Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard Fight

Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard got into each others throat last night in the Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center. KG has a reputation for being intense and a trash talker, while Dwight Howard is an immature big baby and a "pussy" (according to Kevin Durant).

It all started when KG light shove Dwight, then Dwight slapped back with a girly one-hander and KG throws the ball at Dwight and talked trashed then proceeded with a headbutt. Howard walked away while KG is still fuming and pushing  Rockets Trevor Ariza. The refs reviewed the incident and gave Howard a technical foul and eject Garnett from the game.

Kevin Garnett Almost Bite Joakim Noah's hand

Kevin Garnett was caught on cam trying to bite Joakim Noah's hand, Joakim has no idea what KG was doing. But it appears that KG was just joking, or is he?

He said, "I know how to bite somebody." "Obviously I was messing around in that moment. If I wanted to bite (Joakim Noah), I would've. Shout out to Mike Tyson."

Joakim Noah said about the incident, "He (Kevin Garnett) tried to bite me, man. It's unbelievable. I don't even know what to say."

Too bad, KG should have done it his team Brooklyn Nets lost to Chicago Bulls 84-102 last Sunday.

Tony Parker leads Spurs beat Mavs to advance, Nets beat Raptors

Tony Parker had 32 points as the San Antonio Spurs who were leading by as many as 31 routed the Dallas Mavericks 119-96 to advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Tim Duncan dived into Dallas' bench to save a ball, the Spurs' bench was up on their feet to celebrate baskets. Parker was 11 out of 19 tries from the field and 10 for 13 on free throws.

Manu Ginobili contributed 20 points, Danny Green had 16 points and Duncan and Kawhi Leonard chipped in 15 points apiece for San Antonio.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Dallas.

San Antonio advances to meet the 5th seed Portland Trail Blazers, who upset the Houston Rockets in a 6 game series. Game 1 will be on Tuesday in San Antonio.

In the East, Pierce's block in the dying seconds bring the Nets past Raptors 104-103. Pierce blocked Kyle Lowry's shot in the dying seconds of the game, the Nets beat Toronto Raptors 104-103 in Game 7 on Sunday, they will advance in the second round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat.

Brooklyn Nets was leading by one point they use their last timeout after a botched play failing to inbound the ball. Shaun Livingston tried a lob pass to Pierce which was caught by Terrence Ross and bounced it off Pierce that resulted to Nets turnover.

Toronto timeout and the ball end up in Lowry's hand, he drive for a shot that was blocked by Pierce as time expired.

Joe Johnson lead the nets with 26 points. Marcus Thornton had 17, Kevin Garnett chipped in 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 13 points.

Brooklyn Nets beat Dallas Mavericks 107-106, Teletovic scores 34

Brooklyn, NY - Mirza Teletovic finally get his breakout game against the Mavericks as he lead the Brooklyn Nets  against Dallas Mavericks 107-106, he scored 34 points on Friday. It's Brooklyn's 4th straight win and ninth in their last 10 games.

Deron Williams contributed 18 points and 11 assists coming off the bench again for the Nets, who have won seven in a row at home.

With 7.1 seconds left in the game Dallas was within 2 points, Dirk Nowitzki missed the 2nd free throw on purpose but Andrei Kirilenko got the rebound for Brooklyn and got fouled. He made the 2 free throws to seal the win. Monta Ellis hit a three at the buzzer for the final margin.

Kevin Garnett had 10 points and 11 rebounds while Paul Pierce scored 12.

For the Mavericks, Vince Carter lead them with 19 points and Nowitzki had 18. Dallas went 1-2 on a three-game road trip and lost for the fourth time in its last six.

Teletovic was 7-of-11 from 3-point range and the Nets bench outscored Dallas' 74-46.

Here’s My NBA Power Rankings

1. Miami Heat: They were 66-16 last season and Lebron James said that he will play better this season, they still have a declining Dwyane Wade, and unimpressive Chris Bosh, but their acquisition of Ray Allen has proven beneficial remember game 6.

2. Brooklyn Nets (49-33): Jason Kidd is a new coach but they have a great tactician in Lawrence Frank. The Nets has a deep bench and aging but still efficient Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined it with stars like Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brooke Lopez, they’ll be too much to handle this season and can unseat the Heat in the East.

