First of all, because the season is not over. Second of all, because as good as he has been over the past five games, he hasn’t been as good over as long of a haul as Kevin Durant, who retained the No. 1 position in the latest edition of the SheridanHoops MVP rankings. Yes, LeBron has gone for 30 in five straight games, shooting over 60 percent. That gives him 19 games of 30 points or more — three fewer than Durant,
One of the most exciting games of the season took three overtimes to decide. Paul Pierce played 54 of the 63 minutes, had a monster triple-double (27 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST) and one of his five 3-pointers saved the game. Kevin Garnett (20 PTS, 18 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 3 BLK) played 47 minutes and Jason Terry also hit five triples among his 26 points. [Read more…]
Of the half-dozen division races, none is closer than in the Central, where the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls have been tighter than lockjaw for weeks now. The Central Division chase may be the most intriguing as well. I can’t recall the last time two teams have been this close in style, substance, record and proximity at the same time. [Read more…]
While the East Coast continued to dig itself out of the snow, the West Coast hosted the Grammys. Never one to play favorites, SheridanHoops.com presents five interesting items from the previous evening’s NBA games. Eight games highlighted the NBA schedule on Sunday. The Knicks fell to the Clippers in New York, the Heat won their fifth straight behind a scorching hot LeBron and the Celtics continued their winning ways without Rondo. After winning “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year” at
NEW YORK — After the Los Angeles Clippers beat up on the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon, Carmelo Anthony scoffed at the notion that the Knicks need to make a change or two. “Shump ain’t going nowhere,” Anthony matter-of-factly said when asked about the recent trade rumors involving Iman Shumpert and a potential deal to the Phoenix Suns. “The Knicks shouldn’t even be in trade talk right now,” he said as he walked out of the Knicks locker room. Au contraire. [Read more…]
The Los Angeles Clippers secured an important road victory Sunday afternoon at New York. They took control in the fourth quarter, pulling away to secure a 102-88 win over the Knicks. [Read more…]
Yes, the trade deadline is coming up, and yes, there’s a lot of trade deadline news in this blog. But none of that is as important (to me, at least) as the fourth item in today’s roundup. [Read more…]
With All-Star Weekend approaching, this could be a week that any fantasy owner can steal. [Read more…]