The NBA’s elite scorers returned to action on Monday, January 27, continuing what has been a month of extraordinary feats. At least one player scored 40 points for the sixth time in seven days and a contender exceeded its 2012-13 win total. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Prior to the start of this season, there were some who believed the Milwaukee Bucks had enough talent on the roster to be a playoff team in the Eastern Conference. 44 games later, they sit with an 8-36 record – the worst in the NBA – and is the only team that has yet to reach double-digit victories. Most of their offseason moves have failed to make a difference, and there appears to be much general discontent in the locker room
Monday the NBA announced the Players of the Week for the past seven days. This wouldn’t normally be tweet-worthy news, but this week saw a veteran player get the honor for the first time in over seven seasons. [Read more…]
NEW YORK — The Atlanta Hawks’ Paul Millsap and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Jan. 26. Millsap led the Hawks to a 3-1 week behind averages of 21.3 points (ninth in the conference) on .508 shooting from the field, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.5 steals (fifth in the conference) and 2.0 blocks (fourth in the conference). Millsap collected five blocks
NBA fans do an awful job of protecting the image of their favorite sport. This is not the NFL, which has been America’s pastime for a generation and can do no wrong in the eyes of its fans. The only time the NFL has an image problem is when a storm affects satellite reception. This is also not baseball, which has a considerable image problem with its collection of prima donnas on PEDS. But it also has more than a century of
Rivalries abound in NCAA basketball, and a game fought between rivals can have the intensity of a gladiator fight to the death. However, big games played between rivals in which division trophies, tournament victories or national championships are at stake can become some of the most memorable games in college basketball lore. Let’s journey back through time to reminisce about some of the most nerve-wracking, spine-tingling NCAA rivalry matchups in history. Oklahoma vs. Kansas — 1988 NCAA Final Jayhawks coach Larry Brown led KU to the 1986 Big 8 conference title and
Maybe, just maybe. I hesitate to say it out loud, really, for fear it might all fall apart. But here goes: Could there actually be a third team of relevance in the Eastern Conference? The Brooklyn Nets aren’t yet over .500, even following Sunday’s emotional 85-79 win in Boston over the Celtics and a near-perfect 2014 in which they’ve won 10 of 11 games. Given the state of the East, that type of success makes up ground in a hurry, and now the Nets
Carmelo Anthony/NYK didn’t approach his magnificence of the previous game, but he played well enough to lead the supporting cast to a win over the visiting Lakers. The Miami Heat exposed the weakened Spurs reserves to coast to a win at home. The Portland Trail Blazers showed fatigue symptoms due no doubt to their hectic schedule, with LaMarcus Aldridge/POR having his second consecutive terrible game, resulting in an easy win for the Warriors. Kevin Garnett /BOS was on his game,