After another night, the third of the season, with the National Basketball Association having games it’s once again for “The Fifth Corner” to do its recap for the night in the daily post that is called “Heels in the Pros” (NBA) for 12/27/11. In all there were five match ups on the professional hardwoods of which three had teams with a touch of carolina blue on their roster, one of the with two former players from Chapel Hill, while three of the four former Tar Heels are all national champions. So, without further ado, let’s get it going with this edition of “Heels in the Pros” (NBA) for December 27, 2011…

The first game of the night has the season opener for the Atlanta Hawks, which travels north to the Garden State to take on the New Jersey Nets. The game was played at the Prudential Center in front of a crowd of 18,711. For the visiting team it’s a pair of ex Tar Heels, with the first one being Marvin Williams, starting at small forward and getting 22 minutes in all. The seventh year pro scored 14 points (3 for 9 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 6 for 7) to go with nine rebounds, three assists, a pair of steals and a turnover while having a +14 points differential. For the team coming off the bench it’s old time Jerry Stackhouse, in his 17th year in the pros, who played just six minutes, scoring no points (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with one board, one assist and a point differential of +3. As far as the game went it was all Atlanta in this one, defeating New Jersey by 36 points, with the final tally being 106 to 70, or as Bret Lagree of Hoopinion put it Atlanta Hawks Blow Out New Jersey Nets.

The next game of the night is the one between Minnesota Timberwolves and the Milwaukee Bucks, in a game played in front of 17,352 at the Bradley Center. For the visiting team we have third year man Wayne Ellington, who once again does not see any action at the guard position for his squad. And for the second game in a row the shooting guard watches his team go down, as Milwaukee defeated Minnesota by the final of 98 to 95.

Finally, the last game of the night has the Portland Trail Blazers hosting the Sacramento Kings at the Rose Garden in front of a crowd that numbered 20,350. For the home squad we have seventh year veteran Raymond Felton, who started and played a total of 26 minutes. In that time the point guard scored five points (2 for 8 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 0 for 1) to go with six assists, two steals, a rebound and a pair of TOs while having a +9 pts differential in the game. As far as the game was concerned it was Portland (2-0, 2-0 at home) defeating Sacramento (1-1, 0-1 on the road) by the score of 101 to 79, thanks in great part to Gerald Wallace from what Andrew R. Tonry from the Portland Roundball Society says.

After a small schedule on Monday, with just three games with none having former Tar Heels in it, it is time to check out the games from yesterday in the National Basketball Association, as seven games were on the slate (one cancelled by the weather) and all but one had a touch of Carolina blue in it. So, without further ado, let’s get right into this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for 01/11/11 and see how our beloved Tar Heels did with their professional teams…

First game of the night has the Indiana Pacers (EC ~ 2nd Central) heading to the city of brotherly love to take on the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC ~ 3rd Atlantic). The game was played at the Wells Fargo Center in front of a crowd that numbered 10,890. For the away squad we have ex national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough, who starts for the Pacers and plays 25 minutes. In that time the power forward scores 12 points (6-11 ~ 0-0 ~ 0-0) to go with nine rebounds, two assists, a steal and three turnovers while registering a -14 pts differential on the night. As far as the game went it was Indiana taking this one by the score of 111 to 103. The win puts the Pacers at 15 and 20 on the season, 13 games behind the conference leader and one ahead of the eighth seed squad.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Pacers Beat Sixers in Philly, Win First Road Game Since November 30, 2010 by Jared Wade of 8 Points, 9 Seconds (TrueHoop Network)
Pacers 111, 76ers 103: Everyone’s a Hero in Indiana Road Win by Nathan S. of Indy Cornrows (SB Nation)
Pacers Earn Rare Road Win, Outlast 76ers 111-103 by Stephen Rhodes (Slam Dunk Central)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second game of the night has the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC ~ 5th NorthWest) hosting the San Antonio Spurs (WC ~ 1st SouthWest) at the Target Center in front of 11,209 fans. For the home squad we should see shooting guard Wayne Ellington, however, once again the ex national champion under head coach Roy Williams is kept out of the game (DNP – Coach’s Decision). In the end this game went to the Spurs, winning it by double digits, with the final tally being 107 to 96. The loss drops the TWolves to 9 and 30 on the year, 23.5 games behind conference leader San Antonio and 11 games behind eighth seed Portland. (To be noted: Minnesota racked up an amazing five technicals in 10 seconds in this game).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Revenge of the Routine by Ben Polk of A Wolf among Wolves (TrueHoop Network)
Clown Patrol by Stop-n-Pop of Canis Hoopus (SB Nation)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third match up of the night with a touch of Carolina blue is the one with the Denver Nuggets (WC ~ 3rd NorthWest) hosting the Phoenix Suns (WC ~ 2nd Pacific) in front of 14,874 at the Pepsi Center. For the home squad we have speedster Ty Lawson, who comes off the bench and plays 24 minutes until he fouls out of the game. In that time frame the point guard scores 16 points (4-5 ~ 1-1 ~ 7-8) to go with six rebounds, five assists, a steal and (yikes) four TOs while having a pts differential of +28 in the game. As far as the game went it was Denver winning it by 34 points, 132 to 98, after being down 20 to 32 at the end of the first quarter. The win lifts the Nuggets to a 21 and 16 record on the season, 10.5 games behind the conference leader and two games behind the 8th seed in the West.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

2010-2011 Game 37: Denver Nuggets 132 Phoenix Suns 98 by Charlie of Roundball Mining Co. (TrueHoop Network)
Nuggets vs. Suns recap: A going away present? by Nate Timmons of Denver Stiffs (SB Nation)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second to last game of this post has the New York Knicks (EC ~ 2nd Atlantic) headed to the Rose Garden to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (WC ~ 4th NorthWest) in front of 20,604 fans. For the team from the east coast it’s point guard Raymond Felton, who starts and gets 40 minutes in all. In that time the speedy ex national champ records a double double by scoring 17 points (7-16 ~ 2-5 ~ 1-2) and having 14 assists, while adding three steals and two rebounds and ending the game with a pts differential of +15. And all of this while rolling his ankle. As far as the game is concerned it was New York taking it by double digits, with the final tally being 100 to 86. The win places the Knicks with a 22 and 15 record for the season, seven games back of the conference leader and six games ahead of the seventh seed. (To be noted: The Knicks are 12 and 8 on the road, showing they are just as good when traveling as they are when playing at home).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

