Heels in the League (NBA) 01/20/10
(NBA) 01/20/10
After a very small slate the day before the National Basketball Association put 13 games on its schedule yesterday, January 20, 2010. Of those over half, eight, have a touch of carolina blue in them, three with Carolina players on both benches. And this is also the first edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) where UNC’s Jerry Stackhouse will be talked about, as he made his debut last night with his team. So, without further ado, let’s get going with this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 01/20/10…
The first game is a head to head match up that is also a East/West battle as the Sacramento Kings (WC Fourth Pacific) come to the east to take on the Atlanta Hawks (EC First Southeast). The game was played in the Philips Arena in front of a crowd of 14,809 (max capacity: 19,445). For the visiting squad has ex UNC big man Sean May, who in this one does not dress and so does not get to play. On the other side we have forward Marvin Williams, who starts and plays 31 minutes for the Hawks. In that time the ex national champ scores 13 points (4 for 9 ~ -0 for 1 ~ 5 for 5) to go with four boards (2 offensive), an assist, a steal and a turnover. Williams’ pts differential for this game was +18, the best for all the players in this game. As far as the game went, it was Atlanta winning it by double digits, taking down Sacramento by the final of 108 to 97. With the W the Hawks are now 27 and 14 (.659 winning percentage), in third place in the East, 4 games back of the conference leader and 0.5 game in front of the fourth team. The loss drops the Kings to a 15 and 26 record (.366 winning percentage), holding the 13th spot in the West, 8.5 games behind the last playoff spot.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Cowbell Kingdom (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Harper
Hoppinion (TrueHoop Network)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by hawksdawgs
Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller
Soaring Down South (FanSided) by KWillis
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
For game two of this recap we once again have a head to head match up. This time it’s the Indiana Pacers heading to the sunshine state to take on the Orlando Magic at the Amway Arena in front of a nearly sold out 17,461 fans (max capacity: 17,519). For the team from the mid-west we should see rookie Tyler Hansbrough, but he is still out for this one due to his ear infection. On the other side, for the Magic, we see veteran guard Vince Carter, who starts and plays for 26 minutes in all. In that time frame the shooting guard scores six points (2 for 8 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 1 for 2) to go with five assists, two rebounds and a TO. Carter had a +13 pts differential in this game. In the end the game was won by Orlando, who defeated Indian 109 to 98, and should be noted the game was not as close as the score indicates. With the victory the Magic are now 27 and 15 (.643 winning percentage), being in fourth in the East, 4.5 games back of the conference leader. The loss drops the Pacers to a 14 and 28 record (.333 winning percentage) while being the 13th squad in the East, 5 games back of the 8th place team.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Eight Points, Nine Seconds (TrueHoop Network) by Jared Wade
Orlando Magic Daily (TrueHoop Network) by Zach McCann
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis
Orlando Pinstriped Post (SB Nation) by Ben Q Rock
Howard the Dunk (FanSided) by Andrew Melmick
Pacers Pulse (Bloguin) by Pace Miller
The next game as the Washington Wizards (EC Fifth Southeast) playing host to the Dallas Mavericks (WC First Southwest) at the Verizon Center, with a crowd that numbered 13,947 (max capacity: 20,173). For the home team we have the duo of Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, who both starts for the Wizards in this game. The forward plays for 36 minutes, where he scores just seven points (2 for 10 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 3 for 4) to go with the three rebounds, three assists, two steals and four turnovers. Jamison also has a +4 pts differential in the game. The center instead plays 37 minutes, getting a double double with 13 points (6 for 11 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 2) to go with 18 rebounds (8 on the offensive side), two blocks and a TO. Haywood had a +1 pts differential. In what was a close game Dallas beat Washington by one, with the final score being 94 to 93. With the loss the Wizards are now 14 and 27 (.341 winning percentage) in the 12th spot of the East, 4.5 games behind the last playoff team.
