Feb

23

Stoudemire Fires Up Suns Burn Boston 85-77

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Momentum in sports is a funny thing, something can happen to put you in a “zone” where you can do?absolutely no wrong. And then just as magically it’s gone. Apparently the NBA All-Star break came at a bad time for the Boston Celtics, before the break they were riding high as on February 13, they won their fifth consecutive game, beating the New York Knicks 111-103.?Since they have come back from the hiatus they have not been able to buy a win, losing three straight.?Before the break they had played 50 games without losing one to Western Conference team, Friday they lost their third game to a Western Conference losing to the Phoenix Suns 85-77.

This game for all intent and purposes ended during the second quarter. Boston came out of the gate as if they were still asleep in their?hotel rooms, as the Suns jumped out early leading the Green?Team 21-6 with 3:47 left in the first quarter, Phoenix?would lead at the end of the quarter 24-13. Boston took off early in the second quarter, as they went on a 13-3 tear, to trail Phoenix 27-26 with 5:20 left in the first half. Phoenix however started to put some major difference between the two teams, ending the quarter on a 16-4 run, and basically ending the game as they led 43-30 as the two teams went to their locker rooms at the half. Boston never got closer than 7 points at any time during the second half.

Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns as he scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, in the win. Steve Nash scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, “The Grant Hill Come Back Tour” back in full swing as the veteran recorded a double-double, 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist. Boris Diaw scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and Shaq had only 4 points, but he grabbed 14 boards, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 1 assist.

Kevin Garnett paced Boston as he scored 19 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block. Rajon Rondo scored 12 points for the Celtics, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, Ray Allen scored 11 points, 2 steals, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, in the loss. This is the first time all season that Boston has lost more than two consecutive games. Phoenix now has a record of 38-17, Boston is now 41-12.

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Feb

23

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN The Sneaker That Changed It All

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Feb

23

Cavaliers Skeleton Crew Tops Wizards in Thriller 90-89

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If you have ever been at a game that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James played in you have to notice his routine that he goes through on a nightly basis. He takes the powder in his hands that NBA players use to keep their hands dry during a game, and then claps his giant hands together causing a cloud of?white dust to go billowing into the rafters. If a genie ever popped out of one of those clouds, I truly don’t think I would be that shocked. LBJ did it again in front of the home crowd at the Q, with a skeleton crew of the Association minimum eight players dressed, including two from the NBDL, and defeated the Washington Wizards in a roller coaster of a game 90-89.

Cleveland of course was playing extremely short handed?in the wake of the Mega-Trade that took place on Thursday involving , the Cavaliers, the Chicago Bulls, and the Seattle SuperSonics. Just to refresh your memory, the deal went down like this Cleveland acquired Chicago center Ben Wallace, Seattle swingman Wally Szczerbiak, Sonics point guard Delonte West Chicago?s Joe Smith and a future second round pick from the Bulls. Chicago got Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, and reserves Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brown. Seattle received Ira Newble, and Donyell Marshall from Cleveland as well as Adrian Griffin from the Bulls.The new Cavaliers watched the game from a luxury suite.??The three remaining Cleveland players who are out with injuries, forward Anderson Varejao, and guards Daniel Gibson, and Sasha Pavlovic watched in street clothes at the end of the bench. The Cavaliers had signed two players Friday afternoon, from the NBDL franchise the Colorado 14ers (I have no idea what it signifies either) forward Kaniel Dickens and guard Billy Thomas to fill out the roster.

?This game was tight from start to finish, as the lead changed hands 30 times and the two teams were deadlocked 32 different times. Washington had?a razor thin lead at the end of the first quarter as they were up 24-23, and Cleveland returned the favor in the second quarter as they led 43-42 as the game hit the half. Cleveland was ahead by 9 points, with 6:28 left in the third quarter as Damon Jones hit a trey to put the Cavaliers up 58-49. But Washington got right back in the game, and at the end of three quarters Cleveland was ahead by just two points 67-65. The lead went back and forth throughout the entire fourth quarter, as neither team had a greater margin than 3 points the entire quarter. The last field goal was scored with 1:42 left in the game as Devin Brown Slam Dunked it through the cylinder giving Cleveland an 88-85 advantage. The game ended with shots at the line, as Washington took an 89-88 lead with 1:00 left in the game. with just 7 seconds left LBJ was fouled and sank both at the line putting Cleveland up 90-89. The Wizards took one final shot as DeShawn Stevenson missed a 6 foot two point shot at the buzzer.

LBJ recorded a double-double with 33 points, 15 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block. Damon Jones had if not his best game in a Cleveland uniform, then at least his best in a long while, D-Jones scored 27?points, 4 assists, 1 steal, and Devin Brown had a?double-double, scoring?10 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals.

The Wizards were led by Darius Songaila who came off the bench and scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist. DeShawn Stevenson scored 18 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, Antawn Jamison scored 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists. Brendan Haywood scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, Andray Blatche scored 12 points, 7 boards, 4 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal. Cleveland improves to 31-24, the Wizards are 25-29.

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Feb

23

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN J.A. Adande Lounge: NBA Trades

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Feb

23

Tracy & Yao Provide Rocket Fuel Houston Wins 100-80

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Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming scored 62 of the Houston Rockets 100 points, as the Rockets defeated the New Orleans Hornets Friday night 100-80. That’s 62% of the total Houston offense by just 2 players! The Houston Rockets had eight other players on the hardwood Friday night and they only scored 38 points! That’s just four more points than McGrady scored himself!?

Houston dominated this game basically the entire contest, they grabbed a 29 24 lead at the end of the first quarter, and jacked the lead up to 51-35 at the end of the first half. The Rockets had a 23 point lead at 73-50 when McGrady hit his second of back to back layups within a 20 second span with 3:17 left in the quarter. New Orleans cut the lead to 19 points, but it was back up to 24 at 82-58 at the end of the third. The fourth quarter was nothing but extended garbage time. This was definitely the worst game of the season for the Hornets, as they looked like the team that Tim Floyd coached a few years ago.

They say one man doesn’t make a team, but two men did for Houston Friday night. Tracy went 14-26 from the field, 3-6 from outside the arc, and 3-5 at the line for a game high 34 points, he also had 6 assists, and 3 rebounds in the win. Yao recorded a double-double for the Rockets, scoring 28 points, grabbing a game high 14 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, “Skip-To-My-Lu” Rafer Alston just missed a double-double as he scored 9 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.

The Hornets two All-Star players performed as such, but not much of the rest of the team helped out. David West led New Orleans with a double-double, 20 points, 10 boards, 1 assist, 1 block. Chris Paul is better than the U.S. Mail System, he always delivers, he recorded a double-double 14 points, he dished off 11 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds. Forward Julian Wright scored 10 points in just 7 minutes, 1 rebound. Houston has now won 10 straight games as?their record goes 35-20, the Hornets are 37-16.

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