Sunday night’s best game starts after the football is over and has the surprising Indiana Pacers visiting the Los Angeles Lakers, who are in a favorable stretch of their schedule and have an opportunity to fix some of their issues on offense. The first issue is scoring. Despite having the NBA’s leading scorer in Kobe Bryant, the Lakers are just 21st in offense at 92.1 points and dead last in the NBA in 3-point percentage at 25.7 percent. Derek Fisher is 7-of-29,
More Melodrama as reeling Knicks lose again
csprtContainer(); It was a long night for Carmelo Anthony. It began with a visit with George Karl, which ended a prolonged silence with his former coach. It continued with another poor shooting night and loss with the New York Knicks, which is becoming far too common lately. And it ended with accepting the blame for the team’s troubles and remaining defiant, which is his style, on and off the court. Facing the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night for the first time since forcing
Utah’s Derrick Favors fined $25,000 by NBA
On Jan. 31, Derrick Favors will have an extra deduction from his paycheck. Late in the third quarter of Thursday’s loss to Dallas, the forward of the Utah Jazz threw a ball into the stands in disagreement with an offensive foul call. His immediate punishment was ejection from referee Matt Boland. On Saturday, the NBA decided Favors needed further discipline and fined him $25,000. The fine came from NBA VP of Violence Stu Jackson, who has been remarkably inactive this season. Gotta love
Tonight’s best game: Denver at New York
Saturday’s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks could wind up being a referendum on the Carmelo Anthony trade, the tipping point of the impatience of success-starved fans at Madison Square Garden, and the end of the line for Mike D’Antoni. For the Knicks, who are 20-27 including the playoffs since acquiring Anthony last February, the tension will be palpable. For the Nuggets, who are 30-16 since the deal, it is an ideal spot to send a not so
Slumping Knicks, Celts may have buyer’s remorse
// Friday night in the NBA was all about trades. Trades that were made. Trades that weren’t made. Trades that players want. Trades that might be made. Like the trade the New York Knicks made last February. You remember that one, right? Half their team to the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. How’s that one working out? Let’s check in with Frank Isola of the New York Daily News: “The chants ranged from “Fire D’Antoni” to”Phil Jackson” to “Let’s go Giants.” This is what
Bernucca: Should we take the Sixers seriously?
Should the Philadelphia 76ers be taken seriously? Here’s why they should: In a season where continuity counts, they have virtually the same roster as last season’s. They have terrific depth to handle a relenteless schedule. They value the basketball. And they have no individual agendas. “They’re a very underrated team,” Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut said after his team became another double-digit victim earlier this week. “They move the ball well, they’re very well-coached and they showed it.” Here’s why they shouldn’t: They
The Bernucca List – Edition VIII
Last week’s edition of The Bernucca List was the toughest to date, with the post going an entire day before Ali Black was credited with the correct answer, which requires a minor clarification. Black’s answer was “players with a higher scoring average than their father.” Technically, Ronnie Brewer does not (yet) have a higher scoring average than his father, Ron. Hat tip to Steve Lardner for pointing that out. Specifically, I was looking for “players better than their fathers,” which Ronnie Brewer
Tonight’s best game: Denver at Philadelphia
In many ways, the Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers are mirror images of each other, which is why their meeting at the Wells Fargo Center is the NBA’s best game Wednesday night. Both the Nuggets and 76ers are taking a radical approach to success. Instead of fronting their roster with two or three superstars, they have – out of necessity – instead built deep teams with quality players. Both have eight players averaging better than eight points per game. Denver is 27-12
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