Each night, Eye on Basketball brings you what you need to know about the games of the NBA. From great performances to terrible clock management the report card evaluates and eviscerates the good, the bad, and the ugly from the night that was.
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Brandon Jennings |
Even though the Chicago Bulls are still missing Derrick Rose, this is a very tough defensive squad. That is unless you were Brandon Jennings Wednesday night. Jennings had 35 points on 12-of-24 from the field with 20 of his points coming in the third quarter. In fact, he almost matched the Bulls' 23 points in the third just by himself. |
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Kyrie Irving |
Kyrie Irving was unfairly efficient tonight. With the Hawks playing on the second night of a back-to-back, they didn't have nearly enough energy to attempt to deal with Irving. It took him just 15 shots (made 11 of them) to get his 33 points. He lived in the lane, he destroyed from outside. He was the one who knocks. |
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Larry Sanders |
We need to start talking more about how good Larry Sanders is becoming. He had 12 rebounds, seven blocks, and six points against the Bulls. The league's leading shot blocker isn't just flailing wildly at shots. He's playing incredible defense to get them. He has 25 blocked shots in his last five games. He is a human eraser right now. |
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Arron Afflalo |
Arron Afflalo came home to Denver for the first time since being traded to Orlando in the Dwight Howard trade and he was greeted rudely by his former team. The Nuggets held him to 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting. Afflalo also fouled out, had four turnovers and just one assist. Hopefully, everybody was nice to him on his way out. |
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Minnesota Timberwolves |
With only three guards healthy enough to play (and Rubio on a minutes restriction), the Wolves were going to have to play next to perfect basketball to win in Oklahoma City. They didn't. 19 turnovers and 23 percent from 3-point range sank them in a game they barely had a shot at after halftime. |
