-
Phoenix Suns – Goran Dragic Handles All Star Snubbing Pretty Well
Life goes on even if the All-Star game doesn’t come calling, and the Phoenix Suns enjoyed the fire it breathed into Goran Dragic, who led his team to a very impressive 102-94 road victory over the Indiana Pacers.
-
Midseason MVP Rankings
It’s half the season behind us in the 2013-2014 NBA Season, which is a good opportunity to check out the rankings for the best players in the league so far with no surprises coming from the top as it’ll be LeBron James and Kevin Durant till the bitter end of the MVP race.
-
Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin Is Much More Than Dunks
A career can develop in unpredictable directions, like Blake Griffin becoming much more than a human highlight film and stepping up time after time for the Los Angeles Clippers, still without Chris Paul, and doing a lot more than scoring and rebounding, such as being a facilitator and making players around him better.
-
Houston Rockets – James Harden Not Playing Makes Jeremy Lin & Everyone Else Better
The Houston Rockets can play better defense and avoid late collapses like this in the future, but the writing is on the wall once again: Jeremy Lin as a point guard without interruptions is great for Dwight Howard and this entire team, that hopefully will finally learn something from this opportunity they’re getting by seeing James Harden sit on the sidelines with an injury.
-
Chicago Bulls – They Know an Injured Team When They See One
Few teams have been hurt by injuries over the last few years like the Chicago Bulls have. The San Antonio Spurs are going through something similar at the moment, only without the kind of on-hands experience players like Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah have had to accumulate in recent times.
-
Thunder vs Heat – Reversal of Roles
The script in this rivalry usually says that Kevin Durant outscores LeBron James while the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. I guess it was something of an opposite Wednesday that opened a lot of eyes for a lot of people.
-
Kobe Bryant Isn’t Coming Back Anytime Soon
Whether it’s because of the actual injury or simply not wanting to be involved in a sinking ship kind of season, Kobe Bryant isn’t going to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for at least three more weeks. It won’t surprise anyone if he doesn’t appear again this season.
-
Portland Trail Blazers – Suddenly Something Isn’t Working
When you build a team without too much depth and base your scoring on outside shooting which is always risky and the defense on one guy like Nicolas Batum being the “glue guy” slumps and sudden drops in ability are bound to happen. The Blazers have lost two games in a row this season before, but four in the last six games? Something might be a little off.
-
Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & The Rest Enjoy James Harden Not Playing
The Houston Rockets shouldn’t be better without James Harden, but his injury was a welcome change for a team that’s been stuck lately due to several factors. Jeremy Lin got the chance to start instead and play the way he is supposed to be. He didn’t have the best of performances, but the direction and style were perfect for the team, enabling Dwight Howard to have another big night and a third win this season over the San Antonio Spurs.
-
Los Angeles Lakers – The Easiest Game Out There
Everyone with some connection to the Los Angeles Lakers always says that this franchise is about winning NBA championships, nothing else. Which probably makes it even harder to see them fail time and time again to put on a complete performance for 48 minutes, resulting in hovering just above the last place in the Western conference.