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Sweet Sixteen – Ranking the Favorites to Win the 2014 NCAA Tournament
Reaching the Sweet Sixteen stage of the NCAA tournament also means a few days without basketball. This rest is also time to further analyze and try and decipher who the favorites and underdogs are from those that are left, which pretty much means separating between teams like Florida, Louisville and Arizona from the likes of Dayton and Stanford.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Doesn’t Leave Jeremy Lin With Too Much to Do
For Jeremy Lin, this season and generally his time with the Houston Rockets has mostly been about doing well in the small moments James Harden actually lets someone else play point guard for the team. Along with Dwight Howard returning, a solid performance from the backup point guard who should be a lot more was probably unnoticed by those not looking at things closely enough.
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San Antonio Spurs – Streaks With No End in Sight
Beating the Philadelphia 76ers is barely newsworthy these days, but the San Antonio Spurs are extending the longest winning streak in the league, reaching 14, while the Sixers are one loss away from tying the NBA record of 26. Resting key players like Tony Parker, Danny Green and Tiago Splitter didn’t help make this game even remotely close.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Scary Even When Relaxed
After exploding on the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter, Kevin Durant had luxury of taking it easy for most of the game, including resting in the fourth quarter. Still, his relaxed mode is better than anything most of the league’s players do when they’re at their best, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder o a comfortable 117-96 win.
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Chicago Bulls – Championships Aren’t Always About Pretty Basketball
With every week and every win that goes by, the Chicago Bulls look more and more like a team that it’s impossible to ignore when talking about contenders for the NBA title, or at least the Eastern conference championship, with their 89-77 win over the Indiana Pacers proving to another defining moment for a team that finds wins the hard way.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James on Offense, Chris Bosh on Defense
With the time to pick up their game and start playing championship-like basketball, the Miami Heat pulled off a close 93-91 win over the Portland Trail Blazers that included some LeBron James heroics and acrobatics, including the game winning layup, followed by Chris Bosh with a huge block on Damian Lillard to seal the victory.
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The Teams in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
The 2014 edition of the NCAA Tournament has reached its Sweet Sixteen stage, with three teams from the Pac-12 (Arizona, Stanford, UCLA), three from the SEC (Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee) three from the Big Ten (Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin), two from the Big 12 (Baylor, Iowa State), two from the American Conference (UConn, Louisville), one from the ACC (Virginia), one from the Atlantic 10 (Dayton) and one from Mountain West Conference (San Diego Aztecs).
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Kobe Bryant – His Legacy Comes Before the Los Angeles Lakers
As time goes by the decision to give Kobe Bryant two more years for a salary that makes it close to impossible for the Los Angeles Lakers to build an instant championship team seems more and more like a huge mistake, which isn’t stopping the ring-hungry player to try and push the team’s ownership to forget about sensible building and try to make sure he has a team he can win with next season.
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Tyler Inman, the Best Dunker in College Basketball
One of the topics that constantly comes up during All-Star weekend is the problem with the dunk contest and what needs to be done. A look at the NABC-NAIA All-Star Dunk Contest, with Tyler Inman of Southwestern Christian University shows that all you need is a bit of creativity and some great hops.
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Brooklyn Nets – Experience Always Helps in Overtime
The Brooklyn Nets weren’t having the best of games on the road against the Dallas Mavericks, but excellent performances from Joe Johnson and Marcus Thornton helped them overcome a great day for Monta Ellis, coming away with the 107-104 win in overtime.