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Quote of the Night: “It almost felt like we won the championship, we needed this win to break the cycle.”
- Jamal Crawford, after the Knicks beat the Bucks
Line of the Night: Danny Granger (5.2). I believe this is a first for Granger, who had 29 points with 4 threes, 3 steals and a block in 101-93 win over Portland. He was also 9-9 from the line. Nate McMillan called it the “perfect game” but much like the perfect woman, Bigfoot, and the NASA moon landing, I refuse to believe such a thing exists.
Honorable Mentions: Peja Stojakovic (5.1) scored 26 and went 6-12 from three; Yao Ming (5.0) scored 28 (off 12-18 shooting) with 9 boards; Monta Ellis (4.7) had a 34/9/5 line and was 12-15 from the floor; David West (4.6) went for 33 and 10; and I always put too many guys in here, but how about one more: Despite missing a three at the buzzer that would have tied the game for the Kings, Ron Artest (4.5) had a nice game with 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Thabo Sefolosha (4.1). Nels already gave Thabo the WWLotN a couple days ago and it looks like he’s back for more. With pretty much the entire Bulls’ backcourt out with injury, Sefolosha got 41 minutes and responded with 22 points. 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 threes. Chris Duhon (3.8) also got 41 minutes in a start and had 11 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.
Wait, this isn’t Supposed to Happen: Fred Jones (3.9) put together his second good game in a row, going for 18/6/3 with a couple blocks in 44 minutes. As my daddy use to tell me, 44 minutes is 44 minutes, even if it’s Freddie Jones playing those minutes.
The Biggest Loser: Kevin Martin (1.9). Powered by a 3-16 shooting night (1-5 for three), Martin scored 9 points with 6 rebounds and 1 assist in 40 minutes. Bad shooting nights happen occasionally, even for someone as smooth as Speedracer.
hey guys, I got offered Wade for my Gasol, do you guys think Wade will be fine rest of the year and play til end of the season? He’s been looking pretty good this last week and now with Marion in the lineup instead of Shaq, he might do better in this more uptempo style. I know if this was pre-season, I’d take Wade without a doubt. What do you guys think?
Comment by Joey — February 10, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Part of it depends on the rest of your team, but there certainly isn’t anything wrong with that trade. My guess is that Wade will play the rest of the season, and with Marion, the Heat might try to make a run at a playoff spot (they’re only 12 games out of 8th in the East right now); that’s all the more reason that Wade will be playing as hard as he can. Pau Gasol is also kind of a question mark down the road when Andrew Bynum returns.
Comment by Nels — February 11, 2008 @ 7:32 am