“Might just be the best defensive second half I’ve seen all year!” by Osborn of Posting and Toasting (SB Nation)
Blazers-Knicks Recap: Return of Ronny Juice by Anthony Marino of Buckets over Broadway (FanSided)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we end this recap with what has to be one of the worst performances by any team in a long time as the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC ~ 5th Central) headed west to take on the Los Angeles Lakers (WC ~ 1st Pacific). The game was played at the Staples Center in front of 18,997 fans. For the visiting team it was power forward Antawn Jamison, who started for the Cavs and played a total of 31 minutes. In that time frame the ex national player of the year recorded six points (3-10 ~ 0-3 ~ 0-0) to go along with eight rebounds (5 offensive), three assists, two steals and three TOs while having an absurd -46 pts differential. The game was a disaster and the final score might not make it justice as LA won this by the final of 112 to 57 (one bucket from doubling up Cleveland). The loss drops the Cavs to 8 and 30, the worst record in the NBA, 21.5 games from the conference leader and 7.5 games back from the eighth seed in the East.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Lakers 112, Cavs 57 (Or, Rock Bottom) by John Krolik of CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network)
Lakers Chew Up And Spit Out Cavaliers, 112-57 by Jeff Sack of Slam Dunk Central

Box Score — Play-By-Play

After a long absence I am once again back at it with one of my favorite things to do on my blog, the daily recaps from around the pro leagues regarding former Tar Heels, which I call “Heels in the League” (NBA). In this edition will check out the games from Sunday, January 9, 2011, where several UNC players were in action in the National Basketball Association, more precisely, there were six out of seven games with a touch of Carolina Blue in them. So, sit back and relax as we check out this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA)…

The first game of the night feature the Sacramento Kings (WC ~ 5th Pacific) going north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors (EC ~ 4th Atlantic) at the Air Canada Centre in front of a crowd that numbered 17,026. This is the second and last time these two franchises will meet up in the regular season, the first match up going to the Kings. For the home squad we have former Carolina power forward Ed Davis, who came off the bench and played for fifteen minutes in all. In that time the 6’10 Davis scored two points (0-1 ~ 0-0 ~ 2-2) to go with two rebounds, two assists three steals and an assist while having a +/- differential of -1 in the game. As far as the game went it was the Canadian squad taking this one by a half dozen, with the final tally being 118 to 112. With the victory the Raptors are now 13 and 24 overall and 15.5 games back of division leading Celtics and 16 games behind Conference leader Miami but only a pair of games behind the last playoff team.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Raptors Rapid Recap By Howland (SB Nation)
Kings Lose 10th Straight Road Game, Raptors Prevail 118-112by Stephen Rhodes (Slam Dunk Central)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second game with a touch of Carolina Blue is one between two teams from the state of California and in the same conference as the Golden State Warriors (WC ~ 3rd Pacific) head to the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers (WC ~ 4th Pacific) in front of 17,696 fans. This is the second time (of four) that these two teams will meed this season, the first game having gone to the Warriors. For the road team it’s second year pro Brandan Wright, who comes off the bench for nine minutes in this game. The former pupil of Roy Williams scored six points (3-3 ~ 0-0 ~ 0-0), while adding a pair of rebounds and a block and finishing with a -5 points differential. In the end it was the Clippers taking this one by double digits, putting down the Warriors by the final of 105 to 91. With the loss Golden State is now 15 and 22 and 18.5 games behind conference leader San Antonio and just two back from 8th seed Portland.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

I want my afternoon back by olympicmike (SB Nation)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

In the third match up of the night it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC ~ 5th NorthWest) versus the San Antonio Spurs (WC ~ 1st SouthWest). The game was played in front of an attendance of 18,851 at the AT&T Center. For the T’Wolves it should be shooting guard Wayne Ellington, but he does not play (coach’s decision) in this one. The ex national champion under head coach Roy Williams is playing about 15.5 minutes per game this season, scoring just above five points per game while hitting on close to 38% of his three pointers. This is the fourth game in a row that the 6’4″ guard does not see any playing time and you have to wonder why! As far as the game went it was the Spurs winning it in a close one as the defeated the Timberwolves 94 to 91. With the loss Minnesota is now 9 and 29 for the year and trails the conference leader by 22.5 games and the last playoff team by 11 games.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

At least they played hard by Stop-n-Pop (SB Nation)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Another game and another one with a touch of Carolina Blue in it. This time we have the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC ~ 5th Central) heading south to play against the Phoenix Suns (WC ~ 2nd Pacific) at the US Airways Center in front of a crowd that numbered 17,031. For the traveling squad it’s veteran Antawn Jamison, who stars for the Cavs and plays a team high 41 minutes in this one. In that time frame the power forward scores 23 points (9-23 ~ 1-7 ~ 4-4) to go with seven boards, three steals, two assists and a pair of TOs while having a -10 points differential. As far as the games goes it was Suns pulling away in the last quarter after the two teams were tied beginning the last frame, with the final tally being 108 to 100. The loss drops the Cavs to a record of 8 and 29 on the year, last in the East, 21 games behind Miami and 14 games behind 8th seed Philly.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Cavaliers Run Out Of Gas In Fourth, Suns Win 108-100 by Jeff Sack (Slam Dunk Central)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close this post with a East vs West game as the New York Knicks (EC ~ 2nd Atlantic) host the Los Angeles Lakers (WC ~ 1st Pacific) at the Mecca of Basketball, Madison Square Garden, where 18,997 were in attendance for the game. For the home squad we have former Heel point guard Raymond Felton, who is the starting guard for the Knicks and in this one played 36 minutes in all. In that time the ex national champion at Chapel Hill scored a dozen points (4-14 ~ 2-6 ~ 2-2) while getting eight rebounds, two steals, a pair of assists and having a pts differential of -19. In the end this was all about the Lakers, who won the contest by the final of 109 to 87. The loss drops New York to 21 and 15 on the season, putting them sixth in the conference, 7.5 games back of the conference leader and 6 ahead of the seventh seed.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Lakers 109, Knicks 87 by Mike Kurylo (TrueHoop Network)
“This game is very, very constipated.” by gian casimiro (SB Nation)
Lakers Pull Away In Second Half, Pulverize Knicks 109-87 by Jeff Sack (Slam Dunk Central)

Box Score — Play-By-Play

So, as I continue to get back on track with the pre-season for the National Basketball Association let’s look at the match ups from October 6, 2010, where in all there were five games played, with three of them having Tar Heels in it, one of them being a head to head match up between ex national champions, making a total of four Carolina players in this edition of “Heels in the League (NBA)”. While I am at it, just a reminder that I am trying to get a least one blogger from each of the teams that have UNC players on them before the beginning of the season. If you know any of them please leave me a comment at the end of this post. Now, without further ado, let’s get it going with this post about the “Heels in the League (NBA)” for 10/06/10…

