Archive for January, 2009

Duncan, Ginobili Combine For 53; Spurs Spank Pacers 99-81

The Indiana Pacers, fresh off a heartbreaking 2-point loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Monday, were looking to avenge that loss as they faced the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on Tuesday night.  Unfortunately for them, they had to face Tim Duncan.  Duncan had his way with the Pacers frontcourt as he scored [...]

Crawford, Captain Jack Combine for 54; Warriors Crush Wizards 119-98

I think it is safe to say that after a few games with his new team, Golden State Warriors guard Jamal Crawford is getting his shooting groove back; this just happened to be one of those times when he got some offensive assistance in the form of Stephen Jackson in their game Monday against the [...]

CP-3′s Buzzer-Beater Helps Hornets Edge Pacers 103-100

What hasn’t been mentioned much in the NBA blogosphere is the fact that despite their on-the-court success, the New Orleans Hornets are a banged-up team; they’re without the services of David West (back issues) and in their game against the Indiana Pacers Monday at New Orleans Arena, they lost starting center Tyson Chandler (left ankle) [...]

Heat Stave Off Late Rally, Hold On To Beat Thunder 104-94

One would assume that if your team has been on a 7-game road trip, chances are that your team would be a bit on the tired side; certainly that was on the minds of the Miami Heat as they went into Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center.  But then again, [...]

Magic Win 7th Straight, Squash Nuggets 106-88

The Orlando Magic as of late have been defeating all comers, especially on their current West Coast road trip, having won 6 straight.  Their opponent for their game on Saturday, the Denver Nuggets, have won 6 of 8 this month themselves.  One would assume that the Magic would be tired after this road trip; if [...]

Yao Makes Heat Say Ow, Rockets Win 93-86

One must think that the Houston Rockets salivated knowing that their opponent in their game on Saturday night was the Miami Heat, who are definitely an undersized team by NBA standards.  And as you’d expect, Rockets center Yao Ming took advantage of the size differential, scoring 26 points (shooting a perfect 12-of-12) as Houston defeated Miami [...]

O’Neal-Marion Trade In The Works?

Nothing beats hearing about trade rumors, especially as the NBA All-Star Game and the February 19 trade deadline is around the corner.  Well folks, the latest one may have some teeth to it as according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, there are rumblings about a possible trade of Toronto Raptors center Jermaine O’Neal to [...]

Bucks Issue Redd Alert, Hold Off Kings 129-122

The Sacramento Kings, fresh off a triple-overtime win over the Golden State Warriors, were looking to make it two in a row in their game Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Arco Arena; unfortunately for them, they had to face Michael Redd, who in his previous 9 games has averaged close to 25 PPG [...]