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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Interested in Trading For Jordan Crawford
A talented player, but difficult to predict. Jordan Crawford is doing reasonably well with the Boston Celtics this season, but on a team that’s more or less tanking that might mean he’s up for a trade, giving the Miami Heat, looking to add some talent to its backcourt, an opportunity to trade for the 25-year old shooting guard.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trying to Trade Jeremy Lin
In a rumored move that is surprising pretty much no one, the Houston Rockets seem to be shopping around the NBA, looking for any taker on Jeremy Lin, their usually very good point guard who just doesn’t seem to have the trust of the coaching staff behind him in order to play the way he should, instead preferring a different style and different key players in something that clearly doesn’t suit him abilities.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Three Point Wonderland
The Portland Trail Blazers continue to set impressive offensive marks on their even more impressive start to the season, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 while setting a new franchise record as they hit 21 three pointers, improving to 20-4 this season.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Wasn’t Going to Lose Forever
At some point, the rust was going to wear off Kobe Bryant, and along the same line, his first win this season since coming back from his injury was going to happen, sooner or later. It turned out to be after four games, beating the Charlotte Bobcats 88-85, putting up his best performance since returning.
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Miami Heat – Big Three Like They’re Supposed to Be
When the Miami Heat built the big three concept and assembled it, this is what they had in mind. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all scored in the 20’s, leading the NBA champions to a 114-107 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers that somehow got a lot more complicated than it should have been.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony And The Newly Found Effort
One of the things that’s quite easily noticed about the New York Knicks this season is their tendency to simply quit on basketball games early on, or go numb during fourth quarters. For once, they played the whole game through, with Carmelo Anthony putting on what might be his best performance this season, leading to a 111-106 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
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North Carolina Tar Heels – Great Against Ranked Teams
The impressive run of beating ranked teams continues for North Carolina, coming away with the 82-77 win over Kentucky, getting a big first half from J.P. Tokoto while Marcus Paige took things from there to have a massive second half, proving once again that he gets better as the occasion gets bigger.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard Hides the Jeremy Lin Problem
The Houston Rockets seem to be slowly giving up on their best point guard, demoting him into a bench role, although it still all might be about bringing him back slowly from injury. Sometimes, it’s hard to argue with numbers – their starting lineup that includes James Harden, Patrick Beverley, Chandler Parsons, Dwight Howard and Terrence Jones has the best net rating in the NBA.
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San Antonio Spurs – Better to Have a Team Than Just Kevin Love
A monstrous game from Kevin Love wasn’t enough, as the Minnesota Timberwolves fell once again below .500, losing to the San Antonio Spurs 117-110, with the NBA finalists bringing their usual blend of offense that doesn’t only rely on just one guy, even though it was mostly Tony Parker who pulled them away for the win.
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Chicago Bulls – Things Starting to Look Better
Beating the Milwaukee Bucks by only one point isn’t exactly an indication of greatness or improvement from the Chicago Bulls, but getting Jimmy Butler back from injury after too long a time finally gives them the option to have some sort of depth off the bench and a lineup that consists of five players, each finally playing in the position he’s meant to be in.