If you watched the Blazers and Thunder battle you saw some highly entertaining basketball. Two superstars exchanged blows, with a pair of Kevin Durant/OKC dagger-like three pointers putting the game away. Elsewhere, the Nets continued to roll and the Heat gutted out a narrow win over a stubborn Celtics bunch. There are ten games on the NBA schedule tonight and DraftStreet has an assortment of contests for all tastes. The Sheridan Hoops DraftStreet Freeroll returns this Friday – you can
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 was a day in which the stars of the NBA came through with huge offensive performances. An MVP candidate continued to separate himself from the field and an embattled performer provided further evidence that he’s turned things around after a slow start. Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action. [Read more…]
After a brutal 23 point loss to the Brooklyn Nets on a Martin Luther King Day matinee, the New York Knicks — and especially Carmelo Anthony — must come to this realization: to find the right answers they have to understand the right problems. If they don’t figure out how to accept the reality of their problems — and there are many — then they will never be able to overcome them. [Read more…]
It was quite a feast of basketball on Martin Luther King Day. Beginning with the Clippers’ methodical win over the Pistons and ending with the Pacers solid performance against the Warriors, there was no lack of entertaining hoops . The Houston Rockets showed what they were capable of in beating the Blazers without one of their stars ( Terrence Jones/HOU). The most exciting game of the day was the Lakers-Bulls battle. Featuring contrasting styles, the game see-sawed from beginning to
The Brooklyn Nets wanted to improve on both sides of the ball after ending 2013 with a disappointing 10-21 record. Unlike most people’s new year’s resolutions, they’ve stuck to it. With All-Star center Brook Lopez out for the season, head coach Jason Kidd thought going with a smaller starting lineup would benefit the team going forward and afford the team versatility in many respects. It worked. Big time. [Read more…]
Monday, January 20, 2014 was the dawn of a new day in the Eastern Conference, as the widespread putrid performances became slightly easier to stomach. Two more teams reached .500, bringing the total to six teams at or better than the even mark. Here’s more information on that and everything else you need to know about last night’s NBA action. [Read more…]
Martin Luther King Day is more than a day of celebration and reflection for the NBA, which probably has done more positive things for race relations than any other sport in the Civil Rights Era. It also has become the unofficial midway point of the season. By the completion of Monday’s action, more than half of the league’s 30 teams will have played half their games. With that in mind, we present our midseason awards with this reminder from the bookie of hopeless
The new look Lakers are short on talent but long on hunger – they pulled another road win out of the fire in Toronto. In San Antonio, the reserves had a great day and the Spurs coasted to an easy win over the sad sack Buck. Kevin Durant/OKC was brilliant and the supporting cast was solid, again, as the Thunder held off the Kings. Today features a score of afternoon games on this holiday Monday, as well as a few