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Thunder vs Clippers – Blake Griffin Shines After Foolish Ejections
It took Matt Barnes to solve the tangle between Serge Ibaka and Blake Griffin, leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder slightly short in the middle, while the Los Angeles Clippers ran them off the floor in the second half en route to a 111-103 win.
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Lakers vs Nuggets – Kenneth Faried Better With Timofey Mozgov Next to Him
There weren’t too many smart decisions by the Denver Nuggets during the offseason. One of the bad ones was signing J.J. Hickson, a player with the exact same attributes as Kenneth Faried, and putting the two together in the lineup. After a slow start to the season, Brian Shaw is coming around, giving Timofey Mozgov big minutes off the bench, in return getting 23 points from the center and a 111-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Knicks vs Hawks – Andrea Bargnani Finally Shows Up to Help Carmelo Anthony
Life is quite difficult this season for the New York Knicks, but maybe not all is lost. Carmelo Anthony isn’t alone in the fray if Andrea Bargnani has more nights of 20 points and 11 rebounds, while J.R. Smith gets more and more comfortable with playing again, helping their team win on the road against the Atlanta Hawks 95-91.
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Cavs vs Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio Getting Better With Every Game
While there’s little doubt about Kevin Love being the best player this season so far for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it would be foolish to ignore the improvement we’ve seen from Ricky Rubio, almost posting a double double in the first quarter, while the Timberwolves have no problem beating the terrible Cleveland Cavaliers 124-95.
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Rockets vs 76ers – James Anderson Gets His Revenge
Both Michael Carter-Williams and James Harden didn’t play, but that didn’t stop the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets from putting on quite an offensive show, led by James Anderson scoring 36 points and Tony Wroten pulling off a triple double on his first career start.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets or New England Patriots Will Sign Ed Reed
Released by the Houston Texans, it doesn’t seem like Ed Reed is going to finish the season without a team. Both the New England Patriots and the New York Jets have shown some interest in the veteran Safety, who hasn’t been having the best of seasons which also might be his last in the NFL.
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Joey Crawford – Even Mop Boys Can’t Escape His Idiocy
Despite being a below average referee and something of a drama queen who simply loves attention, Joey Crawford remains an NBA referee, which gave him the opportunity to lash out at a kid who mops the floor at basketball games just because his ego allows him to do so.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Last Chance to Make the World Cup
In two World Cups with the Swedish national team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has yet to score a goal. At 32, it’s safe to assume that the 2014 World Cup, if he manages to get past Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, will be his last.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Injury Conspiracy Theory
There’s no love lost between Dutch fitness coach Raymond Verheijen and Davide Moyes, with the former constantly attacking the Manchester United manager through twitter and other media services since the day he took the job. One issue he usually refers to is the mistreatment of Robin van Persie, claiming he has been given pain killers and is purposely overtrained, causing early injuries and coming at the cost of the national team.
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Bom Senso FC – Brazilian Footballers Want a Change
Brazilian footballers have had enough of a congested football calendar in the country, which offers almost no rest for players between the local leagues, national championship and continental competitions, as players took the opening minute in matches to protest by either simply standing with their arms crossed and doing nothing, or passing the ball back and forth, wasting time, like in the match between Flamengo and Sao Paulo.