Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

gaijinmark wrote: Sweat is right, they damn near blew a 25 point lead! Meanwhile at the other end of Texas, Celtics lead 91-64 with about 2 minutes to go. Safe to say, the streak is over. [/list:u]

Yup.

Up until the last minute, Houston only scored eight (!) points in the fourth quarter... :sweat:

Lakers win big, but Mavs lose even bigger. Mavs desperately needed that one @ home against an injured LA team. :banghead:

This does not bode well for Dallas as the Mavs haven't beaten a playoff-level team since the JKidd deal. :shakehead:

One positive of all this .... Mark Cuban's facial expressions. :hehe:

adub2adub wrote:One positive of all this .... Mark Cuban's facial expressions. :hehe:

Yup, that's always a good deal to see his face contorted when his team gets beat. :victory:

Houston gets routed for the second straight game, 90-69, by the Hornets in New Orleans...

Nice to see Allen Iverson get a great homecoming reception last night in Philly. Nuggets lost to Sixers, but the game was an afterthought.

My 2 cents on the return:

Philly has not had a more beloved, yet reviled sports figure in AI in recent years. After Jordan and before Kobe .... AI (and Shaq) was the poster boy of the NBA. Like some of Philly, I absolutely detested Iverson early on. With the do-rags, braids, and many tattoos ... he represented "thug life" and seemed to bring it to the NBA. His constant griping about practice, utter selfishness (ever heard of passing?), and undermining of coaches just irked alot of fans, including myself. :shakehead:

But.... I've warmed up a little to AI over the years, as you don't hear as much about him in "off-court" incidents. And, I realized I'll probably never see another "little guy" be as great as Iverson in the NBA. He played hard every game, got hammered constantly, carried his inept offensive teams (his entire Sixers career), and played games with 8 different injuries, literally!

Long story short ... I used to hate AI, but I definitely appreciate him a little more now. The Philly reception last night was fitting and well-deserved. :victory:

adub2adub wrote:you don't hear as much about him in "off-court" incidents.

That might partly be due to the NBA's conduct policies that were implemented after Iverson's (and others) off-court travails... ;)

And, I realized I'll probably never see another "little guy" be as great as Iverson in the NBA.

Ever heard of Calvin Murphy? ;)

Okay, I'm dating myself... Yet again. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:That might partly be due to the NBA's conduct policies that were implemented after Iverson's (and others) off-court travails...

Unfortunately, no policy seemed to deter Ron Artest from laying some haymakers to some Detroit fans. :beatyou:

Artest and Stephen Jackson make Iverson look like a choirboy. :bonk:

Ever heard of Calvin Murphy?

Actually, yes. But, his career was mostly in the 70s, ne? It wouldn't be fair for me to comment as it's a bit before my time. The 80s would be as far back as I could go NBA-wise :mrgreen:

Okay, I'm dating myself... Yet again.

Hmm.... dated all the way to the days of Bill Russell and Wilt? :beaten:

adub2adub wrote:Hmm.... dated all the way to the days of Bill Russell and Wilt? :beaten:

Never saw Russell play much, but I did see Wilt in his Laker years, particularly that unbelievable '71-'72 season where they won it all... Finally. :sweat: :applaud: :sweat: :applaud:

Lakers beat the Jazz, 106-95, in Utah. :victory:

Lakers rout the Sonics, 130-105, at the Staples Center. :victory:

Lakers forget to play defense for most of the game and lose to the W's, 115-111, at the Staples Center. :(

Next up: the W's again, this time at Golden State, tomorrow. :sweat:

Mavs lose to the Spurs, and worse ... lose the MVP to the next 2,3 weeks due to a leg injury. With the loss in the Finals (to Heat), last years debacle (8 defeating a 1) and now this .... the Big German can't catch a break. Poor Dirk. :shamefulcry:

Looks more and more like the Nuggets will be in. :sweat:

Lakers turn the table on the W's, beating them in Oakland, 111-108. :P

Next up: the Bobcats at the Staples Center, Wednesday.

Ack, I was misinformed by Yahoo! Sports: the Lakers game went into OT... :sweat:

But the Lakes still won, 123-119. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Ack, I was misinformed by Yahoo! Sports: the Lakers game went into OT... :sweat:

It's not your fault ... except that you still use "Yahoo! Sports". :shakehead: Yahoo has been going downhill for a while now... time to jump ship. :sweat:

adub2adub wrote:It's not your fault ... except that you still use "Yahoo! Sports". :shakehead: Yahoo has been going downhill for a while now... time to jump ship. :sweat:

Suggestions?

LOL, now the score at Yahoo! Sports shows 135-127... Are they still playing? :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Suggestions?

An obvious one: NBA.com :beaten:

Or, although I'm not a big fan of some of their TV programming/personalities, try ESPN.com. The website is good. :victory:

LOL, now the score at Yahoo! Sports shows 135-127... Are they still playing?

Haven't you heard?? ... it's Commissioner Stern's new way to up the scoring in the NBA.

adub2adub wrote:Haven't you heard?? ... it's Commissioner Stern's new way to up the scoring in the NBA.

First one to 200 points wins? :beaten:

Lakers getting bitch-slapped by the lowly Bobcats, 80-66, in the 4th quarter at The Staples Center.

The nightmare of Laker teams from the past several years has reemerged. :sweat: :puppydog: :bleh:

Lakers lose, 108-95, to the Bobcats.

Disgusting. :bleh: