Line Of The Night — 02/10/2009
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Line Of The Night:
LeBron James — 47 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
The Takover. This performance made it 28.6 to 28.4, LeBron over D-Wade, in the scoring title race. But with the Cavs taking an L, maybe he tones this back a little in the next few games.
Near Triple-Double Of The Night:
Tim Duncan — 27 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, 4 blocks
Ask Brook, he don’t want it with Dunc, noooooooooooooooo. The Spurs went to Dirty Jers and issued a typically metronomic beat down on the Nets. Can the Red Rocket drop 20 in a playoff game though? Can the Lakers survive not one, but two, red-headed wonders in the Playoffs?
Near Beast Of The Night:
Lamar Odom — 18 boards, 12 points, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
Odom is definitely back on his grizzly with Andrew Bynum sidelined. It could easily be argued that the Lakers will only go as far as L-Eezy can take them, at this point.
Shades Of Gray Of The Night:
Everybody wants to make Denver’s resurgence a black-and-white, Chauncey vs. A.I. issue, but can we spread the credit around a little bit? Nene’s career year cannot be undersold. His presence has at the least replaced Marcus Camby, and perhaps his style is an even better fit. Also in the post, while K-Mart’s stats are virtually identical to last year, he looks way more athletic and energized this year. And don’t forget, A.I.’s talent so flummoxed Coach Karl that he was in full on hibernation mode right up until Billups arrived in Denver.
Slot Machine Of The Night:
Javaris Crittenton — 7 points, 7 assists, 7 boards, 1 steal
Nice little game from the young man, but still off the bench, and still in another depressing 20+ point loss for the Wiz, this time to the Hawks. What happened to that team? And really, why not let young Crittenton run wild? It’s really that important to have Mike James starting?
A League Of Their Own Of The Night:
Did Antonio McDyess set a hard screen on Derrick Rose or did he steal his Gummi Bears? That was a Glen Davis level bawling performance from Rose, on the bench. Then on NBA TV, Chris Webber was absolutely merciless on the young fella! Comparing him to cowardly lion? Wow. We need a YouTube montage.
Mo Williams finally is named to the East All-Star squad after Chris Bosh bowed out due to a minor knee injury. Can everyone stop with the whining now? Just because your TEAM is good, Cleveland, does not automatically mean you deserve a 2nd All-Star… Forget the LeBron/Granger foul madness. T. J. FORD. Thank you… Birdman, please do not be seriously hurt. The Birdman is fly in any weather!… Well, it was fun while it lasted, Minnesota… The Pistons are a sad, sad shell for their former selves… Hey, Rodney — NEVER. FOUL. THE. THREE. POINT. SHOOTER. That is all… Any team with a bad record should be forced to run. Maybe the team in the lottery with the most possessions per game gets the number 1 pick? That G-State/Knicks game was that deal… First with the super hero-like call of Dwwwyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaane Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad