NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. NorthJersey.com: The Nets are talking trade for Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets are listening. [via SLAM]
2. Dime: "Hornets Shutting Up the Haters"
3. The Sporting Blog: Deron Williams has a Twitter feed. Sure he does.
4. Third Quarter Collapse: Chauncey Billups sat out Game 5, but somehow got an assist anyway.
5. Deseret News: Could Andrei Kirilenko get deported before Game 6?
6. Channing Frye's Blog: Advice on keeping the ladies happy.




