Game of the Night: Dallas Mavericks 102 VS Denver Nuggets 101
The inbounds gets passed into Billups. He passes the ball to Carmelo. Just 3 seconds left, he steps back, shoots and misses to lose the game. Personally, I wanted to see Chauncey take the last shot. He is better in the clutch and with Jason Kidd defending, it would have been an easy drive and step back jay or a pull up right in Kidd's face. Missed shots happen though. You have to give credit to a resilient Mavs team that battled back to force the tough shot at the end of the game. Carmelo led the way for the Nuggets with 20 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and a block. He pulled the Nuggets to within one on a big put-back. Arron Afflalo, who added energy and a spark for the Nuggets, finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block for the night. Al Harrington and Chauncey Billups both had 16 in the loss.
The Mavericks let the Nuggets hang around near the end of the game. They missed 3 shots and turned the ball over twice in the last minute and 30 seconds. However they did get 3 offensive rebounds during that time as well to run off a lot of clock. Butler hit the game winning 3 with just under 2 minutes to go in the game. Disco Dirk (yeah that's actually his nickname. Have you seen this guy and his hair? Probably worse than Kirilenko, see older post) went to work dropping 35 points to help his team improve to 3-1. Dirk also added 12 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in the winning effort. Jason Terry, who usually comes off the bench, started for the Mavs and chipped in 20 points. Jason Kidd had only 3 points but dished out 12 dimes on the night. Not bad for the 37 year old point guard who is in his 16th year in the NBA. Caron Butler was the only other Maverick to score in double digits with 16 points.
Game Highs:
| | Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets |
| Points: | D. Nowitzki- 35 | C. Anthony- 20 |
| Rebounds: | D. Nowitzki- 12 | C. Anthony- 15 |
| Assists: | J. Kidd- 12 | T. Lawson- 9 |
| Steals: | J. Kidd- 3 | A. Harrington- 3 |
| Blocks: | S. Marion- 2 | 3 tied- 1 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 92 VS Los Angeles Clippers 107
If you haven't noticed, when I put something in the title, I usually talk about it. Do you think I would let the Clippers' first victory go unnoticed by the world? I DON'T THINK SO! What a way to do it as well. Beating one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference and the entire league. Congratulations Clipper nation, there is finally something to cheer about. Eric Gordon helped the Clippers secure their first win by scoring 27 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing out 4 dimes. The two rookie starters in Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe added 18 and 17 respectively. Griffin added 9 rebounds to his stat line while Bledsoe led the team in assists with 8. Maybe Baron Davis should get comfortable on the bench? I doubt he will but he probably should seeing how Bledsoe has played in his absence. Can someone please get me a Blake Griffin jersey? Perfect Christmas present idea. Just saying.
Is the storm over already? It appears that the Thunder are fading away. They have lost two straight now to two teams that they could have beat and letting the Clippers get their first win of the season on you. Ouch, is all I have to say. KD. Where is your head right now? You are an MVP favorite by a lot of people including myself but you aren't impressing anyone with 6-24 from the floor against the Clippers. If your shot is off, go to the basket or pass. You shot only 4 free throws. You should be getting at least 10 a night with your size at your position. I know it is a long season but 25% shooting. Awful. It pains me to say that too. I'm not hounding you, I'm giving constructive criticism. You had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. The other big 3 members added 19 from Jeff Green and 16 from Russell Westbrook. I think that Serge Ibaka should be starting in place of Nenad Krstic and that James Harden should start for Thabo Sefolosha. I know you need good bench players but with Cook, Maynor, and rookie Cole Aldridge coming off the bench, that gives you the best chance to win.
Game Highs:
| | Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Points: | J. Green- 19 | E. Gordon- 27 |
| Rebounds: | J. Green- 9 | B. Griffin- 9 |
| Assists: | R. Westbrook- 6 | E. Bledsoe- 8 |
| Steals: | R. Westbrook- 2 | C. Smith- 2 |
| Blocks: | K. Durant- 2 | 2 tied- 2 |
Other scores around the league:
Detroit Pistons 85 VS Atlanta Hawks 94
Charlotte Bobcats 85 VS New Jersey Nets 83
Minnesota Timberwolves 86 VS Orlando Magic 128
Indiana Pacers 75 VS Philadelphia 76ers 101
Milwaukee Bucks 102 VS Boston Celtics 105
New Orleans Hornets 107 VS Houston Rockets 99
Toronto Raptors 108 VS Utah Jazz 125
San Antonio Spurs 112 VS Phoenix Suns 110
Memphis Grizzles 109 VS Golden State Warriors 115
Los Angeles Lakers 112 VS Sacramento Kings 100
Fantasy Lines of the Night
PG: Deron Williams- 22 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals
SG: Kobe Bryant- 30 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal
SF: Carmelo Anthony- 20 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block
PF: Dirk Nowitzki- 35 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal
C: Dwight Howard- 18 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 8 blocks
Shout-outs
Rajon Rondo- 15 dimes tonight in the win to bring you 5 game total up to 82. Wow.
Monta Ellis- 39 points and almost a triple double in the win. So glad I have you in my fantasy league.
Well I had a off night for my pick 'ems. I went 7-5 to bring my total to 23-11. Here are my picks for the 2 games.
Chicago over New York
Oklahoma City over Portland
Look for a really fired up OKC team to come out and get a win after an embarrassing loss.
Later!
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