Surely by now you've heard the Eastern Conference All-Star beat the West on Sunday, 141-139.
After a sluggish start, the game was salvaged with a suprisingly competitive second half that saw 13 lead changes and the game came down to the final possession - what else can you ask for?
Here are a couple of random notes from the game
-This was the first Shaq and Kobe-less All-Star game since 1997
-Attendance was announced during the fourth quarter at 108,713. This may have been a little generous but nonetheless is the largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game in person
-Every player who saw court time scored, except Jason Kidd. Kidd played a game-low 6 minutes
-Of the five players to score 20+ points, four were from the 2003 draft class. Bosh, Wade, James and Anthony went off - the four combined for alomost 40% of the games' offense and 31 rebounds
Monday, February 15, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Rookie Challenge time
7:02: Just a few minutes from tip-off, should be fun...
7:03: Chris Bosh coaching the sophomores, Kevin Durant for the rooks.
7:05: Rookies: Gibson, Jerebko, Curry, Jennings, Flynn, Harden, Evans, Casspi, Blair
Sophs roll out with Morrow, Gordon, Mayo, Gasol, Beasley, Love, Lopez, Gallinari, Westbrook
7:07: How about the size differential? Sophomores have two 7-footers in Gasol and Lopez, plus Beasley and Love. By my count, Taj Gibson is the only rookie taller than 6'8"
7:10: Love Craig Sager's suit, pink and plaid everything, does he know Valentine's day isn't till Sunday?
7:11: Keep an eye on Anthony Morrow, the league's best shooter through the last two years isn't in the 3-point comp. Says he will make one left-handed tonight.
Tip off: starters for rooks - Evans, Jennings, Blair Curry and Casspi
and for the sophomores - Westbrook, Mayo, Lopez, Love, Gallinari FYI: two 20-minute halfs for the game...
7:16: It will be an absolute miracle if the Rookies can get 10 rebounds
7:19: 5 minutes in an a few nice dunks from Beasley, game tied up 17-17. Sophs have 5 offensive rebounds already. Dwight Howard holding his own on the microphone with Kevin Harlan
7:25: FYI, the refs have no intention of calling traveling
7:27: Every big man is shooting jumpers, all the little guys going to the rim
7:29: No shortage of teammates in this game, Harden and Westbrook, Curry and Morrow, Evans and Casspi, Gasol and Mayo, Flynn and Love
7:35: Howard, McHale and Harlan are on a mission to give every player a nickname and call him by that for the rest of the game - for those of you just turning your TVs on, Baby Jesus is Marc Gasol, Gumby is Brandon Jennings, and Be Consistent is Mike Beasley
7:38: Under eight minutes to play, Rookies up 42-37. Sophomores actually trying to operate an offensive game in the post that somehow isn't working
7:46: DeJuan Blair goes full court, off glass to himself for a dunk, 2 points and 0 ACLs
Halftime: Rookies end half on 16-4 run, head into the break up 67-55. Could they snap the 7-year losing streak? Eric Gordon and DeMar DeRozan about to faceoff in a "dunk-in," we will have all the details...
"Dunk-in" details-
7:57: I just ate a rediculous amount of pizza and the thought of jumping four feet into the air makes me cry a little
7:58: Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith in to comment on the dunks. Charles has been on air for 30 seconds and already made an ass of himself.
7:59: We have just been informed that Eric Gordon has seven dunks on the year. Seven... In 50 games this season.
8:00: DeRozan up first - between the legs and flush with the left hand, first try, looking way too easy
8:01: Now Gordon - having some trouble getting the ball off the glass, 7 tries and counting. Finally gets himself a solid windmill. Good news Clipper fans, Barkley just said they are the team of the future
8:03: DeRozan goes with a windmill from 10 feet out. This is over, Dwight Howard already begging fans to vote for DeMar
8:05: Gordon gets a nice feed from Mayo and reverses it. Good effort and a nice show for the Rook-Soph halftime. We'll keep you updated on who wins. Second half starts in a few
Second half:
8:09: DeRozan deservingly wins the dunk comp., will compete tomorrow in the real deal. Gordon had a good show, but for the once the fans made the right choice
8:14: Heading into the second half, Evans leads all scorers with 14.
8:17: Hows this: combined the Rooks and Sophs are 2 for 25 from three...
8:18: Nate Robinson now on the mic, and pointing out every call the refs miss. C'mon Nate
8:20: Do Steph Curry and his dad get tired of only be known as great shooters?
