0 comments by Cole Frederick on 12/1/2015
After defeating the Utah Jazz last night, 106-103, the Golden State Warriors are now 19-0 on the season. What we’ve seen thus far from Golden State – and particularly Stephen Curry – has been a spectacular display of basketball, and the Warriors are clearly the favorites to win the NBA title again. We know the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/30/2015
The career of a giant — in sports or any other theater of human endeavor — is hard to encapsulate in a series of essays, let alone one. You should read the beat writers for the Los Angeles Times and ESPN.com, and the other national basketball writers you’ve come to respect, in order to get […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/29/2015
The 2015-2016 San Antonio Spurs could be likened to the 1996 Seattle Sonics. Viewed through one basic lens, that comparison is obvious and entirely legitimate. Yet, on another fundamental level, that comparison doesn’t hold. * Here’s why the Spurs can be compared to the 1996 Sonics: When the 1996 Chicago Bulls laid waste to the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/28/2015
It’s only one month. It’s only one month. It feels like The Wizard of Oz, as Dorothy says over and over again, “There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home…” Say something often enough, with sufficient belief, and the world you long for might appear. In the 2015-2016 NBA season, can various teams […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Death. Taxes. The NBA Western Conference being conclusively and comprehensively better than the Eastern Conference. We have lived with this reality in the NBA for some time, and at the All-Star break, we could very well see it in evidence yet again. However, it certainly doesn’t exist right now. After one month of very uneven […]
0 comments by John Cannon on 11/27/2015
I haven’t been writing much about the Golden State Warriors for one simple reason. I had no idea what to say about a flawless basketball team. We in the sports biz are hardwired to fix things that need fixing, and for many years, the Warriors gave us plenty of opportunities to make suggestions. It was […]
at Pepsi Center on November 5, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Jazz defeated the Nuggets 96-84. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 11/25/2015
The Utah Jazz can defend. Since trading Enes Kanter and inserting Rudy Gobert into the starting five at the deadline last season, Quin Snyder’s team has undergone a startling transformation. Utah was by the far the best defensive team in the final two months of the 2014-15 campaign, posting a 94.8 Defensive Rating that was […]
HOUSTON, TX – NOVEMBER 18: Interim coach.J.B. Bickerstaff of the Houston Rockets watches the action during their game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Toyota Center on November 18, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Benjamin Sieck
The Houston Rockets began this season as a trendy NBA Finals pick. However, after rough 4-7 start, the team fired Head Coach Kevin McHale and named 36-year-old assistant J.B. Bickerstaff as interim head coach. In an effort to get the team back on track, Bickerstaff held a “mini training camp” between the Rockets loss to […]
OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on while there’s a break during the game against against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on November 24, 2015 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Alex Putterman
Despite shooting 1-14 from the field in Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant is not taking much blame. “I’m not really worried about it, honestly,” Bryant said, according to ESPN. “My shooting will be better. I could’ve scored 80 tonight. It wouldn’t have made a damn difference. We just have bigger […]
ATLANTA, GA – MAY 20: LeBron James #23 and Tristan Thompson #13 of the Cleveland Cavaliers react in the second quarter against the Atlanta Hawks during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena on May 20, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Clapp on 11/24/2015
The best basketball player in the world is sick of being compared to the top basketball players of previous eras. In the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 117-103 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night, LeBron James joined Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to rank in the top-25 for both points […]
BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 11: Paul George #13 of the Indiana Pacers looks on during the third quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on November 11, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 11/23/2015
Indiana opened the season dragging on the floor, averaging 92.7 points per game in three losses to Toronto, Memphis and Utah. The team-wide small ball movement, mandated by team president Larry Bird, failed in a multitude of ways. The Raptors (41-32) and Jazz (47-34) crushed the Pacers on the glass, and Indiana surrendered 39 fourth […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 11/22/2015
Usually, secondary market ticket information can give NBA fans a look into the most anticipated matchups when looking at the highest priced tickets. Instead of trying to measure anticipation, below are the least expensive NBA tickets remaining in the month of November, so NBA fans can create value trips to certain venues when above average […]
<> at Staples Center on November 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
0 comments by Joe Mags on 11/20/2015
The Warriors are the best team in the NBA on both ends, scoring 111.7 points per 100 possessions while placing the majority of their opponents in a chokehold. For much of the first half against the Clippers on Thursday, however, their in-state adversary got the better of the Warriors. Chris Paul, a game-time decision with […]
LEXINGTON, KY – NOVEMBER 13: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the game against the Albany Great Danes at Rupp Arena on November 13, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Vivek Ranadivé is aiming for the fences. The Sacramento Kings owner has once again set his sights on hiring Kentucky coach John Calipari. The wishful hiring attempt has been a long running pipedream of Ranadivé’s, which further adds to the current chaos of the Sacramento Kings organization. In a video at Bleacher Report (H/T to […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Life is full of contradictions and counterintuitive truths. The theater of athletic competition — unscripted and chaotic — is representative of this messy and inconvenient existence in a world that’s hard to understand. In the present-day NBA, no rivalry is harder to understand than the one between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles […]
