NBA Daily Worst: Dirk Nowitzki Fails, Raptors Bomb, Love-Granger Fight and More

Welcome back to the Daily Worst, where every day we take a look at the worst of the day. Leave the best for other folks. As always, no players or teams were hated in the production of this article. They are here because they earned it, or didn't earn it. 

Worst Fight

The "fight" between Love and Granger was actually one I'd have liked to have seen. I mean, what are they going to do, slap at each other? We're not talking about the toughest two players in the league here. I guess you can say this is more of a "love spat" at the 1:37 mark. 

Granger likes to act tough, but if the ease with which he was knocked down at the 2:02 mark, which gives us our Worst Flop, is any indication, it's not likely that he would have stood up to Kevin Love in a fight. 

Worst Tantrum

Rick Carlisle needs to work on his tantrums. I don't mean he needs to get them under control, I mean he is way too under control. I mean, is this not the most civil tantrum you've ever seen in your life? If it's possible to throw a polite tantrum, he did. I guess he did get kicked out of the game, though. 

Worst Job of Getting a Shot Off

You know that expression, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Well, the Bobcats took that to heart, and they failed, failed again against the one-man block party known as Marcus Camby. This is either one of the best jobs of one-man defense you'll ever see, or one of the worst at finding a decent shot you'll ever see. 

Worst Assist

A general word of advice for the Bucks: When you are passing the ball to set someone up for an easy basket, make sure you pass it to the guy wearing your uniform. Giving it to the best player in the world with unfettered access down the lane is generally going to end badly. I wonder if he got an assist on the play. 

I also want to point out that with the leg kick in the celebration, LeBron James gets the award for Worst Rockette Tryout on that play. 

Worst Offense

When is an offense offensive? When it's not very offensive. Wrap your head around that one. If you want to know what I mean, look at what the Raptors' "offense" did against the Boston Celtics. I mean, they should be aspiring to reach the Bobcats' 68 points! The Raptors scored 29 points in the second half and didn't top 20 in any quarter of the game. 

Daily Awards

Today's "Baker's Award," which goes to the player who makes the most turnovers, goes to LeBron James, who turned it over seven times in the Heat's loss to the Timberwolves. He more than made up for it in scoring 40 points, though. 

In what is an extreme rarity, Dirk Nowitzki wins today's Upchucker Award, given to the guy who throws up and misses so many shots that it makes us want to puke. Nowitzki was a measly 3-of-15 from the field in one of the worst shooting performances of his career. 

Finally, the Quote of the Day comes form Gerald Wallace, who shares his thoughts on his former team, the Charlotte Bobcats.