8:21: Right on cue, Curry drops a deep transition 3.
8:22: Five minutes into the second half, rookies up 83-69
8:30: DeJuan Blair took a shot in the eye and received some stitches - he's back no so nothing too severe.
8:33: Kevin Love just threw an 85-foot inbounds to Russell Westbrook for the easy layup, sophs still down, 94-84
8:36: This just in, TheAssociationNation.com fantasy correspondent Bryan Price has suffered a sprained ankle in his pickup game tonight but is epected to return
8:39: The Sophomores have been unable to break the double-digit deficit, down 103-88
8:40: Bosh takes his 7-footers out, looking to run with Beasley and Love as the bigs
8:42: Jennings and Evans have combined for 41 points, all other rookie starters in double-figures. Beasley's 17 leads the sophomores
8:49: Westbrook's back to back 3's bring the sophomores within 8. Then Evans take it the other way for an and-1 finish
8:50: Somehow, some way, the rookies are grabbing every rebound
8:52: I just got it, the guard-heavy rookies are pushing the tempo so quickly that Lopez, Gasol and Love haven't even made it to the paint to grab the boards
8:53: Morrow has nine points, all within 10 feet of the basket. three minutes left, rookies still up on sophomores, 127-115
8:54: rookies going for the jugular, Curry hits another three
8:57: Sophomores might be out of gas - rookies just completed a 5-on-1 fastbreak to get them over the 130-point mark
9:00: Westbrook very quietly has a bunch of points, Harlan just said he might break Durant's record
9:01: Blair just pulled down his 20th rebound - so much for the disadvantage on the glass. And the dunk with 3 seconds left gives him 20 points and 21 boards for the night. And another offensive rebound off the missed free throw...
9:02: Final: 140-128, Rookies break their seven-year losing streak
9:02: In 40 minutes the teams combined for 268 points - an unprecedented 6 points per minute
9:05: MVP of the game goes to Tyreke Evans (40 points) but DeJuan Blair deserved a piece with 22 points and 23 rebounds. Evans just proclaimed they are officially splitting it, very classy. Westbrook ended up with 40 points for the sophomores
Check back with us tomorrow for the dunk contest at 9:30 EST!
7:03: Chris Bosh coaching the sophomores, Kevin Durant for the rooks.
7:05: Rookies: Gibson, Jerebko, Curry, Jennings, Flynn, Harden, Evans, Casspi, Blair
Sophs roll out with Morrow, Gordon, Mayo, Gasol, Beasley, Love, Lopez, Gallinari, Westbrook
7:07: How about the size differential? Sophomores have two 7-footers in Gasol and Lopez, plus Beasley and Love. By my count, Taj Gibson is the only rookie taller than 6'8"
7:10: Love Craig Sager's suit, pink and plaid everything, does he know Valentine's day isn't till Sunday?
7:11: Keep an eye on Anthony Morrow, the league's best shooter through the last two years isn't in the 3-point comp. Says he will make one left-handed tonight.
Tip off: starters for rooks - Evans, Jennings, Blair Curry and Casspi
and for the sophomores - Westbrook, Mayo, Lopez, Love, Gallinari FYI: two 20-minute halfs for the game...
7:16: It will be an absolute miracle if the Rookies can get 10 rebounds
7:19: 5 minutes in an a few nice dunks from Beasley, game tied up 17-17. Sophs have 5 offensive rebounds already. Dwight Howard holding his own on the microphone with Kevin Harlan
7:25: FYI, the refs have no intention of calling traveling
7:27: Every big man is shooting jumpers, all the little guys going to the rim
7:29: No shortage of teammates in this game, Harden and Westbrook, Curry and Morrow, Evans and Casspi, Gasol and Mayo, Flynn and Love
7:35: Howard, McHale and Harlan are on a mission to give every player a nickname and call him by that for the rest of the game - for those of you just turning your TVs on, Baby Jesus is Marc Gasol, Gumby is Brandon Jennings, and Be Consistent is Mike Beasley
7:38: Under eight minutes to play, Rookies up 42-37. Sophomores actually trying to operate an offensive game in the post that somehow isn't working
7:46: DeJuan Blair goes full court, off glass to himself for a dunk, 2 points and 0 ACLs
Halftime: Rookies end half on 16-4 run, head into the break up 67-55. Could they snap the 7-year losing streak? Eric Gordon and DeMar DeRozan about to faceoff in a "dunk-in," we will have all the details...
"Dunk-in" details-
7:57: I just ate a rediculous amount of pizza and the thought of jumping four feet into the air makes me cry a little
7:58: Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith in to comment on the dunks. Charles has been on air for 30 seconds and already made an ass of himself.
7:59: We have just been informed that Eric Gordon has seven dunks on the year. Seven... In 50 games this season.
8:00: DeRozan up first - between the legs and flush with the left hand, first try, looking way too easy
8:01: Now Gordon - having some trouble getting the ball off the glass, 7 tries and counting. Finally gets himself a solid windmill. Good news Clipper fans, Barkley just said they are the team of the future
8:03: DeRozan goes with a windmill from 10 feet out. This is over, Dwight Howard already begging fans to vote for DeMar
8:05: Gordon gets a nice feed from Mayo and reverses it. Good effort and a nice show for the Rook-Soph halftime. We'll keep you updated on who wins. Second half starts in a few
Second half:
8:09: DeRozan deservingly wins the dunk comp., will compete tomorrow in the real deal. Gordon had a good show, but for the once the fans made the right choice
8:14: Heading into the second half, Evans leads all scorers with 14.
8:17: Hows this: combined the Rooks and Sophs are 2 for 25 from three...
8:18: Nate Robinson now on the mic, and pointing out every call the refs miss. C'mon Nate
8:20: Do Steph Curry and his dad get tired of only be known as great shooters?
8:21: Right on cue, Curry drops a deep transition 3.
8:22: Five minutes into the second half, rookies up 83-69
8:30: DeJuan Blair took a shot in the eye and received some stitches - he's back no so nothing too severe.
8:33: Kevin Love just threw an 85-foot inbounds to Russell Westbrook for the easy layup, sophs still down, 94-84
8:36: This just in, TheAssociationNation.com fantasy correspondent Bryan Price has suffered a sprained ankle in his pickup game tonight but is epected to return
8:39: The Sophomores have been unable to break the double-digit deficit, down 103-88
8:40: Bosh takes his 7-footers out, looking to run with Beasley and Love as the bigs
8:42: Jennings and Evans have combined for 41 points, all other rookie starters in double-figures. Beasley's 17 leads the sophomores
8:49: Westbrook's back to back 3's bring the sophomores within 8. Then Evans take it the other way for an and-1 finish
8:50: Somehow, some way, the rookies are grabbing every rebound
8:52: I just got it, the guard-heavy rookies are pushing the tempo so quickly that Lopez, Gasol and Love haven't even made it to the paint to grab the boards
8:53: Morrow has nine points, all within 10 feet of the basket. three minutes left, rookies still up on sophomores, 127-115
8:54: rookies going for the jugular, Curry hits another three
8:57: Sophomores might be out of gas - rookies just completed a 5-on-1 fastbreak to get them over the 130-point mark
9:00: Westbrook very quietly has a bunch of points, Harlan just said he might break Durant's record
9:01: Blair just pulled down his 20th rebound - so much for the disadvantage on the glass. And the dunk with 3 seconds left gives him 20 points and 21 boards for the night. And another offensive rebound off the missed free throw...
9:02: Final: 140-128, Rookies break their seven-year losing streak
9:02: In 40 minutes the teams combined for 268 points - an unprecedented 6 points per minute
9:05: MVP of the game goes to Tyreke Evans (40 points) but DeJuan Blair deserved a piece with 22 points and 23 rebounds. Evans just proclaimed they are officially splitting it, very classy. Westbrook ended up with 40 points for the sophomores
Check back with us tomorrow for the dunk contest at 9:30 EST!
Live-blogging the Rookie-Soph game
Okay folks, we are going to give the live-blogging thing a try tonight for the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge!
Check in with us at 9 pm eastern time and you will get a live feed of the game from score to stats to game notes.
This is going to be a dry run, but don't hesitate to drop your comments and thoughts about the game!
See you at 9...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Super Wednesday
Some fun facts from tonight's games...
Big props to Nazr Mohammed of the Charlotte Bobcats. Tonight his game winning dunk will get all the attention but the dude pulled down 20 rebounds.
With 7:07 left in the second quarter, Golden State is handling the Clippers. Without Monta Ellis or Corey Maggette, the Dubs have doubled up on LA and are ahead 56-28. Steph Curry has 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists - it isn't even halftime! Yeah, we definitely just jinxed them.
Remember when you were surprised if Detroit wasn't in the EC Finals? Well, the Pistons just dropped one at home to a surprising Kings squad.