In the first game of the night we find the head to head match up as the New York Knicks head to the Bercy Arena (France) to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. For the team from the Big Apple it is point guard Raymond Felton, a three year player at UNC as well as a national champ, who starts and plays for 29 minutes in this one. In the time frame the floor general scores just four points (1 for 6 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 2 for 2) to go with four rebounds, four assists, a steal, a way too high five turnovers and a pts differential of -4. On the other side, another three year player and national champion in Chapel Hill, shooting guard Wayne Ellington, who came off the bench for 13 minutes. In that time frame, which was a lot less than his first game, the second year player only scored a point (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 1 for 2) to go along with two boards, an assist, a TO and a 0 as far as pts differential was concerned. In the end it was Minnesota winning this one, taking down New York by a half dozen, with the final score being 106 to 100. With the win the TWolves are 2 and 0 in the pre-season, while the Knicks fall to 1 and 1.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

KnickerBlogger (TrueHoop Network) by Mike Kurylo
Posting & Toasting (SB Nation) by Seth
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Oceanary
Buckets over Broadway (FanSided) by Alex David

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Moving along to game number two it’s the one between the Indiana Pacers and the Memphis Grizzlies, played at the FedEx Forum, with a small attendance of 8,618. For the visiting squad from Indy we would see Tyler Hansbrough, a four year man under Roy Williams at Chapel Hill as well as NPOY and national champion, who however did not play in this game. Many reports are saying that the 6’9″ big man from Poplar Bluff, Missouri should be ok for the season after having had an ear infection and vertigo in his rookie season, so this should just be a preventive measure to get him going slowly back into the season. As far as the game was concerned it went down to the wire with Memphis winning by a duece, defeating Indiana 97 to 85.

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 Nathan S.
Always Miller Time (FanSided) by Chad Smith

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close out with another Tar Heel that did not see the field, one and done Ed Davis, as his Toronto Raptors played the Phoenix Suns at the General Motor Place in Vancouver. And while the big man from Chapel Hill was not in action (out for about another month with the right knee injury) both teams played under the eyes of 18,123 fans. As far as the game went this one was a landslide for the team from north of the border as Toronto defeated Phoenix by 31 points, with the final being 129 to 78. For the Raptors it’s their first game of the pre-season and if they keep it up they might just be forgetting about the big man a lot sooner than anticipated.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Raptors Republic (TrueHoop Network) by Sam Holako
Raptors HQ (SB Nation) by Raptors HQ – Franchise

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Heels in the League: 10/04/10

Wayne Ellington

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

A Wolf among Wolves (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Harper
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Stop-n-Pop

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(NBA) 04/04/10

As I continue to catch up on my daily post about the North Carolina players in the National Basketball Association which is called “Heels in the League” (NBA). In this edition we check out the games from Sunday, April 4, 2010, where in all there were eight games. Of those five had a touch of Carolina Blue, one of them being a head to head match up. For the complete run down you can either check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page or RealGM’s recap. But without further ado, let’s get going with this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 04/04/10…

The first game of the night is the only head to head match up between two division leaders that are headed to the post season. It’s the Cleveland Cavaliers (Ec 1st Central – Clinched Conference) headed to Bean Town to take on the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic – Clinched Division) in what is the fourth (of four) contests between these two teams, with Cleveland leading the series 2 to 1. For the visiting team from C-Town we have three Tar Heels: Antawn Jamison (62 Games: 37.1 MinsPG ~ 18.8 PPG ~ 8.7 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) who starts for the Cavs and played 31 minutes in all, Jawad Williams (49 Games: 12.6 MinsPG ~ 4.0 PPG ~ 1.4 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) who comes in for less than a minute and Danny Green, who once again dresses but does not play. For the ex NPOY it’s a double double night, scoring 16 points (5 for 10 ~ 2 for 3 ~ 4 for to go with ten rebounds (1 offensive), an assist, a steal, a block and a TO while haing a +7 pts differential. For the national champ from `05 it’s nothing but a pts differential of -5. On the other side, for the home town team, it’s ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (72 Games: 22.5 MinsPG ~ 9.1 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who comes in off the bench for the Celtics and plays 10 minutes. The center scores six points (3 for 5 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with an assist, a block and a +5 pts differential. In the end, in a high scoring pretty tight ending affair, it was Boston winning this one, defeating Cleveland by 4, with the final result being 117 to 113. With the win the Celtics go to 48-28 on the season (.632 winning percentage), 24-15 at home (.615 winning percentage) and are fourth place in the East, 1.0 games behind the third team in the conference. With the loss the Cavs drop to 60-17 on the year (.779 winning percentage), 26-13 on the road (.667 winning percentage) and are atop of the East, 6.0 games ahead of the pack.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Brendan Jackson
RedsArmy by BigMck
Celtics Life by Dillinger
Waiting for Next Year by Scott
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Second game of this recap has the Indiana Pacers (EC 4th Central) playing host to the Houston Rockets (WC 4th SW) in an East/West match up of teams out of the playoff. The game, played at Conseco Fieldhouse in front of a crowd of 14,201, was the second (of two) between the teams with the first one going to Indiana. For this game we should be seeing power forward Tyler Hansbrough, but as we know the rookie lottery pick didn’t play as he is going to be out for the season fighting an inner ear infection and maybe more. As far as the game went it was Indiana winning it (and sweeping the series), defeating Houston by 31 points, with the final score being 133 to 102. With the win the Pacers move to 29-48 on the season (.377 winning percentage, 21-17 at home (.552 winning percentage) and are tenth in the East, 10.0 games out of playoff contention.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by goodlucksaturday

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Halfway through the night’s recap we find another East/West battle as the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE) play host to the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) for what is the second (of two) games between these teams, the first one having been won by Memphis. For the home town team we find veteran Vince Carter (70 Games: 31.1 MinsPG ~ 16.6 PPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 4.0 RPG) starting for the Magic and getting 29 minutes in all. In that time the shooting guard has an outstanding night scoring a game high 26 points (9 for 18 ~ 2 for 5 ~ 6 for 7) to go with seven rebounds (3 offensive), six assists, two steals and a turnover while having a game +14 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Orlando beating Memphis in this one by 15, with the final being 107 to 92. With the W the Magic go to 54-23 overall (.701 winning percentage), 31-7 at home (.815 winning percentage) and are second in the East, 6.0 games behind the conference leader and 4.5 ahead of the third team.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Orlando Magic Daily (TrueHoop Network) by Philip Rossma-Reich
Orlando Pinstriped Post (SB Nation) by Ben Q Rock
Howard the Dunk (FanSided) by Andrew Melnick

