Heels in the League (NBA) 04/01/10
(NBA) 04/01/10
Finally catching up with the daily post about the ex UNC players now in the National Basketball Association, it’s time to check out the games from Thursday, March 1, 2010. It was a small night, with just two games on the schedule. However both of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, with one being a head to head match up, meaning that three out of four teams in action had someone from Chapel Hill on their roster. For the non-Carolina run down you can check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page or RealGM’s recap. However, for now, check out this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 04/01/10…
The first game, which is both an East/West clash as well as a head to head match up, is the one that has the Orlando Magic (EC1st SE ~ Clinched PO ~ leading Div by 4.5 games) heading to the lone star state to take on the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW ~ Clinched PO ~ leading Div by 3.5 games). The game, second (of two) between these teams, was played at the American Airlines Center in front of a crowd that numbered 19,965. For the visiting team from the sunshine state we have veteran guard Vince Carter (68 Games: 31.1 MinsPG ~ 16.6 PPG ~ 3.0 APG ~ 4.0 RPG), who starts and plays 38 minutes. In that time frame the shooting guard scores 19 points (8 for 17 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 2 for 4) to go with seven rebounds, two assists and a pair of turnovers while having a pts differential of +18. On the other bench, for the Mavs, we have Brendan Haywood (71 Games: 31.4 MinsPG ~ 9.3 PPG ~ 9.6 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG) who plays for a total of 22 minutes as a starter. In this one the center scores six points (3 for 7 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with seven rebounds (4 offensive), two steals, a block, a TO and a -9 pts differential. In a low scoring game it was Orlando winning this one easily, defeating Dallas by 15 points, with the final score being 97 to 82. With the W the Magic go to 53-22 on the year (.706 winning percentage) and 23-15 on the road (.605 winning percentage). With the loss the Mavs drop to 50-26 on the season (.658 winning percentage) and 26-12 at home (.684 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Orlando Magic Daily (TrueHoop Network) by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Two Man Game (TrueHoop Network) by Rob Mahoney
Orlando Pinstriped Post (SB Nation) by Ben Q Rock
Mavs Moneyball (SB Nation) by LJRotter
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
The second and last game of this recap is a divisional match up that has the Denver Nuggets (WC 2nd NW – Clinched PO – 1 game back of Div Leader) playing host to the Portland Trail Blazers (WC 4th NW – Clinched PO – 4 games back of Div Leader). The game was played in front of 19,155 fans at the Pepsi Center and is the fourth (of four) between the squads, with Denver leading the way 2 to 1 so far. For the home team from the Mile High City it’s rookie Ty Lawson (59 Games: 20.8 MinsPG ~ 8.6 PPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 0.7 SPG) who comes off the bench to play just for eight minutes. In that time frame the speedster point guard scores two points (1 for 2 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with two rebounds, an assist, a steal and a pts differential of +5. In the end the game went to Denver, who took down Portland by the final score of 109 to 92. With the win the Nuggets go to 49-27 overall (.645 winning percentage) and 31-6 at home (.837 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Denver Stiffs (SB Nation) by Andrew Feinstein
Nugg Love (FanSided) by madness
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes
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