December 29th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Monday night’s game pitted two teams that came into The Palace of Auburn Hills on winning streaks – the Orlando Magic (7 games) and Detroit Pistons (3 games). One look at both rosters and you’d think that the Magic would have the decided advantage on paper; but as in most things in professional sports, anything [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Pistons Win 4th Straight, Make Magic Disappear 88-82
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Lakers On A Roll, Destroy Warriors 130-113
Maybe their huge win over the Boston Celtics lit a fire under the Los Angeles Lakers’ behinds because in their game Sunday against the Golden State Warriors, they played like a team possessed; they shot 51.6% from the floor and dominated the Warriors in the meaningful stats. Bottom line? They dominated the first and third [...]
Cavaliers Show That Some Thing Extra Down Stretch To Stay Perfect At Home
For the second home game in a row, the Cavaliers played gracious hosts for about three quarters, then when they had to where able to turn it on. Sunday night at the Q they did it again to the Miami Heat, winning their 16th straight home game, topping Miami 93-86. It wasn’t as easy as [...]
West’s Game-Winning Basket Puts Hornets Past Pacers 105-103
Typically here at Slam Dunk Central when we report on a game involving the New Orleans Hornets, the star player is most nights Chris Paul and on occasion Peja Stojakovic; however, on Sunday in the Hornets’ game against the Indiana Pacers, Paul produced as per usual, but the hero of the game had to be [...]
Three Magic Players Score 20+, Thrash Timberwolves 118-94
The Orlando Magic, by and large, need Dwight Howard most nights to secure victories; but as of late, they have been getting offensive support from other sources. In their game Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Howard did supply some offense, but it was other players, such as Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson [...]
Johnson Pours In 41, Hawks Fly Past Bulls 129-117
By and large, the Atlanta Hawks are a defensive-minded team, as evidenced by the fact that they have held 14 of their last 15 opponents to under 100 points per game; in Saturday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls, those plans went out the window. Both teams shot very well during the game (Chicago shot [...]
O’Neal Pours In 36, Raptors Crown Kings At Arco 107-101
I think that it was a matter of time before Toronto Raptors center Jermaine O’Neal would revert to his former self; unfortunately for him until recently, injuries had held back his progress. In Friday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, O’Neal played as if he was a member of his former team, the Indiana Pacers; he [...]
Grizzlies Rally Late, Edge Pacers 108-105
For right now, it looks like Memphis Grizzlies head coach Marc Iavaroni’s job is safe as they have played some improved ball the past week or so; perhaps some proof of their progression as a team took place on Friday night when they hosted the Indiana Pacers at FedEx Forum. Both teams shot very well – [...]
