Line Of The Night — 01/21/2008
I’ve gotta dream. We’re gonna work it out, out, out.
Always a big up to the NBA for it’s celebration of King Day. The highlight of which may have been the TNT fellas losing their minds at about 2 AM, towards the end of Inside The NBA, at which point Charles Barkley declared the similarity of Oliver Miller to Dr. King! Hilarious.
Line Of The Night:
Dwyane Wade — 42 points, 7 assists, 6 boards, 3 steals, 1 block
Yet-and-still, despite this game, the Miami Heat lost to the Cavs, for their 14th straight loss. Ugh. How can a team with a player this good, be so bad? Hmm… did someone switch D-Wade’s brain into Kobe’s body, and vice versa? Call the CIA. Word to Zack de la Rocha.
Near Triple-Double Of The Night:
Marko Jaric — 16 points, 10 assists, 8 boards, 3 steals
Career-High Of The Night:
Ryan Gomes — 35 points, 11 boards, 3 assists
These huge games from this T-Wolve duet led to an improbable road win over the Warriors. Minnesota put the freeze on the Warriors shooting, and yet Boom Dizzle still had a chance to win it on a lay-up at the end. He couldn’t get it done though. Playoff teams have to win games like this, right?
It’s Christmas Time Of The Night:
Travis Outlaw — 23 points, 4 boards, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 buzzer-beating game-winner
Outlaw GETS IT DONE when in front of family in the South. After his previous game-winner in Memphis, he struck again yesterday in the A-T-L. After a rough end to regulation, during which he blew an open dunk and dropped a pass out-of-bounds that would’ve led to a sure lay-up, he picked it back up in OT. The deal-sealer was that T-Mac-esque J he has. So nasty.
Dr. King’s Vision Of The Night:
During the Ceatles/Knicks game, Paul Pierce and Quentin Richardson chose to honor Dr. King’s legacy by continuing their ongoing feud and jawing all game, eventually getting ejected. Nice one, fellas.
From DOWN-Town Of The Night:
Chauncey Billups cemented his Mr. Big Shot status last night against the Orlando Magic. Down by 3, he shot a pure jump shot from about 32 FEET!!!! BANG!!! Tie game. Unfortunately for the Pistons, Rashard Lewis got it done on the other end, to win the game, but Billups shot is the stuff to keep coaches/opponents/fans up at night, in a jittery state of paranoia. Score is within 3, with that man on the court? Get a dog and go to church, because you are scared!
Slam Dunk Contest Of The Night:
The participants for this year’s dunk contest have been announced: Rudy Gay, surprising rookie Jamario Moon, beast-man Dwight Howard and defending champ Gerald Green. That’s a nice little lineup with no weak links. Moon probably enters as the darkhorse, Rudy Gay the odds-on favorite, Dwight Howard the most intriguing competitor, and you can’t sleep on the man that already won it. Should be a good one. This year fans can vote via text messaging and the internet, so it will be interesting to see how that affects things. Guess it all comes down to who has the highest Chinese Q rating!
Why The Nuggets Are Not A Legit Contender Of The Night:
Anthony Carter — 14 assists, 2 blocks, 1 board, 0 points
Your starting point guard is Anthony Carter. Sorry.
Which Is Which Of The Night:
??? — 28 points, 1 board, 0 assists
??? — 17 points, 11 assists, 5 boards, 2 steals
Kobe Cryant or Derek Fisher? D-Fish or Black Mamba? Who goes with which line? Surprisingly, it was Mr. Cryant with the all-around output (uh-oh, that’s two positive comments in 1 week… we’re losing our touch), and Fisher with the gunner’s stats. Could it…? WOULD it…? Maybe this Bynum injury will prevent us from having to cope with some sort of new-and-improved, team-smart Kobster… the thought pains ups.
The Wizards took down the Mavs 102-84. Not sure how they’re doing it. Maybe it’s, um, magic?… Jason Richardson sets the single-season Bobcats record for 3-pointers made, at exactly the halfway point of the season!… Melo suffered a nasty ankle turn yesterday vs. the Lakers. Hope he gets back soon… L-EEZY! 15 points, 11 board, 7 assists… The sound clips from miced-up athletes are usually worthless and boring, but not so with LeBron. He had some funny and interesting moments last night. Our favorite was when he channeled Martin! Awesome…