The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Sunday, January 11 with a slate of five games. There were career-best performances, extended periods of dominance, clashes between elite players and a number of tantalizing finishes. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Friday, January 9 with healthy slate of 11 games. There were clashes between the elite, outstanding performances from stars and surprising upset wins. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
It’s hard to find an NBA player – let alone a rookie – who had a better week than Jusuf Nurkic. Last Saturday, the center from Bosnia and his Denver Nuggets teammates were lying in wait for the Memphis Grizzlies, who were coming off a tougher-than-expected road win over the Los Angeles Lakers the previous night and had to make one of the league’s tougher overnight trips. LA to Denver may not seem like much, but it is a long flight
When you’re already a proven NBA superstar, improvement usually comes in subtle ways. For Houston Rockets star James Harden, his ascent into the MVP conversation (it’s essentially a two-man race at this point between he and Stephen Curry, unless Anthony Davis’ New Orleans Pelicans make the playoffs) has come from a slight improvement across and board and an understanding that league MVPs are, and always will be, two-way players. The Rockets have had to rely on Harden this year more than
LeBron James Traveling for Rehab LeBron James has been rehabilitating his back and sore knee for the past week and is expected to miss another week to boot. The interesting thing to note is not how he is rehabbing it, but where. James spent part of this past week doing rehab in Miami, taking advantage of the warmer weather. And, while he has been avoiding sitting on the bench during Cavs games to spare his ailing back, it is for the warmer
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Wednesday, January 7. Championship contenders took center stage as some of the best players and teams in the league stepped up in a major way. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
While Knicks president Phil Jackson spent Monday night finalizing a three-team deal that he hopes will make Madison Square Garden relevant again, across the East River, Mavericks guard Rajon Rondo was helping Dallas beat Brooklyn with one of his patented double-doubles. You know, the one that doesn’t require points. Jackson has the woeful Knicks going all in on free agency, creating enough cap space to possibly lure two stars to the World’s Most Famous Arena. The main targets are obvious – Marc Gasol,
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Monday, January 5. A legend improved his ranking on the all-time scoring list, a rising star came through in the clutch and a number of championship contenders continued their phenomenal play. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]