February 29th, 2008 
Kyle Stack 
Posted in ? Basketball is a game of scoring spurts and that was never more evident than in New Orleans on Friday night.? The New Orleans Hornets used a dominating 23-0 first quarter run to jump out to a 28-13 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Utah Jazz 110-98 at New Orleans arena. ? [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Confessions Of A Lakers Fan
? I thought that my first article for Slam Dunk Central would revolve around the re-emergence of my favorite team. Instead, it is only article number three. As Jeff duly noted earlier Friday in his NCAA Tourney posting (which included a brief bio on yours truly), I have joined SDC and I am a Lakers [...]
Lakers Trounce Heat 106-88
? The Los Angeles Lakers? embarrassment of riches was on full display Thursday night for those who stayed up late enough to watch.The Lakers jumped out to an early lead and never let the Miami Heat get closer than seven points as they defeated Miami 106-88 in Los Angeles . Five players scored in double-figures [...]
To Keep Yao Or Not, That Is The Question
? It?s tough to build a team around one injury-prone player. It?s even tougher to build it around TWO injury-prone players. The Houston Rockets have a two-headed conundrum in recently-injured Yao Ming and perpetually-injured Tracy McGrady. Let?s look at Yao in this article. He averaged 81 games and 31 minutes per game his first three [...]
Audio – Dazzling Debut: Wallace and the Cavs Pound Memphis 109-89
It was a successful debut all the way around for the new look Cleveland Cavaliers, as they laid waste to the awful Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night at Quicken Loans Arena 109-89. The sellout crowd at the “Q” had was into the game even before it started, cheering the four new Cavs that came to the [...]
Tags: Nuggets Interested In Randolph?
? With the NBA trading deadline nearly coming to an end, the Denver Nuggets, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, may have an interest in New York Knicks forward Zach Randolph and the rumor is that both the Nuggets and Knicks have discussed a possible multi-player deal involving Randolph. It’s believed that [...]
Rockets To Honor Olajuwon With Monument
?????????????????? Former Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon, besides being a finalist for the Nasimith Basketball of Fame this year, is also being honored by the Rockets with an unveiling of a monument outside Toyota Center on April 11, according to the Associated Press. Organizers have said that they worked hard to honor Olajuwon’s request that [...]
Ewing, Olajuwon Finalists For Basketball Hall of Fame
??????????????????? According to ESPN.com, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has nominated two of the NBA’s premier centers for induction as finalists in their first year of eligibility – Patrick Ewing and Akeem Olajuwon.? Ewing and Olajuwon will be joined by Adrian Dantley, the late Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin, Don Nelson, Pat Riley, ESPN’s Dick [...]
