One of the great things about fantasy basketball is that you don’t have to worry about the weather. in baseball, rainout can wreak havoc on your lineups; in football, bad weather can limit scoring. But in basketball, the weather is not a factor; we don’t have to worry about games being cancelled… whoops. That rarest of events, an NBA game cancelled right as it was scheduled to start, threw a wrench into the works. Anyone who had Spurs or Timberwolves
The 2013-14 NBA regular season is just over one month in, and the record books are already being re-written. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 was a continuation of that, as a number of different players improved upon their long-term reputations with differing feats of remarkable consistency. Here’s everything you need to know about what transpired on December 4. [Read more…]
Parity \ˈper-ə-tē\ — the quality or state of being equal or equivalent. Parity is what most professional sports leagues strive for. Parity, or competitive balance in the case of sports, is good for business. It means games are competitive. It gives fans—of all teams—hope and reason to fill arena seats. Unfortunately for the National Basketball Association, parity seems non-existent nearly 20 games into the 2013-14 season. Former Boston Celtics forward Antoine Walker took notice of the disparity between the NBA conferences. [Read more…]
The Raptors had more than a 20-point lead early in the fourth quarter and somehow managed to lose the game by nine points to the Golden State Warriors. The Thunder were all set to blow the Kings out, but Isaiah Thomas/SAC ignited a comeback and Oklahoma had to bring in the regulars to hold on to a 97-95 win. Orlando and Philadelphia battled into a second overtime before the Sixers emerged with a 126-125 victory. The stat lines for Glen
Jason Kidd and Brian Shaw were the two finalists for the Brooklyn Nets coaching position during the summer. While Kidd won out and was hired by the Nets, Shaw ended up getting his first head job in Denver with the Nuggets. So far, it sure seems like Shaw got the better end of that deal. While Brooklyn languishes near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, Denver won its seventh straight game Tuesday, efficiently eviscerating the Nets, 111-87, on a night where turmoil
This one was all about the 2013 NBA draft. Who said the 2013 NBA draft class wasn’t special? Well, one of our guys did, but what does he know? Tuesday, December 3 was highlighted by a number of different games that will hold a special place in league history. From a double-overtime clash that featured an NBA first to an improbable 27-point comeback, there were feats that simply cannot go unnoticed. Here’s everything that you need to know about what
One game I tipped to be closely fought ended up being a blowout: the Wizards outplayed the Magic from start to finish. Early in the fourth quarter, with the game not yet out of reach, Orlando threw in the towel and rested their starters in anticipation of today's matchup in Philadelphia. The Pelicans played their hearts out without Anthony Davis/NOP. They beat the Bulls on the road in triple overtime, thanks to a winning bucket by Jrue Holiday/NOP on a
The Knicks went the entire month of November without a home win and started December the same way. New York lost its ninth straight game and seventh in a row at Madison Square Garden in a tough 103-99 setback to New Orleans on Sunday night. For a team that was supposed to be at least on the fringe of contention in the Eastern Conference, it’s almost unfathomable that the Knicks are 3-13. Coach Mike Woodson told reporters before the game that