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Boston Celtics – Rajon Rondo Gets His Revenge
Two teams struggling before the day began, but the Boston Celtics left feeling their on the right path while the Brooklyn Nets continue to seek for answers on where it went wrong. Rajon Rondo, who got ejected in the previous game between the two, got his revenge with more than a win, but also leading his team to the victory.
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NBA on Christmas – Thunder vs Heat Predictions
There aren’t that many games on the NBA regular season calendar you eagerly anticipate even before it begins. This one, a rematch of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, featuring the two best basketball players on the planet, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade is one of those rare cases.
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NBA on Christmas – Knicks vs Lakers Predictions
The top two scorers in the NBA meet on Christmas, but the biggest question isn’t about who scores more points, Carmelo Anthony or Kobe Bryant, but if the New York Knicks pick up their outside shooting which has fallen on hard times lately, and if the Los Angeles Lakers are finally having a winning streak that means this team is going where it’s supposed to.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Makes Everyone Better
It’s more than the franchise record of wins, which now sits at 13. It’s the ease in which the Los Angeles Clippers can dismantle teams during certain stretches, thanks to the defensive intensity of Chris Paul and the improving finishing abilities of Blake Griffin.
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San Antonio Spurs – Runining the Dirk Nowitzki Debut
When Dirk Nowitzki thought about making his debut in the 2012-2013 NBA season against old rivals the San Antonio Spurs, he didn’t think he’d get to sit in the middle of the third quarter, never to be called back in again. This is the difference at the moment between the Spurs and the Mavs – 38 points, more or less.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony a Bit Too Important
It wasn’t a good basketball game from the New York Knicks, but you have to know how to win these as well. Especially the bad ones, and you need a special player for that. Carmelo Anthony has been there at every turn so far this season, stepping up whenever he was needed to carry the game, on his back, to victory.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Can’t See Past the End of His Nose
It doesn’t really matter that Kobe Bryant speaks after every game about getting back this player or the other. This time it was Steve Nash back in the lineup, also hitting the game clinching shot for the Los Angeles Lakers in a rare road win this season, but this game was once again, maybe more than ever, about Bryant ignoring everyone else, regardless of what was happening on the court.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Improving, Jeremy Lin Learning
There’s no question that the arrival of James Harden has turned the Houston Rockets into more than just a playoff contender, but a nationally relevant team once again. Jeremy Lin is playing second fiddle, but with every game that goes by, it looks like he’s getting better and better in his new role.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Doesn’t Care About Scoring Titles
A win that was all about streaks. The Miami Heat won their fourth consecutive game, all in double digit margins. LeBron James had yet another game with more than 20 points, not going below that mark once so far this season, and also wasn’t called for a foul in the fifth straight game. Guess which streak impresses him more.
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Los Angeles Clippers – The Best Team They’ve Ever Had
A feeling of something special, something different? It’s been that way from the moment Chris Paul arrived. A conference semifinal appearance last season seems to be only the beginning. Way more than just lob-city and Blake Griffin alley-oop dunks, the Los Angeles Clippers are venturing territory they haven’t been to before, as NBA title contenders.