(Boulder-CO) Today's date is March 10th, and on this day: '61- Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors became the first NBA player to score 3,000 points in a season. '63- Wilt Chamberlain, playing for the San Francisco Warriors, scored 70 points in a 163-148 loss to Syracuse, one of six 70-plus point games in his career. '85- Dallas Coach Dick Motta became the fourth NBA coach to record his 700th career victory as the Mavericks beat New Jersey 126-113. '87- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the NBAs all-time leader in personal fouls committed when he charged into Denvers Danny Schayes with 4:23 left in the first quarter of the Lakers 143-107 victory over the Nuggets.  read more »

(Boulder-CO) Today's date is January 15th, and on this day: 1892- The 13 original rules of basketball were printed in the Springfield YMCA training school newspaper. '57- Attempting a length-of-the-court pass to Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman stunned an NBA All-Star Game audience in Boston Garden when his 70-foot pass swished through the net. After the shot, Cousy asked Sharman, Dont you ever pass?  read more »

The Mavericks handed the Pistons their second straight loss, and they did convincingly. Dallas, led by Dirk Nowitzki, had this one right from the start. The closest this one got was when the Pistons went into halftime down by just five points. That's about as good as it got for Detroit who tried to play catch up all night.

The final score of the thrashing 102-86.

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(Boulder-CO) Today's date is March 12th, and on this day: '56- Dick Farley of Syracuse fouled out after playing just five minutes, the fastest disqualification in NBA history, in a game against St. Louis. Farleys record stood for more than 41 years until Bubba Wells of the Dallas Mavericks fouled out in three minutes against the Chicago Bulls December 29, 1997. '72- It was Bill Russell Day at Boston Garden, and uniform #6 was retired in afternoon ceremonies. '85- Larry Bird scored a Celtic record 60 points as Boston beat Atlanta 126-115 in New Orleans. '92- Golden State Coach Don Nelson became the first man in NBA history to participate in 2,500 NBA games as a player and coach (regular season and Playoffs), as he led the Warriors against Detroit at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.  read more »

The Detroit Pistons will shoot for their fifth straight win when they resume a five-game homestand today versus the Dallas Mavericks at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

On December 5th last, I attended my first Hornets game. The Detroit Pistons, one of the top-tier teams in the NBA the last half decade, were in town on a Wednesday night and just over 10,000 people showed up to see them take on the home team. There wasn't much noise when the Hornets raced out to an early 15-point lead, and the Pistons fought back to win, 91-76.

It was a frequent occurrence early in the season; few fans showing up to see the Hornets battle the cream of the NBA. There was a Friday night showdown with the defending champion Spurs in November, when the Arena was 2,000 bodies shy of a sellout. Only 12,223 were on hand to witness the Hornets put an end to their 21-game losing streak against the Mavericks on a Saturday evening in early November, when Peja Stojakovic nailed a triple with 2.9 seconds remaining to force overtime. Two weeks later, the fantastic-to-watch Phoenix Suns were in town, and just 13,705 saw Chris Paul drop a 20-10 on Steve Nash and lead the Hornets to a three-point victory.  read more »

With every game the Los Angeles Lakers play, one nagging question keeps cropping up: How did they lose to the Detroit Pistons -- at home? Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 35 points, and the Lakers used a 17-0 run in the second half Friday night to beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-107 and improve the NBA's best record to 13-1.  read more »