Heels in the League (NBA) 03/22/10
(NBA) 03/22/10
Very, very late in this recap (due to real life aka my wife coming home from the hospital and all that is needed to get done because of it) I can only apologize and try to do my best in getting it done now. Of course the fact that the Heels played tonight had a major part in this being late, along with the MLS doing a lousy job in saying where their players went to college and other things didn’t help either. But now, let’s get into it with this “Heels in the League” (NBA), as we check out the games from Monday, March 22, 2010, where there were 10 games in all, you can check out the normal recap from Real GM, seven of them having a touch of Carolina Blue, one of them being a head to head match up. So, sit back and relax as we check out the games from 03/22/10…
In the first game of the night we have the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE – clinched playoff birth) heading to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 4th Atlantic) in a game that was played at the Wachovia Center in front of a crowd that numbered 13,995. This is the third (of four) games between the team with Orlando having won the first two so far. For the visiting team from the sunshine state it’s veteran guard Vince Carter (64 Games: 31.2 MinsPG ~ 16.9 PPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 4.1 RPG) who starts for the Magic and plays a total of 32 minutes in all. In that time period the shooting guard scored 17 points (4 for 11 ~ 2 for 5 ~ 7 for 
to go with five assists, three rebounds, a steal and a pts different of +14. In the end it was Orlando winning by 16 points, defeating Philadelphia 109 to 93. With the win the Magic go to 50-21 (.704 winning percentage) and 22-14 on the road (.611 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 Ben Q Rock
Howard the Dunk (FanSided) by Andrew Melnick
Slam Dunk Central by Matt Loede
The second game of the night is a divisional match up with teams on both side of the spectrum as Dallas (WC 1st SW) heads to the Big Easy to take on the New Orleans Hornets (WC 5th SW) in what is the fourth (of four) games between the franchises with Dallas leading the series 2 to 1. The game was played in front of a crowd of 14,047 at the New Orleans Arena. For the team from the lone star state it’s center Brendan Haywood (65 Games: 31.8 MinsPG ~ 9.4 PPG ~ 9.8 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG) who starts for the Mavericks and gets a total of 26 minutes in all. For the big man in the middle it’s almost a double double night with 10 points (5 for 8 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) and nine boards (4 on the offensive side) to go with two turnovers and a -2 pts differential. What has to be an upset it was New Orleans winning this one by 16 points, beating Dallas by the final score of 115 to 99. With the loss the Mavs drop to 46-24 overall (.657 winning percentage) and 22-13 on the road (.628 winning percentage).
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 zdgmans
Our third game of the night is the only head to head match up as the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) and the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) got together for the second (of three) times this season, with Atlanta having won game one of the series. For the visiting team from down south it’s forward Marvin Williams (69 Games: 30.4 MinsPG ~ 10.3 PPG ~ 5.3 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who starts for the Hawks and gets 30 minutes in all. After a great night shooting this one was not as good as the small forward just had two points (1 for 2 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with three boards, an assist and three TOs, while having a pts differential of -7. On the other side, for the home town team, it’s veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse (29 Games: 19.9 MinsPG ~ 7.9 PPG ~ 1.7 APG ~ 2.4 RPG), who comes off the bench for the Bucks and plays 23 minutes. For the shooting guard it’s a seven points night (3 for 7 ~ 0 for 4 ~ 1 for 2) to go with two rebounds, a block, a turnover and a +7 pts differential. In the end it was Milwaukee winning a close one, defeating Atlanta by just three points, with the final score being 98 to 95. With the W the Bucks go to 39-20 for the year (.565 winning percentage) and 24-9 at home (.727 winning percentage). The loss drops the Hawks to 45-25 on the season (.643 winning percentage) and 17-18 on the road (.485 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation)
Slam Dunk Central by Matt Loede
Moving on in this recap we now have an East/West match up as the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) play host to the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Atlantic) in a game that was played at the Target Center in front of an attendance of 14,554. This was the second (of two) games between these squads, with Toronto winning the first match up. In this one for the home squad we have rookie guard Wayne Ellington (66 Games: 18.5 MinsPG ~ 6.9 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.2 RPG), who came off the bench for the TWolves and played 25 minutes. In that time from the shooting guard scored 17 points (5 for 10 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 6 for 6) to go with three assists and two board while having a -9 pts differential. When it was all said and done it was Toronto winning the game (and the series), beating Minnesota by a half dozen, with the final tally being 106 to 100. The loss drops the TWolves to 14-57 for the season (.197 winning percentage) and 9-26 at home (.257 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Howlin’ T-Wolf (TrueHoop Network) by howlintwolf
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Stop-n-Pop
The fifth game of the night is another East/West battle between squads that will see their name in the post season as the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) heads to EnergySolutions Arena to take on the Utah Jazz (WC 2nd NW) in front of a crowd of 19,911. This is the second (of two) match ups between these teams, with Boston having won the first one. For the team from Bean Town we have ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (67 Games: 22.8 MinsPG ~ 9.2 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who comes off the bench and plays 21 minutes in all. For the ex pupil of Dean Smith it’s a four points night (2 for 6 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 0 for 0) to go with four rebounds, three blocks, an assist, a block and a TO while having a +3 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Utah winning this one by 13 points, defeating Boston by the final of 110 to 97. With the loss the Celtics slide to 45-25 on the year (.643 winning percentage) and 24-13 on the road (.648 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Brendan Jackson
Celtics Blog (SB Nation) by Greg Payne
RedsArmy by BigMck
Celtics Life by TB727
The second to last game of this recap is the one with the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) playing host to the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) at the ARCO Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 11,497. This is the the third (of three) match ups between the teams, with the series being tied up at one. For the home squad we have ex UNC big man Sean May (30 Games: 9.1 MinsPG ~ 3.3 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG), who comes off the bench for the Kings and plays six minutes. In that time frame the power forward scores two points (1 for 3 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with three rebounds (2 on the offensive side), an assist and a -2 pts differential. In the end this was not too close as Memphis won this one by 17, defeating Sacramento by the final score of 102 to 85. With the loss the Kings drop to 24-47 overall (.338 winning percentage) and 17-19 at home (.472 winning percentage).
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
And we close this out with a divisional battle as the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) play host to the Phoenix Suns (WC 2nd Pacific). The game, played in front of an attendance of 18,722 at the Oracle Arena, was the fourth (of four), with the first three having gone to Phoenix. For the home squad we should see forward Brandan Wright, but as we all know he won’t be seeing any action this year due to the pre-season injury that he substained. As far as the game was concerned Phoenix won (and swept the 4 game series), beating Golden State by a duece in a very high scoring game, with the final score being 133 to 131. With the loss the Warriors drop to 19-51 overall (.271 winning percentage) and 15-21 at home (.416 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by Hash
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