Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons

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Ty_Lawson_NuggetsOn Monday, the Miami Heat’s ridiculous 23-game winning streak was the hot topic at hand, and rightfully so.

It’s about time, though, that we start talking more about the Denver Nuggets.

For much of the season, there was a clear-cut picture of who the top four teams in the Western Conference would be. San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have fought for first place for most of the season, the Memphis Grizzlies have won 15 of their last 18 games, and the Los Angeles Clippers have mostly been steady (with a heavy dose of facials). 

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Heisler: It’s time to take the Lakers seriously

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Kobe-All-StarI have been asked this several times this season, and I have been wrong each time.

But I now believe it is time to take the Los Angeles Lakers seriously.

Why else would I elevate them nine spots to eighth in my latest NBA Power Rankings?

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Bernucca: West playoff picture pointing to Lakers-Clippers

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Kobe BryantLess than three weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers were mourning the death of owner Jerry Buss, refuting rumors that Dwight Howard would be traded and staring down the draft lottery.

With his team mired in ninth place in the Western Conference, Kobe Bryant defiantly told Sports Illustrated, “It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs. We will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone – Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Denver … whoever. I have zero nervousness about that.”

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Tony Parker out a month with sprained ankle

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En route to the best record in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs have withstood injuries to Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard.

Now they will have to do without Tony Parker, their most indispensable player.

The Spurs announced Saturday that Parker had an MRI that revealed a Grade 2 sprain of his left ankle that will sideline him for four weeks.

Parker was hurt in the third quarter of Friday’s 130-102 home rout of Sacramento. He is averaging a career-high 21.0 points (10th in the NBA) and 7.6 assists (sixth) while shooting 53.3 percent fron the field (first among guards).

Parker has started to receive MVP consideration. Prior to the All-Star break, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich – whose gushing comes extremely grudgingly – said his point guard “should be in every conversation for any award that’s going to be given.”

Popovich continued his campaign last week, saying, “Name me a point guard who’s had a better season? I can’t think of one.”

The Spurs are 46-14, two games in front of Miami for the NBA’s best record and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. San Antonio also is trying to hold off Oklahoma City (42-16) and the Los Angeles Clippers (43-18) in the Western Conference.

Over the last three seasons, the Spurs are 150-44 when Parker plays and just 7-7 when he doesn’t.

However, if told their star point guard was going to miss a month, the Spurs probably would have picked March. They have 13 games remaining in the month and 11 are at home.

Parker’s backups are rookie Nando de Colo and Patty Mills. Ginobili also runs the offense on occasion.

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Tweet of the Day: Mark Jackson

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Warriors’ head coach Mark Jackson has done a remarkable job of uprooting Golden State from the bottom of the NBA standings and into the Western Conference playoff picture since taking the position last season. 

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