3. Chicago Bulls (45-37): Derrick Rose has returned and his injury seems fully healed, his jumpers have improved teams, I think they will win a lot of games this season.

4. Indiana Pacers (49-32): Danny Granger is returning but his health is still an issue he will miss the first two games of the regular season with a calf strain. I hope Luis Scola will prove to be a nice piece in the Pacers run.

5. San Antonio Spurs (58-24): As long as they have a healthy Tim Duncan and Tony Parker they will be in contention. This should be Kawhi Leonard break out season.

6. Los Angeles Clippers (56-26): the Clippers have a new coach Doc Rivers to lead Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to win a title.

7.  Houston Rockets (45-37): Dwight Howard was healthy in the preseason and he seemed to work well with James Harden and Jeremy Lin but I still doubt his maturity.

8. Golden State Warriors (47-35): Andre Iguodala will play alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David Lee, Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes he can help this young team a lot.

9. Oklahoma City Thunder (60-22): The Thunder should be higher rank if not for an injured Russell Westbrook who might be sidelined until December.

10. Memphis Grizzlies (56-26): Dave Joerger is their new head coach what they need is a little offense to go with their defensive efficiency of 97.4 last season.

11. New York Knicks (54-28): Andrea Bargnani will be interesting to watch if he performs in New York with Carmelo Anthony.

 

12. Denver Nuggets (57-25): No more Andre Iguodala and Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined to recover his knee injury.

13. Minnesota Timberwolves (31-51): Wolves have Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio Nikola Pekovic and new acquisition Kevin Martin but I think it’s still not enough to make the postseason.

14. Washington Wizards (29-53 ): The Wizards will have John Wall, Marcin Gortat and Nene they may post a decent win record with those three.

15. New Orleans Pelicans (27-55): New Orleans will have a better shot this year with players like Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans.

16. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-58): the combo of Kyrie Irving and Andrew Bynum will be difficult for some teams, the question is if Bynum will actually play.

17. Detroit Pistons (29-53): Josh Smith will help this team this season, but I doubt if he can carry the team to postseason. 

18. Portland Trail Blazers (33-49): LaMarcus Aldridge said: "mark my words" that the Blazers will be a playoff team. LOL

19. Dallas Mavericks (41-41): Ellis and Dirk Nowitzki will be a good tandem but still I have my doubts if they can reach the postseason.

20. Toronto Raptors (34-48): I hope Jonas Valanciunas plays well.

21. Charlotte Bobcats (21-61): The have a new center in big Al Jefferson.

22. Atlanta Hawks (44-38): Al Horford will be the face of the Hawks since Josh Smith is now gone.

23. Sacramento Kings (28-54): DeMarcus Cousins should deal with his issues and play better.

24. Utah Jazz (43-39): Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter will be interesting to watch, but they still lack pieces to make it to the postseason.

25. Boston Celtics (41-40): Yes, Celtics have a rehabbing Rajon Rondo and they have lost their vets in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett but on positive note they have 9 first round draft picks.  

26. Los Angeles Lakers (45-37): A lot of uncertainty of the Laker land this season since Kobe is still uncertain when he'll play.

27. Milwaukee Bucks (38-44): They are dealing will a lot of injuries this season Ersan Ilyasova (ankle), center Ekpe Udoh (knee) and swingman Carlos Delfino (foot).

28. Orlando Magic (20-62): Another rebuilding year for the Magic.

29. Phoenix Suns (25-57): I think they will have one of the worst record this season.

30. Philadelphia 76ers (34-48): The Sixers will be neck to neck with the Suns for the worst record.

Bojan Bogdanovic and Shaun Livingston will play for the Brooklyn Nets

Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski reported that 2011 second-round draft pick Bojan Bogdanovic has agreed with the Brooklyn Nets for a three-year deal while veteran point guard Shaun Livingston agreed for a one-year contract.

Bogdanovic, 24, will receive about $2.5 million of the Nets' taxpayer midlevel exception, which starts at just under $3.2 million this season. Livingston's deal is for the veteran's minimum of just under $1.3 million.

