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Miami Heat – LeBron James Great When the Plan is Working
Even without Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat didn’t have too much trouble getting their own dose of payback against the Detroit Pistons, beating them 110-95 with another almost triple-double from LeBron James, who along with his teammates played the right way to overcome a key absentee and the usual problems in the paint and on the boards.
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Celtics vs Knicks – Impossible to Comprehend
Even hours after the game was over, the final scoreline and the meaning of it were quite difficult to acknowledge. The Boston Celtics, a decent team with a new head coach and pretty bad roster, beat the New York Knicks, a team with a superstar and not much else, 114-73, at the Madison Square Garden. It still doesn’t sound right.
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Detroit Pistons – Can’t Beat Them at Their Own Game
This is what the Detroit Pistons, with their heavy frontcourt of Josh Smith, Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, have been waiting for; a team that puts on the same limited lineup, without a real small forward. The Chicago Bulls, because of yet another injury to a key player, were forced into it, resulting in a 92-75 win for the Pistons, who lost to the Bulls by 20 points just over a week ago.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Put on a Show
After getting some rest, which coincided with two consecutive losses for the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade was back in festive mood, which resulted in some entertaining basketball on the court, combining for some high flying alley oops with his partner in crime, LeBron James, and pulling off yet another post-game photobomb while LeBron was getting interviewed, drawing even more attention to himself.
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Indiana Pacers – Making History One Win at a Time
After years of being on the outside of the important moments in the NBA season, the Indiana Pacers are generating them so far. The team with the best record in the league, picking up wins in places they haven’t won in for years. Next up were the San Antonio Spurs, losing to the Paul George and co. phenomenon 111-100, finding it a bit too difficult to handle the length, athleticism and skill Frank Vogel has to work with.
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Dallas Mavericks – Monta Ellis Gets to Have The Last Word
In a game filled with huge unbalanced shots from players like Dirk Nowitzki and Nicolas Batum, followed by some clutch shots from Damian Lillard, it was Monta Ellis, the second half of the dynamic duo the Dallas Mavericks have finally put together, that had the last laugh with a game-winning, buzzer-beating shot to give the Mavs a 108-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Defense Isn’t a Rude Word
With the return of Kobe Bryant looming, the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be not only hitting the right kind of form to make him feel a lot more comfortable getting back, but finding out that playing some good defense, especially in the final moments of games they’re supposed to win, is something they can actually do.
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Portland Trail Blazers – So Good They’re Breaking Records
Such a great start from the Portland Trail Blazers at some point was bound to be about more than just setting franchise milestones but actually breaking some NBA records. Much has been said about their three-point shooting ability, which reached a new level of execution in the 130-98 win over the Utah Jazz, setting an NBA record for a team with at least 20 attempts.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Not Always Needed by James Harden & Dwight Howard
The Houston Rockets can win games without Jeremy Lin, but the question is whether or not this kind of defensive effort, which makes up for the unintelligent offense you get for putting the ball in the hands of James Harden all of the time, is going to be something we see from the team almost every night, or was this just a one-time deal, motivated by the growing rivalry with the Golden State Warriors.
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New York Knicks – Finally With Something to Smile About
Two consecutive wins deserves opening champagne bottles for the New York Knicks, but no one should be fooled: The most recent 38-point win over the Orlando Magic, and the good form shown by Carmelo Anthony, Andrea Bargnani and even J.R. Smith does nothing to suggest that the early season crisis is over.