Cavaliers 85, Bucks 82
Through 24 minutes, the Cavs and Bucks had a terrific battle going on in Cleveland with the Cavs holding a 49-47 lead at the half. Then the ugliness happened.
The third quarter was not kind to Milwaukee, who was outscored 24-12 in the quarter. You’d think the game was over as the Cavs lead by 10 with about five minutes to go in the game. But THAT is when the Cavs nearly blew the game! Cleveland was up 85-75 and did not score in the last 5 minutes …

Blazers 105, Suns 102
The Blazers continue to find ways to win despite being plagued yet again with injuries. This time, it was from an unexpected source.
Reserve guard Jerryd Bayless led the Blazers to an impressive victory at the Rose Garden with 29 points in 29 minutes off the bench. Brandon Roy also chipped in 27 points.
Bayless set season-high’s in points, minutes, and rebounds, and matched his season high in assists. Not a bad game for the 2nd year man out of Arizona. More importantly, Bayless’ play helped Portland come back …

If you’re team is ravished by injuries like mine (I miss you Kevin Martin and Lou “I’m Ill” Williams!), this addition of Fantasy Update is for you!  I will spotlight one guard, forward, and center you should think about picking up or trading for.
C.J Watson – Since November 30th, Watson has played more than 30 minutes a game for the Golden State Warriors.  During that time he has scored double figures in nine out of those ten games.  If you need a guard to help you out in several categories …

The National Basketball Developmental League’s inagural season was in 2001 and started out with 8 teams.  Almost 10 years later, the league has doubled in size and more NBA teams are utilizing their NBDL affiliates.  If you don’t know, each NBA team has a designated affiliate in which that team can send players to at any given point in the year as well as call a player up to the NBA.  The NBDL allows a player to be sent to the minor league affiliate a maximum of 3 times in …

Lakers 107, Bucks 106 (OT)
If you can prevent Kobe Bryant from making a buzzer beater once, you better make sure he doesn’t get another chance. Sorry Bucks fans, Kobe got that second chance.
After missing a shot from the left wing as time expired in regulation, the game moved to overtime tied at 95. The Bucks were able to build a 6-point lead with under two minutes left, but that didn’t stop the BEST player in the NBA. With 5.4 seconds left, Kobe took the inbound and went back to that …

Cavs 108, 76ers 101
LeBron James and the Cavs (19-7) made sure Roy Halladay would not witness his first win since joining the Phillies this week.  James scored 36 points, including some big three pointers in the fourth, had 7 assists, and grabbed 6 rebounds to hold off the 76ers (6-19).  Shaquille O’Neal had 10 points and 9 rebound, but LeBron put the Cavs on his back in order to get this win.
Andre Iguodala led the Sixers with 26 points and 7 rebounds.  Thaddus Young, who continues to start in front …

Cavs 99, Nets 89
In Cleveland, the Cavaliers (18-7) handled business against the New Jersey Nets (2-23).  LeBron led all scorers with 23 points.  He also had 7 assists and 8 rebounds.  The Shaqtus and Big Z combined for 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks in the winning effort.
The Nets were led by Devin Harris, who was ejected for a flagrant two foul on Jamario Moon, and Brook Lopez.  Each dropped 22 points. Rafer Alston had 20 points off the bench for the Nets, who played without Keyon Dooling and …