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Chicago Bulls – Championship, Not MVP, is What Matters
Is it realistic for the Chicago Bulls to think about winning the NBA championship? In this sort of NBA season, anything can happen, including Joakim Noah looking like a dark horse MVP candidate, although like the rest of his teammates, he prefers the focus goes to their overall ability, and growing chances of doing something meaningful in the playoffs.
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Brooklyn Nets – John Wall Too Much For Them Every Time
It’s been tough for the Brooklyn Nets against the Washington Wizards every time this season, and a third was no different. John Wall had a huge game, leading his team back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit en route to a season swepp over the old and unpredictable, coming away with the 101-94 win.
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New York Knicks – The Season Saving Streak Continues
The New York Knicks are making the most of a very soft spot in their schedule, this time having no trouble beating the Milwaukee Bucks 115-94, inching a bit closer towards the playoffs with a very good game from Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, J.R. Smith and Tim Hardaway Jr.
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San Antonio Spurs – When the Best Meet the Worst
A crowd that’s used to a rivalry doesn’t feel bad or patient even with all of the injuries the Los Angeles Lakers have been through this year. The San Antonio Spurs jumped on the broken bunch right from the start, getting pretty much involved as the game ended with yet another humiliating result for the once proud franchise.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Will Have Another Sad Ending
When this season began, the Golden State Warriors were a team some looked at and saw potential NBA champions if everything came together. There have been ups & downs this season, but another home loss, this time to the Cleveland Cavaliers, probably shut the book on anyone having illussions that this Stephen Curry led group has any chance of doing better than last year.
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Miami Heat – It’s Officially a Crisis
In a long NBA season, there always seems to be time to fix things. But the Miami Heat are in the last stretch of this one, with the playoffs looming around the corner. A fifth loss in six games, this time to the pretty bad Denver Nuggets, shows us all there are quite a few problems with the defending NBA champions, maybe even too much to fix in time for the more serious battles.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Will Flourish When James Harden Isn’t His Teammate
The Houston Rockets have a head coach that doesn’t learn. After a rough performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the James Harden-Chandler Parsons duo of selfishness and ball hogging continued to create havoc and ruin another game for the team, while Jeremy Lin got a chance to put up some nice numbers, but as long as Kevin McHale is coaching the team it’s not going to help him get the minutes and role he deserves.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Revenge is Easy Against Terrible Teams
Losing to the Los Angeles Lakers is quite embarassing, at least this season, and especially for a championship caliber team like the Oklahoma City Thunder. So revenge was on the mind of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook when they stepped on the floor, thinking about that recent loss. But it’s not such a noteworthy thing to do – get payback – when it’s such a bad & sad bunch of players on the other side.
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Chicago Bulls – The Hard Way Towards a Championship
This is NBA season is shaping out to be one withotu real, untouchable favorites, and in such an eviornment the Chicago Bulls, especially after a very impressive 111-87 win over the Houston Rockets, should be considered as championship contenders, even if the group of Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler, Mike Dunleavy and the rest don’t exactly look, on paper, like a team that can go all the way.
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Los Angeles Clippers – The NBA’s Hottest Team Right Now
With Chris Paul having an awful shooting night and Blake Griffin a little less accurate than usual, the Los Angeles Clippers still look dominant in the later stages of a big game against the Golden State Warriors, keeping the longest active winning streak in the NBA (nine games) alive with a 111-98 victory.