odds and ends:
Kings (26-28) W
the Kings are a team that if they were in the eastern conference there could be a lot of buzz around them. Same way there is about the Hawks. But a decent team in the west gets you nothings.
In their OT victory Garcia lead the way off the bench with 23 points.
5 players had 15+ points
Miller had an nice line of 22 points and 14 boards
While Udrih had 17 points, 8 boards and 6 assists
Bobcats (19-36) L
Richardson got the team high on this night with 29 points
Felton got dangerously close to a triple double with 17 points, 10 assists and 7 boards
Okafor had 12 points, but had more of his shots blocked (4) than made (3)
Anderson came off the bench for 15 points
76ers (24-32) L
4 players had decent games. Miller had 25 and 6 dimes. Iguodala had 25 points, Green had 21, and Williams came off the bench for 18.
6 other players saw action in this game and they combined for 10 points and 1 assist.
Magic (35-22) W
Turkoglu had a nice night of 31 points and 7 assists
Howard was solid as usual, contributing 24 points, 18 boards and 3 blocked shots
Lewis and Nelson both went for 17
Nets (24-31) L
The Nets continue to suck. Losing to a not so great Pacers squad. It is a shame that they will still probably make the playoffs with a losing record. 11 teams in the western conference have a better record than the Nets, but if the playoffs started today the Nets would be a 7th seed in the east. Please NBA, make the playoffs just the best 16 teams, get the seeded reguardless of conference, that way the Celtics won't win the title by virtue of player attendance. By the time the western conference winner makes it through to the finals they will have significant war wounds. The best games in the playoffs will happen in the first two rounds in the western conference. After that the sports networks will barely have enough footage to slap together highlights. The Nets should be battling for first pick in the draft, not a 7th seed. Shame on you NBA. Shame.
If anyone cares, Jefferson had 34 points.
Pacers (22-33) W
7 players finish with 10+ points
Leading the way is Dunleavy with 34
Diener came out of the arena with 19 points, 6 assists and 8 boards.
Foster nabbed 14 boards to go along with his 10 points
Raptors (29-24) L
The Raps lose the Knicks. This team is going no where in the playoffs, I will be very surprised if they make it out of the second round, let alone the first. Contenders win game that they are supposed to win. Raptors make it interesting in every game.
Bosh leads the way with 23 points
Parker has 18. Delfino has 18. Moon has 16. Calderson has 15.
Just remember the keys to a Raptor W. Bosh gets 25+ (didn't happen). Calderon gets 10+ assists (didn't happen). Delfino and Kapono combine for 25 points (didn't happen).
Knicks (17-38) W
Crawford shoots the lights out for 43 points
Randolph has a very impressive game with 26 points, 15 boards and 4 assists
Lee had only 8 points, but grabbed 13 boards
Wizards (25-29) L
5 players get 10+ points
Songaila leads the way off the bench with 19
Cavs (31-24) W
The very depleated Cavs team still comes away with the W. With the team still in limbo from the massive trade only 6 players registered points in this game
But James brought his A game (as usual) for 33 points, 15 boards and 8 assists.
Jones caught fire and got 27 points on 7-11 from 3 point land
Bucks (20-35) L
Villanueva and Redd share the team high at 18 points
Team shot well at 50% from the field, and 40% from 3 point. But got away 15 less shots than the Pistons in total. So 100 points was not even close to good enough on this night
Pistons (40-15) W
Pistons got into a very uncharacteristic shootout, winning 127-100.
But as usual, numbers are evenly distributed
Billups led the way with 21 points and 12 dimes
6 players finished with doulbe digits in scoring.
Nuggets (33-21) L
Iverson went for 29 and 9 dimes
Anthony hit for 22 points
But the story of the day is JR Smith coming off the bench for 43 points. Well done son.
I always love Camby's lines, he had 19 points, 11 boards and 6 blocked shots. I love it.
Bulls (22-32) W
The Bulls are like a worse version of the Pistons. Stats are usually even and numbers all over the place, instead of one or two players taking them all. But unfourtunately for the Bulls it doesn't result in wins.
7 players finish with 10+ points
Hinrich had 16 points and 14 dimes
Thomas gets 18 and 11 boards
Noah gets the start and also a double double with 14 points and 10 boards
Gordon leads the way with a nice day of 37 points.
Mavericks (36-19) W
Nowizki has game high with 27 points
Terry had 22. While Howard had 20
J Kidd only scored 2 points but had 15 assists
Grizzlies (14-41) L
5 players have 10+ points
Gay had the team high with 18
Nobody really did anything else
Rockets (35-20) W
Rockets get a big win over the now mighty Hornets
McGrady finally had a big game with 34 points
Yao had an impressive 28 points and 14 boards
Hornets (37-16) L
Paul leads his team with 14 points and 11 assists
West has 20 points and 1o boards
No ones else scores over 10 points and the team only scores 80 points
Celtics (41-12) L
Big big game, good possibility that they could meet up in the finals. But the C's couldn't get it rolling, and they have lost every game in this western conference swing
Garnett had 19 points, 5 boards and 4 assists.
Team only shot 38% from the field and score 77 points
Suns (38-17) W
Suns win in a non-suns like game, only scoring 85 points
Stoudemire leads the way with 28 points
Nash comes in next with 18 points, 7 boards and 5 assists
Shaq does well in his role as a defensive player, scoring only 4 but grabbing 14 boards and swatting 2 shots
Jazz (35-20) L
Williams has a typical 26 and 10 dimes
Boozer had 22 points and 10 boards
Clippers (19-33) W
The Clips grab a big upset win over the Jazz
Thornton keeps on having big nights, getting 27 points even though he came off the bench
Maggette matches him with 27 points
Hawks (22-30) W
Johnson grabs a nice line of 27 points, 8 assists and 8 boards
6 players get 10+ points in this W
Williams drops 10 points and a tasty 14 rebounds
Warriors (33-22) L
Big nights from Davis and Ellis going for 35 and 26, but it doesn't result in a W
Azubuike gets 14 from off the pine
Blazers (29-26) L
They drop yet another game. Looks like they need to go on another 13 game win streak
Outlaw comes off the bench for 26 points
Aldridge had 23 points
Roy chips in for 19
Supersonics (15-39) W
6 players finish with 10+ points. No numbers really stand out but it was an all around team win
Durant has the team high, in 17 points
Watson doesn't have the greatest game with 11 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. As he gets older, he will see those numbers consistently grow.
Off the bench Wilkins, Genabale and Ridnour go for 13, 12 and 11 points
The Expected: Lebron James, as usual goes for another huge game and carries his team to a win. He line is 33 points, 15 boards and 8 assists
The Surprising: JR Smith has a huge 43 points and hits for 8 3 pointers. Very nice.
The Disappointing: the Hornets only scored 80 points against the Rockets. So to pick one player, Stojakovic only had 8 points on 30% shooting. He had 1 board and 1 assist in 31 min
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