Box Score — Play-By-Play

We keep going on with the recap once again encoutering an East/West match up as the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) head north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Atlantic). The game, the second (of two) of the series between these franchises has Golden State leading it 1-0, was played at the Air Canada Centre in front of a crowd that numbered 17,509. For the visiting team from the West Coast it should be forward Brandan Wright, but he does not play due to an injury that has kept him out of the line up the whole season. As far as the game went it was a real tight one, with Golden State winning it by one points, defeating Toronto by the final of 113 to 112 and sweeping the mini series. With the W the Warriors move to 25-53 overall (.303 winning percentage), 6-31 on the road (.162 winning percentage) and are tied for second to last place in the West, 23.5 games out of the playoff chase.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by djfuzzylogic

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close out the night with a divisional rivalry game between the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC 3rd NW). The game, played at the Ford Center with an attendance of 18,203, was the fourth (of four) games between these franchises, with Oklahoma City having won all the previous ones so far. For the visiting team it’s rookie Wayne Ellington (72 Games: 18.2 MinsPG ~ 6.7 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.1 RPG) who comes off the bench for 11 minutes for the TWolves. In that time frame the `09 national champ scored no points (0 for 3 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with an assist and a +4 pts differential. In the end, in this one, Oklahoma City winning the game (and sweeping the series), beating Minnesota by eight, with the final score being 116 to 108. With the loss the TWolves drop to 15-62 (. winning percentage), 5-34 on the road (.128 winning percentage) and are dead last in the West, 32.0 games out of the post season chase.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by SG

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(NBA) 04/03/10

Moving right along to catch up with this (not so) daily post of mine called “Heels in the League” (NBA) here is the recap for the games from Saturday, March 3, 2010. In all there were nine games, seven of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, but none of them were head to head match ups. If you want the complete run down for the night you can always check out ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. But for now, sit back and relax as we go through the review of the games from 04/03/10…

First game of the night has the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) playing host to the Detroit Pistons (EC 5th Central), in a game that is the third (of four) in their series, with each team having won one this season. The game was played at the Philips Arena in front of a crowd of 18,729. For the home town team it’s small forward Marvin Williams (75 Games: 30.5 MinsPG ~ 10.0 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG) starting for the Hawks and getting a total of 37 minutes. In that time frame the ex one & done and national champion scores seven points (3 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 1) to go with three rebounds, an assist, one steal, a block and three turnovers while +7 pts differential. In the end it was Atlanta winning this one, taking down Detroit by a hald dozen, with the final score being 91 to 85. With the W the Hawks are now 49-27 on the season (.644 winning percentage) and 32-7 at home (.820 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Hoopinion (TrueHoop)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by THHB
Soaring down South (FanSided) by Kris Willis
Need4Sheed by Natalie Sitto

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Moving on with the recap here is the game between the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) and the Chicago Bulls (EC 3rd Central), played at the United Center in front of a crowd of 20,996. This was the third (of four) games between the two, with the series being tied up at one as of right now. For the visiting team from the Tar Heel state it’s speedster Raymond Felton (75 Games: 33.1 MinsPG ~ 12.1 PPG ~ 5.5 APG ~ 1.6 SPG) starting at the point guard positing and playing for 36 minutes. The `05 national champ scored 10 points (4 for 12 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 1 for 2) to go with five assists, two boards, a steal, a TO and a -9 pts differential. In the end it was Chicago winning this one over Charlotte, with the final being 96 to 88. With the loss the Bobcats slide down to 40-36 (.526 winning percentage) and 11-27 on the road (.289 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third game of the night is an East/West match up as the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) play host to the Miami Heat (EC 3rd SE), in a game that was played in front of 17,601 fans at the Target Center. This is the second (of two) games between these teams, with Minnesota having won the first encounter. For the home squad we have shooting guard Wayne Ellington (72 Games: 18.2 MinsPG ~ 6.7 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.1 RPG) playing seven minutes in all. In that short time off the bench the `09 national champ scores two points (1 for 2 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with a rebound and a pts differential of 0. In the end it was Miami taking this one, defeating Minnesota by a baker’s dozen, with the final being 97 to 84. With the loss the TWolves drop to 15-61 overall (.197 winning percentage) and 10-28 at home (.263 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Howlin’ T-Wolf (TrueHoop Network) by JSteinmeyer
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by Stop-n-Pop

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Moving forward in this post the next game we have has the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC 3rd NW) in the fourth (of four) games between these teams, with the series being in favor of Dallas 2-1. The game was played at the American Airlines Center in front of a crowd that numbered 20,329. For the home town team we have ex UNC big man Brendan Haywood (72 Game: 31.2 MinsPG ~ 9.3 PPG ~ 9.5 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG) coming off the bench for the Mavs. The center scores nine points (3 for 3 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 3 for 4) to go with three rebounds (2 offensive), a block, three TOs and a pts differential of -19. As far as the game went it was Oklahoma City winning this one by five points, defeating Dallas by the final of 121 to 116. With the loss the Mavs drop to 50-27 on the season (.649 winning percentage) and 26-13 at home (.667 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

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The fifth game is the one that has the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) playing host to the Phoenix Suns (WC 2nd Pacific) in another East/West match up that was played at the Bradley Center in front of a crowd that numbered 16,436. This was the second (of two) games between these franchises, with Phoenix having won the first encounter. In this one, for the home town, it’s veteran Jerry Stackhouse (36 Games: 20.0 MinsPG ~ 8.0 PPG ~ 1.7 APG ~ 2.4 RPG), who as usual comes off the bench for the Bucks and plays for 18 minutes. In that time frame the shooting guard scores eight points (4 for 8 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with two rebounds, two assists and a turnover while having a -2 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Milwaukee winning this one, taking down Phoenix by nine points, with the final score being 107 to 98. With the W the Bucks are now 42-34 on the season (.556 winning percentage) and 27-11 at home (.710 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

