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Minnesota Timberwolves – Suddenly Stunning the Best Team in the West
Well, the Portland Trail Blazers are no longer the best in the Western conference, as the tiresome route of playing four road games in five days became a bit too much in the end of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, succumbing to a near triple double from Kevin Love, leading his team back to .500 with the 120-109 win.
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San Antonio Spurs – Manu Ginobili Like he Hasn’t Aged at all
After his awful performance in the NBA finals last season, some thought Manu Ginobili wouldn’t want to return, or even be able to. While not being the most consistent of players, he has his days of brilliance, leading the San Antonio Spurs to an impressive victory over one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony With Some Overtime Brilliance
The return of Tyson Chandler had quite the impact on the defense for the New York Knicks, but eventually their 107-101 win over the Milwaukee Bucks belongs mostly to Carmelo Anthony, who had an awful shooting night until the second overtime, where the team’s big star rectified all the damage done by J.R. Smith and Andre Bargnani.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin not Playing Doesn’t Cost Them, This Time
The Houston Rockets were the next to hop on the Chicago Bulls losing train, having no problem getting a 109-94 win over a fractured team, as Jeremy Lin continues to struggle with back spasms keeping him out of games and James Harden playing on a bad ankle. Dwight Howard, allowed to shoot without going to the line, took care of business for them.
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Excellent Wade & Angry LeBron Just About Enough to Beat Pacers
Things we’ll remember from the Miami Heat getting their version of regular season vengeance against the Indian Pacers? Dwyane Wade having a night to remember, LeBron James playing on a bad ankle, and in between big plays getting into a big argument with Mario Chalmers on the bench, later apologizing for his outburst.
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Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Aren’t Slowing Down
Every week we seem to have a new favorite to win the NBA championship, but right now it’s hard to suggest anyone playing better than the Oklahoma City Thunder, who move on with a 7th consecutive victory, this time over the Denver Nuggets, while the duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook remain quite unstoppable.
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Kobe Bryant & Pau Gasol Like in the Good Old Days
It’s a rough road back from recovery for Kobe Bryant, having the expected ups & downs in his offensive game since returning to the Los Angeles Lakers, straight into the lineup. It’s nice to have an old battle partner like Pau Gasol come back to life, if only for a moment, to help push the team through a tough road game.
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Damian Lillard Won’t Stop Hitting Game Winning Shots
When you’re hot, you’re hot, and it has nothing to do with set plays, schemes or a coaches plan. Damian Lillard pulled up from very deep in order to give the Portland Trail Blazers another last second victory, this time knocking a game-winning three pointer over Kyrie Irving to put his foot down and decide the duel between the two point guards, while the Blazers left with the 119-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Trying to Trade Pau Gasol
The Los Angeles Lakers still haven’t decided if they’re sorta tanking or actually giving it all to make the playoffs in the tough West. What’s becoming quite clear is Pau Gasol getting closer and closer to being traded, as his expiring deal might help the Lakers find some pieces they’re actually willing to keep for more than one season.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Omer Asik to Boston Celtics
It’s quite hard to see how the Houston Rockets don’t trade Omer Asik considering everything that’s gone down with him over the offseason and now, with the Philadelphia 76ers and even the Boston Celtics looking like very likely destinations to deal with.