Heels in the League (NBA) 03/03/10
(NBA) 03/03/10
Once again way late for this recap for the games from Wednesday, March 3, 2010, which was a jam packed night in the NBA, with twelve games in all. Of those nine of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, with three of them being head to head match ups. As usual, if you are interested in a general run down of the games you can check out Real GM‘s recap for 03/03. Just a reminder, there is no recap for the night of 03/04 as the three games of the night do not have a touch of Carolina Blue in them. But for now let’s concentrate on the North Carolina players for these games, meaning it is time to do my next edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/03/10…
First game of the night is the one that has the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) playing host to the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 3rd Atlantic), in what is the second (of three) games between these two squads, with Atlanta winning the first one. The game was played at the Philips Arena in front of a crowd of 15,408 (max capacity: 18,750). In this one it’s Marvin Williams (59 Games: 29.8 MinsPG ~ 10.3 PPG ~ 5.1 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who starts for the Hawks and plays 31 minutes. In that time frame the small forward comes close to a double double as he scores 21 points (8 for 12 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 5 for 6) to go with eight rebounds (2 offensive), an assist, a steal, a block and a TO, while having a +17 pts differential. As far as the game went it was all Atlanta in this one, defeating Philadelphia by 19 points, as the final score was 112 to 93. With the victory the Hawks are now 39-21 overall (.644 winning percentage), 24-7 at home (.774 winning percentage) and are third in the East, 8.0 games behind the conference leader and just 0.5 games ahead of the fourth spot squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation)
The second game of the night is the one that puts two teams with a touch of Carolina Blue against one another as the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) head to the sunshine state to take on the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE). This is the second time (of two) that these franchises meet with Orlando winning the first one. The game was played at the Amway Arena in front of a sold out crowd that numbered 17,461 (max capacity: 17,248). For the team from the West Coast we should be seeing forward Brandan Wright, but with his shoulder injury he is still not getting any playing time right now. On the other side, for the team from the sunshine state, we have veteran guard Vince Carter (55 Games: 30.6 MinsPG ~ 16.3 PPG ~ 2.9 APG ~ 4.2 RPG), who starts for the Magic and gets a total of 22 minutes in all. In that time the shooting guard scores 15 points (7 for 11 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 1 for 2) to go with four rebounds, three assists, a TO and a +19 pts differential. As far as the game went it was all Orlando, who defeated Golden State by 27 points, with the final being 117 to 90. With the victory the Magic are now 42-20 on the year (.672 winning percentage), 24-6 at home (.800 winning percentage) and are in second place, 6.0 games behind the conference leader. With the loss the Warriors slide to 17-43 on the season (.288 winning percentage), 4-25 on the road (.137 winning percentage) and are second to last in the West, 17 games behind the last playoff team.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Orlando Magic Daily (TrueHoop Network) by Philip Rossman-Reich
Orlando Pinstriped Post (SB Nation) by Ben Q Rock
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by R Dizzle
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
As we move on we have yet again another head to head game between two teams that should be in the post season this year as the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) head up on I-95 to take on the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic). This is the third time (of three) that these two team have met, with Boston taking the first two. For the visiting squad it’s speedster Raymond Felton (58 Games: 32.7 MinsPG ~ 11.9 PPG ~ 5.2 APG ~ 1.7 APG), who starts for the Bobcats and plays 24 minutes. In this one the point guard scored four points (1 for 6 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 2 for 2) to go with six assists, five rebounds (2 on the offensive side) and had a pts differential of -22. On the other side, for the team from Bean Town, it was ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (56 Games: 23.5 MinsPG ~ 9.8 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.8 BPG), who comes off the bench for 17 minutes. In this one the center for the Celtics scores five points (2 for 3 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 1) to go with two rebounds and a turnover, while having a +12 pts differential. The game went to the home town team as Boston defeated Charlott by 24 points, with the final score being 104 to 80. With the victory the Celtics are 38-21 on the season (.632 winning percentage), 17-11 at home (.607 winning percentage) and are in fourth place in the East, 8.5 games behind the conference leader and just 0.5 games behind the 3rd place squad. With the loss the Bobcats are now 28-31 on the year (.475 winning percentage), 8-23 on the road (.258 winning percentage) and are ninth in the East, 1.5 games behind the last playoff squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Lowe
Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by Brett
Cletics Blog (SB Nation) by Jimmy Toscano
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
Moving along it’s the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central) going to the east coast to take on the New Jersey Nets (EC 5th Atlantic), a game played at the IZOD Center in front of a crowd of 17,502 (max capacity: 19,990). This is the fourth game (of four) between these two franchises with the first three going to Cleveland. For the team from C-Town it’s the trio of Heels, Antwan Jamison (48 Games: 38.2 MinsPG ~ 19.7 PPG ~ 8.7 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG), who starts for the Cavs and played 37 minutes, Jawad Williams (36 Games: 12.1 MinsPG ~ 3.8 PPG ~ 1.3 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) and Danny Green (15 Games: 5.2 MinsPG ~ 2.4 PPG ~ 0.3 APG ~ 0.7 RPG), who both come off the pine, with the forward for 14 minutes and the fwd/guard combo for just one minute. Jamison was close to a double double in this one, scoring 19 points (9 for 23 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 0 for 2) to go with nine rebounds (4 on the offensive glass), three assists, a steal, a block and three turnovers while having a +18 pts differential. Williams scored three points (1 for 1 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go along with a block and a pts differential of +6. Green didn’t score (0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) and just had an assist while his pts differential was of -3. In the end it was Cleveland sweeping this series, defeating New Jersey in this one by 19 points, with the final tally being 111 to 82. With the wins the Cavs are now 48-14 overall (.770 winning percentage), 22-10 on the road (.687 winning percentage) and is the leader of the East, being ahead of anyone by 6.0 games of anyone.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Fear the Sword (SB Nation) by Jeff at the BBC