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second to last game of the night is the match up between the host team Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers, the rubber game of a three game series between the two squads. The game was played at the Pepsi Center in front of a crowd of 19,155. For the home town team it’s rookie point guard Ty Lawson (60 Games: 20.9 MinsPG ~ 8.6 PPG ~ 3.2 APG ~ 0.8 SPG) getting 28 minutes off the bench for the Nuggets. In that time frame the `09 national champ scored eight points (4 for 7 ~ 0 for 2 ~ 0 for 1) to go with four assists, three rebounds, a steal and a TO while having a +11 pts differential. In the end it was Denver winning the game (and the series), beating LA by 8 points, with the final score being 98 to 90. With the win the Nuggets are now 50-27 overall (.649 winning percentage) and 32-6 at home (.842 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close this out with the game between the Portland Trail Blazers (WC 4th NW) and the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) in what is the fourth (of four) match ups between the teams, with the series being 3-0 for Portland. The game was played at the ARCO Arena in front of an attendance that numbered 12,875. For the home team we see ex UNC big man Sean May (33 Games: 9.2 MinsPG ~ 3.4 PPG ~ 2.0 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG) come off the bench and just play three minutes for the Kings. In that time the power forward does not score (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) and just as a pts differential of +1. In the end it was Portland making a clean sweep of the series by defeating Sacramento 98 to 87. With the loss the Kings slide to 24-53 on the year (.312 winning percentage) and 17-20 at home (.459 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(NBA) 03/31/10

In what is way, way late (first time in a long time this late), here is the recap from the National Basketball Association for Wednesday, March 31, 2010. In all there were a total of 13 games on the schedule, seven of them had a touch of Carolina Blue, two of them being head to head match ups. As usual, if you are looking for the complete run down of the games from 03/31/10 you can always go to ESPN’s Scoreboard Page or to Real GM’s recap. But for now, sit back and relax as we go through this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/31/10…

The first game of the day is an East/West match up that has the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) playing host to the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers (WC 1st Pacific), in a game that was played at the Philips Arena in front of a career high attendance of 20,190. This is the second (of two) games between the teams, with LA winning the first one. For the home squad we have “one and done” Marvin Williams (73 Games: 30.3 MinsPG ~ 10.0 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who starts for the Hawks and gets a total of 31 minutes. The small forward scores just two points in this one (1 for 4 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a pts differential of +12. In the end the game went to Atlanta, who defeated LA by 17 points, with the final score being 109 to 92. With the W the Hawks go to 48-26 (.649 winning percentage) and 31-7 at home (.815 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by hawksdawgs
Soaring down South (FanSided) by Kris Willis

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The next game is the first head to head match up as well as being a divisional battle between the first and second team in the Central Division as Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) head to C-Town to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central). The game, played in front of sold out crowd of 20,562 at the Quicken Loans Arena, is the fourth (of four) between these two franchises, with Cleveland leading the series 2-1. For the visiting squad it’s veteran Jerry Stackhouse (34 Games: 20.2 MinsPG ~ 8.1 PPG ~ 1.7 APG ~ 2.4 RPG), who comes off the bench for the Bucks and plays 25 minutes. In that time the shooting guard scored six points (2 for 7 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 0 for 0) to go with four rebounds, two assists, a steal and three turnovers while haing a +3 pts differential. For the home team we have Antawn Jamison (60 Games: 37.2 MinsPG ~ 19.0 PPG ~ 8.7 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG), who starts for the Cavs and plays 35 minutes, Jawad Williams (47 Games: 13.1 MinsPG ~ 4.2 PPG ~ 1.4 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG), who comes off the bench for 13 minutes and Danny Green, who dresses but does not play. For Jamison it’s a double double night, with 12 points (5 for 10 ~ 1 for 3 ~ 1 for 3) to go with 12 rebounds (one offensive), three assists, a steal and a TO while having a +3 pts differential. For Williams it’s seven points (2 for 4 ~ 1 for 2 ~ 2 for 2) to go along with a rebound and a -10 pts differential. In the end it was Cleveland taking this game, defeating Milwaukee by 3, with the final score being 101 to 98. With the W the Cavs go to 59-16 on the year (.787 winning percentage) and 33-4 at home (.891 winning percentage). The loss drops the Bucks to 41-33 on the season (.554 winning percentage) and 15-22 on the road (.405 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Frank Madden
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Third game of the night has the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) playing host to the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 4th Atlantic) in a game that was played at the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of a crowd of 14.139. This is the fourth (of four) game between the two squads, with the series being led by Charlotte 2 to 1. In this one, for the home squad, it’s speedster Raymond Felton (73 Games: 32.9 MinsPG ~ 12.2 PPG ~ 5.5 APG ~ 1.6 SPG), who started for the Bobcats and played 28 minutes. The point guard scored nine points (4 for 7 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 1 for 1) to go with six assists, three rebounds, two steals and a turnover while having a pts differential of +11. In the end this was a lopsided affair with Charlotte defeating Philly by 19 points, with the final being 103 to 84. The win puts the Bobcats at 39-35 overall (.527 winning percentage) and 28-9 at home (.756 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Queen City Hoops (TrueHoop Network) by Brett
Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The fourth game is one that has a team headed to the post season from each of the conference as the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic ~ clinched Division) plays host to the Oklahoma City Thunder (WC 3rd NW). The game, played at the TD Garden in front of a crowd of 18,624, is the second (of two) games between these teams, with Boston winning the first one. For the home town team we see ex UNC big man Rasheed Wallace (71 Games: 22.8 MinsPG ~ 9.1 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who I wrote a post about him on a couple of days ago, who gets 26 minutes off the bench. In that time the center scores 18 points (7 for 8 ~ 2 for 3 ~ 2 for 4) to go with a rebound, an assist, three TOs and a pts differential of -8. In what was a close game and a big surprise it is Oklahoma City winning this one by 5 points, defeating Boston 109 to 104. With the loss the Celtics drops to 47-27 overall (.635 winning percentage) and 23-14 at home (.621 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Celtics Hub (TrueHoop) by Brendan Jackson
Celtics Blog (SB Nation) by Jimmy Toscano
Celtics Life by TB727
Gino’s Jungle by GreenBanner18

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The fifth game of the night is the other head to head match up of two teams not going to the playoffs, where we have the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) going at it in front of 15,582 fans at the Target Center. The series is at the fourth (of four) games, with Sacramento have won two of the first three games. In this one, for the visiting team from Cali it should be ex UNC big man Sean May, but the power forward does not play (DNP – Bruised Right Knee). On the other side, for the Timberwolves, it’s rookie Wayne Ellington (70 Games: 18.5 MinsPG ~ 6.9 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.2 RPG) coming off the bench and playing 17 minutes. In that time frame the shooting guard scores just five points (2 for 3 ~ 1 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) to go with a rebounds, a TO and a -9 pts differential. As far as the game was concerned it was Minnesota winning the game by nine points, defeating Sacramento 108 to 99. With the victory the TWolves go to 15-60 on the year (.200 winning percentage) and 10-27 at home (.270 winning percentage). With the loss the Kings drop to 24-52 on the season (.316 winning percentage) and 7-33 on the road (.175 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Cowbell Kingdom (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Harper
Howlin’ T-Wolf (TrueHoop Network) by JSteinmeyer
Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Aykis16

