Heels in the League (NBA) 03/08/10
(NBA) 03/08/10
Way, way late due to personal things (and no, I am not going to get into it) here is the recap from Monday, March 8, 2010. In all it was a pretty small line up for the National Basketball Association as only five games were scheduled. Of those four had a touch of Carolina Blue, one of them being a head to head match up. As usual, if you are interested in the complete run down you can check it out by going to either ESPN‘s recap or the one over at Real GM. But for now enjoy this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/08/10…
The first game of the night is an East/West match up as the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central) plays host to the San Antonio Spurs (WC 2nd SW). This is the first game (of two) that these two teams will play and it was taken place that the Quicken Loans Arena in front of a sold out crowd of 20,562 (max capacity: 20,562). For the home team we have a trio of Tar Heels, with Antawn Jamison (51 Games: 37.9 MinsPG ~ 19.8 PPG ~ 8.6 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) and Jawad Williams (39 Games: 12.8 MinsPG ~ 4.0 PPG ~ 1.4 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) starting for the Cavs, while Danny Green dresses but does not play (DNP – Coach’s Decision). With the ex NPOY it’s a 21 minutes affair, scoring 17 points (5 for 12 ~ 3 for 4 ~ 2 for 4) to go with four rebounds, two steals, one assist, a block and a TO while having a -4 pts differential. Williams instead plays for 34 minutes, scoring 13 points (6 for 11 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 0 for 1) to go along with five boards, one assist, a pair of turnovers and a pts differential of +5. In the end it was Cleveland winning its 50th game of the season, taking down San Antonio without LeBron James by the final of 97 to 95. With the wing the Cavs are now 50-15 overall (.769 winning percentage) and 28-4 at home (.875
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
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
The next game of the night is the fourth match up (of four) between the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) and the New York Knicks (EC 4th Atlantic), with two of the first three having been won by New York. This one was played at the mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden, in front of a crowd of 19,763. For the team from down south it’s forward Marvin Williams (62 Games: 29.9 MinsPG ~ 10.2 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who starts for the Hawks and plays for a total of 35 minutes. The ex one and done scores eight points (3 for 6 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 2 for 2) to go with seven rebounds, two assists and a steal with a -6 pts differential. As far as the game went it was an upset as New York won this one as well, defeating Atlanta by the slimmest of margin, with the final score being 99 to 98. With the loss the Hawks slide to 40-23 on the season (.635 winning percentage) and 15-16 on the road (.483 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
The third game of the night is the one that sends the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) to the big easy to take on the New Orleans Hornets (WC 5th SW). This is the third (of four) match ups between the franchises with the first two going to New Orleans. The game was played at the New Orleans Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 13,889. For the visiting squad from the West Coast it should be forward Brandan Wright, but as we all know by now he is still out due to an injury suffered before the beginning of the season. In what was a very high scoring affair it was New Orleans winning it, defeating Golden State by four, with the final score being 135 to 131. With the loss the Warriors are now 17-46 on the season (.270 winning percentage) and 4-28 on the road (.125 winning percentage)
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by Fantasy Junkie
And we close up with the game between Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) in the fourth (of four) head to head match ups, with Dallas having won two to Minny’s one. The game was played at the Target Center in front of a crowd of 14,007. For the visiting team from the lone star state we should be seeing newly acquired big man Brendan Haywood, but he does not play in this one (DNP – Lower Back Tightness). For the home squad we should see rookie shooting guard Wayne Ellington, but he does not even dress for the game. In another high scoring affair it is Dallas winning this one by 13 points, defeating Minnesota by the final of 125 to 112. With the W the Mavs are now 44-21 (.677 winning percentage) and 22-12 on the road (.647 winning percentage). The loss drops the TWolves to 14-50 (.219 winning percentage) and 9-23 at home (.281 winning percentage).
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 Smoking Cuban (FanSided) by Jay Maguire
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