With the all-star break now completed, the NBA will begin the remainder of its 2011-12 season on Tuesday night. Philadelphia, Chicago and Miami lead their respective divisions in the Eastern Conference, while San Antonio, Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers top the divisions of the Western Conference.
Here’s what’s happening in the NBA:
The NBA all-star break began after Thursday night’s games, with the NBA All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 26 in Orlando (7:30 PM ET; TNT-TV). Though the preseason labor dispute between the players’ union and owners forced a compressed NBA schedule, the NBA’s greatest players have continued to throw down spectacular dunks. Here are 10 of the best dunks of the NBA season so far.
February 23, 2012 In a recent game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, Martell Webster of the Timberwolves makes a great steal on an in--bounds pass and takes it the other way for a slam dunk.
The is one problem...Minnesota trailed by three points in overtime, and Webster's jam with one second left only cut the lead to one point.
Shoot the three Martell...shoot the three!!!
January 14, 2012 The New Orleans Hornets lost their second consecutive game Friday night at the Hive, falling to the Minnesota Timerwolves 87-80. Marco Belinelli (pictured above) finished with a season-high 20 points in the loss. Ricky Rubio made his first career start for Minnesota, ending the game with 12 points and 9 assists. Scott has the recap for you.
Miami and Oklahoma City both suffered their first defeat of the 2011-12 NBA season on Monday night, yet each team has already shown that they are championship contenders by dominating the competition for most of their games thus far.
Here’s a rundown of what else is going on in the NBA:
December 28, 2011 In this video, Russell Westbrook, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, just absolutely schools Luke Ridnour, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a crossover dribble.
Ridnour actually falls to the floor, but in his defense, it looks as though he may have stepped on the foot of a teammate.
Regardless, this is one that Ridnour won't be able to live down, so take a look.
July 9, 2011 