Heels in the League (NBA) 04/06/10
(NBA) 04/06/10
(Let me say before I begin this that real life has taken over for the last couple of days and so I am way late on all posts, not just the “Heels in the League” ones. Hopefully things are back to normal and I can not get back on track with my site). Still not being able to catch up with the (not so) daily post about the North Carolina basketball players now in the National Basketball Association which I call “Heels in the League” (NBA) here is the recap from the games from Tuesday, April 6, 2010. In all there were nine games on the slate, six of them being a touch of Carolina Blue, one a head to head match up. For the complete run down of the games from 04/06/10 you can alway check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page or RealGM’s recap. However, without further ado, let’s get going with this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 04/06/10…
The first game of the night is one that has two teams heading to the playoffs with the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central) playing host to the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Pacific) in a game that was played at Quicken Loans Arena in front of a sold out crowd of 20,562. This is the fourth (of four) games between these teams with Cleveland being ahead 2-1. For the home town squad we have a trio of Tar Heels, starting with Antawn Jamison (63 Games: 37.0 MinsPG ~ 18.8 PPG ~ 8.6 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) who starts for the Cavs and plays for 32 minutes. Jawad Williams (50 Games: 12.9 MinsPG ~ 4.2 PPG ~ 1.4 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) and Danny Green (17 Games: 5.6 MinsPG ~ 2.3 PPG ~ 0.3 APG ~ 0.8 RPG) both come off the bench, with the first playing 28 minutes and the latter only getting in for a minute. For Jamison it’s a 20 points night (10 for 18 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 0 for 0) to go with four rebounds (1 offensive), an assist, a steal and a TO while having a pts differential of +1. Williams scores 13 points (5 for 8 ~ 3 for 5 ~ 0 for 0) to go along with five boards, two assists and a turnover while having a +9 pts differential. Green does not do anything in the game besides having a +3 pts differential. In the end, in a pretty high scoring game, it’s Cleveland winning by a dozen, defeating Toronto 113 to 101. With the win the Cavs are 61-17 overall (.782 winning percentage) and 35-4 at home (.897 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Fear the Sword (SB Nation) by Ancient Mariner
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Waiting for Next Year by Scott
The second game of the night is an East/West match up with the Golden State Warriors (WC 4th Pacific) heading cross country to take on the Washington Wizards (EC 5th SE) in a game played in front of a crowd that numbered 14,721 at the Verizon Center. This was the second (of two) games between the franchises with the first one going to Golden State. In this one for the touch of Carolina Blue we would be turning to one & done Brandan Wright, but as we all know the forward is out for the whole season due to a shoulder injury. As far as the game was concerned it was Washington taking this one, defeating Golden State by 18, with the final tally being 112 to 94. With the loss the Warriors drop to 23-54 overall (.298 winning percentage) and 6-32 on the road (.157 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by IQofaWarrior
The next game on tap is the only head to head match up, as well as being a divisional battle between squads headed to the post season, with the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) drive up north on I-95 to play the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE). The game, played at the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 18,610, was the fourth (of four) between the two squads, with the series being 2 to 1 in favor of Atlanta. For the visiting team it’s forward Marvin Williams (77 Games: 30.5 MinsPG ~ 10.1 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG) starting for the Hawks as he has all year and playing 23 minutes in all. In that time the ex one and done for HC Roy Williams scored six points (1 for 4 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 4 for 4) to go with four assists, three rebounds and a pts differential of +7. On the other side, for the home team, it’s point guard Raymond Felton (77 Games: 33.1 MinsPG ~ 12.1 PPG ~ 5.6 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who starts for the Bobcats and plays 35 minutes in this one. In that time frame the ex team mate of Williams at UNC scores 14 points (6 for 10 ~ 2 for 2 ~ 0 for 1) to go along with six assists, two blocks, a steal, a TO and a +7 pts differential. In the end the game went to Charlotte who took down Atlanta by the final of 109 to 100. With the W the Bobcats go to 41-36 on the year (.532 winning percentage) and 30-9 at home (.769 winning percentage). With the loss the Hawks drop to 49-28 on the season (.636 winning percentage) and 17-21 on the road (.447 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by Brett
Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by THHB
Moving on the fourth game of the night is the one that has the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) heading down I-95 to take on the New York Knicks (EC 3rd Atlantic) in a divisional battle at the mecca of basketball. The game, played at Madison Square Garden in front of a sold out crowd of 19,763, was the fourth (of four) between the teams, with the Celtics having won all the games so far. In this one, for the visiting squad from Bean Town, it’s ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (75 Games: 22.5 MinsPG ~ 9.0 PPG ~ 4.0 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who gets 20 minutes off the bench. In that time frame the center scores seven points (3 for 7 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 0 for 2) to go with two rebounds, two assists, a steal and a turnover while having a +9 pts differential. In the end, in what is definitely an upset, it was New York winning this one, defeating Boston by three points, with the final being 104 to 101. With the loss the Celtics slide to 48-29 overall (.623 winning percentage) and 24-14 on the road (.631 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 MrTripleDouble10
Celtics Life by Karl Dillinger
The next game is a divisional battle that has the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) heading to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bulls (EC 3rd Central). The game, played at the United Center in front of a crowd of 20,268, is the fourth (of four) between the franchises, with Milwaukee being in the lead 2 to 1. For the visiting team it’s veteran Jerry Stackhouse (39 Games: 19.9 MinsPG ~ 8.1 PPG ~ 1.6 APG ~ 2.3 RPG), who comes off the bench for the Bucks and plays 16 minutes in all. In that time the shooting guard scores five points (2 for 8 ~ 0 for 4 ~ 1 for 2) to go with two rebounds, two assists, a block and a pts differential of -3. In what was a very, very low scoring affair, it was Milwaukee beating Chicago by five points, with the final score being 79 to 74. With the win the Bucks are now 43-34 overall (.558 winning percentage) and 16-23 on the road (.410 winning percentage).
Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports
Blogs:
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Frank Madden
And we close out this recap with the game that has the Sacramento Kings (WC 5th Pacific) hosting the San Antonio Spurs (WC 2nd SW), in a game that was played at the ARCO Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 11,732. This was the fourth (of four) games between these teams, with the series being led by San Antonio 3-0. In this one, for the home town team, it’s ex UNC big man Sean May (35 Games: 9.2 MinsPG ~ 3.5 PPG ~ 1.9 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG) coming off the bench for 14 minutes. In that time the power forward scored 10 points (5 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with a rebounds, an assist, a steal and a turnover while having a -4 pts differential. In this one it is San Antonio taking it (and sweeping the series), defeating Sacramento by nine points, with the final score being 95 to 86. With the loss the Kings drop to 24-54 on the season (.307 winning percentage) and 17-21 at home (.447 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
A Royal Pain (FanSided) by Eze
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