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Report: Brandon Roy Possibly Out For All-Star Game, Monta In?

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By Matt Moore 2/06/2010 2:43 AM ET

The list of banged-up All-Stars is pretty long this year. Kobe Bryant (will probably play), Paul Pierce (might play), Kevin Garnett (will probably play) all would do well to sit but won't. Chris Paul's out. And it turns out we may not see Brandon Roy, either.

According to the Columbian, Roy is "uncertain" as to his status for the All-Star Game due to a hamstring injury that has held him out in eleven of the last twelve Blazer games. Roy said that if he's not able to go in the three Portland games before All-Star Weekend, he won't go in the big exhibition on Sunday. Roy's absence would open the door for Monta Ellis, who is the other guard considered after Chauncey Billups was tapped to replace Chris Paul.

The Blazers have gamely been battling through the near-roster-sized injury list they carry, and Roy's obviously the biggest loss they've suffered through yet. With the Lakers in town tomorrow, Roy's "day to day" injury would help a lot if it would allow him to go sooner. But even then, is participating in a meaningless exhibition as a reserve worth the risk of tweaking the injury again? The Blazers are running out of options at this point. Any more injuries and they're looking at petitioning for their games to be three on three.

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By Brett Pollakoff 2/03/2010 2:00 PM ET

If the playoffs began today, the Thunder would be in the conversation. Kevin Durant is within percentage points of leading the league in scoring, and has led his team to wins over the previously red-hot Nuggets and Hawks in the past week. As such, Oklahoma City finds themselves moving all the way up to the six spot in this week's Rankings.

The Cavaliers, of course, are still on top, but there was plenty of movement otherwise. Read on to see where your favorites ended up this week.

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By Tom Ziller 1/31/2010 1:15 PM ET

Heading into Saturday night's game in Dallas, Blazers point guard Andre Miller had a career scoring high of 37 points. He'd never taken more than 26 field goal attempts in a game; basically, he's about a step removed from Luke Ridnour and Brevin Knight in terms of scoring urgency.

So when he dropped 52 points on the Mavericks -- at least 10 of those in the closing minutes of regulation and in overtime on all-world defender Shawn Marion -- it was a big deal. A real WTF moment. To everyone ... except Miller.

Jason Quick of The Oregonian heard from Miller's teammates just how little the fitty-plus performance changed Dre's M.O. Martell Webster said Miller walked into the locker room after the finish as if nothing had ever happened. LaMarcus Aldridge said Miller was stoked for the win -- which came almost entirely because of Miller -- but had no time to celebrate the personal achievement.

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By Brett Pollakoff 1/27/2010 4:30 PM ET

The Cavaliers remain on top in this week's rankings -- the same spot that they've held for the last month. So that's not exactly news at this point. The recent surge from the Jazz? Now that's worth talking about.

Utah made the biggest leap, moving all the way up from 12 to number three. And they did so impressively, by winning eight of their last nine, with road wins over Dallas and San Antonio, along with the home buzzer-beater over the top-ranked Cavs.

As for everyone else? Read on to find out where your favorites landed this week.

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By Matt Watson 1/26/2010 11:15 PM ET

Greg Oden apologized to his fans and the Portland Trail Blazers organization on Tuesday evening, several hours after nude self-portraits of the injured center surfaced on the internet.

Oden indicated several times during his meeting with reporters that the pictures were taken a year and a half ago and were solely intended for "lady friend" with whom he was in a relationship at the time, adding several times that he's already learned from the mistake.

"First, I would like to apologize to everybody, Portland, fans, the organization," he told reporters before taking questions. "It was very embarrassing. It was something that happened over a year and a half ago. It was taken and sent over a year and a half ago. I'm very sorry and I'm definitely embarrassed for my family and everybody around me."

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By Brett Pollakoff 1/20/2010 3:30 PM ET

The Cavaliers' loss to the Jazz at the buzzer wasn't necessarily enough to drop them from the top spot, but the Lakers have gotten back to their winning ways -- and do have the best record in the league -- so L.A. and Cleveland sit at 1. and 1A. atop this week's rankings.

You may want to keep any animosity you're feeling over this development in check, though, at least for a day or so. The Lakers and Cavs will settle it on the court in Cleveland on Thursday, with bragging rights for the remainder of the season undoubtedly of monumental importance to both teams.

As for everyone else? Read on to find out where your favorites landed this week.

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By Brett Pollakoff 1/13/2010 3:30 PM ET

The Cavaliers seem to lead the league in alternate uniforms, but their apparel has been the only thing inconsistent about them over the past few weeks. Cleveland has been the only elite club that has looked playoff-ready as of late, and as such, they managed to hold on to the top spot in our Rankings for the third straight week.

As for everyone else? Read on to find out how your favorite team stacked up.

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By Rob Peterson 1/12/2010 3:15 PM ET

Welcome to the first Stinkface of 2010, good people.

Considering that we've entered the second decade of the 21st Century, it's probably appropriate that we start this edition of Stinkface with a term -- "The Bee's Knees" -- which dates back nearly 400 years. No wonder then, even with the most powerful of search engines, pinning down the origin of the idiom has been difficult.

There's the Shakespeare origin and the '20s flapper version. And then there's the contraction of "b's and e's" or the "be-all and end-all". Say it fast as the English do -- bees-n-ees -- and you get bees' knees. (Kind of like how the Brits contracted bottom into bum, which is very Stinkface appropriate.)

Whether you approve of the Bard's, the Betty's or the bastardized version, each comes to the same conclusion: bee's knees means the height of excellence. And it describes our first Stinkface of the new year courtesy of Miami's Michael Beasley.

The height of Beas' knees -- right in Boris Diaw's face -- after the jump.

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By Tom Ziller 1/09/2010 12:00 PM ET

In case you missed it, the Lakers lost again in Portland Friday night. That's nine straight, impressive on any count but plainly shocking given how good the Lakers have been over that span. ESPN's John Hollinger notes that the Blazers are 22-4 at home against L.A. in the last 26 match-ups. Pau Gasol missed Friday's Laker loss, but that's hardly an excuse given the body count in Oregon.

The question now resolves to how much the Lakers should worry about a potential second round match-up with the Blazers this postseason. Portland is positioned to challenge Denver for the Northwest crown, but even then it's plausible the Blazers could end up as the West's fourth seed, as San Antonio and Phoenix remain in the scrum. (If Portland doesn't beat out Denver, it could very well fall to the fifth seed, which would also set up a potential L.A.-Portland second round match-up). While every Western team except the Lakers should have a toss-up first round series, L.A. fans must be most nervous about meeting Portland in Round 2.

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By Matt Moore 1/08/2010 8:55 PM ET

Thursday we told you about a heated discussion between members of the Portland Trail Blazers, particularly head coach Nate McMillan and point guard Andre Miller. After some harsh words were bandied about, the Blazers' management moved quickly to control damage. Today they took things a step further.

McMillan apologized to the team at practice Friday, saying "What happened yesterday, that was on me, and I apologized to the team for the way that was handled." Even Miller was swinging it as just part of the business of basketball.

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