Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

speed.sheep wrote:

but the rookie Marcus Williams played very well, with 27 Pts, 3 Rebs, 4 Assists and nearly led the Nets all the way back from a 22-point deficit. :applaud:

Yeah, I guess that is the bright side for the Nets in this game. Marcus Williams and Nenad Krstic are the future of the Nets, and they are showing that they have what it takes to take on the shoes of Carter and Kidd when needed in this early stage of their careers.

Lakers lose to the Jazz after leading most of the way, 114-108.

They forget to play defense and rebound in the fourth quarter. :shakehead:

Andrei Kirilenko shuts down Kobe in the fourth as well. :sweat:

Jazz are now 12-1. :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:

Jazz are now 12-1. :shocked:

Make it 12-2......the Jazz were beaten by the Golden State Warriors 78-91. Andris Biedrins, one of the underrated players this season, scored 14 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had 5 blocks to help the Warriors in their victory over the Jazz.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Make it 12-2......the Jazz were beaten by the Golden State Warriors 78-91. Andris Biedrins, one of the underrated players this season, scored 14 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had 5 blocks to help the Warriors in their victory over the Jazz.

the Warriors seem scary in a good way this year, and they did what the Lakers couldn't do, shut down the Jazz and hand them a loss.... :beaten:

qilver wrote:

the Warriors seem scary in a good way this year, and they did what the Lakers couldn't do, shut down the Jazz and hand them a loss.... :beaten:

Yeah, I'm sure Don Nelson have got something to do with this. The Warriors got lucky to be able to have a coach like him.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, I'm sure Don Nelson have got something to do with this. The Warriors got lucky to be able to have a coach like him.

well...let's see if they make the playoffs this year, and if so, how far...
but they are off to a decent to good start.

what is probably getting a lot of attention is the play of the Utah Jazz this year.....i doubt Miami will make it far...they got a big hill to climb to have a chance.

Saito_Hajime wrote:Make it 12-2......the Jazz were beaten by the Golden State Warriors 78-91. Andris Biedrins, one of the underrated players this season, scored 14 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and had 5 blocks to help the Warriors in their victory over the Jazz.

Cool. :victory:

Uh, you should post the scores in the order of the winner: "Jazz were beaten by the Warriors, 91-78...." :)

Lakers beat the Nets, 99-93... Lamar leads the team with 21 points... Kobe scores 19 and has 10 assists.

Clippers lose their fourth straight, this time to the Nuggets, 103-88, and sink to the bottom of the Pacific division.

qilver wrote:well...let's see if they make the playoffs this year, and if so, how far...
but they are off to a decent to good start.

what is probably getting a lot of attention is the play of the Utah Jazz this year.....i doubt Miami will make it far...they got a big hill to climb to have a chance.

Too early to say if the Warriors are gonna make it in the playoffs, but I should say that this team can win games without relying too much on Baron Davis, Jason Richardson and Troy Murphy. It is actually the role players like Biedrins, Pietrus, Dunleavy and Matt Barnes who were carrying this team recently. A team who can win games despite a subpar performance by their superstars are a real threat! Same goes to the Jazz. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Cool. :victory:

Uh, you should post the scores in the order of the winner: "Jazz were beaten by the Warriors, 91-78...." :)

I see. Thanks for the info/correction. Need to work more on my grammar :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:Lakers beat the Nets, 99-93... Lamar leads the team with 21 points... Kobe scores 19 and has 10 assists.

Damn, the Nets aren't doing well in the West losing all of their 5 road games. :shakehead:

Saito_Hajime wrote:I see. Thanks for the info/correction. Need to work more on my grammar :bonk:

Ehhh, it's not a grammar thing... That just seems to be the normal way of posting scores, I think. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Ehhh, it's not a grammar thing... That just seems to be the normal way of posting scores, I think. :)

Ah ok. I'll follow the standard way then.

Orlando Magic beat Utah Jazz 88-75, giving the Jazz its 2nd straight loss.

Saito_Hajime wrote:Orlando Magic beat Utah Jazz 88-75, giving the Jazz its 2nd straight loss.

Ahhh... :victory:

Jazz coming back to Earth... Too bad the Lakers couldn't have helped that along...

bmwracer wrote:
Ahhh... :victory:

Jazz coming back to Earth... Too bad the Lakers couldn't have helped that along...

But the Lakers did help the Nets to come back to reality. :beaten: :sweat:

Saito_Hajime wrote:But the Lakers did help the Nets to come back to reality. :beaten: :sweat:

Did the Nets ever leave reality? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Did the Nets ever leave reality? :hehe:

They did last season, but Shaq and his crew ended the Nets' fantasy world :sweat:

Saito_Hajime wrote:They did last season, but Shaq and his crew ended the Nets' fantasy world :sweat:

Speaking of Blubber Boy, he probably won't be around for the Lakers-Heat game on Christmas Day this year...

Merry Christmas!!! :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Ahhh... :victory:

Jazz coming back to Earth... Too bad the Lakers couldn't have helped that along...

reality finally hit them head on....
but a 12-1 start is one to remember....
doubt any team will come close to the Bulls 72-10 season, behind Jordan :beaten: :bonk:

qilver wrote:doubt any team will come close to the Bulls 72-10 season, behind Jordan :beaten: :bonk:

I'm biased, but that season was overrated: the league was thinned out talent-wise from expansion...

The 1971-72 Lakers who went 69-13, had to play strong East teams like the Celtics eight times during the regular season... Now they just play twice... And that Laker team won 33 straight games.

After nine games in that season, they were 6-3, two months later, they were 39-3... :bow: They went two months without losing a game.

In-freaking-credible.

Eva Longoria and Spurs point guard Tony Parker are engaged ! :jumpie: :dancing:

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November 30, 2006
ET confirms that "Desperate Housewives" star EVA LONGORIA and San Antonio Spurs point guard TONY PARKER are engaged!

Today, Eva's rep, LIZA ANDERSON, announced their engagement with the following statement: "I am thrilled to announce that Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, who have been dating steadily for two years, are officially engaged. Tony flew into Los Angeles last night after his game and surprised Eva at her home as she got off work. The proposal was romantic and perfect. The couple plans to wed in France in the summer of 2007 in what they describe as a 'big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends.'"

Lakers lead the Jazz, 111-85, with about five minutes to go...

Kobe has 52 points, on 19-26 shooting. :victory: