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Lionel Messi is the Difference, Win or Lose, for FC Barcelona
It seems that Barcelona find a way to help out Real Madrid each time there seems to be a chance to return to the top of the Spanish La Liga. In their most recent loss, the most obvious issue was the weakness of Lionel Messi and how it dragged the entire team down.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Won’t Buyout Tayshaun Prince
Although it seems like a trend to give expensive veterans on bad teams a buyout so they can go play for a championship contender, it’s not very likely that the Detroit Pistons are going to go down that route and “help out” Tayshaun Prince.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Fourth Quarter Defense Makes Up for Everything
The Memphis Grizzlies continued their dominance against the Portland Trail Blazers (playing without LaMarcus Aldridge) in a 98-92 road win thanks to perfect defense in the fourth quarter and an excellent performance from all five starters.
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Nani With the Goal of the Season in Portugal; Maybe the Best of His Career
Lets face it – if Nani had lived up to his potential and early expectations, he wouldn’t be playing for Sporting CP in 2015. His brilliant goal against Gil Vicente, the best we’ve seen this season in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, is a brilliant reminder of how good he can be. The problem is it doesn’t happen all that often.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Might be More Valuable Than They Thought
Without Stephen Curry the Golden State Warriors looked very one dimensional offensively, resulting in a 104-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers and a big night from Rodney Stuckey. Klay Thompson wasn’t bad himself, but was all alone in a battle that needed a bit more than just him.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Playing MVP Basketball
While the last MVP winner, Kevin Durant, is out with another injury, his sidekick Russell Westbrook is doing his best to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder charging towards a playoff spot and more while making his case for winning the award, a case that looks stronger and stronger with every passing game.
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New York Knicks – Always a Joy to Play Against
The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t have asked for an easier game than playing against the New York Knicks, winning 101-83 in a relaxed effort for LeBron James and co. against the worst team in the NBA.
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Daytona 500 – Joey Logano On Top of a Very Boring Race
For one day everyone forgot about all the off-track drama engulfing NASCAR as Joey Logano blew everyone away with a dominant win at the Daytona 500, but the race also happened to be one of the more anticlimactic we’ve seen in recent years.
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Remember When the Celtics vs Lakers Meant Something?
The Los Angeles Lakers are a sad, bad, broken down team. The Boston Celtics aren’t much better, but they’re trying to win, at least. Byron Scott, on the other hand, is doing his best to lose at every opportunity, from his weird abuse of Jeremy Lin and Nick Young to making purposeful wrong decisions at every turn of the road, hoping it gets him more years at the job for perceived loyalty to the grand master plan.
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NBA – Grizzlies vs Trail Blazers Predictions
The Memphis Grizzlies haven’t played a game since before the All-Star break, so it’s probably a good thing that their first time out on the court is against a team they’ve handled quite well this season, the Portland Trail Blazers.