Heels in the League (NBA) 03/21/10
(NBA) 03/21/10
And we are once again back at looking at the ex Carolina players now in the National Basketball Association in my daily post called “Heels in the League” (NBA). In this edition we are looking at the games from yesterday, Sunday, March 21, 2010, where in all there were seven games. Of those seven games four had a touch of Carolina Blue, however none were head to head match ups. For those of you that like the full version of what happened you can always check out the World Leader in Sports’ Scoreboard Page for a complete recap. For, here is this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/21/10…
The first game of the night is an East/West battle as the Indiana Pacers (EC 4th Central) play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC 3rd NW) in what is the second (of two) matches between the teams, with the first one having gone to OK City. In this one we should be seeing power forward Tyler Hansbrough, but as I just wrote about a day or so ago, it does not seem that this year’s lottery picks for the Pacers will be back in uniform until the `10-`11 season. As far as the game was concerned this one belonged to the Pacers, who defeated Oklahoma City by 20 points, with the final being 121 to 101, evening out the small series. With the win the Pacers go to 24-46 overall (. winning percentage), 17-16 at home (.515 winning percentage) and are in 11th place in the East, 11.0 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
The next game on tap is the one between divisional rivals in the West that are not bound to go to the post season. It’s the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) heading to the STAPLES Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers (WC 3rd Pacific) was played in front of a crowd of 17,233. This is the third game (of four) between the two teams with the series being even so far. For the visiting team we have ex UNC big man Sean May (29 Games: 9.2 MinsPG ~ 3.4 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG) who comes off the bench and plays just three minutes in this one. The power forward and 2005 National Champ scores two points (1 for 2 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with a pts differential of -3. As far as the game was concerned it was Sacramento taking this one, defeating LA by 13 points, with the final score being 102 to 89. With the victory the Kings move to a record of 24-46 for the year (.343 winning percentage), 7-28 on the road (.200 winning percentage) and are 13th in the West, 17.5 games out of the playoff race (and automatically eliminated from post season play).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller
The third game of the night is another divisional battle as the Detroit Pistons (EC 5th Central) head to C-Town to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central). The game, played in front of a sold out arena of 20,562 at the “Q” (aka Quicken Loans Arena), was the fourth (of four) between these two franchise with Cleveland hold a 3-0 lead in the series. For the home town team we have a trio of Heels, with Antawn Jamison (56 Games: 37.3 MinsPG ~ 19.0 PPG ~ 8.6 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) starting for the Cavs, Jawad Williams (44 Games: 13.5 MinsPG ~ 4.3 PPG ~ 1.5 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) coming off the bench and Danny Green not dressing for this one. For the ex NPOY of the year it’s a 24 minute outing, scoring six points (3 for 6 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with two rebounds, a block, a TO and a +19 pts differential. For the ex national champ from `05 it’s 18 minutes of playing time where he scores six points as well (2 for 7 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 2 for 2) to go along with two rebounds, a steal and a +10 pts differential. In the end Cleveland sweeps Detroit, winning this one big, with the final being 104 to 79. With the win the Cavs go to 56-15 overall (.789 winning percentage), 31-4 at home (.885 winning percentag) and are first in the East, 6.5 games ahead of the pack.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Slam Dunk Central by Matt Loede
And we close this all up with an East/West battle as the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) played host to the San Antonio Spurs (WC 2nd SW) in a game that was played at the Philips Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 18,729. This was the second (of two) games between these clubs, with San Antonio having won the first meeting. For the home squad it’s forward Marvin Williams (68 Games: 30.4 MinsPG ~ 10.4 PPG ~ 5.3 RPG ~ 1.1 APG) who has a great night in his 44 minutes of playing time. The national champ from 2005 scores a team high of 26 points (10 for 14 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 5 for 5) to go with nine rebounds (three offensive), a couple of steals and a turnover while having a +2 pts differential. In the end, in this one, it’s Atlanta winning it in overtime, defeating San Antonio by the final of 119 to 114. With the W the Hawks are now 45-24 (. winning percentage), 28-7 at home (.800 winning percentage) and are tied for third place in the East, 10.0 games behind the conference leader and 6.5 ahead of the next squad.
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by THHB
Slam Dunk Central Matt Loede
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