The Basketball Diaries
Dallas Mavericks 102 Chicago Bulls 94
It doesn't matter what uniform he's wearing, if the Bulls are going against Jason Kidd, odds are they're going to lose. In his first home game as a Maverick, Kidd scored 11 points, had 9 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists to finish just shy of his 100th triple-double. "I was happy to be back home. This is where it all started for me," Kidd said. "I didn't get an opportunity with that franchise [the Mavericks of the mid-1990s] like this one. This is different and I'm going to take advantage of that." Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds as well. The Bulls were led by Ben Gordon's 25, but for the second straight game they were severely hampered by stupid turnovers. Oh, and the fact that they suck. That held them back a bit as well.
Detroit Pistons 98 Denver Nuggets 93
The Nuggets have now lost three straight to Eastern Conference opponents, although, at least this time they lost to a good team. (First two were the Bulls and Milwaukee.) Chauncey Billups scored 20 points for Detroit, playing in his hometown, but nearly cost the Pistons the game late. A foul on J.R. Smith during a three-pointer with 6.5 seconds left gave Detroit a chance to tie the game, but luckily for Billups and the Pistons, Smith missed two of the three free throws and Detroit escaped with the win. "He made a good play. He got me off-balance with the crossover," said Billups, who scored 20 points. "I couldn't argue or nothing. The only thing I was thinking was, 'OK, it's 6.5 seconds, we're going to get it in and I'm going to make up for it.' He missed the shots, so it was great."
Washington Wizards 95 New Orleans Hornets 92
The Hornets have now lost three straight, and this time they have Washington's DeShawn Stevenson to thank for it. The Hornets led all night until Stevenson's free throws gave Washington a 0ne-point lead with 14.4 seconds left, and then after the Hornets tied the game, Stevenson drained a fadeaway three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game for the Wizards. His first career game-winner. "[The shot] felt good coming out of my hands," Stevenson said. "I was shooting it pretty good all night. Some went in, some went out, but I was happy that one went in." Stevenson's 33 points were a career high.
Elsewhere...
- Raptors 102 Pacers 98
- Spurs 89 Hawks 74
- Celtics 104 Clippers 76
3 comments:
...Oh, and the fact that they suck. That held them back a bit as well.
lol
And no mention of the Spurs dropping a nickel on the Hawks in the 1st quarter, and still winning the game? I'd like to think the Spurs are really that good, but last night (all right, most every night) I think the Hawks were really that bad.
I didn't see it, or hear about it, or else I would have included it.
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