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second to last game of the night is a divisional match up as the Dallas Mavericks (WC 1st SW) head to the FedEx Forum to take on the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) in a game that was played in front of 11,616 spectators. This is the third (of four) games between the teams, with the series even at one a piece so far. For the visiting team from the lone star state it’s ex UNC big man Brendan Haywood (71 Games: 31.4 MinsPG ~ 9.3 PPG ~ 9.6 RPG ~ 2.1 BPG), who stars for the Mavs and gets a total of 32 minutes. In this one the center scores 11 points (5 for 7 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 1 for 2) to go with eight rebounds (four offensive), a block and a TO while having a +5 pts differential. In the end, in a game that needed overtime to be decided, it was Dallas winning it by four points, defeating Memphis 106 to 102. With the win the Mavs are now 50-25 on the year (.667 winning percentage) and 24-14 on the road (.631 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

The Two Man Game (TrueHoop) by Rob Mahoney
Mavs Moneyball (SB Nation) by LJRotter

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close up this recap with the game between the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) and the Utah Jazz (WC 1st NW), played at the EnergySolutions Arena in front of a crowd that numbered 19,617. This was the second (of three) game between these franchises, with the first game going to Utah. For the visiting team from Cali we should be seeing forward Brandan Wright, but as we all know by now he will not be on the court this season due to his injured shoulder. As far as the game was concerned it was not much of an affair, as Utah took down Golden State by 24 points, with the final score being 128 to 104. With the loss the Warriors drop to 21-53 on the year (.284 winning percentage) and 5-31 on the road (.138 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by Atma Brother ONE

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(NBA) 03/27/10

Once again way late in checking up with the games from Sunday, March 28, 2010 for the ex Heels in the National Basketball Association. In this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) we will be checking out seven games (out of a total of ten), with three of them being head to head match ups. As usual, if you are looking for a run down of the games from 03/28/10 you can go to the Real GM‘s recap or ESPN’s Scoreboard Page. But for now check out this edition of “Heels in the League” (NBA) for the games from 03/28/10…

The first game of the night is a head match up between one team atop of the East and the other on the bottom of the West. It’s the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) going to C-Town to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central) in what is the second game (of two) between them with Cleveland having a 1-0 advantage in the series. The game was played in front of a sold out crowd of 20,562 at the Quicken Loans Arena. For the visiting squad we should be seeing ex UNC big man Sean May, but he is out in this game (DNP – Bruised Right Knee). On the other side we have a trio of ex Tar Heels, with Antawn Jamison (59 Games: 37.2 MinsPG ~ 19.1 PPG ~ 8.6 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) starting for the Cavs and getting 41 minutes in all, while both Jawad Williams and Danny Green get dressed for the game but do not see any action in this one (DNP – Coach’s Decision). For the ex NPOY under Dean Smith it’s almost a double double outing, scoring 26 points (11 for 21 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 2 for 2) to go with nine rebounds (2 offensive), two assists, a turnover and a pts differential of +7. In a pretty low scoring game it was Cleveland winning the game (and sweeping the series), defeating Sacramento by the final of 97 to 90. With the W the Cavs are now 58-16 on the year (.784 winning percentage) and 32-4 at home (.941 winning percentage). With the loss the Kings drop to 24-50 on the season (.324 winning percentage) and 7-31 on the road (.184 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
Cowbell Kingdom (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Harper
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The next game is once again an East/West match up as the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) host the Memphis Grizzlies (WC 3rd SW) at the Bradley Center in front of a crowd that numbered 17,008. This was the second (of two) games between the franchises with Milwaukee taking the first one. For the home town team it’s veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse (32 Games: 19.9 MinsPG ~ 8.0 PPG ~ 1.7 APG ~ 2.3 RPG), who comes off the bench for 22 minutes. In that time the shooting guard scored seven points (1 for 6 ~ 1 for 4 ~ 4 for 4) to go with two rebounds, two steals, an assist, a pair of TOs and a -7 pts differential. In a game that had to go to overtime to be decided it was Milwaukee winning it (and sweeping the series), defeating Memphis by the final of 108 to 103. With the victory the Bucks go to 40-32 on the year (.556 winning percentage) and 25-11 at home (.694 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The third game of the night is once again a head to head match up between a team going to the post season and one that won’t be going. It’s the Indiana Pacers (EC 4th Center) heading to the Philips Center to take on the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) in front of 16,646 fans. This is the third (of three) games between the squads, with Atlanta leading the series 2-0. For the visiting squad it should be lottery pick Tyler Hansbrough, but as we know the Pacer rookie is not going to be playing since he is out with an inner ear infection and maybe a concussion. On the other side we have forward Marvin Williams (72 Games: 30.3 MinsPG ~ 10.1 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG), who starts for the Hawks and plays 28 minutes. The small forward gets eight points (4 for 9 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with four rebounds (2 offensive) and a TO while getting a pts differential of +9. In the end it was Atlanta winning the game (and sweeping the series), beating Indiana by 10, with the final score being 94 to 84. The win puts the Hawks at 47-26 for the year (.644 winning percentage) and 30-7 at home (.810 winning percentage). The loss drops the Pacers to 27-47 on the season (.365 winning percentage) and 8-31 on the road (.205 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Hoopinion (TrueHoop Network)
Eight Points, Nine Seconds (TrueHoop Network) by Tim Donahue
Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by hawksdawgs
Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by goodlucksaturday
Soaring down South (FanSided) by Kris Willis

