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Houston Rockets – James Harden Plays Badly; No One Fills In
While no one was able to keep up with a fantastic Eric Bledsoe, the Houston Rockets failed to supply the offensive support on a day James Harden struggled finding the basket in, leading to a 117-102 win for the Phoenix Suns.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Making His MVP Case All by Himself
The head coach of the Golden State Warriors isn’t involved in MVP vote politicking. He doesn’t have to. Stephen Curry destroying the Phoenix Suns all on his own does the talking he needs to win the award.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Bounces Back, Timofey Mozgov Leads the Way
After a loss that wasn’t as bad as some media outlets tried to portray, the Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back with an 89-79 win over the Phoenix Suns, as LeBron James ties with Mark Price for the lead in assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Timofey Mozgov gets to be the leading scorer for once.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Helping Out Goran Dragic Get Even
The parting between Goran Dragic and the Phoenix Suns wasn’t very cordial, and his Miami Heat teammates got behind him in an aggressive, foul and violence filled game that saw Markieff Morris, Hassan Whiteside and Alex Len ejected.
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San Antonio Spurs – Things Starting to Look Better
March comes, and with it the San Antonio Spurs immediately get better, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-74 behind an excellent game from Kawhi Leonard, making it two in a row and signaling to the rest of the Western conference that it might be time to take them seriously once again.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook is the King of Triple Doubles and Inefficiency
What good are triple doubles when Russell Westbrook is busy taking every bad shot that comes his way? He might be doing everything, but he’s also doing a lot of things wrong, helping the Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-113 after overtime, although it had something to do with the play of Eric Bledsoe and Markieff Morris as well.
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Chicago Bulls – Championship Hopes Rekindled Again
Every time the Chicago Bulls win against a good team, we’re reminded this team has the talent to win the NBA championship. From Pau Gasol and his impressive consistency, to Jimmy Butler upgrading himself this season, and to Derrick Rose who is impossible to read. But not all days are like the one in which they beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge is Completely Fine
It’s interesting to think that the Portland Trail Blazers almost had to do without LaMarcus Aldridge for a significant amount of time had he elected to undergo surgery. Since wavering that decision, he is looking as good as ever, leading his team as usual in a 108-87 win over the Phoenix Suns.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose is Great & Awful All at Once
The Chicago Bulls aren’t enjoying their travels out West, losing 99-93 to the Phoenix Suns and making it two in a row, with Derrick Rose still struggling with his shooting, but on the other hand the team looked terrible when he wasn’t playing.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Matt Barnes Now Hates Robert Sarver
The fan Matt Barnes was cursing in the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns? According to Barnes, it’s non other than Suns owner Robert Sarver, which shed a different light on the fine he got and the way the NBA approached this.