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
The next game on the venue is a divisional clash has the Charlotte Bobcats (EC Third Southeast) hosting the Miami Heat (EC Fourth Southeast). The game was played at the Time Warner Cable Arena with an attendance of 14,212 (max capacity: 19,026). For the home squad we have speedster Raymond Felton, who starts for the Bobcats and gets 27 minutes in all. The point guard scores 14 points (6 for 8 ~ 2 for 2 ~ 0 for 1) along with five assists, three rebounds and turns the ball over twice, while haveing a +31 pts differential in the game. In what was a shellacking of sorts, Charlotte destroyed Miami by 39 points, with the final tally being 104 to 65. With the win the Bobcats are now 2 games above .500, at 21 and 19 (.525 winning percentage), holding the fourth slot in the East, 9.5 games back of the conference leader.
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
Moving on we have now the game that sees the Boston Celtics (EC First Atlantic) going to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Pistons (EC Fourth Central). This game is played in front of a crowd of 17,375 (max capacity: 22,076) at the Palace of Auburn Hills. For the visiting squad from the east coast we have ex UNC big man, Rasheed Wallace, who starts in this one, getting 39 minutes of playing time. The veteran center scores 16 points in the game (5 for 13 ~ 2 for 5 ~ 4 for 6) to go with seven rebounds, three steals, a block and a TO while having a +1 pts differential. In what has to be one of the bigger upsets of the night, this game was won by Detroit, who defeated Boston by 6, with the final tally being 92 to 86. With the loss the Celtics are now 27 and 13 (.675 winning percentage), in second place in the East, 3.5 games back of the conference leader.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Lowe
CelticsBlog (SB Nation) by Greg Payne
Hardwood Houdini (FanSided) by greenbanner18
Need4Sheed by Natalie Sitto
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
This game is the first recap on the fourteenth Tar Heel in the league this season as we check out the game that had the Toronto Raptors (EC Second Atlantic) coming down to take on the Milwaukee Bucks (EC Third Central). The game was played at the Bradley Center in front of a crowd of 12,724 (max capacity: 18,717). For the Bucks, as I said over and over in this post, we see veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse, who plays for 17 minutes off the bench. In that time period he scores just three points (1 for 5 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 0 for 0), along with five rebounds (4 offensive) and four assists, while having a -6 pts differential. In the end it’s Milwaukee taking this one, beating Toronto by a half dozen, with the score being 113 to 107. The win puts the Bucks at 17 and 23 (.425 winning percentage) and in ninth place in the East, just 1 game back of a playoff spot.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder
We’re Bucked (FanSided) by Justin Malaise
The second to last game of this big recap has another Tar Heel shooting guard in it as the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC Fifth Northwest) hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC Third NorthWest) in what was a divisional match up. The game was played at the Target Center in front of a 12,995 (max capacity: 20,500). For the home team it’s rookie Wayne Ellington, who gets in the game for just nine minutes in this one. In that small time frame the guard scores two points (1 for 5 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 0 for 0) and had a -9 pts differential. In another very tight game it is Oklahoma City defeating Minnesota by a basket, with the final score being 94 to 92. The loss keeps the TWolves from having double digits wins, staying at 9 (and 34 losses) (.209 winning percentage), which gives them the last place in the West, 15.5 games back of the last playoff spot and 24 games behind the conference leader.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Howlin’ T-Wolf (TrueHoop Network) by Howlintwolf
TWolves Blog (Bloguin) by SG
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
And we close this jam packed post with another head to head match up as the Denver Nuggets (EC First Northwest) headed to the west coast to take on the Golden State Warriors (WC Fifth Pacific). The game was played at the ORACLE Arena with an attendance of 17,223 (max capacity: 19,596). For the team from the Mile High City we see rookie Ty Lawson coming off the bench and play for 17 minutes in all. The speedster scores five points in this one (1 for 5 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 3 for 3) to go with two rebounds and a steal while having a +1 pts differential in the game. For the home team we should be seeing Brandan Wright (who was in the same class as Ty Lawson at UNC), but he is still recovering from an injury surgery and will be out for more time. In a game that went into overtime it was Denver winning the game, defeating Golden State by five points, with the final score being 123 to 118. With the W the Nuggets are now 27 and 14 (.659 winning percentage) holding the third spot in the West, 5 games back of the conference leader. The loss drops the Warriors to a 12 and 28 record (.300 winning percentage), being the second to last team in the West, 11 games behind the last playoff slot.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Denver Stiffs (SB Nation) by Nate Timmons
The Nugg Doctor (Bloguin) by Nick Scalafini
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