February 8th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in During the matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors on Monday night, a pair of Suns celebrated their birthdays: Steve Nash and Mickael Pietrus. How they celebrated their birthdays prior to and after the game are speculation as we’ll never know what transpired, but based on their performances on the hardwood, they obviously [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Suns Inch Closer To .500, Outlast Warriors 104-92
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Mavericks Send Cavaliers To 25th Straight Loss 99-96
Futility is a cruel taskmaster, especially in the NBA. It can make you question your toughness. It can also frustrate you, as well. And no team knows futility better than the Cleveland Cavaliers. Losers of 24 straight games prior to their matchup against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center, the Cavaliers were definitely looking [...]
Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings – Week of January 31-February 6
The San Antonio Spurs are still in their rightful place at #1 of Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings, while the Indiana Pacers, under new coach Frank Vogel are on a 4-game winning streak. Meanwhile, Dallas remains hot along with Miami while Washington is still looking for their first road win this season and Cleveland [...]
Heat Win Sixth Straight, Scorch Clippers 97-79
Sunday afternoon found two teams on the opposite ends of the spectrum playing a game at American Airlines Arena: the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat. The Heat, prior to this game, were riding a five-game win streak and are most certainly going to te playoffs while the Clippers, while an improved team, are once [...]
Wolves Join Into Carmelo Discussion
The talks keep coming up more and more now. Now we are back into the discussion of the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors. According to Chris Broussard of ESPN, the Minnesota Timberwolves have joined the talks of a trade that sends Anthony to the New York Knicks. The trade goes as follows: New York Gets: Carmelo [...]
Warriors Snap Bulls’ Six-Game Win Streak 101-90
The Chicago Bulls can be considered one of the elite teams in the Eastern Conference, sporting a 34-14 record and a five-game win streak prior to visiting Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors Saturday night at Oracle Arena. The interesting thing about this matchup was that the Bulls seemed to lack their usual [...]
Rockets Stay Alive In Playoff Chase, Edge Grizzlies In OT 95-93
The Houston Rockets, mindful of the fact that they are behind Portland, Memphis and Phoenix in the Western Conference playoff chase, are in need of a meaningful winning streak if they expect to visit the postseason. Speaking of Memphis, the Rockets hosted the Grizzlies Saturday night at Toyota Center in a game that pretty much [...]
Wrong Side Of The Record Book
You almost have to feel sorry for the Cavaliers after they lost their 24th straight game Saturday, setting the single-season record for most consecutive L’s. It seems to be a franchise curse – they are now tied with themselves for the longest losing streak ever, as the Cavs lost 24 games in a row over [...]