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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.
Oh what a last game before the All Star break, as this is a match up of last season’s final and there is a good chance these 2 teams will meet in the finals this season.
Things just keep getting worse for the Celtics, as they are not only coming off a shocking loss to the weak Charlotte Hornets, but they lost another guard in Leandro Barbosa, who was recently lost for the season with a knee injury.
The Blazers have lost 3 straight and they are on the outside looking in being 2 games back of the Houston Rockets for the 8th spot in the Western Conference. However, while they are big double-digit underdogs in this game they did beat the Heat at home earlier this season.
The Nets have had a few days off and they needed it since they have lost 2 straight and 6 of their last 10 games. Tonight they face a Pacers’ team that is coming off a loss, but has won 6 straight home games against Brooklyn.
Both the Grizzlies and the Warriors have lost 2 straight games, but both of the losses for Golden State have come against solid teams. The Griz have won 8 straight against the Warriors and 7 straight against them at home.
Houston’s offense has simply been en fuego and they have won 2 straight and scored 140 points in their last win.
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.
The Warriors have been one of the surprises this season and they are in the 5th spot in the Western Conference, they have won 4 straight, and they are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
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.
We’ve torn another sheet off the calendar, and as the forced march also known as the NBA regular season heads into the final two full months, the New York Knicks are managing to hang with the Miami Heat at the top of the Eastern Conference.
If there’s a watershed game on the Indiana Pacers’ schedule, tonight’s tester at home against the Miami Heat could be it.
