Archive for December 29th, 2007
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Pistons Win 8th Straight, Slip Past Pacers 98-92
Tonight’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers - a rematch from last night - could honestly be called a close game in every sense of the word. Neither team shot especially well (Detroit at 43.8%, Indiana at 43.2%), and Indiana had a slight rebounding edge (44-38). But balanced scoring by the Pistons, led […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Mavericks Trample Over Hawks 97-84
All good things must come to an end! I guess that’s why we call them good things, if we had them all the time we would take them for granted! Well Saturday marked at least a temporary halt to the good times in Atlanta, as the Atlanta Hawks 5 game winning streak came to and […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Giricek Traded To 76ers For Korver
Well, so much for the “love-fest” between Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan and embattled guard Gordan Giricek; SportsTicker is reporting that the Jazz on Saturday traded Giricek to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Kyle Korver. The Sixers also receive from the Jazz a “protected” first-round pick - presumably in 2008 - in […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Lakers Take Out Jazz 123-109
Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, and didn’t even play in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers beat up the Utah Jazz 123-109 Friday night. Bryant led six Los Angeles players in double figures. The Jazz tried to mount a comeback in the final quarter but had dug […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Raptors Shock Spurs Win 83-73
Jason Kapono scored 15 points off the bench, and Kris Humphries had a double-double 14 points, and 11 rebounds, coming off the bench as well, as the Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs Friday 83-73. It was only the second time this season that San Antonio has lost on their home court. The Spurs […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Iverson’s 39 the Answer As Nuggets Outlast Warriors 124-120
Tonight’s game between the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors was not an exercise in false advertising; plenty of fast-break, fast-paced action was to be found as both coaches, Golden State’s Don Nelson and Denver’s George Karl, employ the same frenetic style. Denver’s Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony orchestrated this track meet basketball game as […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
76ers Pull Away In Fourth, Beat Kings 92-80
The Sacramento Kings have issues. Issues such as: sloppy play, evidenced by six consecutive games of 20 or more turnovers and injuries. Sacramento were without the services of Ron Artest as he has a chipped bone in his right elbow; they are also without Mike Bibby and leading scorer Kevin Martin, who is out […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Balanced Scoring The Key As Pistons Bounce Pacers 114-101
The Indiana Pacers just didn’t have a chance Friday against the Detroit Pistons; hot shooting during the second and third quarters by Detroit was key as they easily disposed of the Pacers 114-101 at Detroit. Oddly enough, one of the unsung heroes for the Pistons was forward Jarvis Hayes; Hayes, despite suffering from food poisoning, […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Suns Burn Clippers Again 94-88
Amare Stoudemire, and Steve Nash both had double-doubles, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive night 94-88. Los Angeles center Chris Kaman also had a double-double for the Clippers, as Los Angeles played a competitive game for four quarters, despite being without a good number of their regular roster. The […]
