propelling the TV presenter and singer into the limelight.
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2012年5月17日星期四
Durant's heroics leave Lakers Thunder-struck
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NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant struck for 22 points, five coming in a game-ending 9-0 run, as Oklahoma City stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 77-75 in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday.
The Thunder, unbeaten in six playoff games, seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, air jordan 4 retro cavs,which shifts to Los Angeles for games three and four on Friday and Saturday.
"We kept our composure," Durant said. "Their defense was unbelievable tonight. We stuck with it and I was able to make some big shots. A win is a win in the playoffs. We've got to be prepared for game three."
On the verge of pulling even in the series, the Lakers return home in need of a victory on Friday to avoid being on the edge of elimination.
"We're pretty disappointed," Lakers guard Steve Blake said. "We worked hard to get that lead. They took it from us but we gave it away at the same time."
The Lakers' defense shut down the NBA's most potent playoff scoring attack most of the game and took a 75-68 lead on a hook shot by Andrew Bynum with 2:08 to play in the fourth quarter. But Los Angeles would not score again.
James Harden, voted the NBA's top reserve player, air jordan 4 retro cavs for sale, snapped a four-minute Oklahoma City scoring drought on a layup with 1:59 remaining to pull the Thunder within 75-70.
Durant followed with a steal and a fast-break slam dunk to trim the Lakers' lead to 75-72 and Harden produced a driving layup to pull the hosts within a single point with 56 seconds remaining.
After a Kobe Bryant miss for the Lakers, a double-covered Durant made a clutch baseline jump shot with 18.6 seconds remaining to give the Thunder a 76-75 advantage.
"Big shot, big steal," Lakers coach Mike Brown said of Durant's late-game heroics. "Give them credit -- big plays down the stretch for OKC."
With the game on the line, the Lakers had an inbounds opportunity on the sideline in the offensive zone. They tried to set up a play for Bryant but the Thunder's Russell Westbrook left Blake unguarded in the corner and Metta World Peace tossed him the ball for an uncontested 3-point attempt.
"Kobe was wide open on the back side," Brown said. "Metta saw Steve and Steve was open so Metta passed it to him."
Blake's shot bounced off the rim and the Thunder recovered, setting the stage for a final free throw by Durant
"I was there to be an outlet for (the inbounds pass)," Blake said. "My man ran away from me. I got a good look. I made a good shot. It just didn't go in."
Durant deliberately missed his second free throw but the ball barely touched the bottom of the netting, giving the Lakers a last-gasp possession with 0.3 of a second remaining, but they could not execute a play for a shot attempt.
As most of the crowd of 18,203 cheered and the Thunder celebrated, the Lakers could only wonder how they let a seemingly secure victory slip away.
"We will be all right," World Peace said. "We had a lot of good things that happened tonight. We will be better when we get in that position again."
World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, air jordan 4 retro cavs for cheap， was not ready to lay the blame at the feet of Bryant for missed shots and a late turnover.
"If one person turned it over, we all turned it over," World Peace said. "At the end of the game we all lost."
Bryant and Bynum each finished with 20 points while Spaniard Pau Gasol added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Lakers.
Westbrook scored 15 points and Harden added 13 points for the Thunder.
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On the verge of pulling even in the series, the Lakers return home in need of a victory on Friday to avoid being on the edge of elimination.
"We're pretty disappointed," Lakers guard Steve Blake said. "We worked hard to get that lead. They took it from us but we gave it away at the same time."
The Lakers' defense shut down the NBA's most potent playoff scoring attack most of the game and took a 75-68 lead on a hook shot by Andrew Bynum with 2:08 to play in the fourth quarter. But Los Angeles would not score again.
James Harden, voted the NBA's top reserve player, air jordan 4 retro cavs for sale, snapped a four-minute Oklahoma City scoring drought on a layup with 1:59 remaining to pull the Thunder within 75-70.
Durant followed with a steal and a fast-break slam dunk to trim the Lakers' lead to 75-72 and Harden produced a driving layup to pull the hosts within a single point with 56 seconds remaining.
After a Kobe Bryant miss for the Lakers, a double-covered Durant made a clutch baseline jump shot with 18.6 seconds remaining to give the Thunder a 76-75 advantage.
