Much of Spain's talented roster has spent significant time in the NBA.

Beast of the Night: Chris Paul finished with 34 points, five rebounds, eight assists, two steals and four three-pointers.

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Beast of the Night: Danny Granger posted 25 points, seven rebounds, one assist, two blocks and three three-pointers last night against the Wizards.

Beast of the Night: Kevin Love continued his hot streak with 40 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and four three-pointers.

Beast of the Night: Paul Pierce finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, two blocks and three three-pointers last night.

Beast of the Night: Al Jefferson posted 25 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, one steal and three blocks last night.

Weekend Wonder: LeBron James averaged 30.

Beast of the Night: Jamal Crawford finished with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists, one steal, two blocks and five threes in his second consecutive start last night.

Beast of the Night: Josh Smith exploded for 30 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, three blocks and two three-pointers last night.

Weekend Wonder: Kevin Love came up big this past weekend, averaging 32.

Finally, Chris Paul is dealt away from the Hornets.

This team is all about a stud point guard and a bunch of spare parts.

Every year in the NBA there are 16 teams that make the playoffs and 14 who are relegated to the NBA Lottery.

It's tired and cliché but it's still true: the playoffs are a different animal than the regular season.

Considering the game was played on New Year's Eve, Celtics/Hornets was the right matchup scheduled in the wrong city.

Until Monty Williams wised up, the Pistons had a pretty effective strategy going into overtime against the Hornets last night: Identify whoever Marco Belinelli was guarding and let that guy get buckets.

We argue.

Who do you want your offense to run through with the game on the line? Counting down from 30th to 1st (one per team), I've ranked the League's go-to guys.

A five-player deal happened during the weekend that had the Raptors send Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks and David Andersen to the Hornets in exchange for Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojakovic.