Heels in the League (NBA) 03/29/10
(NBA) 03/29/10
In what is something that is way, way late due to some personal things (and no I am not going to get into them) here is this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from Monday, March 29, 2010. In all the schedule was pretty small, having just five games on tab, of those two of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, one of those being a head to head match up. As usual, if you are looking for a complete run down for the night’s games you can check out Real GM‘s recap or ESPN‘s Scoreboard Page. But for now enjoy this recap for the games from 03/29/10…
The first game of the night is the one that has the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) playing host to the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Atlantic) in a game that was played at the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 14,534. This is the third game (of three) between these teams, with the series being all tied up so far. For the home town team it’s point guard Raymond Felton (72 Games: 33.0 MinsPG ~ 12.2 PPG ~ 5.5 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who starts for the Bobcats and gets 31 minutes in all. The ex national champ from 2005 scores 18 points (7 for 12 ~ 4 for 5 ~ 0 for 0) to go with seven assists, five rebounds and three turnovers while having a -4 pts differential. In what was a close game it was Toronto winning the game (and the series) by a duece, defeating Charlotte by the final score of 103 to 101. With the loss the Bobcats slide to 38-35 on the year (.520 winning percentage) and 27-9 at home (.750 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by James
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
The second (and final) game of this small recap is a head to head match up with the Denver Nuggets (WC 2nd NW) heading to the lone star state to take on the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) in what is the third (of three) games between these franchises, with the series tied up. The game was played in front of crowd of 20,085 at the American Airlines Center.For the visiting team from the Mile High City it’s rookie point guard Ty Lawson (58 Games: 21.0 MinsPG ~ 8.8 PPG ~ 3.2 APG ~ 0.7 SPG), who comes off the bench for the Nuggets to get 20 minutes in all. The ex national champion from last year scores 10 points (5 for 9 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 0 for 0) to go with two rebounds, an assist, a turnover and a +10 pts differential. On the other bench, for the home squad, we have ex UNC big man Brendan Haywood (69 Games: 31.5 MinsPG ~ 9.3 PPG ~ 9.6 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG), who gets 34 minutes as the starting center for the Mavs. For the big man in the middle it’s a 10 points night (5 for 7 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 2) to go along with seven rebounds (2 offensive), four block, an assist, a TO and a team high pts differential of +29. In the end it was all Dallas in this one, defeating Denver by 16 points, with the final being 109 to 93. With the win the Mavs go to 49-25 on the season (.662 winning percentage) and 26-11 at home (.702 winning percentage). The loss drops the Nuggets to 48-27 on the year (.640 winning percentage) and 18-21 on the road (.461 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Roundball Mining Company (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
The Two Man Game (TrueHoop Network) by Rob Mahoney
Mavs Moneyball (SB Nation) by zdgmans
Denver Stiffs (SB Nation) by Nate Timmons
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
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