Warriors vs Knicks NBA Handicapping
Two of the most bipolar teams in the league go at it tonight in the Big Apple when the Golden State Warriors take on the New York Knicks.
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Two of the most bipolar teams in the league go at it tonight in the Big Apple when the Golden State Warriors take on the New York Knicks.
With a six-game lead over their nearest rivals and only 28 games left, about the only thing that could stop the Miami Heat from finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference is an inopportune (wince here) ACL injury.
Isn’t it way past time for the Indiana Pacers to take a bow?
Virtually ignored, the Pacers are in terrific shape (35-21) as the season grinds into the home stretch. Scorer Danny Granger has finally returned from injury, bolstering a rotation that was already solid.
The Lakers will be in the playoffs when the blanks are replaced by real bullets come the middle of April. At least that what Kobe Bryant says.
There remains to this day a sizeable contingent of Heat-haters.
They mostly exist among fans who yearn for the return of Michael Jordan, or Bird-Magic, and even a diminishing few who would prefer the Chamberlain/West Lakers or even the dominant Celtics of the 1960s.
Rondo. Rose. Paul.
Why do we always forget/ignore/omit Tony Parker from the list when we talk about the best point guards in the NBA?
For the last decade or so the Toronto Raptors have served one useful purpose – they prevent the really good teams from getting bored by having to play only each other all the time.
Four games under .500, 3½ games out of a playoff spot. Twenty-eight games to go in the regular season.
Trade talks in the NBA are on the up and up.
The Lakers deny that they are considering moving Dwight Howard, which would mean that they are giving up.
Should we call this one the Usain Bolt Invitational?
Coming off the All-Star break rested and ready to make a serious run for a high seed in the Western Conference playoffs, the Denver Nuggets have played 16 consecutive games in which one team (and most often both) has scored in triple digits.
Say it ain’t so, Melo.
Carmelo Anthony says that a contusion he suffered in the Knicks’ loss to Toronto on Wednesday night could force him out of Sunday’s All-Star Game in Houston, denying us of the opportunity of a continuation of the on-court feud between Melo and Kevin Garnett.
Size does matter, but does that also apply in the NBA Three-Point Shootout?
We have the image of small guys firing away from outside, making one shot after another, but in fact the bigger you are, the better you tend to do when you start firing from beyond the three-point line.
Darryl Dawkins was born too early (1957) for the NBA All-Star break dunk contest, but when his time is up the ability to throw it down will no doubt be in the first paragraph of his obituary.
Is anyone who follows the NBA not rooting for Greg Oden?
Oden’s bad knee has been cut up more times that Eastern Europe after World War II, and now at just 24 years old and less than five years after being the overall No. 1 pick in the draft, he’s hoping for one last shot at being a productive NBA player.
Yes, they have the best record in the Eastern Conference. Yes, everyone who they have to have healthy to win is healthy.
So much for that Super Bowl Sunday matchup of the best point guard in the Western Conference vs. the best PG in the East.