For the first time since January 20, no one hit 40 points. Nevertheless, the NBA had more than enough excitement to go around on a day that was filled with historic feats and emotional returns. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
When the NBA schedule was released prior to the start of the season, everyone in Boston had Sunday, January 26th circled on their calendars. There aren’t many games to mark down when your team is gearing up to be one of the worst in the league, but this night would mark the return of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Boston for the first time. [Read more…]
To say it’s been an eventful 24 hours of basketball is a major understatement. NBA fans were treated to emotional tributes, heavyweight tilts and massive scoring outputs. In addition to all the fun, NBA Sunday Showcase also returned. For the remainder of the season (with the exception of Super Bowl Sunday) fans can watch top teams in the league go head-to-head during the daylight hours. Let’s go to Boston, where two highly anticipated returns brought many to tears. Kevin Garnett: six years, one
It took seven words from Carmelo Anthony to bring hysteria to New York before the season started. “I want to be a free agent,” Anthony told The New York Observer. Since then, the $129 million question hovering over the Knicks – like the Chase Bridge at Madison Square Garden – is whether the franchise can re-sign Anthony to a maximum contract this offseason. On the surface, it appears less likely Anthony will remain in a New York state of mind by summertime
It was a bit of a surprise to see Kevin Durant/OKC active last night, given that his teammates could have handled the Sixers without him. He didn’t explode for major buckets, but instead went the stat omnivore route. In Toronto, it looked for a time that the top two Raptors were going down to injury, but Kyle Lowry/TOR played the game out without incident after knocking knees with Blake Griffin/LAC.. DeMar DeRozan’s/TOR fall looked worse and he had to abandon
One night after the NBA community witnessed a 62-point eruption from Carmelo Anthony, another player made history in their own right. A rising star scored 51 points, a superstar returned from a brief injury absence in style and a championship contender matched their 2012-13 win total. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
Somehow I missed recommending Carmelo Anthony/NYK. Anyone who didn’t have Melo in their lineup last night had a tough time earning cash at DraftStreet, as the Knicks main man had the game of the year, smashing New York’s losing streak and the Bobcats in one go. I tweeted at my followers yesterday afternoon that the $5/$10,000 GPP was headed for a possible overlay, and sure enough when contest registration closed the participants had a 10.5% overlay. That’s the equivalent of
It was a great night to be a scorer. On Friday, January 24, 2014, the NBA was graced with some of the most outstanding scoring performances of the entire season. One player set a franchise record for points scored in a single game, another eclipsed the 40-point plateau and multiple legends moved up the ladder on all-time lists. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s wild action. [Read more…]