In 2k12, the only players who had better ratings were LeBron James of Miami (98), Dwyane Wade of Miami (96), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (94), Dwight Howard of Orlando (93) and Chris Paul of New Orleans (93). Rose's 92 was equaled by Kevin Durant of Oklahoma C
Playing without John Wall was no problem for the Wizards, as Bradley Beal (33/2/3) stepped up to fill the scoring column. While Washington lost the turnover battle 17-10, they were able to hold off Ish Smith (16/2/9), Tobias Harris (22/5/2) and the Pistons down the stre
Injuries have been the main cause for the derailment of such a promising career, one which looked like it could deliver his hometown Chicago Bulls its first NBA championship since the Michael Jordan d
In the four contests against the Bulls this year, Thomas put up 24.8 points and 5.8 assists per game. However, he shot the ball very well against Chicago, going 53.8 percent from the field along with 48.4 percent from three-point ra
As a team, Chicago’s offensive and defensive ratings have been up over the last 10 games to 108.6 and 105.1, compared to 104.4 and 105.6 respectively. Additionally, the Bulls have shot 39.4 percent from the arc, making 10.2 per game in comparison to 33.5 percent before in which they made
While he previously controlled the ball in a primary ball-handler’s role prior to the injury, the spacing and ball movement that the team has exhibited in his absence will likely carry over after Wade retu
"A lot of people have a lot of things they can say about Fred as a coach, but I will defend him on this: This is a tough situation he's put in right now," Wade noted . "That's why sometimes I'm glad I'm on this side of the coin. I'm glad I got a jersey on; I don't have to make certain decisions, because it is tough. But no one is really going to care too much. Fred gets a nice paycheck, I get a nice paycheck, Jimmy gets a nice paycheck, blah, blah, blah -- so people don't care when you get paid good. So we all have to figure it out together. We're all in this togeth
Like Kidd, Hall of Famer Thomas is firmly in the conversation when discussing the best point guards in history, he was a magician with the ball in his hands. However, unlike Kidd, Thomas at least had some rings to show for
The Bucks were sensational from three-point range, going 16-for-28 on the night. Oddly enough, they attempted just five free throws in the victory, hitting three of them. Gianni Antetokounmpo (10/11/10) recorded a triple-double over 36 minutes played in the low-scoring contest. The Hornets played without Kemba Walker, who sat out to r
When he famously signed with his hometown Chicago Bulls in the offseason, the general thought was that Wade joining forces with Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo in Chicago would result in success in the Eastern Confere
Paul George (27/2/5) scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half as the Pacers offense clicked all night long. Shooting 57.6 percent from the field, Indiana held the 76ers to 46.7 percent shooting. In the loss, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (24/5/3) set a career-high in points and went 8-for-12 shooting, including 4-for-5 from th
The Blazers won on a ridiculous last-second play. All 13 Spurs players played over 12 minutes in the close battle. With their eighth seed clinched, Portland rested both Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, which opened the door for Shabazz Napier (32/6/5) to have the game of his l
West finished second in the MVP voting four different times, losing out to Wilt Chamberlain in 1966, Willis Reed in '70, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in '71 and again in '72. In the '65 ballot, West finished third, behind only Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson. It's certainly no shame losing out to those na
"All-Star forward Jimmy Butler has averaged 28.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists in the 10 games, while shooting 53.9 percent overall and 56.5 percent on 3-pointers. His numbers before Wade got hurt: 23.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 5.1 apg, while shooting 43.9 percent and 33.5 perce
He played in a playoff game for the first time in three years and even banked home a winner against the Cleveland Cavaliers to put his team up 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Bulls would lose the ser
He was a walking triple-double during his outstanding 19-year career in the NBA. J.Kidd made it to 11 All-Star games with five First Team All-NBA events|https://nbaactioninsight.Com/ selections, but the MVP award never came his way as a result of tough competition and talent in the league at the t
With Russell Westbrook and James Harden battling it out for one of the most hotly contested MVP duels in recent years, it will be a shame to see one of these players miss out on the award after both enjoying incredible seas
Listed at 6’7", Butler is a full 10 inches taller than Thomas, but has the physical gifts that it takes to stick with him for a long period of the game. Despite the major height difference, Butler respects Thomas’ versatile g