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Spurs Over Cavaliers – Some Things Take Time to Change
It’s a new/old team for LeBron James, but he still faces the same problems he had recently against the San Antonio Spurs, which includes crucial late turnovers, trouble with being guarded by Kawhi Leonard and more as the Cleveland Cavaliers lose 92-90 to the San Antonio Spurs, riding a very strong game from Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw.
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Houston Rockets – Is Dwight Howard in Big Trouble?
It seems Dwight Howard is finding it difficult to put police investigations behind him, with the Cobb County Police in Georgia re-opening an investigation about an alleged abuse of a child, coming shortly after a Florida case against Howard abusing his own son was dropped.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Nick Young Not Slowed Down by Kobe Bryant
Offensively, this is what the Los Angeles Lakers aspire to look like. Kobe Bryant shooting but not overdoing it. Nick Young providing, finally, an offensive option off the bench, while Jeremy Lin gets plenty of touches and feels confident about doing his thing, leading to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Pacquiao vs Algieri – Something to be Concerned About?
There are many who feel that a fight between Pacquaio and Algieri shouldn’t take place. Those same people think that whoever Mayweather and Pacquiao get into the ring with, if it’s not against each other, it’s not really worth their time, or their money. But with the two (still) biggest names in boxing refusing to fight each other, the options of finding someone to fight are limited unless Pacquiao is looking to repeat himself. And he’s not getting in the ring with Juan Manuel Marquez again. Too much of a risk, not enough of a reward.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James & Big Three Looking to Rest More
Who is running the Cleveland Cavaliers? LeBron James or David Blatt? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. The biggest superstar on the team and in the league wants to get more rest for himself and the other member of the big three – Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, so the backup players get better, and the stars will be rested and ready for the playoffs.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Isn’t Even Tanking
Another loss for the New York Knicks doesn’t surprise anyone. Carmelo Anthony plays well, but he and his teammates are on a different level, giving up too much of a head start to the Milwaukee Bucks in a 117-113 loss that wasn’t really that close.
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Kentucky Over Kansas – Scary Good Way Too Early
It might not be a team with a number one overall pick in it, but Kentucky, with John Calipari doing the recruiting, have probably assembled the deepest and most talented team in the nation by far, with ten players that would start on any other squad in the country, unleashing their size and defense on Kansas, walking away with the 72-40 win.
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College Football Playoff – Week 12 Committee Rankings
A change at the top of the College Football Playoff committee rankings, moving Alabama to the number one spot, followed by Oregon and only then undefeated Florida State while Mississippi State, suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of the Crimson Tide, keep it a two-SEC team playoff at the moment.
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Duke Over Michigan State – Passing the First Big Test
Most of the focus in every Duke game goes to Jahlil Okafor, the popular choice for number one pick in the next NBA draft. But in his first big College Basketball game, it wasn’t just about him as the Blue Devils beat Michigan State 81-71, getting plenty of help from Quinn Cook, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow.
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2014 College Football Season – Week 12 BCS Standings
Despite losing to Alabama, according to the hypothetical BCS standings of the 2014 season following week 12, Mississippi State remain one of the top 4, which means they still make it into the College Football playoff alongside their SEC West rivals, Florida State and Oregon.