Funny how far teams can fall in such a short amount of time. First, Jeremy Lin explodes, and the Knicks go on a massive win streak. Then they sign J.R. Smith, one of the bigger free agents on the market, and finally get their entire team healthy. And at last, they reach .500, with a record of 18-18 on the year. But instead of getting over the hump and posting a winning record, they dropped five straight to fall
Devastating blow to the TimberWolves. Ricky Rubio, their prized rookie point guard, suffered a left knee injury before a collision with Kobe Bryant. The injury did not look good, and he is set for an upcoming MRI. Losing Rubio would be a massive blow to the somewhat surging Wolves, and an even bigger blow to the franchise itself. Kevin Love was undoubtedly upset about the injury, as Rubio has been fantastic as a rookie this season. The Wolves do
The Orlando Magic had a sensational win against the Bulls tonight, beating them by five points on the road. The Bulls had won 8 in a row at home, and thanks to Dwight Howard, that streak was snapped. Howard, the hot trade commodity right now, had 29 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks in the win. As the trade deadline approaches, every stat line Dwight puts up may sway his value, even if in the slightest bit. If they
Back on track is an understatement. The Knicks are underachieving more than anyone thought possible, even when we thought they were going to get going. Other than Steve Novak (who has been a very pleasant surprise) and Amare Stoudemire (Finally), the Knicks seemed to just not show up against the Mavericks Tuesday Night. Jeremy Lin was unspectacular once again, Carmelo Anthony was relatively pitiful, and their bench was non-existent. The Knicks need to start beating good teams if they
Is Kevin Love in the conversation for MVP? Because if he isn’t in the top two or three right now, then somebody needs to redefine what the “MVP” actually is. Love was a monster once again on Monday, scoring 39 points, shooting 5-10 from long range and grabbing 17 boards. The Timberwolves are now a game above .500 (20-19) and are slowly becoming a playoff contender in the West. Ricky Rubio has been a great rookie, but the rest
Excellent question. It took me a couple minutes to decide, but I have to go with Rajon Rondo. Not only did he have a monstrous triple-double, but the record he set was outstanding; he became only the third player in the past 25 seasons to have 15-15-15 in a game, and the only other players to do so was triple-double king Jason Kidd and Magic Johnson. I understand how amazing Deron Williams was too, however. 57 points is nothing
Shame to watch for Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer. Duke got relatively blown out on Saturday Night, losing 88-70 in one of the more anticipated games in college basketball. Yes, this should be an NBA blog, but this was a game worth watching, and is a rivalry similar to Boston/New York. The NBA was somewhat quiet tonight, therefore leaving the Duke vs. UNC game to be the main factor in tonight’s games. Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer, former Duke
I’m a huge fan of Ginobili. I love his style, and love what he brings to the court. He gives 120%, and can do everything that is required out of an NBA player. With that said, when I watched him break his hand (which I actually saw live), I considered the Spurs season to be all but over. I pictured them finishing around the bottom four of the West and flopping in the playoffs. Suffice to say, the Spurs