Wednesday night was a busy night in the NBA, and no team walked out looking more impressive then the Orlando Magic. Their record is setting at 5-2, and they are shaping out to be a solid team in the Eastern Conference. Dwight Howard finished with yet another dominant game, featuring 28 points and 20 rebounds, which is becoming the norm. But the key to the Magic’s success seems to be coming from Ryan Anderson. Anderson finished with 23 points, and
Bulls Rally Past Hawks, Blazers win in OKC
So, let’s go right ahead and get a little carried away over what went down during the fourth quarter in Chicago last night. We now know who the leading candidate is for MVP. It’s the same guy who won it last year, Derrick Rose, who knocked down three 3-pointers in the final period to bring Chicago back from a 12-point deficit. We now know who is the leading candidate for Coach of the Year, Tom Thibodeau, who has drilled his team every
Tonight’s best game: Atlanta at Chicago
The unrelenting schedule is about to backpick the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks have to be feeling pretty good about themselves after Monday’s road win over previously unbeaten Miami. That is, if they had time to feel good about themselves. After the win, the Hawks boarded a plane for a three-hour flight to Chicago. They probably got into their hotel around 3 a.m. local time, grabbed some Z’s and awoke for a morning walkthrough before returning their hotel rooms, likely to nap until the
More on Rubio, Cousins
Ricky Rubio impresses, DeMarcus Cousins gets banished, and the Heat and Thunder stay undefeated. CineSport’s Brian Clark and Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com discuss these story lines. //
Heat Still Perfect, Wolves Snap Skid
// Best Performance of the Night: Rajon Rondo- 18 Pts, 11 Reb, 14 Ast Worst Performance of the Night: Rudy Gay- 2-12 FG, 5 Pts, 3 Reb
Silva: What the Bulls showed in California
CHICAGO — I tried to not get caught up in all the hype surrounding the first week of the NBA season because, well, it’s the first week of a 66-game season. No matter how frantic the pace – four games in six nights for the Bulls – there’s still plenty of basketball to be played, and much more to be revealed. The first four games for Chicago, and the rest of the league for that matter, were more like an exercise
Celtics and Mavericks finally win their first
Three thoughts after a Friday night of watching NBA basketball: _ I am going to spend more time watching the Minnesota Timberwolves this winter, since I know who I’ll be watching in late May and most of June (not them). Ricky Rubio is the reason why, even if his 12 assists in his coming-of-age game had to come on the same night LeBron James celebrated his 27th birthday with his 38th career 30-point, 10-assist performance. (The most among active players, one
Tonight’s best game: Chicago at LA Clippers
With ESPN’s prime-time air time locked into bowl season and TNT having already aired a pair of doubleheaders this week, Friday belongs to NBA TV. Despite an 11-game slate, there are not many intriguing matchups. But if you can fight your eyelids at the end of a work week, the Chicago Bulls visit the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET. This is a getaway game for the Bulls, who started the season with a four-game trek through California. They stole a