As the weekend builds up towards Sunday, the start of the All-Star events in Houston weren’t too bad, with Usain Bolt dunking and racing against Kevin Hart, Dikembe Mutombo showing his finger-wag once more and Kyrie Irving breaking Brandon Knight and his ankles. More
Kenneth Faried kept dunking without anyone disturbing him, making 18 of his 22 field goal attempts, as he led team Chuck to a 163-135 win over Team Shaq in the opening event of the 2013 All-Star weekend, the Rising Stars Challenge, which still doesn’t really work despite the various attempts to add some missing ingredient into the mix. More
After beating the Los Angeles Lakers three times this season, the Los Angeles Clippers are headed towards a lot of firsts in their franchise history, but the most important thing is that Chris Paul and Blake Griffin now control the NBA scene of the town, while the crumbling, shiny project from across the street is going down with the Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard relationship. More
Ignore the fact that Kevin Durant scored one point more than LeBron James. He wasn’t even close to the level needed to outshine LeBron James, going through an unstoppable stretch, for once not troubled by the fact that the Miami Heat traveled to play away from home, against the the team with the best record in the NBA. More
The last time Jeremy Lin played without James Harden in the lineup, the Houston Rockets still lost, but he had what was probably the best game of his career. The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t make it easy on his team or himself, and made sure there aren’t any surprises. More
The Boston Celtics keep losing pieces, but keep finding ways to win, using the same kind of basketball and defense the Chicago Bulls do, just with a fourth quarter that was good enough to give them the win, without anyone really worth mentioning on the offensive side, in one of the ugliest games of the season. More
It’s never easy in a rivalry game, even at home. Still, the number two team in the nation right now, Duke, probably should have done a little bit better facing a so-so North Carolina team, that made life very difficult for a group of guys many think are a bit overrated regarding their national championship hopes. More
The last game of the day will put the Houston Rockets, possibly coming into the Staples Center without their best player, with the Los Angeles Clippers, who only recently got back theirs. More
The match up of the injured, although it seems the Boston Celtics are in a bit more of a problem at the moment when it comes to their hurt players, even when compared to the Chicago Bulls. More
There are quite a few names being suggested as future Dallas Mavericks players in the current trade talks, but the Mavs have been looking for a point guard for quite some time, and with Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks possibly on the trading block, they just might try and make a move for him. More