Typically, the Denver Rockets main source of offense is Carmelo Anthony; there was a change of plans on Sunday when the Houston Rockets came to take on the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Anthony did play for a while until he had to leave the game in the second quarter because he reaggravated an elbow [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Hot Shooting, Balanced Scoring Help Bulls Trample 76ers 103-92
One would think that if a team has been on a 7-game, 12-day road trip that the last game would be a reflection of the amount of energy the team in question would have; during Sunday’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers at Wachovia Center, you wouldn’t have known that they have been [...]
Kings Drop Sixth Straight, Corralled By Mavericks 101-78
By definition, a host is supposed to be gracious – within reason. Usually when the guest gets unruly, the host takes care of the guest immediately. Apparently the Sacramento Kings have not received the memo as on Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the visiting team (Dallas) ran rampant in the Kings’ house (Arco Arena) [...]
Knicks Set Team Records, Demolish Warriors 138-125
The brand of basketball that the New York Knicks have been playing as of late has not been exactly awe-inspiring; enter the Golden State Warriors – recent trading partners with the Knicks – into the equation. something unexplainable happened during the game at Madison Square Garden which hasn’t took place in recent memory – they had [...]
Magic Gets D-12 Booster Shot, Erase Pacers 110-96
I am still waiting for a team in either the Western or Eastern conference that can contain Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard; as of late, Howard has been abusing a lot of teams’ frontcourts and Orlando has been the better for it. In Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers – who do have height, [...]
Kobe Too Much, Lakers Lasso Mavericks 114-107
As the saying goes, you can never keep a good man down. In NBA code-speak, that would be a player rebounding from a bad performance; in Friday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers, the “good man” in question was Kobe Bryant. Bryant in his last game on Wednesday against the New [...]
Jazz Explode for 44 Third Quarter Points, Destroy Kings 120-94
The Sacramento Kings, in their visit to Energy Solutions Arena to take on the Utah Jazz Friday night, were looking to play a competitive game and also snap a 4-game losing streak; and for three quarters, they managed to keep up with the Jazz. But there was a slight problem – Utah exploded for a [...]
Felton Pours In 31, Bobcats Fend Off Pacers In OT 115-108
The Charlotte Bobcats, in their game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, proved for at least one night that they have some moxie in them; come tothink of it, they even had some offensive spark. Most nights, one would think that either Gerald Wallace or Jason Richardson – who started tonight – would provide that [...]


November 30th, 2008
Stephen Rhodes
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