"Big shot, big steal," Lakers coach Mike Brown said of Durant's late-game heroics. "Give them credit -- big plays down the stretch for OKC."
With the game on the line, the Lakers had an inbounds opportunity on the sideline in the offensive zone. They tried to set up a play for Bryant but the Thunder's Russell Westbrook left Blake unguarded in the corner and Metta World Peace tossed him the ball for an uncontested 3-point attempt.
"Kobe was wide open on the back side," Brown said. "Metta saw Steve and Steve was open so Metta passed it to him."
Blake's shot bounced off the rim and the Thunder recovered, setting the stage for a final free throw by Durant
"I was there to be an outlet for (the inbounds pass)," Blake said. "My man ran away from me. I got a good look. I made a good shot. It just didn't go in."
Durant deliberately missed his second free throw but the ball barely touched the bottom of the netting, giving the Lakers a last-gasp possession with 0.3 of a second remaining, but they could not execute a play for a shot attempt.
As most of the crowd of 18,203 cheered and the Thunder celebrated, the Lakers could only wonder how they let a seemingly secure victory slip away.
"We will be all right," World Peace said. "We had a lot of good things that happened tonight. We will be better when we get in that position again."
World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, air jordan 4 retro cavs for cheap， was not ready to lay the blame at the feet of Bryant for missed shots and a late turnover.
"If one person turned it over, we all turned it over," World Peace said. "At the end of the game we all lost."
Bryant and Bynum each finished with 20 points while Spaniard Pau Gasol added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Lakers.
Westbrook scored 15 points and Harden added 13 points for the Thunder.
2012年5月16日星期三
US says 12,000 troops take part in Jordan war games
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The US military said on Wednesday that 12,000 soldiers from 17 countries are taking part in this month's military exercises in Jordan, air jordan 12 cool grey 2012, seeking to enhance their abilities to meet "security challenges."
"The tactical execution of Eager Lion 2012 exercise will officially start on May 15," Major Robert Bockholt, public affairs officer at Special Operations Command Central, told AFP.
"Eager Lion is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach integrating all instruments of national power to meet current and future complex national security challenges."
Bockholt did not say name the countries, which include US ally Jordan.
"We acknowledge the right of each participating country to announce their participation in the exercise on their own terms,air jordan 12 cool grey 2012 for sale," he said.
In April, the US Department of Defence said the exercise would be held from May 7 to May 28.
Bockholt said participants were gathering in Jordan from Monday to prepare for the land, sea and air exercise, which will be held in "various training locations."
"In all, there are more than 12,000 service members participating in the exercise," he said.
Some local media reports have speculated that the war games are linked to the unrest in neighbouring Syria, saying the troops seek to secure Jordan's border.
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The war games come as Jordan's Special Operations Forces Exhibition is under way, displaying new technologies by defence manufacturers around the world.
Jordan is a major beneficiary of US military and economic aid, with Washington granting Amman $2.4 billion (1.85 billion euros) in the past five years, according to official figures.
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2012年5月15日星期二
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Now that All-Star forward Chris Bosh is out indefinitely - almost certainly the rest of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Indiana, and possibly longer - with a strained abdominal muscle, Nike LeBron 9 PS Elite Maize，Turiaf will be among those asked to fill the void.
Turiaf was listed in the starting lineup at center when Miami's series against the Pacers resumed with Game 2 on Tuesday night, a game where the Heat will also use Joel Anthony and probably others to play what would have been Bosh's minutes.
I'm still not happy about the situation, nike lebron 9 ps elite varsity maize,because it's at the expense of the team, somebody that's a big vital part of what we do,'' Turiaf said. ''That's why I'm not happy about the situation. So the situation happened - bam, OK, it happened. Now it's time to just step up to the challenge.''
Bosh was hurt late in the first half of Game 1 on Sunday, on a play where he drove for a dunk and got fouled. He was in immediate pain, checked out of the game when the pain became too unbearable one possession later, and was diagnosed with the muscle strain. An MRI on Monday confirmed that diagnosis.
