- Chicago 87, Miami 86... So, if you've had a TV in the last 18 hours (at time of print), you've seen/heard about this Miami loss... crying in the locker room... vows to "stop failing teammates"... what does it all mean?... Well, for one thing, Chicago is very, very good... Derrick Rose (27 points on 11-23 shooting) led the way in a road win for the Bulls, and I don't think it should be news that Chicago is better than Miami... if you've been tuning in, that's kind of a given... One note for the Bulls, did you happen to notice who drew the Lebron assignment on the last possession? Mr. Joakim Noah... iso'd at the top, wow... anyway, on Miami's side, Lebron had a typical Lebron game (26/8/6), Bosh played pretty well (shooting 9-14), and Wade had 20 despite shooting 8 of 19... I can't stand having this team seemingly boiled down to whatever happens on the last shot simply because it's a heavily flawed situation... Mike Bibby, as any Hawks fan can attest, is D-O-N-E... Mike Miller? I championed the signing in the offseason but he's honestly been about as bad as he could've been, so far... there's just not any role players here... on the Lebron/closing games issue... Dwyane Wade is the better half-court player, and always has been, but it's not as though we've never seen Lebron hit clutch shots before... unfortunately for him, he's had a slew of opportunities in a short period of time, and now he's "the guy who can't hit a big shot"... let it breathe people....
- LA Lakers 99, San Antonio 83... Here they come... the Lakers are scorching hot with their 7th straight win, and cue the "Spurs are a mirage, Lakers are champs" non-sense... it's a one-game sample and San Antonio is 2-1 on the year in this series... but for one afternoon, LA had it going... Kobe was an efficient 12-25 for 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists... Andrew Bynum grabbed 17 boards in 27 minutes (impressed by him), and Pau/Lamar added 36 between them... San Antonio's starters just couldn't get anything going... Duncan (1-7), Ginobili (3-10), Blair (2-7), and Jefferson (0-3) combined for just 15 points... that won't get it done...
- Jon Diebler is from another planet... the Ohio State guard is 17 of 20 from 3-point distance in their last 2 games... 17-20! 85%!... The Buckeyes, as a team, shot 14 of 15 in their blowout win over Wisconsin yesterday including an NCAA-record 14 straight makes after Diebler's initial miss... it's honestly one of the craziest shooting displays I can ever remember... the guy hit 10 on Thursday night... jeez...
- NBA Check - Chris Paul is concussed... it was a scary moment for NO when Paul was carried off on a stretcher, but reportedly, it is "only" a concussion, and he never lost consciousness... good news... and btw, the Hornets won by 15 in Cleveland... Andre Iguodala has back-to-back triple-doubles for Philly... impressive stuff as he led them to an OT win over GSW with 20/11/10... New York gets a road win in Atlanta thanks to 6 guys in double-figures, and 10-23 shooting from 3-point land... and they did it with Melo shooting just 6 of 18... bad news for Atlanta when that's the recipe... Jamal Crawford shot 5 of 13 (again!?), and they couldn't overcome a lackluster game from Horford (2-8 shooting, only 7 boards).... Russell Westbrook led OKC to an OT win over Phoenix with 32 and 11, helping them get past Durant's 3 of 14, 18-point performance... and finally, Zach Randolph puts the nail in Dallas' at the buzzer...104-103.... Z-Bo had 27 points in the win...
What to watch for...
- CAA Title Game - VCU vs. Old Dominion - ESPN 7:00 - This is an underrated league, but the real story is George Mason falling in the Semis, guaranteeing this is a 2-bid league, and with Old Dominion fairly entrenched in the field as well, if VCU can win, the Colonial can get 3 in...
- WCC Title Game - Gonzaga vs. St. Mary's - ESPN 9:00 - Ah, the West Coast... this is the matchup you'd wanna see, and it's one of the higher-level mid-majors in the country... Go Zags...
Slow day in live sports on Monday unless you have the NBA package (Blazers/Magic, Thunder/Grizzlies, etc.)... Stay tuned...
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