The Miami Heat beat the Nets quite handily, 101-89, and were led by their Big Two (note how I didn't say Big Three) of Dwyane Wade (29 points on 10-17 shooting, with 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 treys, 2 steals and a block) and LeBron James (23 points on 9-16 shooting, with 3 boards, 9 assists, 2 treys and 2 steals). Oh, I guess Chris Bosh (21, 5 and 2, on 6-12 shooting, 9-10 from the line, with a steal and 2 blocks with no turnovers) played alright tonight as well. For the Nets, Anthony Morrow (25 points on 10-17 shooting, 4-7 treys, 1-1 free throw, with 7 boards, an assist, 3 steals and a block) was the only one who showed up.
Living in L.A., I didn't really like watching Clipper games, though my dad did. The announcers didn't know what they were talking about and had pretty annoying voices. Not to mention, the team always stunk. Except that one time. Which everybody already forgot about. And I actually have friends who like going to Clipper games. But they don't go to watch the Clippers. They go to watch the visiting team. And that's exactly what I do when I watch Clipper games on local TV. So tonight, I tuned in and watched the Clippers blow an 18-point lead (my dad thought they were actually going to win, while I insisted the whole time with absolute certainty that they were going to blow it) to lose to Jazz in double over-time, 109-107. What I noticed is that this Utah team is all Deron Williams (30, 8 and 7, with the game-winning lay-up) and Paul Millsap (25, 13 and 2, on 9-16 shooting), and that's about it. Say what you will about Al Jefferson (18 and 10) and Andrei Kirilenko (18 points on 6-8 shooting), but those two are heavily over-rated. As for the Clippers, Chris Kaman (23, 7 and 1, on 9-16 shooting, 5-6 free throws), Eric Gordon (27, 5 and 5, with a steal and 2 blocks) and Blake Griffin (16 points, 17 rebounds) all turned in pretty solid lines. Another thing to note: I don't know why, but Griffin gets no love from the refs. He gets called for the slightest touches. I don't know- maybe it's 'cause he's a rookie or something?
New Orleans (6-0) remained undefeated as the Hornets beat the Bucks, 87-81. They were led by David West's 25 points on 10-12 shooting, with 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Chris Paul's 14, 9 and 6, with 2 steals on 7-12 shooting. For the Bucks, Andrew Bogut scored 19 points on 7-11 shooting, 5-6 free throws, and grabbed 14 rebounds.
The Spurs beat the Rockets, 124-121, in over-time to keep the Rockets as the only team without a win this season. Though, this game should not have gone beyond regulation. Considering that Houston sat Yao Ming and lost both of their valuable guards PG Aaron Brooks (18 points on 7-13 shooting, 2-4 treys, 2-2 free throws in 18 minutes) and SG Kevin Martin (24 points on 7-10 shooting, 3-5 treys, 7-8 free throws, in 23 minutes) to ankle injuries in the middle of the game. San Antonio's big three of Tony Parker (21, 4 and 14, with 5 steals), Manu Ginobili (28, 3 and 5, with 4 treys, 2 steal and a block), and Tim Duncan (19, 11 and 3, on 8-15 shooting, with a steal and 3 blocks, with no turnovers) were all brilliant, while Luis Scola (20, 8 and 2, on 10-16 shooting) did what he could to carry his injury-plagued team.
Gerald Wallace (25 points on 9-15 shooting, 4-4 treys, 3-4 free throws, with 14 boards, 2 assists, and no turnovers) played well tonight, but his Bobcats lost to Orlando, 91-88. Dwight Howard (22, 8 and 4, on 8-15 shooting, with 2 blocks) had a typical night, while Rashard Lewis (22 and 6, on 8-13 shooting, 5-7 treys, with no turnovers) had an exceptional night (to his ['10] standards).
Carmelo Anthony (27 points on 9-17 shooting, 4-4 treys, 5-6 free throws, 5 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals) continued his beastly ways and the Nuggets beat the Mavs, 103-92. For Dallas, Jason Terry scored 26 points on 10-17 shooting, 2-4 treys, 4-5 free throws, with 3 boards, an assist and only 1 turnover. With the Nuggets looking as good as they do (and only 2 years removed from a Western Conference Finals loss), I don't know why Anthony is so down on his team and so willing to bolt town.
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