While the injury could have been worse, it's also a frustrating deal for Bosh and the Heat. Typically, an injury like Bosh's only heals with time and rest, two things that are in short supply during the playoffs. So he'll sit until he's healthy again, with neither he nor the Heat certain of how many weeks that will wind up taking.
Listen, there's no honor amongst thieves in this league,'' Heat forward Shane Battier said. ''No one's feeling sorry for us, Nike LeBron 9 PS Elite Maize for sale, or for Chris, outside of our locker room. And that's OK. We don't have any pity on anybody else.''
At the team's shootaround practice Tuesday, and again before the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he'd adjust lineups and rotations on the fly if necessary.
Now that All-Star forward Chris Bosh is out indefinitely - almost certainly the rest of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Indiana, and possibly longer - with a strained abdominal muscle, Nike LeBron 9 PS Elite Maize，Turiaf will be among those asked to fill the void.
Turiaf was listed in the starting lineup at center when Miami's series against the Pacers resumed with Game 2 on Tuesday night, a game where the Heat will also use Joel Anthony and probably others to play what would have been Bosh's minutes.
I'm still not happy about the situation, nike lebron 9 ps elite varsity maize,because it's at the expense of the team, somebody that's a big vital part of what we do,'' Turiaf said. ''That's why I'm not happy about the situation. So the situation happened - bam, OK, it happened. Now it's time to just step up to the challenge.''
Bosh was hurt late in the first half of Game 1 on Sunday, on a play where he drove for a dunk and got fouled. He was in immediate pain, checked out of the game when the pain became too unbearable one possession later, and was diagnosed with the muscle strain. An MRI on Monday confirmed that diagnosis.
While the injury could have been worse, it's also a frustrating deal for Bosh and the Heat. Typically, an injury like Bosh's only heals with time and rest, two things that are in short supply during the playoffs. So he'll sit until he's healthy again, with neither he nor the Heat certain of how many weeks that will wind up taking.
Listen, there's no honor amongst thieves in this league,'' Heat forward Shane Battier said. ''No one's feeling sorry for us, Nike LeBron 9 PS Elite Maize for sale, or for Chris, outside of our locker room. And that's OK. We don't have any pity on anybody else.''
At the team's shootaround practice Tuesday, and again before the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he'd adjust lineups and rotations on the fly if necessary.
Everything's on the table now,'' Spoelstra said. ''The dynamic changes. That's what I told the team. And we have to be able to use our versatility when we see fit and that could change. This is the playoffs. We don't have a lot of time to tinker.''
James repeated a familiar phrase on Tuesday, saying Bosh has been perhaps the most important part of Miami's recipe for success.
James repeated a familiar phrase on Tuesday, saying Bosh has been perhaps the most important part of Miami's recipe for success.
A lot of people don't see it that way or believe it that way,'' James said. ''But he does so many things for our team, offensively and defensively. ... We know he'd love to be in uniform, but at this point in time he can't.''
The only thing about rotations for Miami going forward that's certain is this: James and Wade will play a big amount of minutes until Bosh returns, and James may play more minutes at power forward - a particularly taxing spot for him because of the added wear-and-tear that comes with the physicality of playing down low - than he has in past playoff runs.
James and Wade both said they're fine with the extra minutes, if that's what it's going to take for Miami to win.
The only thing about rotations for Miami going forward that's certain is this: James and Wade will play a big amount of minutes until Bosh returns, and James may play more minutes at power forward - a particularly taxing spot for him because of the added wear-and-tear that comes with the physicality of playing down low - than he has in past playoff runs.
James and Wade both said they're fine with the extra minutes, if that's what it's going to take for Miami to win.
We feel so badly for Chris right now,'' Spoelstra said. ''We don't know what it means. ... But the bottom line is it's a no-excuse season and we've prided ourselves on being a no-excuse team.''
Kobe: I don't take charges
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn't take charges, and he's got a reason for it.
Based on his own analysis of NBA greats from Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers, Bryant believes there's too much of a health risk to get run over by an opponent and go crashing to the floor repeatedly.
"I learned from my predecessors, man," Bryant said Tuesday. "Pippen had a (messed) up back taking charges. Bird had a (messed) up back taking charges.
"I said, 'I'm not taking charges.' I figured that (stuff) out at an early age."
