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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant is the Happiest Steve Nash is Back
Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Lakers are finally at .500 again after winning five consecutive games. For once, no one has any complaints about Kobe Bryant scoring more than 30 points or taking more than 20 shots. When the wins come the right way, every one is happy.
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Greatest Christmas Day Games by NBA Players
Last year, Christmas day in the NBA was a little bit weird, being opening day and all, probably giving it a tad more of an extra special feeling. This season, everything is back to normal, or is it?
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony a Bit Too Important
It wasn’t a good basketball game from the New York Knicks, but you have to know how to win these as well. Especially the bad ones, and you need a special player for that. Carmelo Anthony has been there at every turn so far this season, stepping up whenever he was needed to carry the game, on his back, to victory.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Loves Playing Against the Nets
Talks of rivalry don’t really mean anything when the Nets keeps sliding while the Knicks, getting Carmelo Anthony back from a two game absence, had no problem beating their across-the-bridge rivals for a second time in a row while establishing a six game lead in the Atlantic Division, mostly thanks to Anthony who can’t be stopped when facing the Brooklyn rivals.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Thriving in City Rivalry
Playoff games in the month of December. That is what a really good NBA rivalry is about, and now that the Nets are a competitive team again, playing in Brooklyn nonetheless, every game between them and the New York Knicks is a chance for some animosity, some great basketball and for Carmelo Anthony to show what kind of a season he’s having.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Loves Playing at Home
The return of Carmelo Anthony after missing two straight games went swimmingly. Two games out of action, Anthony didn’t miss a beat. The New York Knicks are still perfect at home, Anthony is still very much in the MVP discussions, and his team look like as good as any in the Eastern Conference.
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Hottest Players in the NBA Right Now
Entering the second month of the 2012-2013 NBA Season, we take a look at the five players who have been on a roll, along with their teams, over the last few games. Obvious names: Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony couldn’t be ignored, but James Harden enjoying his new life in Houston and even David West with the improving Indiana Pacers have done enough recently to warrant a mention.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony & Home Perfection
While the New York Knicks have began to show some cracks in their armor of perfection, especially with Jason Kidd being unable to play, things are going well at home, for both the team and Carmelo Anthony, improving to 7-0 at the Madison Square Garden this season.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony for MVP
It’s still early in the NBA season for anyone to really break away from the pack in the MVP race, but Carmelo Anthony seems to be the popular choice at the moment, keeping the New York Knicks perfect at home and playing at a much higher level on offense and defense than anyone expected.
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New York Knicks – Defense no Longer a Dirty Word
While most of the New York Knicks starting the season with a 5-0 record (for the first time in 19 years) is attributed to Carmelo Anthony playing responsibly and unselfishly, a lot of it has to do with the way the team has been playing defense through the first five games, something which hasn’t been exactly a point of pride in recent seasons.