The Knicks swept the Mavericks and their series of 13 victories last night in Dallas. The Frenchies were also rather well, while Luis Scola caught fire with the Rockets.
The match of the night :
Abrupt end for Dallas series. The Mavericks had detonated New York at Madison Square Garden last January 24 (78-128). A rout that players Mike D'Antoni had not forgotten the moment of reunion between the two teams last night at American Airlines Center. They have therefore been paying the bill, with interest, sufficient to Texans (94-128). "They took us lightly"Noted the rookie Toney Douglas (21 pts) in the American press. "When you are on a good series and you play the Knicks, you think you can pass their 150 points in frame, Says Al Harrigton (20 pts). But this is not the Knicks team that played today (last night). We took them by surprise.»
New York, which has returned 56% of its shots (16/30 to 3 pts), led after the first quarter (25-30). Al Harrigton returned 15 of his 20 points in the first half and his team dug to carry away ten lengths at the break (48-58). Tracy McGrady has returned all of his 11 points in the third quarter as the visitors began with a 20-9 and curled at +25 (66-91). They pushed their lead to 37 in the last 12 minutes with Bill Walker scored 16 of his 23 points in that period. Note the new double-double by David Lee (15 pts, 14 rbs, 7 feet). Wilson Chandler had meanwhile scored 22 points. Dallas, which remained on 13 victories, had not lost since February 16 against Oklahoma City. New York had won over to "Big D" since 1999.
The night of Frenchies :
Rodrigue Beaubois scored 13 points off the bench in the rout of his team. Returning after missing the last game of the Magic due to a neck injury, Mike Pietrus (3 pts, 12 min) does not display statistics sounding after the victory brought Washington (95-109). But with his teammates from the bench, JJ Reddick (18 pts) and Brandon Bass (16 pts, 9 rbs), he sounded the charge while Orlando was at -15 in the second quarter. Dwight Howard has pushed the nail thereafter (28 pts, 15 rbs). Johan Petro, owner, has compiled 5 points (2 / 3) and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes at the carnage that made the Nuggets JR Smith (30 pts) at Memphis (108-125). Ian Mahinmi has in turn benefited from the quiet success of the Spurs against the Clippers to score 7 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 8 minutes (118-88). Ronny Turiaf has meanwhile been forced to withdraw from the receipt of Raptors in Oakland because of a left knee injury.
Mr. Piétrus (Was-Orl, 95-109): 3 pts, 1 / 3, 2 rbs, 1 Co, 12 min
J. Petro (Mem-Den, 108-125): 5 pts, 5 rbs, 2 feet, 1 Co, 24 min
R. Beaubois (Dal-NY, 94-128): 13 pts, 6 / 11, 1 int, 24 min
T. Parker (SA-LAC, 118-88): injured (hand)
I. Mahinmi (SA-LAC, 118-88): 7 pts, 3 / 5, 3 rbs, 1 co, 8 min
R. Turiaf (GS-Tor, 124-112): injured (knee)
The MVP of the night : Luis Scola
The Rockets can still dream of play-offs after their victory against New Jersey last night (116-108). And thanks to a great Luis Scola. "It was one of those nights when everything you try works"He said after the game. The interior of Argentina has indeed returned 22 of its 25 shots, with the majority of lay-ups. Scola also took 12 rebounds. "Luis has been extraordinaryExplained his teammate, Shane Battier in the U.S. press. They must be in the process of erecting statues of his likeness in Buenos Aires when we speak.»
L. Scola (Hou) 44 pts, 20/25, 12 rbs, 3 feet, 2 int, 1 Co, 41 min
S. Curry (GS): 35 pts, 13/21, 6 rbs, 10 feet, 4 int, 1 Co, 42 min
D. Howard (Orl) 28 pts, 11/13, 15 rbs, 5 feet, 1 int, 2 co, 37 min
A Blatche (Was): 32 pts, 14/23, 4 rbs, 4 feet, 2 int, 2 co, 41 min
Remember also :
Atlanta has returned 63% of its shots against Detroit (112-99). A note on 7 / 10 to 3 points Raptor Jose Calderon (24 pts) 7 shots and winning 10 of Nugget JR Smith (30 pts). In addition, Rafer Altson not play again in 2009-2010. The leader of 33 years was officially suspended by the Heat for the remainder of the season to have "deserted" a week ago. The ankle injury suffered by Gerald Wallace is not serious. It should, however, miss the game tomorrow night in Orlando. Charlotte has also been signed Larry Hughes. Free end of season, Rudy Gay should not remain in Memphis and could slip in New York by Newsday. The Washington Post announced that Josh Howard wants to extend to Washington. Finally, Kirk Hinrich and Alvin Gentry has been sanctioned by the League. Bulls guard was suspended for one game following his behavior toward the referees during the defeat to Miami on Friday (108-95). The coach of Phoenix will pay 25 000 dollars for not having left the floor quickly after being expelled at the back against the Lakers Friday (96-102).
The results of the night :
Atlanta-Detroit 112-99
Washington -Orlando 95-109
Memphis -Denver 108-125
DallasNew York 94-128
Houston-New Jersey 116-108
San Antonio-L.A Clippers 118-88
Golden StateToronto, 124-112
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Tonight, Luis SCOLA was simply incredible for the Rockets. His performance gave Houston the much needed win they were desperate for as this is a crucial time in the NBA for teams who still have a mathematical chances of making it into the playoffs (Please check out my post on his performance against the Nets).
The Rockets need to realize that they're more than just about Yao and T-Mac. They have all the talent they need to make the cut. Sure Yao is a big present and T-Mac is fully gifted and explodes when on his best. This is where other can make a name for themselves. And tonight, as it was previous games, SCOLA did just that.
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