Box Score — Play-By-Play

As we move on we have yet again another Conference match up, with two division leaders going at it, as the Denver Nuggets (WC 1st NW) head to the sunshine state to take on the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE). The game, played in front of 17,461 spectators at the Amway Arena, is the second (of two) between these teams, with Denver winning the first encounter. For the team from the Mile High City it’s rookie point guard Ty Lawson, who dresses but does not play (DNP – Coach’s Decision). On the other side it’s veteran guard Vince Carter (67 Games: 31.0 MinsPG ~ 16.5 PPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 3.9 RPG), who starts for the Magic, but only plays two minutes before having to come out due to a toe injury. In the end it was Orlando winning the game, beating Denver by a half dozen, with the final score being 103 to 97. With the W the Magic move to 52-22 on the year (.703 winning percentage) and are 30-7 at home (.810 winning percentage). With the loss the Nuggets drop to 48-26 on the season (.649 winning percentage) and 18-20 on the road (.473 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Orlando Magic Daily (TrueHoop Network) by Philip Rossman-Reich
Roundball Mining Company (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Orlando Pinstriped Post (SB Nation) by Ben Q Rock
Howard the Dunk (FanSided) by Andrew Melnick
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The next game on the slate has the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) hosting the Phoenix Suns (WC 2nd Pacific) at the Target Center in front of a crowd of 16,668. This is the fourth (of four) games between the franchises, with Phoenix having won all the games so far. For the home town team it is guard Wayne Ellington (69 Games: 18.5 MinsPG ~ 6.9 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.2 RPG) getting 26 minutes. The shooting guard scored seven points (3 for 7 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 1 for 1) to go with two rebounds, two assists, a steal a TO and a -3 pts differential. As far as the game is concerned it was Phoenix winning the game by a half dozen, defeating Minny by the final of 111 to 105 and sweeping the series. With the loss the TWolves drop to 14-60 overall (.189 winning percentage) and 9-27 at home (.250 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by SG

Box Score — Play-By-Play

In the second to last game of this recap it’s once again another East/West battle with the San Antonio Spurs (WC 2nd SW) heading to Bean Town to take on the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic). The game, the second (of two) with the first one won by Boston, was played at the TD Garden in front of 18,624 fans. For the home town team it’s Rasheed Wallace (70 Games: 22.7 MinsPG ~ 9.0 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who starts for the Celtics and plays a total of 25 minutes. The ex UNC big man scored seven points (2 for 5 ~ 1 for 4 ~ 2 for 4) to go with eight rebounds, one steal, one block and a TO to go with a team high -5 pts differential. In the end this was definitely a lopsided game, with San Antonio winning it by 21 points, defeating Boston by the final score of 94 to 73. With the loss the Celtics drop to 47-26 on the year (.644 winning percentage) and 23-13 at home (.638 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 Jimmy Toscano
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
RedsArmy by BigMck
Celtics Life by TB727

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And we close out with a divisional match up between squads not heading to the playoffs. It’s the Golden State Warriors (WC 5th Pacific) going to the STAPLES Center to take on the Los Angeles Clippers (WC 3rd Pacific) in front of a crowd that numbered 17,868. This was the third (of four) game between them, with the series being even. For the visiting squad we should be seeing forward Brandan Wright, but as we know the injury to his shoulder he hasn’t played all season long. In the end, it was Golden State winning this one going away, defeating LA by 18 points, with the final score being 121 to 103. With the win the Warriors head to 21-52 (.288 winning percentage) and 5-30 on the road (.142 winning percentage).

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Golden State of Mind (SB Nation) by dj fuzzylogic

Box Score — Play-By-Play

(NBA) 03/26/10

While Thursday was a very small recap when it came to the ex players now in the National Basketball Association, yesterday’s schedule for the NBA was huge, with eleven game, eight of them with a touch of Carolina Blue, three of those being head to head match ups. Meaning that out of 22 teams in action on Friday, March 26, 2010 half of them have ex UNC players on their rosters. As usual, if you are looking for the total recap for the night’s action you can get it on ESPN. But for now, without further ado, here is this “Heels in the League” (NBA) recap for the games from 03/26/10…

In the first game of the night it’s the Indiana Pacers (EC 4th Central) play host to the Utah Jazz (WC 2nd NW), played at Conseco Fieldhouse in front of 15,463 spectators. This was the second (of two) games between these squads, with Utah having won the first match up. For the home squad it would be power forward Tyler Hansbrough, but as we all know by now the lottery pick for the Pacers is out for the remainder of the season. As far as the game went it was Indiana taking it and evening up the series, defeating Utah by 16 points, with the final being 122 to 106. With the win the Pacers go to 27-46 overall (. winning percentage), 19-16 at home (.542 winning percentage) and are tenth in the East, 9.0 games behind the last playoff team.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Indy Cornrows (SB Nation) by Tom Lewis

Box Score — Play-By-Play

In the second game of the recap we find an East/West and head to head match up as the Minnesota Timberwolves (WC 5th NW) head to the sunshine state to take on the Orlando Magic (EC 1st SE). The game, played in front of a crowd of 17,461, was the second (of two) between these teams, with Orlando having won the first one. For the visiting squad it’s rookie Wayne Ellington (68 Games: 18.4 MinsPG ~ 6.9 PPG ~ 1.0 APG ~ 2.2 RPG), who came off the bench for 13 minutes. The shooting guard and national champ from last season it was an eight points night (2 for 4 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 2 for 2) to go with three rebounds, two assists, a block and a TO while having a +2 pts differential. On the other side it’s veteran Vince Carter (66 Games: 31.5 MinsPG ~ 3.1 APG ~ 4.0 RPG), who starts for the Magic and gets a total of 40 minutes. The shooting guard scores 13 points (5 for 9 ~ 2 for 4 ~ 1 for 2) to go along with five assists, two rebounds and three turnovers while having a pts differential of +12. In the end it was Orlando winning the game and the series, beating Minnesota by nine points, with the final tally being 106 to 97. With the W the Magic go to 51-22 on the year (.699 winning percentage), 29-7 at home (.805 winning percentage) and are second in the East, 6.0 games behind the conference leader and 3.5 games ahead of the third squad.

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
Canis Hoopus (SB Nation) by SG
Howard the Dunk (SB Nation) by Andrew Melnick

Box Score — Play-By-Play

As we move on we now see the game between the Atlanta Hawks (EC 2nd SE) and the Philadelphia 76′ers (EC 4th Atlantic), in a game played at the Wachovia Center in front of a total of 13,293 fans. This is the third (of three) games between these two squads, with Atlanta having won the first two. For the visiting squad we have forward Marvin Williams (71 Games: 30.3 MinsPG ~ 10.1 PPG ~ 5.2 RPG ~ 1.1 APG) starting for the Hawks and playing a total of 29 minutes. In that time the 2005 national champion scores six points (3 for 6 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 2) to go with four rebounds (2 offensive), two steals, one assist and three turnovers while having a -2 pts differential. The game was a bit of a shocker, or should have been, as Philadelphia defeated Atlanta by seven points, with the final score being 105 to 98.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Peachtree Hoops (SB Nation) by THHB
Soaring down South (FanSided) by Kris Willis

