November 9th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics got together for a throwdown Monday night at American Airlines Center. If you were looking for offensive fireworks, then this wasn’t the game for you. If anything, this matchup provided what I like to call “molasses-ball.” By that analogy, I mean the game was very half-court in nature. Transition [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Nowitzki’s Winning Basket Helps Mavericks End Celtics’ 5-Game Winning Streak 89-87
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Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings – Week of November 3-7
I wouldn’t be going out on a limb here by saying that this week’s NBA Power Rankings didn’t offer many surprises. I suppose that could depend on your point of view, but I personally didn’t see so many. Oklahoma City underwhelmed while New Orleans played well beyond what they could have hoped for. Meanwhile, there [...]
Winning Ways Continue For Lakers In Victory Over Blazers
Lakers 121, Blazers 96 If the Blazers were supposed to be the key test in the West, it seems Lakers will have a clear path to the Finals. Undefeated at 7-0, Lakers kept their opponent under 100 for the second time this season. An unlikely triple-double emerged from our towering center, Pau Gasol, who ended [...]
Reckless Rockets Tower Over Timberwolves, Dominate In 120-94 Performance
Yao, Rockets Aggressive Play Was Rewarded In The Form Of 47 Free Throw Attempts The Elias Sports Bureau: The Timberwolves have been outscored by 130 points during their 5-game losing streak. That is the worst negative point differential any NBA team has had over a 5-game stretch since the 76ers were outscored by 155 points [...]
Celtics Bench Big Part Of 92-83 Win Over Thunder
With the Boston Celtics, it is usually the Big Three (Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen) who get the job done with a litle assistance from the bench. Rajon Rondo. If he continues his excellent play on the court, he may make the group into the Big Four. Nevertheless, the Celtics took off to [...]
Hawks Rally Comes Up Short, Suns Hold On 118-114
Imagine this scenario: The Atlanta Hawks on Sunday hosted the Phoenix Suns. The game was pretty much dominated by the Suns early on in the first half while the Hawks rallied, but came up a bit short as Phoenix held on to fend off Atlanta 118-114. Keep in mind that what happened during the game is fairly [...]
Sensational Spurs Prevail, Trump Reeling Rockets In Overtime, 124-121
DeJuan Blair Dunking Home Two Of His Team’s 42 Points In The Paint “I don’t know if it’s right or not.” Rockets coach Rick Adelman, on saving Yao for the second night of a back-to-back against the Timberwolves on Sunday Misery loves company. Right now, the only thing accompanying the Rockets is more of their [...]
Nuggets Pull Away In 4th Quarter, Bounce Mavericks 103-92
The three-point line can be either your friend or your worst enemy, depending on which NBA team you are. Most teams have at least one player who specializes in baskets beyonf the arc; the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks, adversaries this Saturday night, are no different. The Nuggets thrived on the 3-point shot as they [...]