More respect to hand out: New Orleans just won their third straight game without Chris Paul. How bout Darren Collison - averaging 25.3 points and 7.3 assists per game in those three victories. This was probably Boston's last chance to prove they can win with this roster before the trade deadline, expect a trade.
Warrior curse update: We haven't hurt them yet, still up big with 2:33 left in the half.
The Lakeshow - minus Kobe - just served Utah their first loss since January 17.
With Anthony Randolph hurt, Chicago's Tyrus Thomas has earned himself the "league's least consistent player" award. Tonight he looked great and under control: 30+ well-behaved minutes off the bench to grab six rebounds and shoot 7-12, finishing with one of the better +/- for the losing Bulls. In his last three games? 13 points
total, one freethrow, three turnovers and a one game suspension.
Was this Stoudemire's last game in a PHX uni? If so he made a good impression - 24 points (on just 9-14) and nine rebounds.
Some good games tomorrow on TNT. Cleveland hosts Orlando and San Antonio visits Denver.
Don't forget to listen to the Triple A show on 90.5 KCSU tomorrow at 11pm MST. You can listen online at kcsufm.com and as always we will have plenty of Nuggets and hoops talk for you.
Warriors update: At the half Golden State leads, 64-46. Could they finally play 48 minutes of good basketball?
Big props to Nazr Mohammed of the Charlotte Bobcats. Tonight his game winning dunk will get all the attention but the dude pulled down 20 rebounds.
With 7:07 left in the second quarter, Golden State is handling the Clippers. Without Monta Ellis or Corey Maggette, the Dubs have doubled up on LA and are ahead 56-28. Steph Curry has 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists - it isn't even halftime! Yeah, we definitely just jinxed them.
Remember when you were surprised if Detroit wasn't in the EC Finals? Well, the Pistons just dropped one at home to a surprising Kings squad.
More respect to hand out: New Orleans just won their third straight game without Chris Paul. How bout Darren Collison - averaging 25.3 points and 7.3 assists per game in those three victories. This was probably Boston's last chance to prove they can win with this roster before the trade deadline, expect a trade.
Warrior curse update: We haven't hurt them yet, still up big with 2:33 left in the half.
The Lakeshow - minus Kobe - just served Utah their first loss since January 17.
With Anthony Randolph hurt, Chicago's Tyrus Thomas has earned himself the "league's least consistent player" award. Tonight he looked great and under control: 30+ well-behaved minutes off the bench to grab six rebounds and shoot 7-12, finishing with one of the better +/- for the losing Bulls. In his last three games? 13 points
total, one freethrow, three turnovers and a one game suspension.
Was this Stoudemire's last game in a PHX uni? If so he made a good impression - 24 points (on just 9-14) and nine rebounds.
Some good games tomorrow on TNT. Cleveland hosts Orlando and San Antonio visits Denver.
Don't forget to listen to the Triple A show on 90.5 KCSU tomorrow at 11pm MST. You can listen online at kcsufm.com and as always we will have plenty of Nuggets and hoops talk for you.
Warriors update: At the half Golden State leads, 64-46. Could they finally play 48 minutes of good basketball?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Say it ain't so
When the All-Stars take the court on February 14, there is a chance that the Warriors will build on one of the worst streaks in the league.
To find out what the heck we are talking about, click here
To find out what the heck we are talking about, click here
3-Point Comp Roster Announced
The NBA just released the participants for the 3-Point Shootout. We've put their 3-point percentage for the year in parenthesis.
-Paul Pierce, Boston (46%)
-Chauncey Billups, Denver (42%)
-Stephen Curry, Golden State (43%)
-Danilo Gallinari, New York (40%)
-Daequan Cook, Miami (30%)
-Channing Frye, New York (43%)
So... Which name doesn't belong?
-Paul Pierce, Boston (46%)
-Chauncey Billups, Denver (42%)
-Stephen Curry, Golden State (43%)
-Danilo Gallinari, New York (40%)
-Daequan Cook, Miami (30%)
-Channing Frye, New York (43%)
So... Which name doesn't belong?
Under the Radar
With the All-Star game just around the corner, most league news these days surrounds the big-name stat-stuffers who will be representing their teams in Dallas.
However, it is the less-publicized glue-guys who we are concerned with.
Here are four players having quietly solid seasons.
However, it is the less-publicized glue-guys who we are concerned with.
Here are four players having quietly solid seasons.
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