Archive for December 28th, 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Hornets Win 4th Straight, Sting Bobcats 99-85

                                
The New Orleans Hornets are silently sneaking up on opponents; their brand of basketball is responsible for their current winning streak.  Luckily for them, their opponent Friday was the Charlotte Bobcats.  The combination of timely shooting and a stifling defense enabled the Hornets to grab the win over the Bobcats 99-85 at Charlotte.
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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Parker’s Role On Heat Being Evaluated

 
Miami Heat guard Smush Parker returned to the team on Friday and according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, a team spokesman said that Parker, who has been on the inactive list due to an altercation with a female parking valet a month ago, was not going to be present at the Orlando game […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Slam Dunk Central’s First Annual Man Of The Year Award

 
Well we are getting to that time of the year, where two types of columns are ubiquitous all over the media,”Top Ten Lists“ and “People Of The Year Awards.” Not wanting to be let out of all the fun, we here at Slam Dunk Central have come up with our version, the “Slam Dunk Central Annual […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Stoudemire Dominates, Suns Scorch Clippers 108-88

                                    
Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire - in my opinion the best center in the Western Conference, with apologies to Yao - made the Staples Center his personal basketball court as he dominated Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman, leading the Suns to a convincing victory over the Clippers Thursday.
Phoenix were up 27-20 after one […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Pierce’s 37 Helps Celtics Pull Away From SuperSonics 104-96

                                           
The Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce proved tonight that if necessary, he can carry a team - if for one night.  Pierce, benefitting from extra attention being spent on Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, had a big game in leading the Celtics over the Seattle SuperSonics 104-96 Thursday at Key Arena.
The first half was nip-and-tuck, […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Cavaliers Corral Mavericks Win 88-81

 
LeBron James scored 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, including a back breaking slam as the last 2 points of the contest as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Dallas Mavericks Thursday 88-81. This game was not what you would call a thing of beauty, first clue; when TNT Analyst Reggie Miller says during […]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Marbury’s Status With Knicks Unknown

                    
The seemingly never-ending story of New Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury keeps getting more interesting by the day - or so it seems.  Even Knicks coach Isiah Thomas doesn’t seem to have any idea when or if Marbury will return to the team anytime soon.  According to SportsTicker, Thomas was evasive regarding Marbury’s status […]

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