Mar

30

Thornton Scores Career-High 39 As Clippers End 10-Game Skid, Muzzle Grizzlies 110-97

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton, drives on Memphis Grizzlies center Darko Milicic, left, for a basket in the second half of their game, played Saturday night. Thornton scored a career-high 39 points, leading Los Angeles past Memphis 110-97.?

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 Lakers.? But somehow they found a way to lose to the Clippers as Al Thornton’s 20 second-half points helped Los Angeles soundly beat Memphis 110-97 at Staples Center.

Memphis would take their first lead, 26-24, on Rudy Gay’s dunk with 9:51 left in the first half, but Los Angeles would go into halftime leading 47-43.? Los Angeles’ Thornton would make consecutive 3-pointers to pad their lead to 81-71 with 11 minutes left to go; the Grizzlies’ Kyle Lowry got Memphis as close as 7 with a layup? with 6:17 remaining.? But Los Angeles would respond with a 10-2 run, capped by a trey by Thornton, giving the Clippers a 99-84 advantage with 3:47 left.? Memphis would not even get close from that juncture.

Los Angeles was led by the aforementioned Thornton with a career-high 39 points, including 3 treys, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals while Corey Maggette scored 26 with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals; Brevin Knight recorded a double-double as he poured in 14 with 2 rebounds, 11 assists, a steal and a block.? Memphis was led by Gay with 23 points, 6 rebounds, an?assist and a steal while Lowry, from off the bench, scored 20 with 2 rebounds and 3 assists; Mike Conley added 17 with a rebound and 5 assists.? Los Angeles (22-51)?remains at home?to host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday while Memphis (19-54) returns home to host the Atlanta Hawks - also on Monday.??

Mar

30

Bobcats’ Defense Looms Large, Claws Trail Blazers 93-85

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Charlotte Bobcats swingman Jason Richardson (#23) shoots against Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla (#10) during the first half of their game, played Saturday night. Charlotte defeated Portland 93-85.?

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, to the tune of 36.3% from the floor, while Charlotte shot 50%.

The Bobcats were behind by as many as eight points in the first quarter, but pulled to within 30-29 on a layup by Earl Boykins early in the second period.? They managed to keep it close until Jason Richardson made a layup to knot the game up at 41 with 3:53 left in the first half; Portland’s Travis Outlaw?helped the Blazers regain the lead with a 3-pointer, but Charlotte’s Richardson responded with a 3 of his own.

Gerald Wallace put the Bobcats ahead 47-46?with a trey with 34.9 seconds left in the half; Charlotte would go into halftime leading 49-48.? Portland regained the lead with a trey by Outlaw, making it 53-52; however, it was back-and-forth with 9 lead changes in the period alone.? Jarrett Jack’s jumper put Portland ahead 83-79 with 4:28 left, but Charlotte’s Richardson responded with a basket to keep it close.? A hook shot by the Bobcats’ Emeka Okafor tied the game at 83 then they went ahead on a 3-pointer by Raymond Felton with 1:59 remaining in the game.

Portland’s Outlaw made a pair of free throws, but Richardson and Felton made layups to boost Charlotte’s lead to 90-85, sealing the victory.? Charlotte was led by Okafor with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks while Richardson scored 20 with 5 rebounds, 5 assists,? and a steal; Felton added 18 with 3 rebounds, 9 assists, a steal and a block.? Portland was led by Outlaw with 26 points, including 4 treys, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block while LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 with 13 rebounds and 2 assists; Joel Przybilla, while scoring only 8 points, did grab 18 rebounds and blocked a shot.? Charlotte (28-45)?continues their homestand as they host the Toronto Raptors on Monday while Portland (38-36) travels to Los Angeles to face the Lakers Wednesday.?

Mar

30

Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN North Carolina On Their Win Over Louisville

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Mar

30

Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN Breaking Down UCLA’s Win Over Xavier

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Mar

30

Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN Xavier Talks After Falling To UCLA

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Mar

30

Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN UCLA Ready For Trip To The Final Four

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Mar

30

So Close Yet So Far Away Bulls Hang On To Beat Bucks 114-111

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The Milwaukee Bucks came back from the brink of elimination Saturday night, to almost pull off the come back victory of the year. Almost, the Chicago Bulls hung and defeated the Bucks 114-111. Chicago had a 21 point lead early in the fourth quarter,? and the fans at the United Center watched in horror as Milwaukee cut the deficit to just 3 points. But just when it looked the Bulls were nose diving from 10,000 feet and were about to hit the ground, they righted the plane and flew home to victory.

Chicago got off to a quick start, as they were on fire offensively in the first and broke out to a 31-22 lead at the end of the quarter. The closest Milwaukee got to Chicago in the second quarter was 8 points down as the Bulls had a 67-54 advantage at the half. The Bulls were on the verge of turning this game into a rout, as they led 94-77 heading into the final 12 minutes of play. Chicago scored the first four points of the third period to pull ahead 98-77, and all of a sudden the Bucks woke up. With 32 seconds left in the game, Michael Redd drove the lane and put in to make it a 112-109 Bulls lead. But the Bucks never got any closer, and finished the game down by the same margin.

Larry Hughes led the way for Chicago as he scored 19 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, Joakim Noah recorded a double-double, 18 points, 15 boards, 4 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals. Andres Nocioni scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist,?Luol Deng scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.? Kirk Hinrich scored?11 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, Ben Gordon also scored 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds. Tyrus Thomas scored 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

Michael Redd led all scorers with 33 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, Charlie Villanueva scored 26 points, 9 boards, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks. Yi Jianlian scored 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, Mo Williams?scored 13 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal. Chicago is now 29-44, Milwaukee 24-48.

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