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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant So Good It’s Too Easy Sometimes
As if to show how far he’s come in his NBA career, turning into a more complete player, Kevin Durant keeps pulling off more and more impressive triple doubles, getting his third of the season (and of his career) in an easy win for the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Hornets.
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Monta Ellis Buzzer Beater Better Than Jeremy Lin Assist
If it wasn’t for Monta Ellis hitting an insane buzzer-beater from well beyond the three-point line to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 110-107 win over the Houston Rockets, Jeremy Lin would have owned the highlight of the night with his behind the back assist to Chandler Parsons.
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Warriors vs Knicks – Stephen Curry Can Only Beat Carmelo Anthony
When it comes to huge individual duels, Stephen Curry has the shooting ability to put up numbers next to anyone, including Carmelo Anthony. Unfortunately for him, his 54 points performance against the New York Knicks was another losing one for the Golden State Warriors.
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College Basketball – The Big Ten Circle of Parity
The only thing missing in the big parity circle of the Big Ten basketball season was for Penn State to beat someone. Fortunately for them, and unfortunately for Michigan, that win eventually came, meaning the every team in the best conference in College basketball has lost to someone in it this season.
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Penn State Nittany Lions – No Longer Winless in the Big Ten
The joke this season has been mostly this – The Big Ten is the best conference in basketball, by far, except for Penn State, who were held winless in conference play until they hosted Michigan, who have looked pretty bad on the road this season and are slipping down the rankings since reaching number one.
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Houston Rockets – Turning James Harden and Jeremy Lin into Champions
By bringing in James Harden and Jeremy Lin last off-season, Daryl Morey turned the Houston Rockets into a nationally (and internationally) relevant team again, not to mention a playoff franchise once again. By leaving quite a lot of cap space for the 2013 and 2014 summers, his future goals are even bigger.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin Puts on a Lob City Kind of Show
It’s been a season of growing up for Blake Griffin, and prioritizing. After being mostly known for alley oops and amazing dunks during the first two years in the NBA, he’s now a more complete player – better passer, more low post moves, improved defense. Still, the Los Angeles Clippers do get to enjoy the high-flying side of his game from time to time.
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Miami Heat – The Best Superstar Duo in the NBA
When the Miami Heat signed LeBron James for him to join forces with Dwyane Wade, this is what they were dreaming about, knowing they have two of the best basketball players in the world, both capable of incredible individual performances while playing close to 40 minutes together.
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Warriors vs Pacers – The Best Brawl of the Season
The NBA doesn’t really like it when things go out of hand, but once in a while, it’s nice to see two NBA teams get into a bit too much, giving us a nice little brawl to enjoy, while the result of the game, with the Indiana Pacers beating the Golden State Warriors, get forgotten for some reason.
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Derek Fisher Screws Dallas Mavericks for Oklahoma City Thunder
Act 1: Derek Fisher signs with the Dallas Mavericks after the 2012-2013 season begins, playing nine games before injuring his right knee. Act 2: The Dallas Mavericks grant Fisher his request to be released from the team so he can nurse his injury and spend time with his family. Act 3: The Oklahoma City Thunder sign Derek Fisher to be their backup point guard for the rest of the season. Mark Cuban is pissed.