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce traded to Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics have agreed in principle to trade future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce after Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause.

Garnett waived his no-trade clause after the Nets agreed to fully guarantee the $12 million owed him for the 2014-15 season, the third year of his contract. Prior to the agreement, the Nets could have bought out Garnett for $6 million.

Garnett approve the deal so he can join his close friend, Pierce, in Brooklyn where they could play for longtime rival Jason Kidd.

The trade can't be made official by the NBA until July 10.

The trade comes with a heavy cost for the Nets: They face a luxury-tax bill of nearly $80 million. Their payroll will be close to $100 million.

Nets will send Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, the expiring deal of Kris Humphries and three future first-round picks (2014, '16 and '18) to the Celtics.

Celtics guard Jason Terry joins Garnett and Pierce in the package going to the Nets, sources said. The Nets also will send back Reggie Evans and do a sign-and-trade involving Keith Bogans, a source said.

Bulls Big Comeback beat Brooklyn in 3OT 142-134

The Chicago Bulls made a big comeback to beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134, they now lead the series 3-1. They outscored the Nets in the third overtime 15-7.

Nate Robinson led all scorers with 34 points on a 14-23 shooting. Carlos Boozer scored 21 points, Joakim Noah chipped in 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds.

Deron Williams led the Nets with 32 points, Brook Lopez had 26 points and 11 rebounds.


"Huge win, huge win. Nathaniel was huge. … I'm just proud of my teammates," Noah said "Now, let's go end this in Brooklyn."

Bulls got a key bucket from Nazr Mohammed. He connected in the lane after taking a feed from Kirk Hinrich with 32.6 seconds to play.

Nazr Mohammed got a key bucket when he connected on a pass from Kirk Hinrich with 32.6 seconds to play. Then a putback from Nazr at 19 seconds left from a Carlos Boozer missed free throw gave the Bulls a 140-134 lead .

Noah, Nate Robinson, and Taj Gibson didn't finished the game they fouled out.

The Bulls are trailing 109-95 in the regulartion with 3:45 left in the clock. But Nate Robinson's hot shooting kept them alive, he scored 12 consecutive points with jumpers, layups, and free throws.

"It's an important trait to have as a team. This team has been hit with a lot of things this year. They've shown great resolve. We fight. That's something I think is valuable. …"

"We've got tough guys. We've got the right guys. Attitude and approach are important. That's something we value, and we've gotten great leadership from our veterans." Thibodeau said.

Game 5 will be at 6 p.m. Monday in Brooklyn.

Nets coach Avery Johnson Fired

Avery Johnson was fired by the Brooklyn Nets and assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo was promoted to interim head coach. The Nets will let Carlesimo coach in the short-term, but GM Billy King is expected to talk with several candidates about taking over the job on a full-time basis, sources told Yahoo! Sports. If the players respond to Carlesimo and the team gathers momentum, there's a chance Carlesimo could finish the season.

The Nets (14-14) squandered an 11-4 start, have lost 10 of 13 games in December and are currently 6½ games behind the New York Knicks in the Atlantic Division. One of those losses was an embarrassing outing against the Boston Celtics on Christmas, a 93-76 loss.

Johnson was 60-116 since becoming the Nets' head coach in 2010.

Carlesimo has been a head coach in Portland, Golden State and Oklahoma City.

The Nets made a big push in the offseason to become contenders in the East, re-signing Deron Williams to a five-year, $98.8 million deal and trading for Joe Johnson, who had four years and nearly $90 million left on his contract.

Williams sat out of Wednesday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks with a sore wrist, an injury he aggravated Tuesday against the Celtics.

Nets Beat Rondo-less Celtics

Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics 102-97. Rondo did not play due to a sprained right ankle.

Boston trailed by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but rallied to take the lead, before fading. Kevin Garnett gave the Celtics an 85-80 advantage with 7:57 remaining in the game. But the Celtics then hit a drought, failing to connect in the half-court offense and losing their defensive edge as their transition game disappeared.

Celtics led by Paul Pierce who scored 22 points, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, and 2 Stl while the Nets was led by Brooke Lopez with 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Blk.