Heels in the League (NBA) 03/10/10
(NBA) 03/10/10
behind (but catching up) here is this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from Wednesday, March 10, 2010. In all there were nine games in the National Basketball Association, five of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, one of them was a head to head match up. As usual, if you are interested in a run down of all the games from 03/10 you can check out Real GM‘s recap. But for now let’s get going with this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/10/10…
In the first of the night it’s the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 3rd SE) going to the city of brotherly love to take on the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 3rd Atlantic) in what is the the third (of four) encounters between these two squads, with the series being even right now. The game was played at the Wachovia Center in front of a crowd that numbered 11,358. For the visiting team it’s speedster Raymond Felton (62 Games: 32.6 MinsPG ~ 11.7 PPG ~ 5.3 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who gets 28 minutes and didn’t have a great shooting night at all. The point guard for the Bobcats scored three points (1 for 7 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 0 for 0) to go with seven boards (2 offensive), six assists, two turnovers and a pts differential of +8. In the end this was a pretty lopsided game, with Charlotte taking this one by 15 points (their fourth win a row), defeating Philadelphia by the final of 102 to 87. With the win the Bobcats are now 32-31 on the year (.508 winning percentage), 9-23 on the road (.281 winning percentag) and are tied for seventh in the East, 17.0 games back of the conference leader and just 1.0 game ahead of the first team out of the playoffs.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The SportingNews ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Queen CityHoops (TrueHoop Network) by James
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott
The next game of this recap it’s an East/West clash as the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) play host to the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) in what is the second game between these two squads, with Boston having taken the first one of the series. The game was played in front of an attendance of 18,624 at the TD Garden. For the home town team it’s ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (60 Games: 23.3 MinsPG ~ 9.6 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who gets 22 minutes in all coming off the Celtics’ bench. In that time the center scored 11 points (3 for 7 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 4 for 5) to go along with six assists, three blocks, two rebounds while being -16 pts differential. In the end this was another lopsided game and a major upset, with Memphis taking it by 20 points, beating down on Celtics by the final tally of 111 to 91. With the loss the Celtics are now 40-23 on the season (.635 winning percentage), 18.12 at home (.600 winning percentage) and fourth in the East, 9.0 games behind the conference leader and 6.0 in front of the fifth place squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub(TrueHoop Network) by Zach Lowe
Celtics Blog (SBNation) Greg Payne
Slam Duke Central by Jeff Sack
RedsArmy by Red’s Army
Celtics Life by ACF
The third game of the night is the head to head match up that is also a divisonal clash as the Denver Nuggets (WC 1st NW) play the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 4th NW). This is the fourth (of four) games between the teams, with Denver having a 2 to 1 edge in the series. The game was played at the Target Center in front of a crowd of 14,256. For the visiting squad from the Mile High City it should be rookie point guard Ty Lawson, however he dressed but sees no playing time (DNP – Coach’s Decision). For the home squad another rookie, shooting guard Wayne Ellington (60 Games: 17.8 MinsPG ~ 6.3 PPG ~ 0.9 APG ~ 2.2 RPG), does get playing time, getting 18 minutes coming off the pine. In that time the guard scores six points (2 for 8 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 2 for 2) to go with five rebounds (2 offensive), one assist and a -7 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Denver winning by eight points, defeating Minnesota by the final of 110 to 102. With the win the Nuggets are now 43-21 on the year (.672 winning percentage), 15-16 on the road (.483 winning percentage) and third in the West, 3.5 games behind the conference leader, 1.0 behind the second team and 1.0 games ahead of the fourth place squad. With the loss the TWolves are 14-51 on the season (.215 winning percentage), 9-24 at home (.272 winning percentage) and dead last in the West, 23.5 games behind the last playoff 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
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Stop-n-Pop
In the second to last game of this recap we have the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) playing host to the New Jersey Nets (EC 5th Atlantic) in what is the second (of two) match ups between them, with Dallas having won the first one. The game was played at the American Airlines Center in front of a crowd that numbered 19,770. For the home squad from the lone star state it’s big man Brendan Haywood (61 Games: 32.4 MinsPG ~ 9.7 PPG ~ 10.1 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG), who starts for the Mavs and plays a total of 24 minutes. In that time frame the big man in the middle registers a double double by scoring 11 points (4 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 3 for 5) to go with 10 rebounds (3 offensive), two blocks and an assist while having a pts differential of +11. In the end it was Dallas winning this one by nine, defeating New Jersey by the final score of 96 to 87. With the victory the Mavs are now 45-21 overall (.682 winning percentage), 23-9 at home (.718 winning percentage) and are second in the West, 2.5 games behind the conference leader and 1.0 games ahead of the third place squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
The Two Man Game (TrueHoop Network) by Rob Mahoney
Mavs Moneyball (SB Nation) by zgdmans
Finally, we close out the night with the game that has a East/West clash as the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) hosts the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Atlantic), in what is the second (of two) games between them, with Toronto having won the first game. The game was played at the ARCO Arena in front of 13,412. For the home squad from Cali it’s ex UNC big man Sean May (26 Games: 9.5 MinsPG ~ 3.4 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG), who comes off the bench for 14 minutes. In this one the big man in the middle score three points (1 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 2) to go with three steals, two rebounds (both offensive), two assists and a +2 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was a pretty lopsided one, with Sacramento winning by 23 points, beating Toronto by the final of 113 to 90. With the win the Kings are now 22-43 on the year (.338 winning percentage), 16-15 at home (.516 winning percentage) and in 13th slot in the West, 15.5 games behind the playoff race.
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
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