Written by: Christopher Sells - Chris lives, works, and goes to school in Austin and obsesses over basketball in most of his free time. Time not spent obsessing over basketball is usually spent obsessing over football, ’90s (...) More
Notes: Suggestion for GState:If you’re not going to play defense (Raptors shot 51%) or take care of the ball (18 Warrior turnovers), it’s probably be a good idea if you hit your free throws (69%). Then you don’t have to leave games to overtime decisions.
Knicks 87
Sixers 116
Crawford 14
PTS
Brand 24
Lee 11
REBS
Brand 14
Duhon 7
ASTS
Miller 8
Notes: The Sixers really dominated this game, shooting 60% and grabbing 61 boards. The Knicks managed to get 28 threes up in this game, but the only hit seven. Seven seconds or less, guys, not seven makes.
Kings 77
Heat 103
Salmons, Douby 14
PTS
Wade 20
Hawes 11
REBS
Marion 10
Salmons 3
ASTS
Wade 8
Notes: Wade flirted with a rare 5x5 and Beasley had 17 and 9. The Heat also scored 41 points off of 26 Kings turnovers.
Bulls 80
Celtics 96
Rose 18
PTS
Garnett 18
Noah 13
REBS
Garnett, Perkins 10
Gordon, Hinrich 3
ASTS
Rondo 6
Notes: It’s hard to win games when you can’t break 30% shooting. Just a thought.
Magic 84
Grizzlies 86
Lewis 23
PTS
Gay 29
Howard 14
REBS
Arthur 10
Turkoglu 7
ASTS
Lowry 4
Notes: It’s not over until it’s over. The Grizz completed the comeback and Gay put in a game-winner with a guy in his face. Yet another example of missed free throws affecting a game’s outcome.
Nuggets 113
Clippers 103
Iverson 25
PTS
Thornton 30
Martin 13
REBS
Kaman 15
Carter 6
ASTS
Mobley, Taylor 3
Notes: Baron Davis left this game in the first half because of injury and did not return. The Clips did manage to keep it close enough to force overtime before taking the L.
Spurs 99
Blazers 100
Duncan 27
PTS
Roy 26
Duncan 10
REBS
Fernandez 8
Parker 11
ASTS
Roy 7
Notes: The Spurs had a chance to win it but Finley missed a 12-footer as time expired. They outshot the Blazers, but couldn’t force more than six turnovers. Credit goes to a young team for taking care of the ball against a veteran team. This also speaks to Bowen’s ineffectiveness in this game.
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