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Kentucky Over UCLA – Perfection for Some, Humiliation for Others
For the second time this season, Kentucky face a storied, marquee program and make mince meat out of them, beating UCLA 83-44 which included holding them to just 7 points in the first half and keeping their streak of 12 wins since the start of the season, all by a double digit margin, alive and kicking.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Keeps Ruining it for Jeremy Lin & His Team
Not for the first time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers looked a lot better when Kobe Bryant wasn’t playing, including a very good but short game for Jeremy Lin in a 104-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with the name of the selfish scorer written all over another disappointing ending.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Damian Lillard Doesn’t Have a Problem With Triple Overtime
For the second straight game the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in triple overtime, and once again end up on the losing side. A great performance from Damian Lillard when it mattered the most led his team to a 129-119 victory on the road.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Helped by Mike Miller for the First Time
There was a very good reason LeBron James recruited Mike Miller to join him with the Cleveland Cavaliers and for the first time this season, the veteran shooter showed his value with a unique shooting display, leading to a 95-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Keeps Exploding; Nikola Mirotic Starts Helping
The showdown between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies should have been about a showdown between brothers Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol but it was Jimmy Butler once again and surprisingly Nikola Mirotic stealing the show in another fantastic road performance from the team still missing Derrick Rose among others.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Can’t Stop Scoring; Kevin Durant Can’t Stay Healthy
The Golden State Warriors led by Stephen Curry beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-109, as Kevin Durant played huge in the first half before a scary ankle injury took him out. Russell Westbrook carried the torch, but it wasn’t enough on his inferior team.
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New Orleans Pelicans – Anthony Davis Outplays Both James Harden & Dwight Howard
Maybe more satisfying than Anthony Davis having a second big night in a row was the defensive ability of the New Orleans Pelicans in a 99-90 win over the Houston Rockets, struggling on back to back nights with James Harden not shooting very well or playing up to his usual standards. Davis finished with 30 […]
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Trading For Rajon Rondo Doesn’t Make Them the Best
The Dallas Mavericks aren’t the best team in the West just because Rajon Rondo joined them. They don’t even have the best starting five, at least not when considering what goes on both ends of the floor. But their trade with the Boston Celtics for the All-Star point guard means swinging for the fences in an attempt to win an NBA championship, an attempt that might explode in their faces.
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Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler Keeps Proving He’s an All-Star
With both Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony not playing, the star power was slightly reduced for the game between the New York Knicks, terrible anyway, and the Chicago Bulls, who don’t worry about those things. They have guys like Jimmy Butler to step up and indeed he did, not for the first time this season, carrying his team to a 103-97 win.
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Duke Over UConn – Beating What They Want to Become
Clearly UConn aren’t the same team they were when they won the national championship last season. Duke still struggled against a difficult opponent, led by Tyus Jones while Jahlil Okafor struggled to still finish with an almost double double and walk away with another win, 66-56 to remain undefeated.