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New Orleans Hornets vs Phoenix Suns

New Orleans (3-5) at Phoenix (7-1)

Steve Nash(notes) has been outstanding lately for the red-hot Phoenix Suns, and Chris Paul(notes) may have trouble keeping up with the two-time MVP despite being 11 years his junior.

That matchup of point guards could be key, especially depending on Paul’s health, when the Suns are welcomed home by what should be a very appreciative crowd Wednesday night as they take on the New Orleans Hornets.

Paul twisted his left ankle shortly before halftime Monday night but returned in the third quarter to lead New Orleans to a 112-84 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He had 24 points and 10 assists despite sitting out the fourth.

The 24-year-old All-Star had a big bag of ice on the ankle after the game, and the injury could potentially hamper him Wednesday.

It was an important win for the Hornets (3-5), who one night earlier were blown out 104-88 by the Lakers for their fourth loss in five games.

“There’s still a long way to go in this season, and we have to get back to reaching our potential and doing our best,” Paul said.

Pacquaio vs. Cotto final press conference

Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Pacquaio vs. Cotto final press conference
The final conference saw both fighters recieving the key to the city of Las Vegas by the mayor himself, Hon.Oscar Goodman. He did pay due respect to both fighters and the country they do represent. What's very noticeable is cotto's no nonsense non smiling attitude compared to manny's always happy demeanor.

WWE Raw : Ricky Hatton vs Chavo Guererro (Boxer vs. Wrestler) 11/9/09

WWE Raw : Ricky Hatton vs Chavo Guererro (Boxer vs. Wrestler) 11/9/09

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Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs

Dallas (5-2) at San Antonio (3-3)

With two All-Stars sitting out because of injuries, the San Antonio Spurs delivered their best offensive performance of the young season. To beat the Dallas Mavericks, however, the Spurs will likely need a better defensive effort.

It’s unclear if Tim Duncan(notes) or Tony Parker(notes) will be available Wednesday night when the Spurs host the Mavericks in the teams’ first meeting since Dallas ousted San Antonio from the first round of the playoffs in April.

Parker and Duncan were both sidelined by ankle injuries Monday night. Parker has a mild sprain the team has said could keep him out for a week, and Duncan is considered day-to-day with swelling in his left ankle.

Despite missing two of their top players, the Spurs (3-3) beat Toronto 131-124, recording their highest point total since a 133-126 double-overtime win at Dallas on Dec. 9. Manu Ginobili(notes) scored 36 points off the bench, Richard Jefferson(notes) added 24, and George Hill(notes) had 22 in his first start of the season. All three point totals were individual season highs.

San Antonio is averaging 119.0 points in its wins, and has been held to 89.3 points per game in its losses. The Spurs, though, feel that stepping up their defense is the key to staying on track. They’re giving up 102.5 points per game after holding opponents under 94.0 each of the last 12 seasons.

“I think we’re going to score, we just got to play better defense,” said Ginobili, who made six of San Antonio’s season-high 14 3-pointers and had eight assists and a career-high four blocked shots against the Raptors. “We were talking before the season about trying to be the best team in the league defensively, and so far we’re not even close.”

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic

Cleveland (4-3) at Orlando (6-2)

In a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals, perhaps the most intrigue surrounds two players that weren’t even a part of the series.

Shaquille O’Neal(notes) and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet Vince Carter(notes) and the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night for the first time since the playoffs.

Cleveland (4-3) was the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season, but was ousted in six games by Orlando (6-2), which went on to fall in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals.

Much of the blame for that surprise exit was placed on the Cavaliers’ inability to defend Dwight Howard(notes), who averaged 25.8 points and 13 rebounds in the series.

Looking to take care of that problem, Cleveland traded for O’Neal in June and he insisted the Cavaliers would no longer need to double-team Howard. While coach Mike Brown wasn’t committing to O’Neal’s game plan, he was hoping for a better outcome.

“They’re a very good, well-coached team that presented problems for us (last year),” he said. “Hopefully it will be different this year.”

O’Neal, then with Phoenix, and Howard faced each other once last season. Howard had 19 points in Orlando’s 111-99 home win on March 3, but he was held to only seven rebounds - his second-lowest total.

“He’s young, agile and active,” O’Neal said, “but nothing I haven’t seen before.”

Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics

Utah (3-4) at Boston (7-1)

The Boston Celtics gutted out a win over the weekend despite playing for the fourth time in five nights. Now, the Celtics are rested—and that could spell trouble for the Utah Jazz.

Returning to the court for the first time in four days, the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics look to continue their impressive start Wednesday when they host a Utah club seeking consecutive wins for the first time this season.

The Celtics (7-1) saw their unbeaten run come to an end Friday with a 110-103 home loss to Western Conference-leading Phoenix. That was the third game in four nights for Boston, which proceeded to travel to New Jersey for another game Saturday night.

The weary Celtics didn’t look particularly sharp - shooting 44.9 percent from the floor and scoring a season low - but forced 23 turnovers and outscored the short-handed Nets 27-15 in the fourth quarter to escape with an 86-76 victory.

