Tuesday, January 30, 2007

The Basketball Diaries - The Suns Set


Minnesota Timberwolves 121 Phoenix Suns 112

Well, well, the Suns 17-game win streak has finally come to an end. And all it took was a 44-point, 11 rebound-sized effort from Kevin Garnett to do it. Garnett practically won this game on his own. He scored 15 points in the 4th quarter, and hit every big shot when it was needed. "People who say he can't carry the load, take a look at this game film," new Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman said. Not even Steve Nash's 20 points and 18 assists could save the Suns, but they didn't seem to upset about it afterward. "Better to lose that way than to lose when we beat ourselves," Nash said. "Kevin was sensational. We just didn't make shots at the end at the clip Kevin was making them." You're a bitter, bitter little Canadian, huh, Steve Nash... Hoser.

New Jersey Nets 116 Utah Jazz 115

So what do you get when you take Carlos Boozer and Jerry Sloan away from the Utah Jazz? You get Vince Carter waving goodbye to you after he hits a thirty foot three-pointer at the basket to beat your depleted ass, that's what. Vinsanity scored 29 of his 33 points in the second half, and waved to the Jazz bench after his game winner before being mobbed by teammates, to help the Nets scored a come-from-behind win in Utah. The Jazz outrebounded the Nets 44-21, but also committed 19 turnovers to Jersey's 7. That's not how you win basketball games. You win by scoring more points than the other team, silly.

Charlotte Bobcats 105 Denver Nuggets 101

You know, for some reason, when I pictured Melo returning from his suspension to play alongside Allen Iverson, a loss at home against the Charlotte Bobcats never entered the picture. But as we all know, the Bobcats own the Western Conference right now. They took down the Lakers and now they got the Nuggets. In fact, Dallas and Phoenix are hiding in their closets wetting themselves thinking about it. Carmelo had a chance to give Denver a lead with seconds left, but got swatted by Gerald Wallace in the process. Gerald Wallace is the best player in the NBA that nobody knows about. Somebody get him out of Charlotte.

Elsewhere...
  • Hawks 93 Magic 83
  • Hornets 103 Blazers 91
  • Grizzlies 124 Kings 117
  • Rockets 105 Sixers 84

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