Blowouts were expected but none came. Portland overcame terrible first quarter defense and pulled away from the Nets in the second half on the strength of superior outside shooting. In Oklahoma, the Thunder rallied to win the expected shootout against the Nuggets. The Bulls and Mavericks played down to the level of their opponent, and secured a narrow win over the Bobcats and 76ers respectively.In the nightcap, Zach Randolph/MEM and Marc Gasol/MEM led the Grizzlies to an impressive road win
The Raptors fell behind the Trail Blazers in the third quarter before rallying to send the game to overtime. Portland eventually prevailed, on the strength of their three-point shooting. In the nightcap, the Pistons shooting turned from hot to cold in the second half and they could not keep up with the Lakers. We have six games on schedule tonight. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
There was a flurry of injury news leading up to the evening action yesterday. Word came down that the Nets would be without Deron Williams/BKN, Brook Lopez/BKN and Paul Pierce/BKN. This meant that Andray Blatche/BKN and Shaun Livingston/BKN got starting assignments and became very popular selections in DraftStreet leagues. The injury-riddled Nets put up a heroic effort before falling to the Clippers. Derrick Rose/CHI was ready to go. His Chicago Bulls sprinted out to a big lead over the Pacers
The San Antonio Spurs were all set to suffer a shocking loss to the Utah Jazz, but rallied and pulled away in the fourth quarter. Roy Hibbert/IND confirmed that he is a shot blocking machine as the Pacers barely broke a sweat in beating the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls blew into Toronto and suffocated the Raptors offense. Today, the Bulls and Pacers meet in Chicago for the highly anticipated game two of the their regular season set. Here is today’s
The battle between the Warriors and Thunder lived up to the shootout hype. Golden State built a healthy third quarter lead, only to have Oklahoma City storm back in the home stretch. Russell Westbrook/OKC made an apparent game winning three pointer with a few ticks of the clock left, but Andre Iguodala/GSW replied with a last second bucket to deliver a 116-115 victory to the hometown Warriors. In the earlier game, James Harden/HOU led the way offensively and the Rockets
The Utah Jazz rallied at home to pick up heir first win of the year against Anthony Davis/NOP and the Pelicans. Dwight Howard/HOU and Jeremy Lin/HOU put up monster fantasy numbers, but their Rockets lost to the Sixers in overtime. Kevin Martin/MIN was a surprise scratch due to flu, but Kevin Love/MIN and Ricky Rubio/MIN led the Timberwolves to an easy win over the Cavaliers. Serge Ibaka/OKC and Matt Barnes/LAC were ejected early and the Clippers overcame a first half
It was an odd day in NBA fantasy leagues, as three of the four games were blowouts. Only a handful of starters played significant minutes in the fourth quarter, resulting in a dearth of high stat totals. The only game that was reasonably in doubt with a few minutes left was Washington-Dallas. Today we will have much more action and bigger fantasy numbers will be generated. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
The NBA saved the best for last, as the Timberwolves and Clippers played a tight game. decided in the final seconds. The key players on both sides came through, especially Kevin Love/MIN, who displayed a rare combination of rebounding and outside shooting prowess that left the Clippers TV announcers speechless at times. Not to be outdone, Blake Griffin/LAC and Chris Paul/LAC were effective on offense. DeAndre Jordan/LAC put up decent numbers, aside from his abysmal free throw shooting. While the