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The halfway mark of this post is the game where the Denver Nuggets (WC 1st NW) head north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors (EC 2nd Atlantic) in an East/West battle between teams that seem to be heading to the post season. The game, the second (of two) between these teams with Denver having won the first one, was played at Air Canada Centre in front of a crowd of 19,800. For the team from the Mile High City it’s speedster Ty Lawson (57 Games: 21.0 MinsPG ~ 8.7 PPG ~ 3.2 APG ~ 0.8 SPG), who comes off the bench for just three minutes. In those minutes the point guard didn’t score (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0) and had a -7 pts differential. In what was as close as you can get type of win Denver took the game and the series, defeating Toronto by one, with the final score being 97 to 96. With the win the Nuggets are now 48-25 overall (.658 winning percentage), 18-19 on the road (.486 winning percentage) and are second in the West, 5.5 games behind the conference and 0.5 games ahead of the next team.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Denver Stiffs (SB Nation) by Nate Timmons
Nugg Love (FanSided) by madness
Slam Dunk Central by Stephen Rhodes

Box Score — Play-By-Play

Moving on to the fifth game of the night we have a divisional battle when the Charlotte Bobcats (EC 4th SE) plays host to the Washington Wizards (EC 5th SE). The game, played at the Time Warner Cable Arena in front of 16,365 fans, is the fourth (of four) between these franchises, with Charlotte having won the first three encounters. For the home squad we have point guard Raymond Felton (71 Games: 33.0 MinsPG ~ 12.1 PPG ~ 5.5 APG ~ 1.6 SPG) starting for the Bobcats and playing a total of 29 minutes. In that time the `05 national champ has a double double, scoring 19 points (8 for 10 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 3 for 4) to go with 11 assists, two rebounds, two blocks, a steal and four TOs while having a team high +28 pts differential. As far as the game went it was Charlotte winning it and sweeping the series, taking down Washington by the final of 107 to 96. With the victory the Bobcats go to 38-34 on the year (.528 winning percentage), 27-8 at home (.771 winning percentage) and are seventh in the East, 0.5 games behind the sixth squad and 2.5 ahead of the last playoff squad.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Rufus on Fire (SB Nation) by David Arnott

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The sixth game is both a head to head match up and an East/West battle as the Sacramento Kings (WC 4th Pacific) take on the Boston Celtics (EC 1st Atlantic) at the TD Garden in front of a crowd that numbered 18,624. This was the second (of two) match ups between these teams, with the first one going to Boston. For the team from Cali it’s ex UNC big man Sean May (32 Games: 9.4 MinsPG ~ 3.5 PPG ~ 2.1 RPG ~ 0.2 BPG) who gets 22 minutes in this one. For the power forward it’s a nine points night (3 for 4 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 3 for 4) to go with five rebounds, two blocks and a pair of TOs while having a pts differential of +9. On the other side of the benches it’s another ex big man, Rasheed Wallace (69 Games: 22.7 MinsPG ~ 9.0 PPG ~ 4.1 RPG ~ 0.9 BPG), who starts this one for the Celtics and gets 24 minutes. The center scores six points (2 for 6 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 2 for 2) to go with three steals, three blocks, a rebound, an assist, a TO and a pts differential of +7. In the end it was Boston winning the game and sweeping the 2 game series, defeating Sacramento by eight points, with the final score being 94 to 86. With the W the Celtics are now 47-25 on the year (.653 winning percentage), 23-12 at home (.657 winning percentage) and are third in the East, 3.5 games behind the second team and 1.0 games ahead of the fourth squad. With the loss the Kings slide to 24-49 on the season (.329 winning percentage), 7-30 on the road (.189 winning percentage) and are 13th in the West, out of playoff contention for this season.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Celtics Hub (TrueHoop Network) by Zach Lowe
Celtics Blog (SB Nation) by Jimmy Toscano
Sactown Royalty (SB Nation) by Ziller
RedsArmy by BigMck
Celtics Life by Margaret

Box Score — Play-By-Play

The second to last game of the night is one between to teams that are heading to the post season. It’s the Miami Heat (EC 3rd SE) heading to the Bradley Center to take on the Milwaukee Bucks (EC 2nd Central) in front of a crowd that numbered 17,841. This is fourth (of four) game between these franchises with Milwaukee having won the first three match ups. For the home town team it’s veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse (31 Games: 19.9 MinsPG ~ 8.0 1.7 APG ~ 2.2 RPG), who comes off the Bucks’ bench for a total of 15 minutes. In this one the shooting guard does not have a good night, scoring just four points (2 for 10 ~ 0 for 3 ~ 0 for 0) to go with an assist, a TO and a -11 pts differential. In this one it was Miami beating Milwaukee by 13, with the final score being 87 to 74. With the loss the Bucks drop to 39-32 on the season (.549 winning percentage), 24-11 at home (.685 winning percentage) and are fifth in the East, 6.5 games behind the fourth squad and just 1.0 games ahead of the next team.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

Bucksketball (TrueHoop Network) by Jeremy
Brew Hoop (SB Nation) by Alex Boeder

Box Score — Play-By-Play

And finally, with the eighth game of this recap, it’s an East/West battle when the Cleveland Cavaliers (EC 1st Central) heads to the lone star state to take on the San Antonio Spurs (WC 2nd SW). The game, played at the AT&T Center in front of a crowd of 18,581, was the second (of two), with the first game going to Cleveland. For the team from C-Town it’s a trio of Heels, with Antawn Jamison (58 Games: 37.2 MinsPG ~ 19.0 PPG ~ 8.6 RPG ~ 0.3 BPG) starting for the Cavs, Jawad Williams (45 Games: 13.3 MinsPG ~ 4.2 PPG ~ 1.5 RPG ~ 0.1 BPG) coming off the bench and Danny Green not even dressing in this one. Jamison, who played for 37 minutes came close to a double double with 24 points (9 for 20 ~ 3 for 6 ~ 3 for 7) to go with a team high nine rebounds (2 offensive), three steals, an assist and a +6 pts differential. Williams just played four minutes in this one, scoring no points (0 for 1 ~ 0 for 0 ~ 0 for 0) to go with a 0 pts differential. In the end it was San Antonio beating Cleveland by five points, with the final score being 102 to 97. With the loss 57-16 overall (.780 winning percentage), 26-12 on the road (.682 winning percentage) and are first in the East, 6.0 ahead of the rest of the conference.

Main Stream Media:
ESPN ~ NBA.com ~ The Sporting News ~ CBS Sports

Blogs:

CAVS: the blog (TrueHoop Network) by John Krolik
King James Gospel (FanSided) by Cody Norman
Slam Dunk Central by Jeff Sack
Waiting For Next Year by Denny

Box Score — Play-By-Play