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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Can’t Catch a Break

There are times you just need to put your head down and let the storm blow over. The Charlotte Hornets and especially their bench players, including Jeremy Lin, got destroyed during one of those famous San Antonio Spurs barrages, resulting in a 114-94 loss.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Might Actually be Facing a Team Worse Than They Are

As the Los Angeles Lakers keep searching for their first win of the season, running into the Brooklyn Nets, another winless team, might be the answer to at least fix the least of their problems.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose Know How to Handle the Oklahoma City Thunder

The Chicago Bulls needed to work some things out on both sides of the floor. Turns out that facing a troubled Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook unable or unwilling to change, was just what the doctor ordered.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Will Have Days Like These

The Charlotte Hornets are on a roll, beating the Dallas Mavericks 108-94 behind a very good Al Jefferson performance, while Jeremy Lin had his worst game since joining the team.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Need to Bounce Back Defensively

After giving up their highest point total in the last five years, the Chicago Bulls have a very difficult challenge in the form of the Oklahoma City Thunder as they try to figure out if something is wrong with their defense, or it was just a one-night thing.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, Byron Scott Destined to Keep on Failing

The Los Angeles Lakers are failing at giving their lottery draft pick the opportunity to experience mistakes in crunch time. Byron Scott says he’s about winning, not necessarily developing players, but he’s bad at both.
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Smarter, Better Coached Than the Los Angeles Clippers

The Golden State Warriors finally ran into a worthy opponent, but even the Los Angeles Clippers couldn’t stop the Dubs freight train from carrying on with its undefeated start to the season, this time doing it with guile and simply executing a better game plan in the final minutes, while the Clips had another late-game meltdown.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge a Work in Progress

The San Antonio Spurs not scorching through their opponents and LaMarcus Aldridge settling in slower than some wanted him to with the new team doesn’t mean anything about what’s going to happen with this team once the real season, aka the NBA playoffs, begin.
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NBA Rumors: Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant Can’t Stop Russell Westbrook From Self-Destruction
The Oklahoma City Thunder were on their way to a home win against the Toronto Raptors, but then the fourth quarter arrived, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook got back into the game to wrap things up, but then the Westbrook did what sometimes he can’t stop himself from doing: Ruin the game for his team.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James Succeed Through Frustration

What people will remember from the Cleveland Cavaliers beating the New York Knicks 96-86 is LeBron James ripping his sleeves and playing better for it, but there was the extra step the entire team took in the fourth quarter in order to do away with a pesky opponent.