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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Not Used Enough, James Harden & Chandler Parson Too Much
The Houston Rockets keep crashing on the wall called the Oklahoma City Thunder, playing the wrong kind of basketball in trying to beat them. Jeremy Lin gets wasted with minimal minutes while James Harden and Chandler Parsons do nothing but try to show the world they can compete with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in scoring, which they can’t.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Makes it Look Too Easy
A big statement for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they beat the Houston Rockets 106-98. Russell Westbrook was fighting his inner demons with Patrick Beverley making life very difficult for him most of the night, but Kevin Durant seemed in a zone of his own, not for the first time this season, making yet another impressive scoring performance look almost effortless and easy.
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Indiana Pacers – Winning But Not Impressing Anyone
The Indiana Pacers still lead the Eastern conference and have finally broken their losing streak. But a 94-83 win over the Boston Celtics isn’t going to stop this bad feeling hovering around the team, which mostly has to do with their defense looking a bit too normal all of a sudden, something that won’t be enough for them come the playoffs.
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Chicago Bulls – Taj Gibson Simply Better Than Carlos Boozer
One of the questions many Chicago Bulls fans have asked themselves has to do with the Taj Gibson – Carlos Boozer debate. Why hasn’t Boozer been amnestied? Why does he get more minutes? The funny thing is that through advances stats or simply by watching a game, the Bulls are better when Gibson plays next to Noah in the frontcourt and the rest of the starters.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin For MVP? Why Not?
The MVP award is going to Kevin Durant or LeBron James, but it’s always nice to throw some names out there worthy of consideration. For the first time in his career, Blake Griffin is displaying almost the full package, and deserves to be mentioned among the best in the NBA regardless of position, team or success. Who knows where the Los Angeles Clippers would be without him this season.
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Miami Heat – Big Three Feel Great at Home
It was a rough road trip for the Miami Heat, losing three games in a row. There’s nothing like going back home to regroup, recharge and simply look much better and getting on the winning path again, with the big three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade paving the way to victory.
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New York Knicks – The Improbable Streak Continues
Despite the ‘spread the love’ feel from looking at the box score from the 123-110 win for the New York Knicks over the Philadelphia 76ers, it was more about awful shooting from Carmelo Anthony and excellent offense from Tim Hardaway Jr. which made it seem like it was all about sharing the ball and getting everyone involved.
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Brooklyn Nets – Veterans Barely Overcome Youth
The Brooklyn Nets continue to swing from awful performances to impressive wins, this time providing the latter against the Toronto Raptors in a game with a lot of playoff and divisional standings implications.
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Lakers Over Thunder – The Problems Arrogance Brings
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder have injuries, there’s no reason for them to look this bad against the Los Angeles Lakers, the worst team in the West. While Kevin Duratn & Russell Westbrook were putting on an offensive horror show, Jodie Meeks made a laughing stokc of a defense that’s supposed to be one of the best in the league.
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Golden State Warriors – Stepehn Curry Focusing On Other Things
We’ve gotten used to Stephen Curry, the scoring and especially three-point shooting machine. However, the current winning streak has shows us how much he’s improved as a point guard and player, while also putting a focus on the Golden State Warriors moving on to a point where their star’s scoring isn’t the thing that determines whether they succeed or not.