0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/8/2013
Saturday's matchup between the Cavaliers and Clippers was supposed to feature two of the top ball handlers in the league. It did not disappoint with Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul shaking and baking their way around defenses. Paul scored 13 points to go with seven rebounds and 15 assists on a bad shooting nigth for […]
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This year was fun with the advent of Thanksgivikuh. A strange convergence of the Jewish lunar calendar and the United States' holiday calendar that we have never seen in our lifetimes brought the start of Hannukah, the Jewish eight-day festival of lights celebrating an ancient military victory over the Philistines, on the same day as […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/7/2013
Burke makes Jazz better, not that better Trail Blazers 130, Jazz 98 The Utah Jazz are an abysmal 4-16 entering Thursday's game. They are 1-9 on the road. Yet things have looked up the past few weeks. Trey Burke made his season debut Nov. 20 and made an immediate impact for the team. Utah is […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/6/2013
The Lakers have announced Kobe Bryant will make his return from a torn Achilles on Sunday against the Raptors after eight months of surgery and rehabilitation. Post by LA Lakers. Bryant has put his famous work ethic to a fevered pitch to try to get back on the floor as soon as possible. Just […]
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The Nets were down by seven points at halftime tot he Knicks. And then . . . A 34-16 loss in the third quarter and 24 minutes later the Nets look hapless in a 113-83 loss to the Knicks at Barclays Center. Mikhail Prokhorov is likely not happy about seeing his team's neighbors come to […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/5/2013
Kobe Bryant's return to the basketball court is coming very quickly. It will not happen this Friday as was initially reported, but Bryant is practcing with the Lakers and getting closer and closer to a return. Meanwhile, Bryant has plenty of time to add to his advertising portfolio while he sits out with a ruptured […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/4/2013
Michael Carter-Williams has quickly become the front-runner for the NBA's Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.7 points per game and a league-best 3.1 steals per game. He recorded his first career triple double in Tuesday's double overtime win over the Magic. Carter-Williams has helped the Sixers get off to a surprising start to the […]
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Nets 'reassign' Lawrence Frank Nuggets 111, Nets 87 The Brooklyn Nets are beginning to try to find a place to put the blame. The season has continued to be a disaster even before the 24-point home loss to the Nuggets. A 31-15 third quarter and 17 points and 20 rebounds from Timofey Mozgov helped Denver […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/3/2013
The sports world is still going crazy over the finish to the Alabama-Auburn game Saturday where Auburn defeated the top team in the country on a walk-off missed field goal return. The video and reactions are pertty worth watching (go check them out over at Crystal Ball Run). Many people are calling it the greatest […]
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Paul Pierce out 2-4 weeks with broken hand Nuggets vs. Nets, 7:30 p.m. As if starting 5-12 was not bad enough news, Brooklyn now has to deal with a major injury to one of its best players. That mini-turnaround going on in the burough might be hitting a speed bump. Paul Pierce will miss the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/2/2013
Andre Drummond has had a truly breakout season in his sophomore year in the NBA. The center is averaging 13.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game next to Greg Monroe in the lineup. Recently Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks even said he did not realize Drummond would be this good when he took the job (h/t […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/1/2013
LeBron James and the Miami Heat had a very happy Thanksgiving. Not only has the team's winning ways continued as it searches for a third straight title, the team seems as close as ever. There is definitely a feel that this group remains special and hunger to be considered among the NBA's elite for organizations […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 11/30/2013
Anthony, Knicks fall short Nuggets 97, Knicks 95 The Knicks had little to be thankful for early on this season. The team sat at 3-11 entering the holiday without Tyson Chandler and with more questions than answers. This was a team that expected to compete for an Eastern Conference title after finishing second in the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 11/29/2013
The Phoenix Suns once upon a time were one of the teams that set off the 3-point shooting binge in the NBA. Of the teams with the most 3-point attempts in NBA history, nine of the top 10 have happened since the Seven Seconds or Less Suns team of 2006. That 2006 team took the […]
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Dwyane Wade's health was a major concern for the Heat throughout the 2013 Playoffs.Wade's troublesome knee very well could have kept the Heat from winning their second straight title. It bodes heavily in the Heat's immediate future chasing that third straight championship and even into the team's long-term future with LeBron James entering free agency. […]
