Heels in the League (NBA) 03/20/10
(NBA) 03/20/10
In an attempt to keep up with my daily post called “Heels in the League” (NBA) I am doing the close version of being an “early bird special” for this one. In this edition we are talking about the games played on Saturday, March 20, 2010. In all there were seven games on the schedule, four had a touch of Carolina Blue, two of them being head to head match ups. For those of you that want to check out the complete, and non UNC, run down for 03/20/10 you can look at ESPN‘s Scoreboard Page. In the meantime, withouth further ado, let’s get going with this recap for the games from 03/20/10…
The first game is between divisional foes that are looking to make the post season, as the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) head south to the sunshine state to take on the Miami Heat (EC 3rd SE). The game, played at the AmericanAirlines Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 18,766, is the fourth (of four) between these clubs with Charlotte having won the first three in the series. For the visiting team we have speedster Raymond Felton (67 Games: 33.0 MinsPG ~ 12.0 PPG ~ 5.4 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who starts for the Bobcats and plays a total of 34 minutes. The point guard scores nine points (4 for 8 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 1) to go with five assists, two steals, a board and a TO while having a -14 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Miami winning this one, beating Charlotte by a half dozen, with the final score being 77 to 71. With the loss the Bobcats slide to 35-34 on the season (.507 winning percentage), 10-26 on the road (.277 winning percentage) and are in seventh place in the East, 0.5 games behind the sixth squad and just 0.5 games ahead of the last playoff team in the conference.
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
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
Second game of the night has the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) taking on the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) in what is the the third game (of four) between them, with series even at one right now. The game was played in front of an attendance of 14,897 at the FedExForum. For the visiting squad we should be seeing Brandan Wright, but as we all know the young forward has been out the whole season due to a shoulder injury. In the end, in what was a pretty high scoring duel, it was Memphis taking this one by 16, defeating Golden State by the final of 123 to 107. With the loss the Warriors slide to 19-50 overal (.275 winning percentage), 4-30 on the road (.117 winning percentage) and are second to last in the West and out of playoff discussion for this year.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by IQofaWarrior
The third game of this recap is the first of the two head to head battles as well as being an East/West match up as the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) head to the lone star state to take on the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) in a match up of two teams leading their divisions. This game, played at the American Airlines Center in front of a crowd of 20,488, is the second (of two) between these two franchises with Dallas having won the first one. For the visiting team from Bean Town we have UNC ex big man Rasheed Wallace (66 Games: 22.8 MinsPG ~ 9.3 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.8 BPG), who comes off the bench for the Celtics and plays a total of 16 minutes. The center scores just two points in this one (0 for 2 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 2 for 2) to go with three rebounds, a block and a turnover while having a pts differential of -8. On the other bench, is another big man in the middle from Chapel Hill, Brendan Haywood (63 Games: 31.9 MinsPG ~ 9.5 PPG ~ 9.9 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG) starts for the home town team and gets 26 minutes. For newly acquired big man it’s just a three point performance (1 for 3 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 2) to go along with six rebounds, two blocks, an assist and three turnovers while having a -7 pts differential. In the end it was Boston winning and tieing up the small series, taking down Dallas by the final of 102 to 93. With the W the Celtics are now 45-24 on the year (.647 winning percentage), 24-12 on the road (.667 winning percentage) and are third in the East, 9.5 games behind the conference leader, 3.5 games behind of the second place squad and just 0.5 games ahead of the fourth place team. The loss drops the Mavs to 46-23 on the season (.667 winning percentage), 24-11 at home (.685 winning percentage) and are third in the West, 5.0 games behind the conference leader, 0.5 games behind the second place squad and 1.5 games ahead of the fourth team.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Lowe
The Two Man Game (TrueHoop Network) by Rob Mahoney
Mavs Moneyball (SB Nation) by zgdmans
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
RedsArmy by BigMck
And we close this up with another head to head showdown between teams headed to the post season as the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) head to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets (WC 1st NW) in yet another East/West clash. The game, which was played at the Pepsi Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 19,390, is the second (of two) between the teams, with Milwaukee taking the first one of the series. For the visiting team we have shooting guard Jerry Stackhouse (28 Games: 19.9 MinsPG ~ 7.9 PPG ~ 1.8 APG ~ 2.5 RPG) coming off the benche for a total of 11 minutes. In that time frame the veteran scores just two points (1 for 5 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 0 for 0) to go along with an assist and a -5 pts differential. On the other side, for the home town team, rookie point guard Ty Lawson is still kept off the court (DNP – Coach’s Decision) due to an injury substained a while back. In the end it was Milwaukee winning this one, defeating Denver by 5 points, with the final score being 102 to 97. With the win the Bucks go to 38-30 on the season (.559 winning percentage), 15-21 on the road (.416 winning percentage) and are in fifth place in the East, 6.0 games behind the fourth place squad and 3.0 games ahead of the team behind them. With the loss the Nuggets slide to 47-23 on the year (.671 winning percentage), 30-6 at home (.833 winning percentage) and are in second place in the West, 4.5 games behind the conference leader and just 0.5 games ahead of the third place squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Frank Madden
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