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Miami Heat – The LeBron James We’ve Been Waiting For
In an 82 game season, you have to pace your self, and figure out what battles to give up on right away. LeBron James had his first big game of the season on the third game of the Miami Heat road trip, including a huge fourth quarter, the kind people were always saying he never comes up with, until last postseason.
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Miami Heat – Lazy Game by LeBron James & Dwyane Wade
Having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh simply doesn’t cut it. Coming in unprepared, possibly lazy to a very tough road game on a difficult six game road trip didn’t leave the Miami Heat a chance, hurt once more by letting a team have its way from beyond the arc.
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San Antonio Spurs – Gary Neal in the Spotlight For Once
Tony Parker out with the flu, Gary Neal stepping in, no problem, not missing a beat. Instead of shaking the rotation, Gregg Popovich decided Gary Neal will continue to come off the bench, giving the starting role to Patrick Mills. However, it was Neal, with 27 points, who was the main man responsible for the San Antonio Spurs winning in Portland for the first time since 2008
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Chicago Bulls – Nate Robinson Proving His Worth
It was never going to be a one man job filling in for the injured Derrick Rose. Probably for the first time this season, the restocked group known as the bench mob pushed the Chicago Bulls to a win, led by Nate Robinson, enjoying his best game for his new team with 18 points in a 87-80 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Doing Great Without Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio
Believe it or not, the Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-1 to start off the season despite playing without both Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. Their latest victims in their surprising start were the struggling Indiana Pacers, who simply messed up on the final play, allowing Chase Budinger to score a game winning layup with 0.8 second left on the clock.
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Kobe Bryant Enjoying Los Angeles Lakers Without Mike Brown
Forget what the words say. Kobe Bryant, the rest of the players, the front office of the Los Angeles Lakers. See actions, see energy, see faces. Everyone was waiting for Mike Brown to get the axe sooner or later, Bryant, maybe more than all of them. Magic happens, and without Brown the Lakers ran away for an easy win for only the second time this season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Mike Brown Firing Only a Question of Time
It’s amazing who an organization can send out all kinds of signals before doing the exact opposite. I guess that eventually, the look that Kobe Bryant gave Mike Brown on the bench during the loss to the Utah Jazz did mean what it looked like. Just a season and a bit at the job, only 71 regular season games, and Mike Brown is no longer the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jamal Crawford Makes The Los Angeles Clippers Contenders
Yes, you read the title correctly. The Los Angeles Clippers, with a 4-2 record through the first week and a bit of the 2012-2013 NBA Season are contenders to win the West. Blake Griffin made them interesting, Chris Paul made them a force to be reckoned with in the West. Now Jamal Crawford seems to be another piece completing a puzzle that might see the team go further than ever before.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Serge Ibaka Sets Stage for Kevin Durant
Last time Serge Ibaka scored at least 21 points? It’s been two years to be exact. Too much for a big man that should be more than about defense, dunks and blocks. On another awful shooting night from Russell Westbrook, someone needed to help Kevin Durant on his way to a big finish in Chicago, giving the Oklahoma City Thunder their first road win of the season.
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Los Angeles Clippers – DeAndre Jordan, Defense and Dunks
This is what it was like for the San Antonio Spurs during their first loss this season. DeAndre Jordan flying high, and what people call the Los Angeles Clippers since the arrival of Blake Griffin and later Chris Paul, Lob City, in full effect. And lets not forget about the Clippers’ underrated defense, that has been looking pretty good early on this season.