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LeBron James and a Different Kind of Clutch
LeBron James gets a lot of criticism for his performance on fourth quarters and especially last shot scenarios and situations. One bad playoff series, the finals against the Mavs, made people forget the James is capabale of carrying a team, alone, for a full 12 minutes of crunch time basketbal, and prevail as the winner. Without a game winning shot. There’s no need.
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Knicks Can’t Expect Playoff Success With Carmelo Anthony On His Own
Carmelo Anthony is having fun on these big game Sunday Night at the Garden, scoring 42 against the Miami Heat. It didn’t really help the New York Knicks that he was pretty much on his own, while LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 73 points, leading the Heat to a 93-85 victory.
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LeBron James Needed a Relaxing Bobcats Rebound Kinda Night
LeBron James didn’t need to be half as good as he can be against the Charlotte Bobcats, despite Dwyane not playing for the third time in two weeks. James finished with 19 points as the Heat bounced back from their crushing overtime loss in Chicago, easily dispatching of the worst team in the NBA 105-82.
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2012 NBA Western Conference Playoff Scenario
Just under two weeks left in the NBA season and as usual, the playoff scene between the West and East couldn’t be any more different. Only two teams have to battle it out in the East – The Knicks and Bucks, while out West, it’s a tight race once again between the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns.
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Teamwork and Depth Make Bulls Better Than the Heat
Derrick Rose had an awful night. He didn’t even get to play in crunch time. But the Chicago Bulls, on a night in which Rose made only one field goal, didn’t need him. The Miami Heat had all big three firing all cylinders, but nothing else, and the Bulls’ depth and outside shooting was more than enough to handle Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh.
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Are the Clippers Better Than We Thought?
Chris Paul dashing through the Oklahoma City Thunder defense looked like it’ll end with a smile for the Clippers, and it did. The Thunder are usually great in the clutch, especially on defense, but something about that zone they tried just didn’t work. Maybe they actually feared Paul might dish it to someone else, but he took it all on himself all night.
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Rajon Rondo’s Triple Doubles Won’t Win a Title for the Celtics
Rajon Rondo is the triple double king of the NBA. Well, six triple doubles during a shortened season make you that this time around, with no one else having more than two triple doubles. A lost art, indeed. But Rondo’s abilities aren’t enough to make the Boston Celtics a title contender in the East ,despite their recent wins.
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Vince Carter and the Finger Roll Air Ball
Vince Carter hasn’t had too many impressive games since signing with the Dallas Mavericks, and all that was left from a good all-around performance against the Sacramento Kings was a 35 year old Carter turning an easy lay up and finger roll into an embarrassing air ball.
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The Lamar Odom Failure is Mark Cuban’s Fault
Lamar Odom is a failed experiment this season for the Dallas Mavericks, something Mark Cuban should blame mostly on himself, because of actually completing the trade many doomed as a failure from the start and because of his behavior towards Odom during the season, obviously not helping to improve the situation.
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Derrick Rose Can’t Shake Off His Injury Problems
Derrick Rose missed only five games during the first three seasons of his NBA career. In 2011-2012, the exiting Chicago Bulls MVP has already missed 22 of the team’s 57 contests, and it seems that his 39 minutes return against the New York Knicks might have surfaced a new injury, adding to the long list that has plagued him this season.