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Boston Celtics – Can’t Win With Kevin Garnett This Bad
The Boston Celtics aren’t kidding themselves thinking it was anything like a close contest in Miami against the Heat. Their defense gave up 120 points and allowed the NBA champions to shoot at 54.4% from the field, while Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo were busy burying old grievances.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing New in Kobe Bryant World
Despite playing with 8 new guys and without Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks looked like a well tuned, very coordinated team. The Los Angeles Lakers, with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol welcoming Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, looked anything but smart and together.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Covers for Cramping LeBron James
On a night when you receive your title rings, you have to put on a show. The Miami Heat weren’t looking like they were going to lose at any moment to the Boston Celtics, with Dwyane Wade leading the way while LeBron James was dealing with cramps and Ray Allen had quite a warm welcome at his new home against his former team.
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10 Highest Paid Players in the NBA
People always care most about how much others make, especially when it involves athletes, like these NBA stars. LeBron James might be the best player in the league, but he isn’t even the highest paid player on the Miami Heat. The Knicks, with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, have two among the 10 highest paid […]
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NBA Opening Night – From LeBron James to the Lakers Fab Five
The 2012-2013 NBA season opens with three games, with two of them grabbing most of the spotlight. The champions Miami Heat host their biggest rivals in the East, the Boston Celtics, as Ray Allen gets his first chance to play against his former team before the old Dallas Mavericks play the old Los Angeles Lakers although Dirk Nowitzki won’t be playing and Kobe Bryant might not be showing up as well.
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10 Oldest NBA Players
The list of the ten oldest players beginning the 2012-2013 NBA season has a few certain future hall of fame inductees on it, like Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Ray Allen and Jason Kidd. There are two players over the age of 40, Grant Hill and Kurt Thomas but the most impressive fact is the New York Knicks having four of these players, including Rasheed Wallace coming out of retirement.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Centers
It’s been quite a few years now that Dwight Howard is unanimously chosen as the best Center and defensive player in the NBA, even if the awards don’t always show it. There isn’t going to be anything new under the sun, despite a few other centers, like Andrew Bynum and Al Jefferson, being a bit more competent when it comes to low post play and versatility of scoring.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – James Harden Won’t be Missed
As good as James Harden was last season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, he’s not as great of a player as he thinks he is. Breaking the financial boundaries for your third best player isn’t a no-no for a small market team, so the Thunder traded the 2012 Sixth Man of the Year to Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft picks.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Power Forwards
When it comes to pure power forwards, or more accurately, players who can’t or hardly will play as centers, there’s not perfect player or complete package. Each flawed in his own way, Josh Smith, Blake Griffin, Pau Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge and above all Kevin Love consist of the best in the position among NBA players.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Small Forwards
The deepest position in the NBA? Possibly. It’s the most top heavy of them all, with the two best basketball players in the world, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, occupying the top two spots, while Carmelo Anthony follows in his “forever behind those two” routine, before a big drop in quality and ability occurs after the top 3.