Give Me The Rock
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Line of the Night: LeBron James (5.8) doesn’t own the line of the night, but he clearly has some kind of timeshare agreement with it. If he calls ahead and makes reservations, it’s his. James went for 25/7/11 with 3 steals as the new-look Cavs beat the Grizzles 109 to 89. How did all the new Cavs look? Would you believe Ben Wallace (4.0) – with 12 and 10 – had the best game? Really, he did. Delonte West (3.3) shot a horrid 2-12, but he did manage 6 assists and 3 steals. And Wally Szczerbiak (2.7) was 4-10 with 10 points and didn’t do much else.
Honorable Mentions: Rashard Lewis (5.7) only managed 16 points, but filled up the rest of his box score with 7 boards, 4 threes, 2 steals and 3 blocks; Lamar Odom (5.5) went for 19 and 11 with 3 blocks; Jason Kidd (5.4) had 17 assists and 4 steals (32 assists for Kidd in his last 2 games – it look likes the country has a little room for old men after all); and Paul Pierce (5.4) led the Celtics to their first win in their last 4 games with 30/7/5 and 4 threes.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Andrea Bargnani (5.7) is available in one of my more shallow leagues. Last night, he torched the Knicks for 25 points off 5 threes and added 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks by “being more aggressive from the beginning [of the game]”. Clearly, being aggressive is a good approach to the game of basketball and it’s a good sign that he realizes it, but the recent addition of Primoz Brezec isn’t great news for Bargnani’s long term fantasy value.
As predictable as a coin flip: I’m going to continue to beat the Tyrus Thomas (4.6) drum until he’s owned in every single league in existence, including bass fishing leagues, or he starts sucking again, whichever comes first. Thomas scored 18 points in only 26 minutes yesterday. He also managed 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 4 lines of cocaine in that small amount of time. And it’s good to see that Shane Battier (4.3) is still alive. His double-double (which was his most productive game in 2008) helped the Rockets win their 12th straight game.
The Biggest Loser: No wonder the Suns got spanked by the Pistons 116 to 86. Shaquille O’Neal (1.9) was 3-8 from the floor and 1-8 from the line and finished with 7 points; Grant Hill (1.6) was 0 for 6 from the floor and put up the old goose egg, and Boris Diaw (1.5) was 1-4, scoring 2 points. With shooters like that, it’s no surprise that Steve Nash (3.6) only managed 6 assists.
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