November 18th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Most nights for the Boston Celtics, you can count on the starters save the center position getting between 35-39 minutes a game. But because of perhaps their age and coach Doc Rivers’ quest to keep them as fresh as possible for their inevitable visit to the playoffs, he will sometimes limit their minutes. Wednesday night [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Celtics Bench Provides Boost, Make Wizards Vanish 114-83
Tags: 
What Makes Vintage Kobe Bryant Different
“04,” answered Kobe Bryant when asked what motivates him to be so good particularly against the Detroit Pistons during the post-game interview following the LA Lakers’ 103-90 win. It seems like the embarrassing 4-1 loss to the Pistons in 2004 NBA Finals is still in back of his mind. After all, this is the team [...]
Lakers Claw Past Bucks 118-107
S—. I forgot it’s an away game. I hurry downstairs to my television to find out that we’re down 57-59 at the start of the 3rd quarter. Three-game road trip, and we might be starting it off with a fat, ugly L on our foreheads. Jennings had torn up the Lakers’ backcourt with 19 points [...]
Balanced Scoring Keeps Pacers In Check, Hawks Win Big 102-92
A pretty decent matchup took place Tuesday night when the Atlanta Hawks visited the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. That is, until the opening tip. Usually, Joe Johnson punks the Pacers in the scoring column; however, this wouldn’t be one of those games. The Hawks had nothing to fear as six players scored in double-digits [...]
Roy Sub Helps Trail Blazers Edge Grizzlies 100-99
The Portland Trail Blazers, without the services of Brandon Roy, seemed at first glance to be a bit short-handed as the loss of the fifth-year guard/forward from the University of Washington meant losing 18 PPG. Fortunately for Portland, they have a shooting guard by the name of Wesley Matthews who is subbing for Roy. Matthews [...]
Scorching 4th Quarter Start Elevates Bulls Over Rockets, 95-92
Noah Bullied Miller, Rockets On The Glass “Whatever it takes for my team to win, I’m going to try to go out there and do it.” -Derrick Rose, following the team’s 95-92 victory over the Rockets Derrick Rose is carrying the Bulls on his back; and he’s doing so playing at an unstoppable level. Rose, [...]
Warriors Pull Out A Gritty Win Over Pistons
There are tough losses, and then there are tough losses, but rarely are there tough wins. Last night was a tough win for Golden State. And it was even tougher to watch. Coming off two road losses in Chicago and Milwaukee, the Warriors needed to come home and reassert themselves against the Pistons, especially since [...]
Lakers Youngsters Making The Difference Early
The biggest difference with last year’s NBA Champs and this year’s team is the deeper bench. One through twelve (excluding Sasha Vujacic & Luke Walton) is solid, therefore on any night the hottest combination of five will finish the game. Within the bench mob, the standouts so far have been the Killer B’s: Steve Blake, [...]