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NBA Playoffs – Eastern Conference Race
In the Eastern conference, unlike the Superior West, there are fewer questioned to be answered regarding the final playoff picture in the 2012-2013 NBA season. The Miami Heat won’t lose the number one spot, probably ending up with the best record in the league. The questions remaining are about positional battles – Celtics & Bucks, […]
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Los Angeles Lakers – Atlanta Hawks Take Win and Injure Kobe Bryant
Maybe Dahntay Jones did make a dirty move and walked on Kobe Bryant after fouling him, but probably not. It doesn’t matter. The Los Angeles Lakers can’t win against good teams on the road, and in the next couple of weeks, are going to try and do it without Kobe Bryant, injured as the depleted Atlanta Hawks came through with the win.
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JaVale McGee With an Impressive Volleyball Block
While the consistency and quality of JaVale McGee is always questioned, hence the low number of minutes he’s getting this season, there’s no doubt that he’s one for the spectacular both on offense and defense, delivering the block of the night around the NBA with an impressive swat of Anthony Tolliver’s attempted jump shot.
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Kobe Bryant With a Huge Dunk on Josh Smith
There were a lot of special things Kobe Bryant did as the Los Angeles Lakers finally reached .500, beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-98, but dunking on the face of Josh Smith after being hounded by him on the possession has to be the most memorable of the night.
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Heat vs Hawks Predictions
Coming out of the All-Star break, it seems the Atlanta Hawks are just as busy trying to get a good trade for Josh Smith as they are trying to get home advantage for the postseason, while the Miami Heat are hoping that the winning streak they were building before the weekend will continue.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Will Trade Josh Smith
It’s a question of to where and for who, not an if. The Atlanta Hawks want to get something out of Josh Smith before his contract runs out at the end of the season, and are looking to trade their power forward to a number of teams, including the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or the Houston Rockets.
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NBA Trades – Brooklyn Nets Trying to Land Josh Smith
The Brooklyn Nets are trying to get any kind of deal that might kick start their season and throw them back into contention for a better spot in the East, with the most prominent of those potential trades looking like another one with the Atlanta Hawks, hoping to get Josh Smith.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker Gets a Solo Show
Sometimes, only one third of something great is all you need. Tony Parker didn’t miss Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan as he led the San Antonio Spurs to a 98-93 win over the Atlanta Hawks, pouring more misery on a team that’s losing players to injury at the same pace they’re losing games.
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NBA Trades – Josh Smith is Closer to Leaving the Atlanta Hawks
The idea of trading Josh Smith has been coming for about two years, but for various reasons, the Atlanta Hawks never proceeded in that direction.
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Chicago Bulls – When Defense and Apathy Combine
A combination of terrible form, lack of effort and a fantastic defensive game from the Chicago Bulls left the Atlanta Hawks embarrassed and humiliated after scoring only 58 points.