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
Moving forward this game is between a team that acquired a Heel half way through the season and one that let go of the two that it had. It’s the game that has the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) who hosted the Washington Wizards (EC 5th SE), the third (of four) match ups with the first two being won by Washington. This game was played in front of an attendance that numbered 13,247 (max capacity: 18,717) at the Bradley Center. In this game, for the home squad, it’s veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse (21 Games: 21.0 MinsPG ~ 8.5 PPG ~ 1.8 APG ~ 2.7 RPG), who gets 26 minutes for the Bucks coming off the bench. In that time frame the shooting guard gets 13 points (6 for 12 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 0 for 0) to go with three assists, two rebounds, a steal, a block and a trio of TOs, while having a pts differentail of +8. As far as the game went, in a low scoring affair, it was Milwaukee taking this one, defeating Washington by the final score of 100 to 87. With the W the Bucks are now 31-29 on the year (.508 winning percentage), 19-9 at home (.678 winning percentage) and sixth in the East, 16.0 games behind the conference leader and just 0.5 and 1.0 ahead of the seventh and eighth teams.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder
This is the third (and last) head to head match up as the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) and the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) take one another on for the third (of four) times this season, with the first two games having been split. The game was played at the American Airlines Center with the the attendance being a sold out one of 19,511 (max capacity: 19,200). For the visiting squad it should be Wayne Ellington, but he does not even dress in this one. On the other hand, for the team from the lone star state, it’s Brendan Haywood (59 Games: 32.9 MinsPG ~ 9.9 PPG ~ 10.2 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG), who starts for the Mavs and gets 25 minutes. In that time the center scores eight points (4 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with seven rebounds (4 on the offensive side), a block and two TO while having a -12 pts differential. In the first tight game of this recap it was Dallas winning this one by three points, defeating Minnesota by the final of 112 to 109. With the W the Mavs are 41-21 on the year (. winning percentage), 21-9 at home (.700 winning percentage) and in second place in the West, 5.0 games behind the conference leader and 0.5 and 1.5 games ahead of the next teams. With the loss the TWolves drop to 14-48 on the season (.226 winning percentage), 5-27 on the road (.156 winning percentage) and dead last in the West, 22.0 games behind the playoff race.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
The Two Man Game (TrueHoop Network) by Rob Mahoney
Howlin’ T-Wolf (TrueHoop Network) by howlintwolf
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Stop-n-Pop
The seventh game (yes, seventh and there is more) on this night was the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) going to the lone star state to take on the Houston Rockets (WC 5th SW). The game, played at the Toyota Center in front of a crowd of 15,651 (max capacity: 18,370), was the third (of four) match ups between these franchises with the first two having been split. For the team from Cali it’s ex UNC big man Sean May (23 Games: 9.5 MinsPG ~ 3.5 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG), who comes off the pine for the Kings and plays nine minutes. In that time the power forward scores two points (1 for 4 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with four rebounds, a steal and a turnover while having a -2 pts differential. In what was a low scoring affair it was Sacramento taking this one from Houston by the final of 84 to 81. With the W the Kings are now 21-40 overall (.344 winning percentage), 6-26 on the road (.187 winning percentage) and are 13th in the West, 14.5 games back of the playoff chase.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Cowbell Kingdom (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Harper
Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller
Second to last game of this recap is the one between the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC 3rd NW) and the Denver Nuggets (WC 1st NW), which is the third (of four) match ups between these two squads in the same division. The game was played at the Pepsi Center in front of a crowd of 18,822 (max capacity: 19,309). In this one we should seen rookie point guard Ty Lawson, but he does not even dress for the game due to his injured thumb. In the end, in a very lopsided game, it was all Denver in this one, beating Oklahoma City by the final of 119 to 90. With the victory the Nuggets are now 40-21 on the season (. winning percentage), 26-5 at home (.838 winning percentage) and are third in the West, 5.5 games behind the conference leader and 0.5 games behind the 2nd place squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Roundball Mining Company (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Denver Stiffs (SB Nation) by Nate Timmons
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
And we close out this post with the game between East/West teams as the Indiana Pacers (EC 5th Central) and the Portland Trail Blazers (WC 4th NW), this being the second (of two) meetings between the squads, with Portland winning the first game. The game was played at the Rose Garden in front of a sold out attendance of 20,623 (max capacity: 19,990). For the visiting squad it would be rookie power forward Tyler Hansbrough who is still out with the inner ear infection. As far as the game went it was another very uneven one as Portland won this one by 23 points, defeating Indiana by the final of 102 to 79. With the loss the Pacers drop to 20-41 on the year (.328 winning percentage), 7-25 on the road (.218 winning percentage) and are 14th in the East, 10.5 games out of the playoff race.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis
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