By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
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John Wall had 14 points and five assists in his first start of the season, and the no-longer-last Washington Wizards finally hit double digits in wins Friday night with a 114-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
At one point in his first real practice in nine months, Ricky Rubio zipped a pass through defender Josh Howard's legs to an open teammate.
The Minnesota Timberwolves got a bit of good news Thursday when doctors told All-Star Kevin Love that he wouldn't need surgery on his broken right hand.
Kevin Love returned from the London Olympics determined to do what every veteran U.S. teammate of his had already done _ lead his team to the playoffs.
Kevin Love returned from the London Olympics determined to do what every one of his U.S. teammates have already done _ lead his team to the playoffs.
David Blatt, Russia's American coach, has given up trying to fit Andrei Kirilenko into a system. Let the forward do what he does best, which is to follow his instinct around the basketball court.
Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams is back in the lineup to face the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko still has the Russian accent though he sounded like an American citizen Wednesday talking about taxes.
As the Utah Jazz wiped out one big deficit after another during their remarkable road trip, a couple of NBA truths were proven again.
The New Jersey Nets might be getting a superstar after all.
SALT LAKE CITY — In the final stop of their five-game road trip last night, the Washington Wizards appeared doomed from the start.
"It's already a big deal," forward Andrei Kirilenko said. "You feel the positive emotions get back. You were feeling down, but now you feel everything getting back to normal."
"Even having him in the practice, it's already a big deal," forward Andrei Kirilenko said of his coach's return. "You feel the positive emotions get back. You were feeling down but now you feel everything getting back to normal."
