Over the years, bashing the Clippers has hardly been an art form primarily because if anyone can do it, it’s not art. As lousy of a history as the Clippers have had, they have always been an underground favorite of writers. At certain points of the season, most writers have some sort of burnout. When that happens, Clips owner Donald Sterling will inevitably do something absurd and, boom, you’ve got a column. The wacky Sterling stories are so numerous that it’s
A stunning last second bucket by Jeff Green/BOS lifted the Celtics to an improbable one-point victory over the Heat in Miami. LeBron James/MIA, previously bothered by back spasms, played well. In Cleveland, a see-saw affair saw two overtimes and huge fantasy scoring for players on both sides. Cleveland prevailed in the end, 127-125. Utah proved themselves to be the worst team in the NBA, as the Raptors built a 38-point lead and then emptied the bench. Due to the noon start
Through all of the hype surrounding another Saturday of college football, the NBA put forth one of its best days of the young season. Rising stars erupted with monster performances, the last undefeated team was tested and the basketball community was exposed to the unpredictable nature of the regular season. Here’s everything you need to know about the action from November 9, 2013. [Read more…]
Tweet of the night goes out to the key players of the Portland Trail Blazers, following their 96-85 win over the Sacramento Kings this evening. [Read more…]
So I’ve been playing NBA 2K14 for a few weeks now, and I’m into late January in my Association mode. I’m playing as the Mavericks, for reasons I can’t really explain except by saying I thought playing as Monta Ellis would be fun. And it is. What’s more fun, though, is making minor trades and tweaking players’ minute allotments. Like, I just traded DeJuan Blair for Peyton Siva and Kyle Singler so I could reallocate Blair’s six minutes a game to
Stuart Scott, a face that many remember from the NBA on ESPN, has been away from the game for the past year. The long-time sports anchor has been battling cancer. Scott announced on Twitter on Saturday that he is going to be back on the network. Although he is anchoring SportsCenter and covering football, it may only be a matter of time until he’s back with the NBA as well. IM BAAACK!! After recent surgery, my fight vs C continues but I’m back
Saturday, November 9 Daily Trivia: Russell Westbrook was selected as what overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft? Answer below. [Read more…]
If you like dominant performances, Friday was your night. Anthony Davis/NOP absolutely ate up the Lakers, while Kevin Love/MIN was unstoppable in leading the Wolves to a home win. Not to be outdone, Kevin Durant/OKC was at the top of his game, leading the Thunder to a road win in Detroit. [Read more…]