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Line of the Night: LeBron James (5.78) outscored the Blazers by 2 (and the Cavs got 22) in the 4th quarter to not only win LotN, but the game. That said, how awesome is Portland going to be when they finally have Greg Oden? Pretty awesome. Maybe then they’ll be able to stop LeBron’ 37 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.
Honorable Mentions: Brad Miller (5.45) had 22 points and 21 rebounds, and a very un-center-like 5 assists. Don’t forget. This is Brad Miller. This is 3 blocks Brad Miller, though. Not one to be easily shown up, Marcus Camby (5.38) had 13 and 19 with 5 blocks. Teammate Allen Iverson (5.34) scored 34 with 12 assists and 4 steals.
Honorable Mention Achievement of the Night: Patrick likes to throw in these extra categories, so I thought it was worth mentioning that Baron Davis (5.20) is now the #1 player on NBA.com’s FSPI Player Rater. Yes, his 23 points, 5 threes, and 9 assists (2 turnovers!) pushed him ahead of Chris Paul. He’s still #7 on the GMTR Player Rater, but even then, who would have thought that???
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Anthony Carter (4.81) had 18 points on 8-10 shooting, but as Patrick says, if anyone has a great night by shooting over 70%, it’s probably not going to happen to often. Darko on the other hand (4.64) might have been dropped in some leagues, but had 14 and 16 (only 60% shooting, so it’s okay) with 5 blocks. Pau Gasol has been playing off and on, and I guess when he’s off, it’s time for Darko to turn it on. On off. Off on. On. Off.
Speaking of injuries (anyone pick up Tony Allen yet?), while Ben Gordon and Luol Deng remain out indefinitely, and Chris Duhon kind of only sort of plays while injured, Thabo Sefolosha can help prop up your rebounds, steals, and blocks a bit. If the Bulls are smart, they’ll relieve Duhon of his responsibility to the team completely once Gordon can play again.
If Darko and Thabo are not available, you could take a long hard look at yourself and ask if you want Andrea Bargnani (3.93) on your team.
Eddy Curry Line of the Night: Eddy Curry (1.44) played 4 magical minutes in which he had more turnovers (2) than rebounds (1) which was more than anything else he had. Thanks for Tyrus Thomas, Big Eddy! (Of course, it took me 2 years to realize that the Bulls could have/should have taken Brandon Roy; I’m afraid I’ll think that every time Ben Gordon takes a shot now)
The Biggest Loser: Yi Jianlian (2.06) played 28 minutes last night, which is usually good enough for a fantasy basketball Util/Bench player, but Yi came up with only 4 points and 6 rebounds.
Runner-up: Andres Nocioni (2.13) was 2-12 for 7 points and 4 rebounds, and his 5 turnovers were certainly a key part of the Bulls showing Minnesota how it’s done. I have a friend from Portland (I grew up with Clyde Drexler) who keeps encouraging me to hop on the Blazers bandwagon. I feel bad since I gave up on the Blazers when I moved to Chicago (at which time they were still the Jailblazers), but after losing to Minnesota, I watched Brandon Roy taking over against Atlanta, and I’m starting to see Portland as a possible personal savior for the season.
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