Archive for January 23rd, 2008

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Z Breaks Wizards Spell Cleveland Slams Washington 121-85

 
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a perfect night shooting from the floor, going 10-10, and scoring a game high 24 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat up the Washington Wizards Wednesday night 121-85. LeBron James scored 23 points, Drew Gooden recorded a double-double with 18 points, and 10 rebounds. Cleveland finally is starting to resemble the team […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Calderon’s Double-Double Lets Raptors Squeeze By Boston 114-112

 
Jose Calderon recorded a double-double, 24 points, 13 assists, and created a 3 point play with just 10.5 seconds left in the game as the Toronto Raptors won a thriller Wednesday night in Boston defeating the Celtics 114-112. Chris Bosh, and Anthony Parker each scored 23 points, as  Toronto ended Boston’s winning streak at 3 games. The […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Jefferson Scores 39, Timberwolves Maul Suns 117-107

                                        
I do not know if it is something in the water, but the Minnesota Timberwolves all of a sudden have their offensive mojo - and against a division that they typically do not do very well against.  Al Jefferson’s career-high 39 points on Wednesday played big, enabling the Timberwolves to win a rare home […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Shaq To Miss Extended Time

                                      

 It is bad enough that the Miami Heat are suffering through a 14-game losing streak; but according to Craig Barnes of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, center Shaquille O’Neal could miss as much as a month of playing time with acute inflammation of the left hip and quadriceps.  The Heat announced that O’Neal will spend the […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Trouble In Clipper Land Dunleavy And Sterling In War Of Words

 
The “Los Angeles Times” reported Tuesday that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and head coach Mike Dunleavy have started to fight it out verbally in the media. The first blow was struck by Sterling, who spouted off in the paper that he was disappointed in the team’s performance this season. He then according to […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Deng Done For “Significant Period Of Time”

 
The “Chicago Tribune“ reported on Wednesday that Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng will be out of action for the the foreseeable future. The newspaper quotes Bulls interim head coach Jim Boyland saying that the Chicago star will be “Shut down, for a significant period of time.”
Deng  who is in fourth season in the Association all with the Bulls, has […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Kings’ Regular Lineup Shines, Crown Nets 128-94

 
The Sacramento Kings may or may not have gotten their core starters back at the right time, in light of where the season is.  Regardless, they started their normal starting lineup Tuesday against the New Jersey Nets.  And the results were promising.  Three of their starters, Ron Artest, Kevin Martin and Mike Bibby, combined for […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

All Nash, All Night, Suns Burn Bucks 114-105

 
Steve Nash again showed NBA fans that we truly are living in the “Golden Age Of The Point Guard” Tuesday night, recording a double-double, a season high 37 points, along with 10 assists, as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 114-105. Nash scored 15 points in the final quarter, as he and Amare Stoudemire […]

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