Heels in the League (NBA) 03/09/10
(NBA) 03/09/10
Once again extremely late with the recap of the games with North Carolina players in the National Basketball Association, here is the recap from March 9, 2010. In all the NBA had eight games on their slate, of those five had a touch of Carolina Blue, one of those being a head to head match up. If you want a complete run down of the night you can either go to ESPN or Real GM. (Hopefully I will be able to get this recap post back on time from now on). But for now here is this editio of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/09/10…
In the first game of the night it’s the third match up (of three) between the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 3rd Atlantic) and the Indiana Pacers (EC 5th Central), with the first two games of the series being a split. In this one that was played at the Conseco Fieldhouse in front of a crowd that numbered 11,535. For the home squad we should be seeing Tyler Hansbrough, but as we know the inner ear infection and other things are keeping him off the court. As far as the game is concerned it is Indiana winning the game and series, defeating Philadelphia by 11 points, with the final score being 107 to 96. With the W the Pacers are now 21-43 overall (.328 winning percentage) and 14-16 at home (.466 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis
The second game of this recap is an East/West match up as the Los Angeles Clippers (WC 3rd Pacific) and the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE) meet up for the second time (of two), with the first game going to Orlando. The game was played in front of 17,461 spectators at the Amway Arena. For the home squad from the sunshine state it’s veteran guard Vince Carter (58 Games: 30.8 MinsPG ~ 16.3 PPG ~ 2.9 APG ~ 4.1 RPG), who starts for the Magic and plays for 33 minutes. In this one the shooting guard scores 13 points (5 for 9 ~ 2 for 3 ~ 1 for 1) to go with five assists, three rebounds and a +22 pts differential. The Orlando sweep the series by winning this game by 26 points, defeating Los Angeles by the final tally of 113 to 87. With the victory the Magic are 45-20 on the year (.692 winning percentage) and 26-6 at home (.812 winning percentage).
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 erivera7
The third game of the night is a divisional clash between teams trying to get into the playoffs as the Miami Heat (EC 4th SE) play the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 3rd SE) for the third time (out of 4), with the first two games going to Charlotte. The game was played in the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of an attendance that numbered 18,646. For the home team it’s speedster Raymond Felton (61 Games: 32.7 MinsPG ~ 11.9 PPG ~ 5.3 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who starts for the Bobcats and gets a total of 25 minutes in all. The point guard has a double double, scoring 15 points (5 for 12 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 3 for 4) to go with 11 assists, four rebounds, a block and three TOs while having a pts differential of +9. As far as the game is concerned it’s Charlotte winning this low scoring affair by coming from behind, defeating Miami by 5 points, with the final score being 83 to 78. With the win the Bobcats are now 31-31 on the season (.500 winning percentage) and 23-8 at home (.741 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
The fourth game of the night is the head to head one, with the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) going at it with the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central). This is the second (of four) games between the franchises, with the first one going to Boston. The game was played in front of a crowd of 14,316 at the Bradley Center. For the visiting squad from the Bean Town it’s ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (59 Games: 23.3 MinsPG ~ 9.6 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.8 BPG), who comes off the bench for 19 minutes. In that time the center scores seven points (2 for 3 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 2 for 2) to go with four rebounds, two steals, an assist and a +11 pts differential. On the other hand, for the home squad, it should be veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse but he does not even dress in this game. In a real tight game and low scoring game it is Milwaukee squeaking it out by two points, beating Boston by the final of 86 to 84. With the win the Bucks are now 34-29 on the year (.540 winning percentage) and 21-9 at home (.700 winning percentage). The lost slides the Celtics to 40-22 for the season (.645 winning percentage) and 22-11 on the road (.667 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Brian Robb
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Celtics Blog (SB Nation) by Jeff Clark
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
And we close up this with the game between the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) and the Portland Trail Blazers (WC 4th NW), in the second (of four) match ups between the two squads with Portland winning the first one. The game was played at the Rose Garden in front of an attendance of 20,587. For the visiting team from Cali it’s ex UNC big man Sean May (25 Games: 9.4 MinsPG ~ 3.4 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG), who come off the bench for seven minutes in this one. For the power forward it’s a five points affair (2 for 2 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 2) to go with one rebound and a +8 pts differential. In another very low scoring game it’s Portland winning this one, beating Sacramento by seven points, with the final score being 88 to 81. With the loss the Kings are now 21-43 on the year (.328 winning percentage) and 6-28 on the road (.176 winning percentage)
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Cowbell Kingdom (TrueHoop) by Zach Harper
