January 6th, 2009 
Tyler Hutson 
Posted in Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs out muscled the stingy Miami defense to collect their third win of the New Year, defeating the Heat 91-84. Tim Duncan led a great team effort with 19 points and 9 rebounds to pace the Spurs. A very scrappy game from start to finish, the Spurs only trailed once [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Lakers Win Sixth Straight, Blast Trail Blazers 100-86
The third quarter was what made all the difference in Sunday’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center; a huge 15-3 run at the 2:12 mark of the period helped Los Angeles easily defeat Portland 100-86; the win was the Lakers sixth straight and 15th consecutive home victory. Portland [...]
Tags: Parker, Bosh Combine For 49; Raptors Beat Magic 108-102
The Toronto Raptors were without Jermaine O’Neal and Jose Calderon in their game Sunday against the Orlando Magic; in a situation like that, what does one do? In Toronto’s case, they look elsewhere for an offensive spark – in this case, Anthony Parker and Chris Bosh. Despite Dwight Howard matching a career-high in points with [...]
O’Neal, Calderon Out vs. Magic Sunday
A pair of the Toronto Raptors’ core players will miss Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic, according to the Toronto Sun; specifically, center Jermaine O’Neal and point guard Jose Calderon. They could also possibly miss one or both road games against Milwaukee and Washington. Calderon went in for an MRI on Saturday to have his [...]
Bibby’s Late Trey Helps Hawks Edge Rockets 103-100
The Atlanta Hawks needed a change of luck, especially after they lost last night on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. In their game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, they shot a blistering 58.9% from the floor yet the Rockets managed to hamg tough with them; however, it all came to an end as Mike [...]
K-Mart’s 45 Not Enough As Pacers Crown Kings 122-117
Two of the teams that I cover on a somewhat regular basis, the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers, hooked up at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday night as both teams are struggling to find their identity. Both teams shot well (Sacramento at 47.1% while Indiana shot 50%); but despite Kevin Martin’s 45 points, Danny Granger made [...]
Ilgauskas May Miss Month With Ankle Injury
The center position just got a bit thinner for the Cleveland Cavaliers as according to the Associated Press, Zydrunas Ilgauskas may miss up to a month of playing time after suffering a small fracture when he twisted his ankle last month; specifically, Ilgauskas sprained his ankle during a game December 10 against the Philadelphia 76ers [...]
NBA News And Notes
A few tidbits from around the Association: By the day – or so it seems – it is looking like Charlotte Bobcats swingman Adam Morrison is gaining that uncoveted title of “first-round bust”. A good case in point is in their game against New York last Tuesday; Morrison, for whatever reason, managed to throw up [...]