The L.A. Clippers and Miami Heat registered blowout wins over good opponents on Wednesday, but the New York Knicks just couldn’t stop the Charlotte Bobcats at Madison Square Garden.
VIDEO: Kenneth Faried’s First NBA Bucket Is Quite Entertaining
I can’t wait until Faried and Nene start appearing together. We won’t know which braided superathlete it is flying through the air!
Read Article >Stephen Curry Sprains His Ankle Again, Surprising No One
But hey, the Warriors are 2-4! Totally worth it.
Read Article >Warriors Vs. Spurs: Monta Ellis’ 38 Not Enough As Golden State Falls 101-95
Matthew Tynan of Pounding The Rock notes that it was an unconventional lineup that ended up helping the Spurs pull away in the fourth quarter.
Read Article >Rockets Vs. Clippers: Chris Paul Invites Houston to Lob City
The Clippers were the story of the brief NBA offseason. Our national sports media loves nothing more than a compelling narrative, and this year the designated story is Chris Paul choosing to join the hapless Clippers, teaming up with Blake Griffin to turn the perennial doormat into the most compelling team in the league. Invariably, the narrative gets a bit ahead of itself - - many have decided the Clippers will be not just exciting, but also a title contender - - but why let a little reality get in the way of a good story?
Through four games, the Clippers were good, but nowhere near the hype that they had generated. Sure, Chris Paul was electric in the fourth quarter of the Christmas Day win over Golden State. Yes, there were enough highlight reel dunks to keep SportsCenter moving forward. But the team was 2-2, and had looked pretty ordinary in a couple of bad losses. It was all to be expected from a team with three new starters, including a backcourt that was acquired about a week before the first game, but it wasn’t satisfying to a basketball public looking to Lob City to help them forget the dark days of the lockout.
Read Article >Pacers Vs. Heat: Miami Throttles Indiana 118-83 Without Dwyane Wade
James and Bosh combined to shoot 19-32 from the field and 17-19 from the free throw line for 55 combined points. James also provided eight rebounds and 13 assists and made it look easy all night long.
The Pacers, in what would turn out to be the deciding second quarter, turned the ball over 10 times in that quarter alone, leading to 10 Heat points. For the game, the Pacers turned the ball over a whopping 23 times, providing the Heat with 28 points off those turnovers and plenty of transition offense, a Heat favorite.
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