Monday, December 2 had everything that an NBA fan could possibly ask for. There was a throwback performance by an all-time great, a triple-overtime finish, and a meeting between two of the hottest teams in the league. Here’s everything you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
What does a star NBA center do when he is recovering from a sprained left knee? Well, if your Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, you go to the movies. The NBA’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year took time to take in a feature film on Monday, opting to watch Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips. [Read more…]
Remember that streak of games hot-shooting LeBron James put together last February? Well, he’s doing it again. Much earlier in the season. And for a longer stretch. And if he keeps it up, it will become historic. Because since the ABA-NBA merger, no wing player or point guard has scored this much while shooting this well. Not Dr. J. Not even Michael Jordan. Yes, really. Through the first month of the season, James is third in the league in scoring at 26.2 points per
Ordinarily, the biggest news of the night would be the phenomenal performances of Kevin Durant/OKC and Andre Drummond/DET. But that magnificence was overshadowed by a hand injury suffered by Anthony Davis/NOP late in the first quarter against the Knicks. Expect the Pelicans’ star to be out of action for several weeks and for the Pelicans to suffer a string of defeats. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
It’s a new month in the NBA, but the stellar results haven’t changed. A superstar joined Michael Jordan in the record books, and a rising force played his way into the company of Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon. Here’s everything you need to know about what transpired in the NBA on the first day of December. [Read more…]
The New Orleans Pelicans got a big win in New York Sunday night. They defeated the reeling Knicks, 103-99 to improve to 8-8 on the season after a disappointing 3-6 start. [Read more…]
There were several flip-flops in the NBA last night. The Bucks lost to the Bobcats, then returned home and upset the visiting Celtics. The Jazz lost at home to the Suns, then returned the favor in Phoenix. The Nets were thrashed by the Rockets two nights ago, but took advantage of Zach Randolph’s/MEM absence to beat the Grizzlies. In the feature matchup of the night, the Rockets built a big lead in San Antonio, saw it disappear, then rallied in
Amidst a crazy day of sports — that included the top team in college football losing on a last-second field goal return for a touchdown — one of the top stories circulating on the Internet Saturday was that of the untimely tragic death of actor Paul Walker. Walker, 40, who was best known for his iconic role as Brian O’Conner in The Fast and the Furious films, died in a fiery single-car crash in Santa Clarita, California. The combination of TMZ having