K. Martin may stay with Kings

There does not seem too much hope for any team who has interest in the Sacramento Kings shooting guard Kevin Martin that they could get the player, as the Kings president Geoff Petrie’s recent remarks indicated that the Kings may do something to keep Martin in Sacramento.

According to The Sacramento Bee, Petrie said it would be very possible that the team will just let the trading deadline pass without any deal of Martin being done. Averaging 20.2 points for the Kings this season, Martin certainly has attracted interests from other teams. And about possible deals to be made by other teams, Petrie said “we’ll take a hard look at it.”

Yeah, there will be a hard look, and a look only unless the player makes his own mind to leave. But the organization at the moment has the confidence that Martin will be glad to continue wearing his current NBA jersey.

Lakers forward Pau Gasol plans to play road games

The Los Angeles Lakers Spaniard forward Pau Gasol plans to wear back his NBA jersey for the team’s upcoming road games in Texas after missing four consecutive games with a strained right hamstring.

Missing Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Gasol is hoping that he could return to practice as soon as possible. According to Lakers Coach Phil Jackson, Gasol experienced soreness after running on a treadmill Saturday.

“He hasn’t had any significant pain at all doing anything else before this,” Jackson said, adding he was concerned because Gasol takes a while to return from injuries.

Of course he had to be concern. Gasol missed the season’s first 11 games because of a strained left hamstring. Who knows how many troubles the strain on right hamstring would cause?

Celtics made it seven-win streak by beating Thunder 105-87

Again, fans wearing No. 5 Kevin Garnett jersey and No. 33 Larry Bird jersey cheered up for their beloved team’s another win. Friday night’s 105-87 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder gave the Boston Celtics a perfect completion of the four-game trip.

Totally scoring 23 points, Garnett scored nine consecutive points, including three dunks, to put Boston in command in the first 5 minutes of the second half. His two-handed alley-oop jam, which followed a pair of right-handed dunks, pushed the lead to 18 at 71-53 and the Thunder were never closer than 15 after that. And Paul Pierce added another 21 points in the first half to build a solid foundation for Celtics’ win.

The Celtics had seven players score in double figures en route to their seventh straight victory, with Rajon Rondo contributing 15 points, Kendrick Perkins scoring 13 points, Ray Allen and Eddie House each having 11 points and Rasheed Wallace scoring 10 points.