The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Monday, March 30 with a healthy slate of seven games. One All-Star scored 11 points in 65 seconds, another set a new career-high in scoring and a number of teams met with postseason ramifications. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
For all of the perceived frustration with Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard — whether he clowns around too much or is really committed to winning on the court, he is truly a compassionate guy. That much is evident by his heart for kids and can be seen in his response to news that James Fisher, a young boy, had lost his fight with brain cancer. A video posted by Dwight Howard (@dwighthoward) on Mar 30, 2015 at 12:15pm PDT Rest in peace lil
Teams in the NBA playoff races aren’t the only ones watching scoreboards this time of year. Take the Philadelphia 76ers, for example. The Sixers lost their first 17 games, were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race nearly a month ago and almost certainly will lose 60-plus games for the second straight season. But GM Sam Hinkie and the rest of the Sixers’ front office are tracking the results of other games almost as closely as their own. That’s because Philadelphia could have
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Sunday, March 29. Superstars were in action, postseason hopefuls took part in crucial games and a number of teams made statements as the final month of the regular season nears and the postseason steadily approaches. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Saturday, March 28 with a slate of five critical games. All five outcomes went a long way towards determining the seeding in the 2015 playoffs. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Friday, March 27 with an incredible slate of games. There were MVP-caliber performances, historic contributions from a rising star and a number of how down-to-the-wire finishes. This is how it all transpired. [Read more…]
A few things are certain regarding the Oklahoma City Thunder this season: First, OKC’s best bet to make the playoffs rests solely on the shoulders of All-Star guard Russell Westbrook. Second, Westbrook’s string of triple-doubles makes him the team’s best candidate for the NBA MVP award, which Kevin Durant won last year. Finally, any success that the Thunder have this season will be without Durant, who will undergo his third foot surgery in less than six months, thus ending his season,
Whenever I’m asked if I have been watching the NCAA Tournament, I say, “No. I haven’t.” That raises some eyebrows in my home state of Connecticut, where both genders of Huskies basketball have been winning national championships for nearly a generation and are followed religiously by the Nutmeg State’s hoops fans. But among the many reasons I don’t go mad in March is because over that same generation, the college game has become less and less of a barometer for NBA success.