Woe be the Lakers, who were dominated by Ramon Sessions and friends. L.A. enters the All-Star break in a full-on depression. Meanwhile, the Warriors are flying high and Paul Pierce is OK (as long as he’s matched up against Travis Outlaw).
Lakers Vs. Cavaliers: Champs Suffer The Most Embarrassing Loss Possible--An Upset In Cleveland
Kobe immediately blames the help defense there; heck, even before Eyenga takes off Bryant looks mad. In fairness to the help defenders, perhaps they didn’t expect Christian Eyenga to so easily blow by a guy who always happens to show up on the league’s All-Defense teams.
Kobe and the Lakers now get to go to L.A. to play host to the entire league for the weekend. Fun!
Read Article >Knicks Vs. Hawks: Amar’e Stoudemire, New York Aggressive In Win Over Atlanta
Warriors Vs. Jazz: Monta Ellis Shreds, Hands Utah Third Straight Post-Sloan Loss
Whether Utah feels comfortable making major personnel decisions at the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 24 remains to be seen. This mix certainly isn’t looking like a safe bet for the playoffs, though.
Read Article >Nets Vs. Celtics: Paul Pierce Bounces Back To Lead Boston Past New Jersey
Boston’s offense was otherwise mediocre; mediocre would be a compliment to New Jersey’s offense most nights, and Wedesday was no exception. The C’s held N.J. to 39 percent shooting and earned 17 turnovers (to Boston’s nine). New Jersey also had just 15 free throw attempts to Boston’s 39.
Read Article >Blazers Vs. Hornets: LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews Pace Portland Past New Orleans
Clippers Vs. Timberwolves: Blake Griffin Doesn’t Have Kevin Love’s Double-Doubles, But Gets The Win
