The arrival of Andrew Bynum in Philadelphia was expected to be so significant, it led many writers to project  the Philadelphia 76ers at, or near, the top of the Eastern Conference. The only thing that could derail their rise to "primary threat to the Miami Heat" was Bynum's health (and maybe his attitude). A month […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: All is new again It was only a few hours after the Lakers finished up a blowout win over the Kings that the news broke. The Lakers had a new coach in Mike D'Antoni and […]

Just when it seemed it was a no-brainer and that former NBA coach Phil Jackson was all but on his way to replace Mike Brown on the Lakers' bench, comes news LA went with former Suns and Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach. According to the Los Angeles Times' Mike Breshahan, L.A. has […]

Miami Heat (5-1) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (4-1) 6 p.m. When the Miami Heat first came together, one of the memorable moments of their failure — or at least not the immediate success they seemed to claim was possible — was Rudy Gay sinking the Heat with a baseline jumper at Memphis. Two years later, things […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Closing time The Warriors and Nuggets played a yo-yo battle that went for two overtimes that at times seemed like a comedy of errors. There was the Warriors allowing Danilo Gallinari, who had missed his […]

Minnesota Timberwolves (4-1) vs. Chicago Bulls (3-2) 8 p.m. Minnesota was not supposed to race out like this without Kevin Love or Ricky Rubio available. Winning four out of the first five games was not supposed to bein the cards. The Timberwolves though have banded together behind the rugged play of Nikola Pekovic and some […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: … Get out of the kitchen The Cleveland Cavaliers built a 24-point lead in the first half and seemed to have easy sailing to a victory. The dynamic backcourt duo of Kyrie Irving and Dion […]

Golden State Warriors (3-2) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (1-4) 10:30 p.m. Do the Lakers even have a plan at this point? Today, the Lakers fired Mike Brown after the team's disappointing start to the season. Is the 1-4 start really Brown's fault? No, probably not. The Lakers got the stars to headline the marquee but […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. BREAKING: LAKERS FIRE MIKE BROWN 1: Durant does it again Kevin Durant. Do I need to say anything more? Durant took over the final moments of the fourth quarter in Chicago, making several difficult shots to […]

In a surprise move, that is really not all that surprising, the Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Mike Brown five games into the season. The Lakers are off to a disappointing 1-4 start after rounding up Dwight Howard and Steve Nash to come to L.A. to play alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) vs. Chicago Bulls (3-1) 8 p.m./TNT The Thunder and the Bulls remain two of the top teams in the league despite the changes to the roster that happened to both rosters. The Thunder are still adjusting to life without James Harden and Kevin Martin appears to be settling in. The Bulls […]

Vince Carter was probably a little nostalgic when his former team came to Dallas last night. The Toronto Raptors were Carter’s first team and arguably the best years of his career. He dug the expansion team out of the cellar, led them to their first playoff appearance and first series win and even scored the […]

Well, the Indiana Pacers wanted to move up the ladder in the Eastern Conference to compete with the likes of the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics and now they are finding out first hand what that all entails. Persevering through the injuries is part of achieving such success. And now the Pacers will have the […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Not yet Nets The Miami Heat are still a really good team. There was no doubt about that. Are the Nets a really good team? That is a question still worth asking. One that will […]