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Chris Paul – The Worst Flopper in the NBA
Every time Chris Paul flops, it makes the NBA’s policy against the disease of cheating to draw fouls look even more ridiculous. After the Los Angeles Clippers point guard provided a horrendous attempt (Which actually worked) by putting a foul on Ricky Rubio thanks to his disgusting acting, all he got was a warning, even though this isn’t the first time he’s been involved in such an incident over the last two years.
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Xavier Henry & Jordan Hill Forced to Carry the Lakers
There’s no order, no plan, to whatever’s happening with the Los Angeles Lakers this season. Mike D’Antoni is simply improvising, plugging in players in different roles until something clicks, waiting for you know who to return. It’s not consistent but generally, and especially in their very convincing 116-95 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, it works best with Xavier Henry and Jordan Hill on the floor.
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Stephen Curry Better Than a Disjointed Pistons Big Three
Despite high expectations early on, the Detroit Pistons aren’t getting what they thought they would after adding Josh Smith to the Andre Drummond-Greg Monroe equation. The Golden State Warriors have no plans to overload the frontcourt and see what happens, especially not with Stephen Curry in sharpshooter mode, leading his team with 25 points to an easy 113-95 win.
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Wizards vs Mavs – Dirk Nowitzki Making More NBA History
There isn’t much for Dirk Nowtizki left to achieve in his NBA career; only to improve and build on what’s already done. His latest feat? Moving up a spot on the all-time scoring list, passing Jerry West, as he led the Dallas Mavericks along with his new partner in crime Monta Ellis to beat the Washington Wizards 105-95.
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Bucks vs Heat – LeBron James is Hard to Stop When He’s Angry
The Miami Heat haven’t been playing well so far this season, and after LeBron James called out their defense in an interview, things were bound to get better very quickly, coming at the expense of the Milwaukee Bucks, not looking remotely close in a 118-95 win for the NBA champions, as the MVP got plenty of help from Mario Chalmers and even Michael Beasley.
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Michigan State vs Kentucky – Don’t Need One and Done Player to be Great
Once again, John Calipari presents a team with four freshmen in the lineup who won’t be playing for Kentucky after the season is over. In their first test of the season, they ended up losing to Michigan State 78-74 in the Champions Classic, a team without a single freshman in the lineup, instead leaning on the excellent senior duo of Keith Appling and Alexander Payne.
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Kansas vs Duke – Andrew Wiggins Steals The Spotlight From Jabari Parker
Before even playing one game of college basketball, the 2013 class of Freshmen has been praised unlike any other in the past. Andrew Wiggins is the most hyped of them all, proving that every bit of compliment given to him was rightly places as he led Kansas to a 94-83 win over Duke and another highly touted freshman, Jabari Parker.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Gets to Carry James Harden
Maybe this is the game that makes Kevin McHale understand there’s no reason for Jeremy Lin to be demoted and for James Harden to be put on a pedestal. His backup point guard according to his recent lineup selections led the Houston Rockets to a 110-104 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors in a double overtime game.
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Cavs vs Bulls – Derrick Rose Teaches Kyrie Irving a Thing or Two
Reasons to worry? Derrick Rose is still not there offensively, not to mention injuring his hamstring which means more progress problems for him and the Chicago Bulls. Happy thoughts? He put on a fantastic defensive performance against Kyrie Irving, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-81.
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Boston Celtics – Are They Actually Good?
After four consecutive wins, maybe the Boston Celtics can’t be considered as one of the worst teams in the NBA. Avery Bradley was the stand out this time, leading the team to a 120-105 win over the Orlando Magic, bringing forth a sense that Brad Stevens wasn’t hired only to oversee this group of players […]