Heels in the League (NBA) 04/02/30
(NBA) 04/02/10
Now I am way behind due to the holiday weekend, the unexpected visits from friends and other things, so today is going to be a catch up day like I haven’t had in quite a while, as I do catch up with “Heels in the League” (NBA), doing the “Heels in the League” (MLS) and the first “Heels in the League” (MLB) with yesterday being opening night. But let’s focus on the National Basketball Association right now, reviewing the games from Friday, April 2, 2010. In all there were ten games, six of them having a touch of Carolina Blue, two being head to head match ups. If you are looking for the full run down of the games you can check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. But for now, sit back and relax as we go through this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 04/02/10…
The first game of this recap is the one that has the Indiana Pacers (EC 4th Central) hosting to the Miami Heat (EC 3rd SE), played at the Conseco Fieldhouse in front of a crowd of 16,787. This is the fourth (of four) games between the teams, with Miami having won all the games in the series. For the home town team it would be rookie lottery pick Tyler Hansbrough, but the power forward is out for the rest of the season due to an inner ear infection and (probably) a concussion. As far as the game went it went into overtime, and was won by Miami who swept Indiana in the series and won this game by the final of 105 to 96. With the loss the Pacers are 28-48 overall (.368 winning percentage) and 20-17 at home (.540 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Eight Points, Nine Seconds (TrueHoop Network) by Tim Donahue
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis
The second game of the night is a head to head match up as the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) and the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) go at it in front of 18,118 fans at Time Warner Cable Arena. The game, the fourth of four between the franchises, has Milwaukee up 2 to 1 in the series. For the visiting squad it’s veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse (36 Games: 20.0 MinsPG ~ 8.0 PPG ~ 1.7 APG ~ 2.4 RPG), who comes off the bench for the Bucks and plays 13 minutes. In that time frame the shooting guard scores just three points (1 for 3 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 0 for 1) to go with a rebound and a pair of TOs while having a pts differential of +9. On the other side we have Raymond Felton (75 Games: 33.1 MinsPG ~ 12.1 PPG ~ 5.5 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who has been the starting point guard for the Bobcats all year long and played 40 minutes in this one. In that time fram the speedster and national champ scored 12 points (4 for 15 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 4 for 4) to go along with six assists, two rebounds, two blocks, a steal and three turnovers while having a +2 pts differential. In what was a real tight game, and the second one that went to OT in this recap, it was Charlotte taking this one, defeating Milwaukee by one point, with the final being 87 to 86. With the W the Bobcats are 40-35 on the year (.533 winning percentage) and 29-9 at home (.763 winning percentage). With the loss the Bucks go to 41-34 (.546 winning percentage) and 15-23 on the road (.394 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by James
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Frank Madden
In the third game of the night we have an East/West battle, with the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) playing host to the Houston Rockets (WC 4th SW) in a game that was played at the TD Garden in front of a sold out attendance of 18,624. This was the second (of two) games between the squads, with the first encounter being won by Boston. In this one, for the home town team, it’s ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (73 Games: 22.5 MinsPG ~ 9.1 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who plays 19 minutes coming off the bench and almost has a double double. In that time frame the big man in the middle scores 11 points (4 for 10 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 3 for 3) to go with eight rebounds, a turnover and a pts differential of -1. In the end, for the third time in three game of this recap, it is another match that has to go into overtime, with Houston winning it, defeating Boston by the final of 119 to 114. With the loss the Celtics drop to 47-28 overall (.626 winning percentage) and 23-15 at home (.605 winning percentage)
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Brian Robb
Celtics Blog (SB Nation) by Jimmy Toscano
RedsArmy by BigMck
Celtics Life by Dillinger
Gino’s Jungle by Brandon Paul
Our next game is a head to head match up between two teams going to the playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) are headed to C-Town to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central). The game, the third (of four) between the two teams with Cleveland having won the first two of the series, was played at the Quicken Loans Arena in front of a sold out crowd that numbered 20,562. For the visiting squad it’s forward Marvin Williams (75 Games: 10.0 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who gets a total of 38 minutes in this one. In that time the ex one and done it’s a 15 point night (7 for 10 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 1 for 1) to go with seven rebounds, three steals, an assist and a TO, while having a -17 pts differential. On the other side, for the home town team, it’s a trio of Heels dressing, with Antawn Jamison (62 Games: 37.1 MinsPG ~ 18.8 PPG ~ 8.7 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) starting for the Cavs and getting a total of 35 minutes, Jawad Williams (49 Games: 12.6 MinsPG ~ 4.0 PPG ~ 1.4 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) coming off the bench four four minutes and Danny Green, dressing but not playing in this one. The ex NPOY scores 12 points (5 for 11 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 1 for 2) to go with seven rebounds, a block, a TO and a +3 pts differential. Williams instead does not score, taking just one shot, has a turnover and a -4 pts differential. In the end it was Cleveland winning this one, defeating Atlanta by five points, with the final score being 93 to 88. With the W the Cavs go to 60-16 on the season (.789 winning percentage) and 34-4 at home (.894 winning percentage). With the loss the Hawks drop to 48-27 on the year (.640 winning percentage) and 17-20 on the road (.459 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Fear the Sword (SB Nation) by John Bena
Preachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by THHB
Soaring down South (FanSided) by Kris Willis
Waiting for next Year by Jacob
The next game we have is an East/West match up with the Orlando Magic () heading to the lone star state to take on the San Antonio Spurs (). The game, played at the AT&T Center in front of 18,851 spectators, is the second (of two), with the first one having been won by Orlando. In this one, for the visiting squad, we have veteran Vince Carter (70 Games: 31.1 MinsPG ~ 16.6 PPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 4.0 RPG), who played 33 minutes as a starter. In that time the shooting guard scored a dozen points (5 for 15 ~ 1 for 5 ~ 1 for 1) to go with four rebounds, four assists, two steals, a pair of TOs and a pts differential of -10. As far as the game is concerned it was San Antonio winning this one, defeating Orlando by a dozen points, with the final being 112 to 100. With the loss the Magic drop to 10 53-23 overall (.697 winning percentage) and 23-16 on the road (.589 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
And we close this recap out with the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) hosting the New York Knicks (EC 3rd Atlantic) in yet again another conference vs conference battle. The game, played at the ORACLE Arena in front of a crowd of 19,230, is the second (of two) between the squads, with Golden State winning the first one. For the home team we should be seeing forward Brandan Wright, but as we know he will not be playing this season due to his injury. As far as the game went it was Golden State taking it in a high scoring affair, beating New York by 11, with the final score being 128 to 117. With the W the Warriors move up to 22-53 on the year (.293 winning percentage) and 17-22 at home (.435 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by Atma Brother ONE
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