Tag: 2011-2012 nba season

  • Lamar Odom and the Dallas Mavericks Don’t Surprise Anyone by Parting Ways

    Lamar Odom was going through his worst season since being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers (who he never wanted to leave), by his demand, to the Dallas Mavericks, where his on court and off court problems have led to the mutual decision of parting ways, as the Mavs fight for a playoff spot and Odom left pondering on the future of his NBA career.

  • New York Knicks Get the Best Of Carmelo Anthony

    Carmelo Anthony had his best game since becoming a New York Knicks player, scoring 43 points to lead them over the Chicago Bulls with a game tying shot at the end of the fourth quarter and a game winning shot at the end of overtime, making it clear who is the main man on this team under Mike Woodson.

  • Kobe Bryant Injury Exposes the Weaknesses in Mike Brown’s Lakers

    Kobe Bryant didn’t play for the first time the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers looked terrible. No energy, no defense. The Phoenix Suns handed the West’s #3 team their worst defeat of the season, proving to many just how important the league’s leading scorer is to the team.

  • Grizzlies & Rockets Ruin Impressive Home Stands

    The Miami Heat won 17 games in a row at home, including their impressive one over the Thunder. The Lakers are another team incredibly tough to beat on their home court. So what? The Memphis Grizzlies continue to impress with Randolph on the comeback trail, winning in Miami, while the surprising Houston Rockets won 112-107 in LA.

  • Ben Wallace Deserves To Be in the Hall of Fame

    It’s easy to forget Ben Wallace is still in the league. A backup Center for the Detroit Pistons, the 4 time NBA defensive player of the year can still conjure up something worth mentioning beyond the stat sheet, like his block on John Wall in the Pistons’ 99-94 win over the Washington Wizards.

  • Can it Get Any Worse For the Orlando Magic in Stan Van Gundy – Dwight Howard Saga?

    Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy lost another game, the Orlando Magic’s fifth consecutive loss, following the drama the erupted when it came to light that Howard has apparently asked the Magic front office to get a new head coach. Even worse, or weirder, is that Van Gundy actually admitted to the media he talked to managment, confirming the rumors.

  • Bryant & Bynum Dominate Clippers – Lakers Despite Blake Griffin Dunk on Pau Gasol

    Kobe Bryant finished with 31 points, Andrew Bynum with 36. The Los Angeles Lakers beat their little sister 113-108 in a game that had most people talking about Blake Griffin destroying Pau Gasol with another one for the his impressive highlight book. With one less of a position to worry about for the Lakers, who on some nights, when things click on both ends of the floor, look like title contenders once again.

  • Heat & LeBron James Settle Score With Thunder & Durant

    LeBron James and the Miami Heat had something to prove. As little as some regular season games mean in the long run, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder and outplaying Kevin Durant seemed like a must for a team that unlike the criticism around them, didn’t seem to buy in to the apocalyptic prophecies.

  • How a Special Edition Kobe Bryant Controller Would Look Like

    How would a Kobe Bryant controller for the PS3 and the NBA 2K12 game look like? Well, according to what’s been going on this season with Bryant and the Lakers, it’ll probably only have a shoot button on the right. Bryant is leading the league in field goal attempts for the fifth time in seven seasons, and isn’t planning on changing anytime soon.

  • The Problems of the Miami Heat and the Solutions in LeBron James

    LeBron James had zero assists, and the the Miami Heat looked once again like a team with zero chance of winning a big road game, this time against an opponent not many think can prove much of a threat to any of the contenders come the postseason. But Rajon Rondo thrived with another triple double, leading the Boston Celtics to a 91-72 win.