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Line of the Night: It was huge night for Carmelo Anthony (6.7). He scored 47, going 19-24 from the field and 6-6 from the line, 11 boards, 3 steals and 3 threes. So, who cares that the Nuggets lost to the Kings dropping them into a tie for the 8th seed in the West. Carmelo had 47!
Honorable Mentions: Kevin Martin (5.3) was perfect from the line (in 13 attempts) and his 36 points overcame Carmelo’s 47; the Turkish assassin Hedo Turkoglu (5.0) went for 23/5/5 with deuces (threes/steals/blocks); and Vince Carter (4.8) had 32/7/5 with a couple steals and a block.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Part of Toronto’s problem this season can be tied to the fact that Rasho Nesterovic (4.7) is their most talented center. Still, credit where it’s due - the big man finished with 22 and 14 with 3 blocks.
With the Kings starters banged up again, re-enter the dynamic duo of Francisco Garcia (4.1) and John Salmons (3.8). Garcia scored 29 in 34 minutes while Salmons was a much less successful 3-12 from the floor (but he did have 6 assists and 5 steals). Artest is currently day-to-day and it’s looking more and more like Beno Udrih is done for the rest of the year. Also, Spencer Hawes (2.8) started in place of a DNPed Bra Miller and threw up an uninspiring 8 point 9 rebound performance. Miller is also day-to-day.
Is It Ok to Sit an Entire Team? Yesterday, the Celtics finally relented and rested KG and Ray Allen (with Pierce missing the game to witness the birth of his child – pretty lame excuse if you ask me). That meant we got to see a lot of James Posey (3.7), Leon Powe (3.6), Eddie House (3.4) and the results weren’t as horrific like you’d imagine an Eddie House led team to be. Posey scored a season-high 19 points, House had 16, and Leon Powe, the poor man’s Ryan Gomes, had 22 and 9. Expect more of the same while the Celtics play out the rest of their meaningless games.
The Biggest Loser: By this point in the season, Jason Richardson (2.0) owners know to expect games like this from him every blue moon. Richardson was 4-12 from the field and 1-7 from three. He scored 9 points with 1 rebound and 4 assists as the Bobcats got torched by the Celtics backup squad.
Dishonorable Mentions: Josh Childress’ (1.2) game was pretty pathetic yesterday as he played 26 minutes and scored 2 points with 1 rebound and no threes, assists, steals, or blocks; and not only was Joakim Noah (1.4) 1-4 from the field and 5-12 from the line yesterday, but his counting stats – 2 boards and 1 assist - sucked hard as well. Good thing no one out there is actually relying on him, right?
