NBA All-Star Saturday Night
8:30 pm/ET TNT
Before you see the fan-selected, all-around best of the best in tomorrow's All-Star Game, check out some of the best of various aspects of the game. Individual and team events include the skills challenge and shooting stars competition. Also, Toronto's Jason Kapono looks to three-peat in the three-point shootout against such long-shot specialists as Rashard Lewis of the Magic and Roger Mason of the Spurs. And Dwight Howard, take note: the slam dunk title has not been successfully defended since Jason Richardson won back-to-back in 2002-03. And he was the first since some guy named Jordan did it in 1987-88.
Read on for previews of Christopher Titus: Love Is Evol, Saturday Night Live, Austin City Limits and Before You Say 'I Do'.
read more
A season highlighted by the reborn Celtics, upstart Blazers and ice-cold Heat reaches its unofficial midway point in New Orleans Sunday at the NBA All-Star Game (Feb. 17, 8:30 pm/ET, TNT). Four-time All-Star Doug Collins, now an analyst for TNT, is glad to see Boston’s resurgence because they’re a “flagship franchise…[that] made the right moves, got a little lucky…and here we are talking about them [having] the best record in the NBA.” The Blazers’ turnaround, which included a 13-game win streak in December, has been perhaps the biggest surprise. “I think everybody felt Portland was going to have a throwaway year because [No. 1 draft pick Greg] Oden got hurt. [Instead] they have been a wonderful story.” Meanwhile, the surge of the hometown Hornets into playoff contention has been a boon to New Orleans, which is fighting to retain its NBA franchise while still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. “This is so great for the ...
read more
