ChabDog’s NBA Update:

• Lillard’s leadership is the difference in Dallas, as Blazers refuse to fail on the trail. #Trailblazers #Mavericks
• The most improved team in the West is definitely the Phoenix Suns, whose young stars are having lots of fun and doing just fine at 17-9. #Suns #Magic
• Bucks hit another damaging pot hole at OKC, despite a gaudy game by the G-man. Tonight, they got next to nothing from big man Brooke Lopez, who got completely outplayed by smaller (and older) Al Horford. Milwaukee still seems clueless when it comes to finding the proper supporting cast for their meal ticket. #Bucks #Thunder
• The way they’re playing … including today’s lay down against the Wizards… the C’s better pray for a blizzard cancellation of the next few games… at least until Marcus Smart can return. They’re getting next to nothing from their bench, which puts all the burden on their big three. #Celtics #Wizards
• Lakers play like they needed a whiff of oxygen, and didn’t seem to give their best college try against the always plugging away Nuggets. #Lakers #Nuggets