Archive for December, 2007
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 [...]
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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 [...]
