Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Are the Lakers ready to turn the team over to Dwight Howard? Is Kobe Bryant, who succeeded in banishing Shaquille O’Neal from Los Angeles because Shaq was claiming too much of the spotlight, willing to play understudy to Howard when Bryant returns from his Achilles injury?

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings It was always something with John Wall. Unrealistic expectations. Clowns for teammates. Lack of coaching. Injuries. Something. Now the kid is finally showing what he can do.

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Sixteen teams will begin the playoffs, but only five have anywhere close to a legitimate chance to win the championship.

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings While the Heat players spend their days on the Miami beaches and then crush their opponents at night, a few hundred miles to the north a different Florida scenario is playing itself out.

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Does winning help LeBron James rehabilitate his image? Do you like him now that his team has figured it out and is favored to win its second consecutive championship?

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings How about a little love for the Denver Nuggets? Burdened with a road-heavy early-season schedule, Denver stumbled out of the blocks before getting things together. Now, in the second half of the season the Nuggets have hit their stride – 4 straight wins and 14 victories in an 18-game span that [...]

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Isn’t it way past time for the Indiana Pacers to take a bow? Virtually ignored, the Pacers are in terrific shape (35-21) as the season grinds into the home stretch. Scorer Danny Granger has finally returned from injury, bolstering a rotation that was already solid.

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Trade talks in the NBA are on the up and up. The Lakers deny that they are considering moving Dwight Howard, which would mean that they are giving up.

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Is anyone who follows the NBA not rooting for Greg Oden? Oden’s bad knee has been cut up more times that Eastern Europe after World War II, and now at just 24 years old and less than five years after being the overall No. 1 pick in the draft, he’s hoping [...]

Larry’s NBA Power Ratings Is it time for the NBA to take a long look at itself? The best team in the league – San Antonio – entered this week with 36 victories.