“I didn’t think we had a lot in the tank,” Boston coach Doc Rivers said. “I could see that, that’s why I sat our starters long stretches (Saturday). I was just trying to milk the game as long as I could get it and then play at the end, and we had enough to win.”

With the fourth-oldest roster in the league - the “Big Three” of Kevin Garnett(notes), Paul Pierce(notes) and Ray Allen(notes) and sixth man Rasheed Wallace(notes) are all 32 or older - the Celtics may tire more easily than many teams. When fully rested, though, there may be no team better. In 2008-09, Boston was 16-2 following two or more days off, matching the champion Lakers for the best such record in the league.

Jordan taps Wade to wear 25th anniversary shoe


MIAMI (AP)—Dwyane Wade(notes) pleaded for years to join the Jordan Brand family, wanting to wear the shoe his idol made famous.

His persistence is being rewarded.

When Jordan Brand makes its long-awaited release of the Air Jordan 2010 in February to commemorate the popular line’s 25th anniversary, Wade will debut the shoe. Hand-picked for the role by Michael Jordan himself, the Miami Heat guard called it “a huge honor.”

“I was in awe, because I know what it means to not only be a part of Jordan Brand but really represent Michael on the court in the shoe he would wear,” Wade told The Associated Press. “Very excited, to say the least.”

The shoe will be launched nationwide Feb. 13 and will carry a retail price of $170. That coincides with All-Star weekend near Dallas and is four days before Jordan’s 47th birthday. It’s unknown if Wade will wear the shoe beforehand, say in Miami’s marquee Christmas Day game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks.

Details of the arrangement were released to the AP, hours before a formal announcement Wednesday evening in Miami.

“The celebration of the Air Jordan 2010 and our 25th anniversary are the pinnacle of a year full of milestones for me,” Jordan said in a statement Wednesday. “With each shoe, consumers have pushed me to take the next Air Jordan beyond their wildest imagination.”

This was beyond Wade’s imagination, anyway.

He spent six years wearing Converse apparel, then made the switch to Jordan Brand in July. (Both are owned by Nike.) Details of his contract with Jordan Brand were not disclosed, although it was certain to at least match the remaining three years at $6 million annually left on his Converse deal.

Jordan Brand spokeswoman Terri Hines said Wade is the first pitchman for the Air Jordan other than Jordan himself.

It’s the latest notch in Wade’s business world: He also has strong deals with T-Mobile and Gatorade.

“One thing I understood coming over to the brand, it’s a team,” Wade said. “I’m fortunate enough to be able to be in a spot with guys like Chris Paul(notes), Carmelo Anthony(notes), Derek Jeter, all those guys. We all have a role to play. And I’m going to play the role that they signed me up for and hopefully I do the best I can.”

This arrangement had been kept under wraps for months. Wade told only few people, including teammate Quentin Richardson(notes), who like Wade is a Chicago native who grew up idolizing Jordan’s play with the Bulls.

Richardson has worn the Jumpman line throughout his NBA career.

“I think it meant the world to him, truthfully,” Richardson said. “Us being from Chicago, I don’t think people understand. … We adored M.J. We watched every move he made. I think for us guys, it made a big difference. And even before he came over to Jordan, Dwyane would wear it. He’d come over to my house and get stuff all the time.”

Aligning himself even closer to Jordan is as big a perk as being able to wear the Air Jordans, Wade said.

“Before this, our relationship was kind of on the basis of seeing him and still being in awe of the person I grew up watching,” Wade said. “Now I can e-mail, call him, all these lines of communication. So I think it’s kind of cool. He responds back to me a lot quicker now than he used to.”

In Pacquiao, a fighter like no other


LAS VEGAS (AP)—The best little fighter you will probably ever see had the seat of honor on the bus carrying him to his grand arrival at the MGM Grand casino. Manny Pacquiao had some more promoting to do, some more hands to shake, some more fans to meet.

This is boxing, and every sale counts. Pacquiao has been doing it long enough to understand that the more people who buy his pay-per-view fight with Miguel Cotto, the more his guaranteed $13 million purse goes up.

You get the feeling, though, that he might be doing it even if it didn’t make him an extra dime.

“I’m enjoying it,” Pacquiao said as the bus passes a not-so-ancient pyramid on the Las Vegas Strip. “I never thought I would be this popular in the United States.”

In the stairwell just in front of him, a cameraman tries to keep his balance as he films the fighter. The footage likely will show up on the final HBO “24/7” show that will air Friday, the night before Pacquiao gets down to his real work against Cotto.

I got the seat next to Pacquiao, which didn’t make me the most popular person with his vast entourage, who clamor daily for the champ’s attention. There were so many of them they nearly filled the bus Tuesday as it took the Pacquiao camp from its base at the Mandalay Bay to the hotel where a few thousand people were waiting to give him a raucous welcome.

Still, it was a chance to get a few minutes alone with him—or as alone as anyone can get with Pacquiao. A few minutes to try to understand how he stays so calm while chaos swirls around him. A few minutes in a very different kind of Mannywood that a certain baseball player would never understand.

