Despite losing the injury battle, the Warriors’ shooters awoke and they cruised past the Bulls for an easy win in the end. Without Andrew Bogut/GSW inside, the Warriors big men got into foul trouble trying to handle Joakim Noah/CHI. But Chicago was unable to exploit their advantage in the paint and their first quarter lead frittered away by half time. In the earlier game, the Spurs were missing their four best players. I wonder how many games San Antonio would
Portland is a unique, interesting and unconventional city to say the least. That unique and unconventional nature extends to their basketball team, where the Portland Trail Blazers are winning games at a high rate doing things their own way. While the league is trending toward discouraging players from long two-point shots, Portland embraces it. Portland plays their starters more than anyone else, hit more threes than anyone else and lead the league in free throw shooting. Is their defense lacking? Sure,
Mike Woodson and several assistant coaches on his staff fear they will be fired by the All-Star break, multiple league sources tell SheridanHoops.com. Herb Williams is the leading candidate to replace Woodson on an interim basis for the remainder of the season as The Bergen Record first reported. Sources say the All-Star break would be the ideal time for the Knicks to make a midseason change, if they elect to do so. The move would allow a new assistant coaching staff and
The NBA held just two games last night, but both provided their fair share of intrigue. Two teammates set a collective NBA record, while a red-hot Eastern Conference team earned a very rare win over a Western Conference foe. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
The Inside the NBA crew took to the airwaves, prior to Thursday night’s game between to the San Antonio Spurs and the Brooklyn Nets, to draft the BBVA Compass Rising Stars teams and announce the entrants in All-Star Saturday’s feature events—the Footlocker Three-Point Shootout and the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. First up, the draft—which had some hilarious bickering between co-GMs Chris Webber and Kenny Smith over the first pick of the draft. Webber selected New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis without
Another lottery pick has lost his starting spot. First it was Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo, who began the season as a starter and has shifted back and forth from the bench to the starting lineup as teammates have become healthy or injured. To Oladipo’s credit, it has not had a serious impact on his performance. Then it was Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore, who began the season as a reserve, was elevated to starter as coach Mike Malone became disenchanted with
To say that yesterday was eventful for NBA daily fantasy players is an understatement. Not only was there frenzied and occasionally bizarre action on the court, but DraftStreet held one of its signature contests of the NBA season, awarding a first place prize of $50,000. Taking top spot in the Bizarro world was the Lakers-Cavaliers game. The Cavaliers were horrible in the first half, ended up benching two of their stars, then rallying to almost win the game. That drama
Stop me if you’ve said this with me before: what a night in the NBA. Superstars clashed at the Staples Center, a top contender became the first team to 40 wins and a legend further established his all-time greatness. That doesn’t even begin to cover season-high scoring outputs, a bizarre game in Cleveland and a recovering star flirting with a triple-double. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]