I hate to put the same guy in the Photo of the Day for two days in a row, but there was nothing I could do today. I had no other choice, and after you see the picture you’ll know why. Robin Lopez is once again our chosen athlete for the POTD, but for a good reason. [Read more…]
The Atlanta Hawks’ loss to the New Orleans Pelicans may have ended their 19-game winning streak, but the loss didn’t negate their January of historic proportions. The Hawks finished the month of January with an NBA record 17 wins and zero losses. The accomplishment was honored Wednesday evening as the NBA announced its conference players of the month. [Read more…]
Doc Rivers is still trying to make things work on the basketball court with his son Austin. After orchestrating a three-way January trade for his son with Boston and Phoenix, giving up what many thought was too high a price at the time, Doc is betting on Austin becoming the catalyst for a Los Angeles Clippers second unit that has been in the league’s bottom third this season in both points scored and allowed. Austin has played 10 games so far for Los
Welcome back to another edition of “As the Most Improved Player Rankings Turn.” In this episode, old favorite Jimmy Butler has returned to the top after a stern challenge from Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who was coming in all hot after a 37-point quarter made him look as irresistible as 1999 Kelly Ripa. But there’s a new harlot in town ready to grab everyone’s attention. Miami’s Hassan Whiteside. Ohhhhh yeahhhhhh. [Read more…]
The Western Conference produces more excitement than the East, thanks to several great teams and “too many” legitimate playoff contenders. The seventh and eighth seeds in the East are six games under .500, but out West, Phoenix is six games over yet far from certain to make the postseason. [Read more…]
Gobert, you’re a poster! That’s what Portland Trail Blazers color commentator Mike Rice proudly beamed as the snubbed All-Star Damian Lillard drove into the paint and soared in for a dunk over Rudy Gobert on Tuesday against the Utah Jazz: [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Tuesday, February 3 with a slate of five games. There was a down-to-the-wire finish, a pair of statement wins and a number of surprising results. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The Portland Trail Blazers are starting to fall back in the Western Conference Standings. They now sit No.4 in the playoff seeding, down from the No.2 seed from just a couple of weeks ago. Portland is coming off of a four-game East Coast road trip that was trimmed to three games when their matchup versus the Brooklyn Nets was postponed due to a winter storm. On that trip, the Blazers went 0-3. [Read more…]