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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Making the Impossible Happen
Disparity seems to be bringing out the best of the Los Angeles Lakers, or at least Kobe Bryant, pulling the team from the mouths of a huge defeat, pulling off every shot he has in his bag of tricks to come out as the winner after an improbable comeback, with hope of a playoff spot greater than ever.
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Nobody Wants Eric Gordon and Andrea Bargnani
Sometimes, NBA trades don’t get to happen because of salary restrictions and not finding the perfect deal. In the case of Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Hornets, it’s the simple fact that no one around the NBA wants them.
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Austin Rivers is Having an Historically Bad Season
How bad is Austin Rivers this season with the New Orleans Hornets? Bad enough to get his minutes reduced by half the moment he was no longer necessary for the starting lineup, making a lot of people wonder if his last name was the only reason the Hornets took him 10th in the recent NBA draft.
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Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson Gets His Chance to Shine
David Lee wasn’t playing, and Stephen Curry, back from yet another ankle injury, was far from his best, Klay Thompson doesn’t usually get too much attention, or not as much as he deserves. The New Orleans Hornets regretted that in the end, as the Golden State Warriors shooting guards torched them with his scoring.
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New Orleans Hornets – Completing the Texas Sweep
The New Orleans Hornets aren’t having a great season (only 10-25), but things are looking better after completing the Texas Sweep, beating the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Steps Back, James Harden Rules
The Houston Rockets are going to win because James Harden is doing great, good enough to get them into the postseason. Jeremy Lin?
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New Orleans Hornets – Anthony Davis Gets his First NBA Lesson
So how did Anthony Davis do on his first NBA game? Not bad, not bad at all. He finished with 21 points and 7 rebounds, spending a lot of time guarding and attacking against one of the greatest big men in the history of the NBA, Tim Duncan. Individually, he had a promising debut. The New Orleans Hornets still lost the game.So how did Anthony Davis do on his first NBA game? Not bad, not bad at all. He finished with 21 points and 7 rebounds, spending a lot of time guarding and attacking against one of the greatest big men in the history of the NBA, Tim Duncan. Individually, he had a promising debut. The New Orleans Hornets still lost the game.
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Anthony Davis’ Uni-brow as the Nike Swoosh
If Anthony Davis didn’t get enough of a hard time about his uni-brow during his fantastic freshman year with the Kentucky Wildcats, it’s about to get a whole of a lot bigger now that he’s officially on the 2012 Dream team to the London Olympics, before he begins his NBA career.
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The Curious Case of Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant has a short memory, like all great players. He missed his first 15 shots of the game. He finished with an awful 3-21 from the field, which isn’t that surprising considering what we’ve seen this season. It had to happen at some point. But some things don’t change, and Bryant woke up at the right time, hitting the go ahead three pointer as the Lakers beat the Hornets 88-85.
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The Derrick Rose Chicago Have Been Waiting For
Derrick Rose looked healthy and comfortable as the Chicago Bulls struggling at home against the New Orleans Hornets, needing the MVP to play 41 minutes and score 32 points, carrying them to victory after trailing deep into the fourth quarter against one of the worst teams in the league.