“I’m a very friendly person,” Pacquiao said, condensing things to just a few words as he tries to explain his popularity. “I’m nice to everybody.”

Perhaps too nice at times. In his native Philippines, where he is revered for his success inside the ring and his generosity outside of it, Pacquiao gives away money and sends kids to school on scholarships. After a recent typhoon, he bought wood so coffins could be built.

“The Philippines has only one social welfare system, and it’s Manny Pacquiao,” promoter Bob Arum said.

The Philippines also has only one star. Pacquiao’s face is everywhere, singing on TV with his band, promoting his action-figure movie that opens next month. He plans to run for Congress next year, and there’s talk of him becoming president one day.

Did I mention he’s also the best pound-for-pound fighter in the game?

He gave a beating to Oscar De La Hoya, made him quit on his stool. He followed that by barely breaking a sweat in flattening Ricky Hatton.

He’s fought in six weight divisions and won six titles, and now he’s winning over the hearts of the most hardened fight fans.

“For me, boxing is kind of entertainment,” Pacquiao said. “You have to entertain people. You have to earn their respect.”

Pacquiao plans to do just that Saturday night when he takes on the once-beaten Cotto, of Puerto Rico, in a 145-pound fight that could set up a megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. On paper it shapes up as perhaps his toughest fight yet, but fights are held on canvas, not paper.

Pacquiao has prepared well, sparring endless rounds until trainer Freddie Roach begs him to quit. Still, there is time to entertain actors in Roach’s Hollywood gym, and time to croon along with the house band on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” something far more nerve-racking than getting hit in the face.

There also is time for the entourage, many of whom have been sleeping in hideaway beds in Pacquiao’s 60th floor hotel suite. House rules are spelled out in signs on the wall that impose a 9 p.m. curfew and prohibit ringing the bell on the champ’s bedroom door. There are also visiting hours for friends, relatives and fans—8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., tickets required.

Roach remembers the day Pacquiao walked into his gym eight years ago looking for a new trainer.

“We did a round with the mitts and he went back to his people to tell them he had found a trainer,” Roach said. “I went back to my people and told them we had found a great fighter.”

The partnership has blossomed beyond their wildest expectations. Pacquiao is fighting for millions of dollars every time he laces up the gloves, and Roach is becoming a different kind of star in Hollywood.

They are looking out the window as the bus pulls into the MGM. A beaming Arum is waiting to greet his fighter, while excited fans jostle each other inside the entrance, trying to get a picture or glimpse of the champ.

Pacquiao, wearing shades, follows a security team through the middle of it all, seemingly unfazed. He’s smaller than most of the people around him, but he cuts a large figure.

“Forget about boxing for a moment,” Roach said. “I’ve never seen anyone like him anywhere.”

Golden State Warriors vs Indiana Pacers

Golden State (2-4) at Indiana (2-3)

The Golden State Warriors aren’t making a big deal over their two victories in the young season, but they realize how important it is to build off the most recent one.

The Warriors open a season-high five-game road trip against the Indiana Pacers, who are trying to climb back to .500 after a slow start.

Golden State (2-4) has only beaten Memphis and Minnesota—owners of the worst records in the Western Conference—but has momentum on its side after dismantling the Timberwolves 146-105 on Monday night.

“You have to understand that our two wins were against teams that are struggling so I wouldn’t make too much out of it,” coach Don Nelson said. “But we did play very well and we did a lot of things we’ve been working on.”

Stephen Jackson(notes), whom Nelson is still trying to trade after the disgruntled swingman made the request in the offseason, had 10 points and a career-high 15 assists as the Warriors shot 57.1 percent and scored their most points in more than 15 years.

Jackson, who played with the Pacers for two-plus seasons from 2004-07, has averaged 20.5 points in four games versus Indiana since being dealt to Golden State on Jan. 17, 2007.

Chicago Bulls vs Toronto Raptors

Chicago (4-3) at Toronto (3-4)

The Chicago Bulls thought they had won their fourth straight game, but upon further review the referees didn’t agree. Playing seven of their next eight on the road to conclude November might make it tough to recover.

The Bulls open that daunting stretch Wednesday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors.

Chicago (4-3) saw its three-game winning streak come to an end in somewhat controversial fashion with Tuesday’s 90-89 loss to Denver. Brad Miller(notes) took an inbounds pass with 0.3 seconds to play and appeared to hit a shot at the buzzer, clinching another victory for the Bulls. However, the officials took around 10 minutes to review the play before deeming Miller hadn’t released the shot in time.

“I thought it was good when I first saw it,” Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro said. “That is irrelevant. The refs have to make the call. My understanding - 0.3 is enough time to catch and shoot. But I guess the ball was on his fingertips, probably. The refs made the call after looking at it about 20 times.”

The Bulls will have to put that disappointment behind them quickly, as they begin a rough stretch that includes seven road games between now and the end of the month.

After visiting Toronto (3-4), Chicago returns home to face Philadelphia on Saturday before playing six games in two weeks during its annual road trip caused by the circus at the United Center.

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