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Miami Heat – LeBron James Won’t Let Winning Streak End
Despite being down by 17 in an arena the Miami Heat haven’t won in (regular season) since the forming of the Big Three, LeBron James wasn’t just going to let six weeks of unstopped winning come to an end. So he had one of those exclamation games with lots of points, rebounds and assists that makes everyone says wow, but more importantly was his clutchness, and hitting the game winning shot and extend their win streak to 23.
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LeBron James Destroys Jason Terry on the Alley Oop Dunk
All Jason Terry wanted was not to turn over the ball, but while the rest of the Boston Celtics were thinking offense, he was ganged up on by four Miami Heat players, who toyed with the ball around him after the steal before LeBron James finished with a vicious alley-oop dunk over his head while Terry was still trying to rectify his own mistake.
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Boston Celtics – Finally Beating the Worst Team in the NBA
It took the Boston Celtics three attempts, but they finally got the best of the Worst team in the NBA, with no one in particular standing out, while not even needing Kevin Garnett to dress up for the game or travel with them.
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Boston Celtics – Nothing Worse Than Losing to the Charlotte Bobcats
On one side, the Boston Celtics – a team bound towards the playoffs, with an excellent defense since the return of Avery Bradley, and a hall of famer in Kevin Garnett, still playing, most of the time at a very high level. On the other end, the worst team in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Defense Makes Up for Durant & Westbrook Weakness
How badly do the Oklahoma City Thunder need big games from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Not that much, as it turns out. Sometimes defense is enough while their two stars are having an off shooting night, putting a bit more of the spotlight on guys like Kendrick Perkins and Thabo Sefolosha.
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Boston Celtics – Jeff Green Steps Up for Paul Pierce
It’s usually Paul Pierce who is in charge of the big shots in crucial moments for the Boston Celtics, has been for quite a few years now. A bit part of the Boston Celtics doing so well since the injury of Rajon Rondo hasn’t been just the improvement of Kevin Garnett on the offensive side, but Jeff Green starting to give the Celtics what they expect of him.
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Boston Celtics – Running on Fumes But Still Going
After playing five games in seven days back and forth across time zones, it was going to take a special effort from Paul Pierce and the rest of the Boston Celtics to come out with a win against one of the toughest home teams in the NBA, not letting fatigue or overtime get to them.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Takes Advantage of Emotional Night
Sports, somehow, are always filled with symbolism. So on the night the Los Angeles Lakers remembered Jerry Buss, they also had to play their historic rival, the Boston Celtics, and just so happened to get a very good game out of Dwight Howard, while all the trade talk around him just refuses to die down.
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Celtics vs Lakers Predictions
Somehow, the rivalry that used to be great keeps getting chances of revival through symbolic events, like the death of Jerry Buss this week, giving extra significance to the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Boston Celtics.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Will Trade Josh Smith
It’s a question of to where and for who, not an if. The Atlanta Hawks want to get something out of Josh Smith before his contract runs out at the end of the season, and are looking to trade their power forward to a number of teams, including the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or the Houston Rockets.