Heels in the League (NBA) 01/15/10 (Part 1)

Once again way late here due to many real life things going on here is the first half of the recap from Friday, January 15, 2010. In all there were nine games with a touch of carolina blue, which means that this first post of “Heels in the League” (NBA) will be of five games and the other half (which I am hoping to get in this afternoon as well) will have the other four. So, sit back and relax as we go through this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for 01/15/10…

The first game of this recap has Sacramento Kings going cross country to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76′ers at the Wachovia Center. The attendance for this game was 16,767 (max capacity: 21,600). For the team from the West Coast it’s ex UNC big man Sean May who gives them a touch of carolina blue, but what he does not give them is any playing time, as he does not even dress for this game. As far as the game is concerned it’s Philadelphia beating Sacramento by a dozen points, with the final tally being 98 to 86. With the loss the Kings are now at 15 and 23 (.394 winning percentage).

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

Blogs:

SacTown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The next game up has the Charlotte Bobcats playing host to the San Antonio Spurs, in a game that was played at the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of 15,742 (max capacity: 19,026). For the home team we have speedster Raymond Felton getting the start for the Bobcats at the point guard slot. In all the Heel gets 30 minutes in this one, scoring just 4 points (1 for 7 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 2 for 2) to go with six assists, three rebounds, a block and a turnover. In the game Felton has a +12 pts differential. In what was an upset of sorts this game was won by Charlotte, who defeated San Antonio by 16, with the final being 92 to 76. With the W the Bobcats are now one game under .500 at 18 and 19 (.486 winning percentage).

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

Blogs:

Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by Brett
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third game of this recap has the Atlanta Hawks playing host to the Phoenix Suns. A game played at Philips Arena with a crowd that numbered 17,605 (max capacity: 19,415). For the home squad we have Marvin Williams, who starts for the Hawks, and gets 30 minutes in the game. In that time the small forward scores eight points (3 for 10 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 2 for 2) to go with nine rebounds and a block, while getting a +2 pts differential. In what was a close game Atlanta beat Phoenix by the smallest of margin, with the final score being 102 to 101. With the win the Hawks are now 26 and 13 (.667 winning percentage).

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

Blogs:

Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by hawksdawgs
Soaring Down South (FanSided) by KWillis

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Moving on with this post we now have the game between the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls. The game was played at the United Center in front of an attended crowd of 20,304 (max capacity: 21,711). For the team from the nation’s capital it’s the duo of Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, who both started for the Wizs and both had double doubles in the game. Jamison, who played 55 minutes in this one, scored a game high 34 points (11 for 25 ~ 3 for 9 ~ 9 for 14) to go with 18 rebounds (4 offensive), five assists and a steal, while having a -1 pts differential. For Haywood, who played a bit less in this one, 48 minutes, it was a 16 points night (7 for 11 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 2 for 6) to go with 20 rebounds (9 of them on the offensive side), two block and a pair of TOs, while having a +5 pts differential. In a game that went to double overtime it was Chicago beating Washington by a duece, with the final result being 121 to 119. With the loss the Wizards are now 12 and 26 (.315 winning percentage).

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

Blogs:

TruthAboutIt (TrueHoop Network) by TruthAboutIt
Bullets Forever (SB Nation) by Jake the Snake
Agent Dagger (Bloguin) by Ted Youngling

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And the final game for the first half of the recap from 01/15 it’s the Indiana Pacers heading east to take on the New Jersey Nets. The game was played at the IZOD Center in front of a crowd of 13,656 (max capacity: 19,990). For the Pacers we have rookie Tyler Hansbrough, who gets 10 minutes off the bench in this one. The ex NPOY under Roy Williams scores four points (2 for 5 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) as well as getting a steal. Hansbrough had a -4 pts differential in the game. In the end, the game went to Indiana, who defeated New Jersey by the final of 121 to 105. With the win the Pacers are now 14 and 25 (.358 winning percentage).

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

Blogs:

Eight Points, Nine Seconds (TrueHoop Network) by Tim Donahue
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis
Always Miller Time (FanSided) by Josh Dhani

Box Score — Play-By-Play

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