This is a pretty sick play.
Tag: 2010-11 NBA season (Page 38 of 52)
Just visited with Aaron Brooks. Said he’ll be out four to six weeks.
The Rockets are 1-5 and can ill-afford to lose Brooks for any length of time, though they have one of the best backup point guards in the league in Kyle Lowry.
Complicating matters, the Rockets play five of their next six (and 14-of-23) games on the road.
Houston is scoring well (112.0 ppg, second only to the Lakers), but they’re giving up the second-most points as well. Their FG% allowed (44%) isn’t bad, but the Rockets are 26th in the league in defensive rebounding, so teams are getting loads of extra possessions.
I mentioned on Twitter that I thought LeBron’s new Nike ad came off kind of dickish, and it looks like I’m not the only one. The city of Cleveland responds:
LeBron and the Miami Heat visit the Cavs on December 2nd. It will be an interesting scene, for sure.
LeBron James and his camp have long held the ‘no regrets’ stance with regard to “The Decision,” which raised $3 million for charity but was a disaster for LeBron’s image around the country. But finally, LeBron has admitted that there was room for improvement, per ESPN…
“If I had to go back on it, I probably would do it a little bit different,” James said. “But I’m happy with the decision I made. There’s always going to be a misunderstanding. I don’t know what I would [have done], but I definitely would have changed it.”
Well, it’s not the mea culpa that so many of us are looking for, but it’s something. It would go a long way to repair his relationship if he’d just release a statement along these lines:
I want to apologize to all my fans in Cleveland for the way that I announced my decision this summer. I got caught up in the moment and thought it was a good idea to capitalize on all the attention surrounding my decision by producing a special and raising a lot of money for charity. But I now realize that it was a mistake to make such a public spectacle out of my situation and that it made my decision that much more painful for my fans in Cleveland.
Wouldn’t that repair most of the damage that he’s done to his image?
Trail Blazers 98, Clippers 88
Um, Blake Griffin is good…really good. The ‘rookie’ made his debut with a 20-14-4 evening, but the Clippers still lost in no small part due to the play of Baron Davis (8-5-3 on 3-of-11 shooting, 4 turnovers) and Ryan Gomes (2-3-3, -17 +/-). Eric Gordon played very well (22 points on 10-of-17 shooting), but if the Clippers are going to be a playoff team, this is the kind of game (at home versus a playoff-caliber opponent) that they need to win.
Cavaliers 95, Celtics 87
The Cavs showed some resiliency in this one, coming back from an 11-point deficit late in the third quarter to pull this one out. Maybe the C’s were tired from an emotional opening-night win over the Heat, or maybe Cleveland is greater than the sum of its parts. J.J. Hickson led the way with 21-6 on 8-of-11 shooting.
Hornets 95, Bucks 91
The Bucks didn’t play very well in this one, but had a chance to tie it with under a minute left when Trevor Ariza clearly fouled John Salmons on a three-point attempt, but the officials didn’t blow the whistle. The Bucks had a problem last season getting to the line, but they attempted 28 free throws thanks in no small part to Corey Maggette’s relentless pursuit of the rim. He had 16-7 in his Bucks debut, but had a few defensive lapses that will need cleaning up. Chris Paul posted 17-4-16 on 11 shots and looks as good as ever.
Thunder 106, Bulls 95
Kevin Durant (30-7-3) and Russell Westbrook (28-10-6) led the way for OKC in a game that was tighter than the final score would indicate. Taj Gibson (16-11 on 8-of-12 shooting) filled in admirably for Carlos Boozer, who will be out for a while. Derrick Rose (28-4-6) and Joakim Noah (18-19) are developing nicely.
Other notes: It took 19 games for the Nets to get their first win last season, but they beat the Pistons in the opener last night. Devin Harris (22-9-4) looks like his old self and Derrick Favors (8-10) had a solid debut…Just like that, the Heat are back to .500. Dwyane Wade (30-7-4) had a much better outing while LeBron (16-6-7, nine turnovers) played more of a complimentary role. Chris Bosh posted 15-7. Evan Turner had 16-7-4 in his debut, so maybe people were pushing the panic button a little early with regard to his poor preseason performance…Amare Stoudemire had 19-10 in his debut as the Knicks beat the (lowly) Raptors on the road…The T-Wolves lost to the Kings without Tyreke Evans, so it’s looking like it’s going to be a long year in Minnesota. DeMarcus Cousins had 14-8-5 in a nice debut. Michael Beasley had 17-7, while Kevin Love posted just 11-10 after getting six rebounds in the first nine minutes…Al Jefferson (6-7) was quiet in Utah’s loss to the Nuggets, while Carmelo (23-7-3) was his usual self…The Spurs held off the Pacers despite 28-9-3 from rising star Roy Hibbert, while Darren Collison had 19-2-7 in his Indiana debut…Monta Ellis tied a career high with 46 points in a win against the Rockets, while David Lee added 17-15-6 and Stephen Curry posted 25-2-11. Luis Scola (36-16) had a monster game as the Rockets fell to 0-2.
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