January 17th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Playing their first game without injured starter Delonte West, the Cavaliers picked up their game and put forth a solid 48 minutes, topping the New Orleans Hornets at home 92-78. The victory puts Cleveland at 31-7 overall, and now an amazing 20-0 at home, the best home record in the NBA. LeBron James, who told [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Pacers Ruin O’Neal’s Homecoming, Shoot Down Raptors 111-104
Friday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers was a homecoming of sorts for Raptors center Jermaine O’Neal as he played for the Pacers from 2000-08, having been traded to Toronto during the 2008-09 season. Although he saw limited action during the game, he got a mixed reaction from the crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse. [...]
Tags: Cavaliers Get The Bulls Rush; Chicago Wins In O/T 102-93
The Cavaliers had owned the Chicago Bulls this season to date, winning their first three games. Thursday night was quite the different story, as the Bulls put together one of, if not their best outing on the season, topping the Cavs 102-93 in overtime in Chicago. Luol Deng scored 22 points and Derrick Rose finished [...]
B-Roy, Bayless Combine for 53 As Trail Blazers Cut Down Nets 105-99
One nice thing about the Portland Trail Blazers – they have a nice core of players who are young, athletic and having nothing but upside as they will eventually be a force to be reckoned with; you also never know who will step up for them on any given night. Most nights it is either [...]
Salmons’ Jumper With 1.6 Seconds Left In 3rd OT Allows Kings To Hold Off Warriors 135-133
What do you do when you’re the Sacramento Kings and you get blown out by the Orlando Magic on Tuesday? You get back out on the hardwood and correct those mistakes you made. Apparently, the Kings did just that – and then some; in their game Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors, they matched [...]
Ford’s Basket In Late OT Lifts Pacers Past Pistons 110-106
Indiana Pacers. Detroit Pistons. Two teams that definitely offer one of the more heated rivalries in the NBA, yet both are hard to get a read on. Nonetheless, both teams hooked up Wednesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse; as expected, both teams were very competitive and it was a jumper by the Pacers’ T.J. Ford with [...]
Magic Dial Long-Distance, Crush Kings 139-107
This was one of those games that the Sacramento Kings may as well have just dialed in; in their game against the Orlando Magic Tuesday night at Arco Arena, their lack of perimeter defense was their undoing as the Magic connected on a NBA-record 23 three-pointers; the end result of the long-distance damage was a 139-107 [...]
Kobe’s 33 Helps Lakers Defuse Rockets 105-100
Kobe Bryant, as usual, is clutch when his team, the Los Angeles Lakers need him the most. Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets, who were without Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest due to injuries, would not be any different. Bryant scored 33 points, including the clinching basket with 27 seconds left, in leading Los Angeles to [...]
