Heels in the League (NBA) 01/02/10 (Part 1)

Way late thanks to the weather that made going and coming from the hospital a lot longer than usual, here is the recap from the games of Saturday, January 2, 2010. Since in all there are nine games with a touch of carolina blue (out of 12 games in all) this “Heels in the League” (NBA) will be split into two parts so that it’s not too long. So, without further ado let’s get going with this recap from 01/02/10…

The first game for the night is the one that has the Cleveland Cavaliers heading east to take on the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center in front of 17,569 (max capacity: 19,990). For the visiting team it’s the tandem of Jawad Williams and Danny Greeen, with Williams getting a minute of playing time, where he scores no points (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) and has nothing else to show for it, with a -3 pts differential for the game. Green is not even dressed for the game and as such does not see any action in this one. As far as the game is concerned it’s a pretty low scoring game, with Cleveland taking it, defeating New Jersey by the final of 94 to 86. With the win the Cavs are now 27 and 8 for the season (.771 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Cavs: The Blog (True Hoop) by John Krolik
Fear the Sword (SB Nation) by John Bena
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The next game of the night has the Charlotte Bobcats heading down I-95 to the sunshine state to take on the Miami Heat. The game was played at the AmericanAirlines Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 17,856 (max capacity: 20,000). For the traveling squad we have guard Raymond Felton, who starts and gets 35 minutes in all. In that time frame the speedster from Chapel Hill records 9 points (3 for 8 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 3 for 3) to go with six assists, three rebounds, one steal and a turnover, while recording a -7 pts differential. In a good game for the visiting team, it’s Charlotte beating Miami by ten, with the final being 107 to 97. With the win the Bobcats are now 13 and 18 for the season (.419 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Queen City Hoops (True Hoop) by Brett
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott

Box Score — Play-By-Play

We now have a head to head match up as the Minnesota Timberwolves head to Conseco Fieldhouse to take on the Indiana Pacers. A game that is witnessed by a crowd of 12,685 (max capacity: 18,345). For the visiting squad it’s rookie Wayne Ellington, who from the bench gets a hefty 29 minutes in all. The shooting guard scores 16 points (6 for 11 ~ 3 for 5 ~ 1 for 1) to go with six boards (2 offensive), five assists and a TO. His +/- pts differential is -4 in this game. On the other side of the ball we should see another rookie, Tyler Hansbrough, but he doesn’t even dress for this game, and is probably still fighting the infection from a couple of days ago. In a high scoring game, it’s Indiana beating Minnesota by 11, with the final tally being 122 to 111. With the W the Pacers are now in double digit wins, 10 and 22 (.312 winning percentage). The loss drops the TWolves to 7 and 28 (.200 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by goodlucksaturday

Box Score — Play-By-Play

In the fourth game of this recap we have the Washington Wizards hosting the San Antonio Spurs, in a game that was played at the Verizon Center with a crowd of 19,025 in attendance (max capacity: 20,173). For the home squad we have the duo of Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, who both start for their Wizards team. For the forward its a 42 minute night, in which he scores 17 points (6 for 12 ~ 2 for 3 ~ 3 for 4) to go with nine boards (2 offensive), two blocks, an assist, a steal and a pair of TOs. Jamison has a -14 in pts differential in this one. For the big man in the middle, he sees 30 minutes of action. In that time from he scores four points in all (2 for 5 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go along with nine boards (2 on the offensive side), a block and a turnover. In the end it is San Antonio winning this one by 11 points, defeating Washington by the final of 97 to 86. With the loss the Wizards are now 10 and 21 (.322 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Bullets Forever (SB Nation) by Jake the Snake

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And the last game for this first half is the one that has the Boston Celtics playing host to the Toronto Raptors. This game is played at the TD Garden in front of a crowd that was basically a sell out at 18,624 (max capacity: 18,854). For the home team we see ex UNC big man, Rasheed Wallace, who starts for the Celtics and gets 35 minutes in all. In that time frame the center scores 16 points (6 for 11 ~ 2 for 5 ~ 2 for 2) to go with six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. In this game Wallace was a +17 pts differential. As far as the game went it was Boston winning by 7, taking down Toronto by the final tally of 103 to 96. With the W the Celtics move to 24 and 8 (.750 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Celtics Hub (True Hoop) by Zach Lowe
CelticsBlog (SB Nation) by Greg Payne
Hardwood Houdini (FanSided) by greenbanner18
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack

Box Score — Play-By-Play

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