Hornets 97, Thunder 92
The New Orleans Hornets continued to play well as they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Chris Paul hit a driving lay-up with 11 seconds left to put the Hornets up 95 to 92.  The Thunder tried to answer back but Russell Westbrook’s three-pointer fell short.  Despite not having his best game shooting, Chris Paul finished with 14 points and 13 assists and David West played a solid game scoring 19 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.  Kevin Durant’s led all scorers with 27 points on seven of fifteen …

Suns 116, Celtics 98
No Paul Pierce, no Kevin Garnett, big problem.  The Celtics, without two of their big three, were no match for the run and gun Suns.  Amare Stoudemire had a big first half scoring 18 of his 26 points while grabbing 7 rebounds in the process.  Channing Frye provided the second half spark scoring 26 points, as well shooting a red hot six of ten from downtown, and grabbing ten rebounds.  Steve Nash had a quiet night scoring 11 points and dishing out 8 dimes.
Eddie House led the …

Normally in my Fantasy Update posts I have tried to give you, the reader, players who you can pick up before they start to break out.  Some have worked out (Brendan Haywood and Brandon Jennings) and some have not (cue up Steve Blake).  Last night was probably the greatest fantasy night I have seen all year.  I’m going to highlight last night’s five best performers in the fantasy world.  The amazing thing is this list does not even include LeBron James’ and Russell Westbrook’s near triple-doubles.
Chris Paul – Paul and …

Lakers 124, Warriors 118
Playing a fast pace game to keep up with the Warriors, Kobe Bryant had his 103rd 40-point performance to lead the Lakers to a 124-118 win against the Warriors. Bryant finished with 44 points and also dished out eleven assists to complete the double-double. Pau Gasol dominated the paint scoring 27 points and ripping down 12 rebounds. Lamar Odom also had his own double-double scoring scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
The Warriors were led by Corey Maggette’s 25 points and Monta Ellis’s 22. Anthony Randolph and Ronnie …

Rockets 116, Mavericks 108 (OT)
Basketball is a game of runs. Proof lies in the Rockets/Mavs game on Friday night in Dallas.
In the second quarter, the Rockets jumped out to a lead on the road that they carried towards the end of the fourth quarter. However, a 10-point lead was lost in the last three minutes of regulation as the Mavericks were able to force OT. That run was capped with a defensive stop by Dallas.
However, OT brought upon another run – this time for Houston. The Rockets controlled the overtime …

Oklahoma City 102, Memphis 94
In a game of runs, Kevin Durant had the last one.
With OKC (12-9) controlling the game for most of the first half and midway through the 3rd, Memphis (9-13) turned up the heat and went on a 15-2 run to go up 4 for entering the 4th. Insert Kevin Durant takeover. Durant who struggled in third, scored 9 of his 32 points in the last 5 minutes of the game to lead the Thunder to a big victory on the road.
Memphis can beat …

Lakers 106, Jazz 77

This was quite possibly, one of the clearest games to ever show how good the Lakers are this year. Up two points entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers told the Jazz they weren’t going to score double digits in the fourth quarter…and they weren’t lying. Maybe the whole team took shots of Hennessy during this game.
That’s G: Kobe 27 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. Good ball.
That’s Pee: THE JAZZ HAD 6 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. C’MON FELLAS!!!
Spurs 118, Kings 106
Amidst a three game losing streak, …