The five-time NBA champion says no one ever presented the theory to him that he could prolong his career if he didn't try to draw offensive fouls against his opponents. It was just his own observations.
"I've seen them take charges and lay there with a messed-up back. I've seen Michael not take one ... charge and he's healthy his whole career, nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers for sale, and the same thing with Magic," Bryant said.
"I might not be the smartest guy in the room but I can figure that (stuff) out."
The topic came up after the Lakers forced only four Oklahoma City Thunder turnovers in a 119-90 blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The NBA record for fewest turnovers in a game is three.
Oklahoma City had averaged a league-worst 16.4 turnovers in the regular season, but Los Angeles had the fewest steals and forced the least turnovers.
Bryant rejected the idea that the Lakers should try to extend their defense and disrupt Oklahoma City's passes and said: "We're not a passing lanes kind of team. We're a pack it in type of team."
Yet he also doesn't think Lakers are willing to stand in the way when opponents come charging in.
"We've got a couple guys that take charges but for the most part the one guy that took charges (Derek Fisher) is now playing in Oklahoma,nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers for cheap," Bryant said.
"I don't take charges, Metta (World Peace) doesn't take charges. Steve (Blake) will take a charge every now and then, but most everybody else just stands up and plays."
Bryant said that drawing charges is "definitely a skill," pointing out that coach Mike Krzyzewski does drills to teach it at Duke. He singled out Miami's Shane Battier, a former Duke star, for being among the best at it in today's game but said he has no interest in learning.
Bryant's coach, Mike Brown, has the opposing viewpoint.
"I'm a big charge guy. I'm more a charge guy than a shot-blocking guy," he said, noting that even 7-foot-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas would drop to the floor to take charges for him in Cleveland.
While some NBA teams keep track of how many charges their players draw, Bryant certainly isn't keeping up with his own.
"I probably took one last year. By accident probably," he joked. "I couldn't get out of the way."
Based on his own analysis of NBA greats from Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers, Bryant believes there's too much of a health risk to get run over by an opponent and go crashing to the floor repeatedly.
"I learned from my predecessors, man," Bryant said Tuesday. "Pippen had a (messed) up back taking charges. Bird had a (messed) up back taking charges.
"I said, 'I'm not taking charges.' I figured that (stuff) out at an early age."
The five-time NBA champion says no one ever presented the theory to him that he could prolong his career if he didn't try to draw offensive fouls against his opponents. It was just his own observations.
"I've seen them take charges and lay there with a messed-up back. I've seen Michael not take one ... charge and he's healthy his whole career, nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers for sale, and the same thing with Magic," Bryant said.
"I might not be the smartest guy in the room but I can figure that (stuff) out."
The topic came up after the Lakers forced only four Oklahoma City Thunder turnovers in a 119-90 blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The NBA record for fewest turnovers in a game is three.
Oklahoma City had averaged a league-worst 16.4 turnovers in the regular season, but Los Angeles had the fewest steals and forced the least turnovers.
Bryant rejected the idea that the Lakers should try to extend their defense and disrupt Oklahoma City's passes and said: "We're not a passing lanes kind of team. We're a pack it in type of team."
Yet he also doesn't think Lakers are willing to stand in the way when opponents come charging in.
"We've got a couple guys that take charges but for the most part the one guy that took charges (Derek Fisher) is now playing in Oklahoma,nike kobe 7 poison dart frog lakers for cheap," Bryant said.
"I don't take charges, Metta (World Peace) doesn't take charges. Steve (Blake) will take a charge every now and then, but most everybody else just stands up and plays."
Bryant said that drawing charges is "definitely a skill," pointing out that coach Mike Krzyzewski does drills to teach it at Duke. He singled out Miami's Shane Battier, a former Duke star, for being among the best at it in today's game but said he has no interest in learning.
Bryant's coach, Mike Brown, has the opposing viewpoint.
"I'm a big charge guy. I'm more a charge guy than a shot-blocking guy," he said, noting that even 7-foot-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas would drop to the floor to take charges for him in Cleveland.
While some NBA teams keep track of how many charges their players draw, Bryant certainly isn't keeping up with his own.
"I probably took one last year. By accident probably," he joked. "I couldn't get out of the way."
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