January 5th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Some interesting movement, both north and south took place this past week and will be relected accordingly in this week’s and year’s first edition of Slam Dunk Central’s Power Rankings. Below are the rankings for the past week of NBA action: ( ) – Last week’s ranking. Cleveland Cavaliers (4). You just knew this would [...]
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Beasley’s Big First Half Helps Heat Burn Hawks 92-75
The Atlanta Hawks, believe it or not, were suffering through a three-game losing streak prior to their game Monday night against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Dwyane Wade and Michael Beasley had other ideas. Wade and Beasley combined for 50 points as Miami took control early on, en route [...]
Brown, Hollins Selected NBA Coaches Of The Month
A regular recipient and a first-timer were honored by the NBA today as Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown and Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played during the month of December. Brown guided the Cavaliers to an NBA-best 14-3 (.824) record [...]
Jennings, Evans Selected Rookies Of The Month
The two frontrunners for NBA Rookie of the Year, Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings and Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, on Monday were selected as the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. Jennings ranks second among rookies in scoring (16.7 ppg) and first in assists (6.5 [...]
Rose, Durant Picked NBA Players Of The Week
Two of the young and rising stars of the National Basketball Association, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, were selected Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively, for games played the week of December 28, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Rose led the [...]
Lakers Shoot Red Hot, Blast Mavericks 131-96
My best guess is because the Los Angeles Lakers had a close call against the Sacramento Kings recently, head coach Phil Jackson had to remind his team of who they were and what they represent. Whatever the message was, it got the desired effect. Sunday found the Lakers hosting the Dallas Mavericks, and to put [...]
Mavericks Continue Winning Ways On Road, Down Kings 99-91
A good sign that your team is successful is when they win the majority of games at home while winning a good percentage while away from their home venue. If you’re winning 40%, then consider yourself successful. The Dallas Mavericks can consider themselves one of the few teams in the Association that are relatively successful [...]
The NBA Version Of Rodney Dangerfield, The Sacramento Kings!
Why do the upstart Kings not get any respect in this league? I watched this team play back to back games against the “Golden Lakers“. The first game they went to double overtime and just couldn’t finish. But the second game they were jobbed. I’m tired of watching the refs give preferential treatment to “the [...]