NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
These are the type of comparisons we all love to make and your intrepid author is no exception.
Joe Johnson can’t carry Kobe Bryant’s jock strap you may say, but if you break down the stats it turns out he can carry Kobe’s jock strap and carry it rather well.
Entering Tuesday’s game, Bryant was averaging 27.7 points on 47.5 percent from the field, 35.0 percent from 3-point range and 86.9 from the line. Johnson was averaging 21.6 points on 43.3, 34.4 and 80.5 percent, respectively.
Break down Bryant’s points and …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Check out this list of free agents.

Now you can see why the Pistons, Nets and other teams are clearing off salary cap room for next year:

PLAYER
TM
TYPE

LeBron James
CLE
player option

Dirk Nowitzki
DAL
player option

Josh Howard
DAL
player option

Dwyane Wade
MIA
player option

Michael Redd
MIL
player option

Amare Stoudemire
PHX
player option

Joe Johnson
ATL
unrestricted

Ben Wallace
CLE
unrestricted

Marcus Camby
DEN
unrestricted

Richard Hamilton
DET
unrestricted

Amir Johnson
DET
unrestricted

Antonio McDyess
DET
unrestricted

Tracy McGrady
HOU
unrestricted

Jermaine O’Neal
IND
unrestricted

Darko Milicic
MEM
unrestricted

Steve Nash
PHX
unrestricted

Shaquille O’Neal
PHX
unrestricted

Manu Ginobili
S.A.
unrestricted

Carlos Boozer
UTA
unrestricted

Mehmet Okur
UTA
unrestricted

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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Joe Johnson had 20 in the 4th quarter
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You must admit it.
You did not see this coming.
Atlanta has taken both of their home games and now the series with the Boston Celtics is tied at 2 to 2.
Game 5 is back in Boston.
So how did Atlanta do it?
Well, it may have started with the trade for Mike Bibby.
Oh, you want to know what happened in the game?
After starting the game on a 16-3 run, the Celtics cooled …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tracy McGrady in his signature form, shooting the jump shot in Atlanta
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It has to be smoke and mirrors.
How are they doing it? There is no Yao. The ultimate collapse was predicted.
Yet, the Houston Rockets rolled once again.
Houston 83 Atlanta 75
Ok, so the Hawks are not exactly prime time with Mike Bibby or not, it is still 20 in a row!
The Rockets tied the second longest win streak in NBA History and were led by …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Mike Bibby will bring shooting and poise to the Hawks
On the surface, most fans are saying, “So what.”
Mike Bibby gets traded from one under .500 team to another under .500 team.
But there is more here than meets the eye.
In the Western Conference, to be under .500 is to be out of the playoff race. In the Eastern Conference, only 5 teams are above .500. That is right, only 5 teams.
Atlanta is still in it.
The Hawks played my Pistons the other night in …read more