Howdy y'all
There were 13 games last night and tons to talk about. So in the famous words of Mario, "Here we go!"
Game of the Night
Chicago Bulls 95 VS Oklahoma City Thunder 106
Now on the other side of the court, you saw the big three that OKC has to offer the world. No these guys didn't all sit around and decide that they would play together, (everyone is making fun of the Heat, why can't I?) these guys have grown into their own special big three since they were each drafted by the organization. My MVP vote, Kevin Durant, one of the best lines of the night. 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. However, he did have 6 turnovers in the win. My most improved candidate came out of the gate running. Literally. This guy is all over the board in statistics. 28 points, 10 rebound, 6 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot. He also went 12-13 from the free throw line. Thank you Russell, you are making me look so good right now. Espn, email me for my number. I could take over for Jon Barry or Wilbon. Anyways, Jeff Green also stepped up and show what he was made of adding 21 points, 4 rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot. This team is scary good. I can definitely hear the Thunder rolling in the NBA.
Team Highs
Points: K.Durant OKC- 30, D.Rose CHI- 28
Rebounds: R.Westbrook OKC- 10, J. Noah CHI- 19
Assists: R.Westbrook OKC- 6, D.Rose CHI- 6
Steals: K.Durant OKC- 3, T.Gibson & J.Noah CHI- 2
Blocks: T.Sefolosha & S.Ibaka OKC- 4, J.Noah CHI- 2
Other notable games
Boston Celtics 87 VS Cleveland Cavaliers 95
OK Cavs fans. Your team beat a Celtics team, who the night before beat LeBron James and the new look heat. So what! You have to understand that this is the beginning of the season. Sure it was an upset because Boston is one of the top 3 teams in the East, but to get all emotional and excited because LBJ couldn't do it. C'mon now, you people should know better than this. Leave the man alone. If the Cavaliers can beat James and the Heat when they actually play, that is a different story. Many experts have predicted the Cavs to win around 20 games. You are getting excited for all the wrong reasons. The Cavs announcer proved that the organization is pitiful. His comments were, "Sometimes the name on the front is bigger than the name on the back." Whenever I heard this, I actually laughed. This whole situation is funny to me. You can't be mad at LBJ's decision. Sure you can be mad at the way he conducted himself in revealing it. But that is it. The fans, city and organization made him into their "hero". Yet they couldn't find the pieces to compliment him in order to win a title. What did you think he was going to do. Stay? It showed this offseason.
Anyways, that was my daily rant. Back to the actual game. I actually liked how the Cavs played in this game. Good execution on offense and got some big stops on defense when they needed it. My boy J.J Hickson is the new face of that franchise. Or at least he should be. 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and a block. 8-11 shooting from the floor and 5-6 from the free throw line. Overall, those are pretty remarkable numbers. Look for this guy come all-star time. Ramon Sessions, a new addition for the Cavs, came in and filled the roll of the absent Mo Williams nicely. Sure he was no Daniel Gibson but handled himself nicely with 14 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals. Gibson chipped in 16 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot off the bench. Look for the Cavs starting line-up to change sometime soon with Gibson and Jamison possibly starting for Moon.
Boston's big three struggled a bit coming off their big season opening win against the highly hyped up Heat. Rajon Rondo took the reigns and led the team in scoring, assists and steals. Garnett had a difficult time matched up against Hickson recording 9 points, a team high 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and a blocked shot. Shaq played just over 21 minutes in the loss. He added 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Team Highs
Points: J. Hickson CLE- 21, R.Rondo BOS- 18
Rebounds: A. Varejao CLE- 10, K.Garnett BOS- 15
Assists: D.Gibson CLE- 8, R.Rondo BOS- 9
Steals: R.Sessions CLE- 2, R.Rondo BOS- 3
Blocks: 4 tied CLE- 1, K.Garnett BOS- 1
Miami Heat 97 VS Philadelphia 76ers 87
Did James, Wade and Bosh set up a schedule when each would take over a game? Starting to look that way doesn't it. James took over game one against Boston. Last night was Dwayne Wade's turn. He went off last night coming off a 13 point, 6 turnover output on opening night. 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots later and Miami has their first win of the season. Seems fitting that their first win would be fueled by Dwayne Wade. After all, wasn't it his team to begin with? (That's right LBJ and Bosh. Just because you have the max contracts and Wade took less money doesn't make you two the franchise players. Got it? Good, now that we have that out of the way) LBJ settled in with 16 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a blocked shot. However, the biggest thing that stand out on the stat sheet was his turnover, again. In their opener, even though he has 31 points, he also had 8 turnovers and last night he had 9. LeBron, What are you doing! You need to take care of the ball better and stop trying to force passes. Let the game come to you and make smart decisions like I know you can. 17 turnovers in 2 games. Awful. That is one word that I will not say that often with association to LeBron. Bosh turned out 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and a block. Personally, I would have signed someone else that can turn in those number for less money. Just saying.
The Sixers looked better than they did last year. Which isn't saying much but hey, at least it's some sort of improvement right? The Sixers offense was spread around pretty evenly with the second overall pick, Evan Tunrer, leading the way with 16 points. A.I was pretty quiet with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Elton Brand was my surprise player of the night in this game. After so many injury problems, he came out and battled all night and recorded 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. This team is starting to come together and has the potential to break out in the East.
Team Highs
Points: D.Wade MIA- 30, E.Turner PHI- 16
Rebounds: D.Wade & C.Bosh MIA- 7, E.Brand PHI- 9
Assists: L.James MIA- 7, L.Williams PHI- 7
Steals: D.Wade MIA- 3, E.Brand PHI- 3
Blocks: D.Wade MIA- 2, E.Brand PHI- 2
Other scores around the league
Detroit Pistons 98 VS New Jersey Nets 101
New York Knicks 98 VS Toronto Raptors 93
Atlanta Hawks 119 VS Memphis Grizziles 104
Sacramento Kings 117 VS Minnesota Timberwolves 116
Milwaukee Bucks 91 VS New Orleans Hornets 95
Charlotte Bobcats 86 VS Dallas Mavericks 101
Indiana Pacers 109 VS San Antonio Spurs 122
Utah Jazz 88 VS Denver Nuggets 110
Houston Rockets 128 VS Golden State Warriors 132
Portland Trailblazers 98 VS Los Angeles Clippers 88
Fantasy Lines of the Night
PG: Russell Westbrook OKC- 28 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block
SG: Monta Ellis GS- 46 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals
SF: Kevin Durant OKC- 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals
PF: Luis Scola 36 points, 16 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 0 turnovers
C: Roy Hibbert IND- 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks
Special Shout-outs
Josh McRoberts- For Dunking on Dejaun Blair. Represent Big fella.
Blake Griffin- My boy. Went to work last night.
Wesley Johnson- Showing that he is in the hunt for ROY this year too. Don't forget about him.
I'm out!
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