Archive for March 30th, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Gasol’s Return Delayed
The Los Angeles obviously want as many healthy bodies available to them as possible come playoff time, which incidentally is just around the corner.? Forward/center Pau Gasol, who has been sidelined with a sprained left ankle, appears to be set for a return to the court next week, as opposed to tonight after he tested [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Former NBA Player Rider Arrested
?Now I realize that retired NBA players have more time on their hands, but come on now, do you spend that time getting arrested?? At least one former NBA player thinks so, as according to the Associated Press, Isaiah Rider must appear in court next month to after being arrested for driving a stolen vehicle.? [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Detroit Shuts Down Cleveland 85-71
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The San Antonio Spurs can play a smothering defensive game, but in this observer’s opinion, when everything is going according to Hoyle, there is no better team to play lock down defense in the NBA in 2008, than the Detroit Pistons. Detroit had one of those games Saturday night as they held the Cleveland Cavaliers [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Suns Scorch Nets 110-104
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Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash each had a double-double and the Phoenix Suns overcame a double digit first quarter deficit as ?they defeated the New Jersey Nets 110-104 Saturday night. The fans at the Izod Center saw the Nets have a great first and fourth quarter and two less than stellar quarters in between.
New Jersey [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Thornton Scores Career-High 39 As Clippers End 10-Game Skid, Muzzle Grizzlies 110-97
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The NBA, night-in and night-out, proves that on any given day, any opponent is capable of beating the other.? That folks, is another way of saying that parity reigns supreme.? A good example is the game played Saturday night between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers; last night, the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Bobcats’ Defense Looms Large, Claws Trail Blazers 93-85
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It’s not every day when a team gets outrebounded by nearly a 2-to-1 margin, yet win a basketball game, yet that’s what happened at the Rose Garden on Saturday; the Portland Trail Blazers?outrebounded the Charlotte Bobcats 57-32, yet Charlotte managed to find a way to defeat Portland 93-85.? Pretty simple, really - Portland shot poorly, [...]
