As Chris Bernucca said in his must-read column yesterday, the best team flying under the radar is the Golden State Warriors. What Mark Jackson’s team is doing in the real NBA is amazing; our job is to interpret their value in fantasy hoops. [Read more…]
A season-high 30 points from Blake Griffin was the difference in the best game of the night. Down 14 points late in the third, the Clippers made a strong comeback. [Read more…]
The biggest upset of the season? The Hornets, coming off a lopsided loss the night before (their seventh straight defeat) and at the end of four road games in six nights, had ‘no chance’ against the mighty Clippers. [Read more…]
What a disappointment to Portland fans and LaMarcus Aldridge owners. He was a late scratch with back pain, and rookie Meyers Leonard (12 PTS, 3 REB) is hardly an adequate replacement. [Read more…]
A 40-point opening quarter, all five starters in double figures and improved bench scoring led to 119 points for the Lakers, whose new coach Mike D’Antoni has already had an impact without even sitting on the bench. When Steve Nash (leg) replaces Darius Morris at PG, Kobe Bryant will start to get more open looks. Last night, Mamba was a facilitator, dropping 11 dimes as part of his triple-double (22 PTS, 11 REB) and Dwight Howard (28 PTS, 13 REB,
The 5-0 Knickerbockers had to step it up in the fourth quarter against the stubborn Magic. Carmelo Anthony led the way with 25 points and 8 boards, Raymond Felton added 21 with 5 assists, and J.R. Smith stayed hot with 21 off the bench. [Read more…]
The Nets are undefeated in their new home thanks to Brook Lopez, who scored 27 points. He used his size to get Jonas Valanciunas in early foul trouble, then his speed to beat Aaron Gray, after Toronto coach Dwane Casey showed his prize rookie some tough love at the end of the bench. Deron Williams (19 PTS, 9 AST) did a nice job of facilitating, and C.J. Watson got 28 minutes; he’s the backup PG but played off the ball with D-Will quite a bit and could be
(This is another in a series of 30 guest columns that will run in October, when optimism reigns supreme across the NBA. The theme will be “Five Reasons to Feel Positive About … ” We encourage you to follow the authors on Twitter and visit their sites. – CS) Portland Trail Blazers fans had to endure one of the franchise’s worst meltdowns in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. Following an epic sell-off and housecleaning, the Blazers enter this season with a new