Fred Hoiberg isn't standing down.

Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo announced he would demand a trade if he continues to be benched - as he was Saturday against Milwaukee - but his coach isn't budging. Hoiberg told reporters during Monday's shootaround that Rondo will remain stapled to the bench.

Indiana led most of the way in a home win against Orlando, giving them their second straight win. The Pacers were led by Myles Turner’s 23 & 12 double double.

The Indiana Pacers used a 12-0 run after falling behind 6-2 and wouldn’t look back, answering every push from the Orlando Magic to cruise to a 117-104 victory. The Pacers begin 2017 with a win, grabbing their second straight win for the fifth time this season. Indiana was efficient offensively, shooting 50% for the game with 40.9% from three point range and 22-24 from the free throw line.

The Lakers look like they’re back on track in 2017.

The Los Angeles Lakers ran the Memphis Grizzlies ragged in a 116-102 victory, notching their first win of 2017. There may be nothing left of the nets in STAPLES Center after Nick Young and D’Angelo Russell tore them apart, combining to go 12-of-19 from three-point range. The duo did most of their damage in the first half, where they connected on 10 shots from deep.

Young has been Swaggy-P(retty amazing) from distance.

Common wisdom holds that less is more for most NBA players, but Nick Young isn’t most NBA players. Coming into the season, it wasn’t even clear Young would be on an NBA roster this year.

Yes, it’s now become mandatory to mention just how unlikely Young’s career resurgence as a valuable role player for the Los Angeles Lakers this season is in almost every single thing written or said about him. Even his head coach is doing it.

It’s still just January, but the Spurs look to be rounding into form as they displayed their potential against a weary Raptors squad.

What a bounceback performance from the San Antonio Spurs after a tough overtime loss to the Hawks on New Year’s Day. This game was a blast for fans of the Spurs, who looked absolutely stunning against the only team out East that has even a slim chance of sneaking into the Finals not named the Cavaliers.

48 minutes wasn’t enough on New Year’s Day.

The Atlanta Hawks have encounterd all kinds of trouble when trying to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the recent past. On Sunday evening, the team managed to flip the script on 18 losses in 19 games, putting together a very strong performance and snatching a 114-112 overtime victory from the edge of defeat.

Indiana wrapped up a 121-116 win to boast their first three game winning streak of the season. Paul George scored 13 of his 32 in the fourth to lead the Pacers over Detroit.

While the Indiana Pacers managed to lead most of the way in their 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons, much of that time was spent withstanding Detroit pushes and runs, getting big play from the Pacers to secure their first three-game winning streak of the season.

The Beard also made some NBA history in the process!

James Harden and the Rockets earned their fourth straight victory Saturday night as they defeated the New York Knicks 129-122 to close out 2016. The Rockets won 15 of 17 games in the month of December and have themselves well-positioned as they head into 2017.

Right from the very start, you could tell Harden was going to have an incredible night, even though the rest of the Rockets started out slow.