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Utah Jazz – Don’t Care About LeBron James Milestones
LeBron James might be making huge strides towards reaching 20,000 career points, but the Utah Jazz were too good for the rest of the Miami Heat in another road loss.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Depth is the Most Important Thing
Even without Chris Paul, the depth of the Los Angeles Clippers made sure they were having no problems getting back to their winning ways against the disappointing Memphis Grizzlies.
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Chicago Bulls – When Defense and Apathy Combine
A combination of terrible form, lack of effort and a fantastic defensive game from the Chicago Bulls left the Atlanta Hawks embarrassed and humiliated after scoring only 58 points.
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Boston Celtics – Enjoying the Rajon Rondo Triple Double
When Rajon Rondo gets a triple double, which has now happened three times this season and 16 times in his career with the Boston Celtics, they’e almost guaranteed a win.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio Having Comeback Trouble
Averaging less than a field goal per game since his return, it would be fair to say that the comeback of Ricky Rubio isn’t going the way the Minnesota Timberwolves planned.
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Kevin Durant On His Way into the 50-40-90 Club
Is Kevin Durant going to make it this season into the MVP club? Maybe, but there’s another club the Oklahoma City Thunder star might be joining: The 50-40-90 one.
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NBA Players Who Can’t be Traded
When a franchise commits its future to a certain player, it gives him a rare clause in the NBA world, the no-trade clause. Not that these teams might ever want to trade these players.
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Los Angeles Lakers – First Sign of a Happy 2013
Without Dwight Howard in the lineup in the previous six games, the Los Angeles Lakers conceded 116.3 points per game, while Kobe Bryant struggled, averaging only 25 points per game and making just 37.6% of his shots. Then again, maybe it has to do with them playing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Sometimes It’s Not About the Scoring
Even without Serge Ibaka in the lineup, the Oklahoma City Thunder came through with defense. That’s what you get for having Kendrick Perkins, who can guard big men inside and outside, including denying a potential game tying shot by LaMarcus Aldridge. For everything else, there’s Kevin Durant.
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San Antonio Spurs – Best Home Team in the NBA
Some things are simply a fact: The San Antonio Spurs are 16-2 when playing at the AT&T center, making them the best home team in the NBA. Other things, like Tony Parker leading the team to another win and Tim Duncan playing great despite age and everything else, don’t change as well.