March 22nd, 2010 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Continuing to prove they are one of the best up and coming teams in the NBA, the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday clinched their third straight playoff birth, topping the San Antonio Spurs in the best game of the Sunday slate, winning 119-114 in overtime. The team is headed back to the postseason, this time with [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Lakers starting center Bynum to miss at least two weeks
The injury bug has hit the Lakers once again, as they will likely miss center Andrew Bynum for at least two weeks with a left Achilles’ tendon injury. The tendon isn’t torn, but he’ll miss a couple weeks as the defending champs ready themselves for a playoff run. Coach Phil Jackson said Sunday he can’t [...]
Tags: Cavs crush Pistons 104-79 for 56th win
The Detroit Pistons are in the midst of their worst season in a long time, and Sunday night in Cleveland they were once again not up to the task of hanging with one of the NBA’s big boys, suffering a blowout loss, 104-79 to the Cavaliers. “It’s tough, we just have to be mentally strong [...]
Pierce, Rondo Help Celtics Win Fourth Straight; Beat Mavericks 102-93
Perhaps now the Boston Celtics are finally finding their way as they have won three straight games, prior to playing Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Two of the Celtics’ usual suspects, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, combined for 49 points, leading Boston to their fourth straight win, neating Dallas 102-93. [...]
Heat Scorches Bobcats 77-71
During Saturday night’s game between the Charlotte Bobcats and Miami Heat, one could come to the conclusion that the rims of both baskets were welded shut as neither team shot above 36 percent (Miami shot 35.9% while Charlotte shot an anemic 29.2%). And the final score would reflect the poor shooting by both squads. The Bobcats’ [...]
Jennings Bests Evans, Bucks Outlast Kings In 2 OT 114-108
Friday night’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings was one that was anticipated to be one of the more exciting games on the NBA schedule as the two top rookies this season, Brandon Jennings and Tyreke Evans, were set to do battle on the hardwood. As it would turn out, Jennings would win [...]
Durant Leads Thunder To 115-89 Thrashing Of Raptors
The Oklahoma City Thunder visited the Great White North – Toronto specifically – to take on the Raptors at Air Canada Centre Friday night. And for 43:14, the Thunder dominated the Raptors in just every way possible. Kevin Durant was the ringmaster of this game as he scored 23 first-half points and making many trips to the [...]
Lewis 3-Pointer In OT Helps Magic Outlast Heat 108-102
Usually, the Orlando Magic doesn’t give up double-digit leads late in most of their games, yet that’s what exactly happened during their game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena Thursday. Things were going their way in the last five minutes of regulation, before righting themselves in overtime. Rashard Lewis’ three-pointer with just 28.4 [...]
