November 16th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in The Utah Jazz has been as of late one of the hotter teams in the NBA, having won their last five games prior to their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night at Energy Solutions Arena. Both teams shot very well, with each team shooting 51 percent from the floor; however, Oklahoma City held [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Jazz Win Streak Ends At 5, Thunder Prevails 115-108
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Hornets Dropped From Ranks Of Undefeated By Mavericks 98-95
Sooner or later, it was going to happen. It is what happens to all undefeated teams, regardless of professional or amateur affiliation; in this instance, it happened to the lone member of the NBA’s undefeated. Monday night would find the 8-0 New Orleans Hornets at American Airlines Center taking on the Dallas Mavericks in what [...]
Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings – Week of November 8-14
This week’s version of Slam Dunk Central’s NBA Power Rankings will not be like other versions that have been previously posted here. There is a new king of the hill this week as CP-3 and the cast of characters from the Big Easy have vaulted past Los Angeles and Boston to take the top spot [...]
Rockets Defense Arrives; Trounce Knicks, 104-96
Quick stats: 20 fast break points, doubling the Knicks total. Season-high 28 assists, 2:1 assist to turnover ratio. Made nine more free throws than New York; 26-17. Defense held Knicks to 3-16 from downtown. Kevin Martin had a game-high 28 points on 18 shots in 42 minutes. Luis Scola added 24 points. Courtney Lee, the [...]
Lakers Fall For Second Time This Year, 121-116 To Suns
Sigh. This game also could have been ours, and we blew it, yet again. So what went wrong this time? 2-3, 3-5, 4-9, 5-7, 7-10… If you weren’t paying attention, those numbers would look like field goals made over shots attempted. Wrong. Those are three pointers made from downtown. 22 out of 40 to be [...]
Bonner’s 7 Treys Help Spurs Bomb Thunder 117-104
“Durant’s a great player, so we tried to make him work his fanny off for everything he got (Sunday). I’ll take 23 points on 23 shots.” – San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich I would venture to say that a lot of NBA fans have at least a passing knowledgeable as to who San Antonio [...]
Hey Ron Artest, Where’s Your Intensity?
I’m about to do something I’ve never done in the past and that’s publicly blasting a beloved Laker. it’s about time someone stands up and puts Ron Artest on the front street for his uninspiring performances this season. As far as statistics are concerned, it would be harsh to throw Artest under the bus. He’s [...]
Rondo Moving Up In The Record Books
The Celtics are sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference with an 8-2 record. And who’s leading the charge? That’s right, Rajon Rondo. He made his mark on the Celtics and the NBA last year, setting franchise highs in the regular season and embarrassing opponents in the playoffs. Here’s the list of Celtics records [...]