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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Doesn’t Always Have to Score
If 19 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists is considered to be a slow day from Stephen Curry, than the Golden State Warriors have a lot to feel good about. However, their 104-96 win over the Detroit Pistons was an example of being more than just a team that relies on the scoring of their star player.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can’t Be Playing Less Than Patrick Beverley
Not everything makes sense in the world of the NBA, and one of them is the Houston Rockets starting and playing Patrick Beverley more minutes than Jeremy Lin. Maybe it worked out one game with a rare game winning shot, but over the long run it has been and will be proven that they’re simply making a mistake.
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Kansas Over Oklahoma – The Big 12 Doesn’t Change
There might be still a few games left to play in the Big 12, but Kansas already know that they’ll be at least co-champions of the conference after beating Oklahoma 83-75 after having all five starters in double figure scoring, needing to lose their next three games in order not to win the conference title exclusively.
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Mavericks Over Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Wastes Another Great Night
The New York Knicks continue to look like a team that’s going nowhere, including losing their best player very soon. Carmelo Anthony had another huge game which wasn’t enough because the Dallas Mavericks were just as good as a team offensively, and got Dirk Nowitzki, like in the good ol’ days, to provide the finishing touch with a lucky buzzer beating game winning shot.
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Trail Blazers Over Timberwolves – Time to Start Clicking Again
It’s been a rough second half of the season for the Portland Trail Blazers but it seems a bit of rest has done them a world of good, finding quite a lot of energy to come back from a big deficit against the Minnesota Timberwolves, picking up a second consecutive win, getting big nights from Damian Lillard and Thomas Robinson.
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Clippers Over Thunder – Russell Westbrook Keeps Ruining it For Others
Before Russell Westbrook came back from his injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team in the NBA. Now he’s playing again, and the Western Conference leaders have suddenly lost two home games in a row, this time 125-117 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Dwight Howard Are Going to Need Jeremy Lin
For once, Patrick Beverley showed up on offense not to mention hitting the biggest shot of the game, but there’s no consistency to his game, so while he might have been the hero of the 115-112 win over the Phoenix Suns, the Houston Rockets and especially the two stars, James Harden and Dwight Howard, are going to be sorry if the renewed misuse of Jeremy Lin becomes a daily thing.
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Nets Over Lakers – Jason Collins More Important Than Win
There were only 11 minutes of Jason Collins on the floor for the Brooklyn Nets in their 108-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but that period of time, which is less than one NBA quarter, were a lot more important and frankly more intriguing than the entire game.
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Heat Over Bulls – Two Superstars Are Enough
A broken nose is keeping LeBron James off the courts for a week, which only means it’s an opportunity for Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to show that there’s more to the Miami Heat than just its MVP, and it seemed like the All-Star duo had no problem taking care of business in a 93-79 win over the Chicago Bulls.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Forced to Watch James Harden Doing Too Much
There’s nothing wrong with losing after an 8-game win streak, especially on the road to a good team like the Golden State Warriors. But the Houston Rockets could have extended it a bit further if Jeremy Lin would have been more involved, instead of having forced to stand in the corner and watch James Harden do almost everything, while Patrick Beverley shows once again what an unreliable offensive player he is.