Nowitzki proved once again that he is a true superstar by hitting a clutch jumper to put the Suck-to Kings away. The game was too close for comfort and the Mavs won by just 2 points. New Jersey finally stopped it's 3-game 1-point losing streak by beating the Nuggets in Denver by 10 points. Great win for the Nets and a bad home loss for the Nuggets. AI shot 6-19 and Melo shot 5-14 and were clearly no match for Vinsanity's 14-23 and 40 points! Vinsanity is a lot of fun to watch. The guy just seems to hang in the air a little longer than the other NBA'ers.
Shaq sat out as Miami lost to Chicago on the road. They don't want the daddy to play on back-to-back night. Ben Gordon had 34 and Kirk Hinrich got 26. Thats a killer back-court they got there in Chicago. Hinrich also played great D on D-Wade and slowed him down. Wade shot only 8-24. Hinrich is having an amazing career for a white guy out of Kansas who was considered too slow to be a point guard and too small to be a shooting guard. He is not a great athlete, not a great shooter nor is he a natural point like a Steve Nash. But he is tough, always plays hard, makes good decisions, is quick on his feet, stays in front of athletic guards and defends real well. He is an important part of what they do there in Chi-town. There are also rumors about them trading Ben Gordon in a package for Pau Gasol. I think the Bulls now have some talent to pull trades like this.
Speaking of Pau, the Grizzlies lost a double overtime thriller to Portland 132-135. It's becoming commonplace for the Grizzlies to score 130+ these days. Pau had 24-14 but Zach Randolph scored 42 points on 40 shots, 24 of which he missed! How do you take 40 shots in a NBA game? I guess you do it if your fellow starters are named Ime Udoka, Joel Przybilla, Jarrett Jack and Brandon Roy :-) All kidding aside, I do like Brandon Roy though. He is a smooth operator who should win the Rookie Of the Year (R-O-Y) award easily.
Jazz lost to New Orleans on the road and Jerry Sloan was not too happy with the effort. Both AK-47 and Boozer were injured and Sloan thought the others just gave up. I would love to visit one of Sloan's practices and see what he does with his players. It's almost like he is in a time-capsule. A coach from the 50's in todays NBA who is somehow getting it done against all conventional wisdom about today's ballers and how they want to be treated etc.
Two great games tomorrow on ABC. Suns @ Cavs and Spurs @ Lakers.
Miami @ Chicago - 97-100
New Jersey @ Denver - 112-102
Interesting games on the board for Jan 28-th (Sunday)
Phoenix @ Cleveland - This game has been on national TV for 2 years now and each time the Suns have lost big leads. They would like to blow the Cavs away this time around.
San Antonio @ LA Lakers - Great match-up. Spurs will have a tough time on the road.
Indiana @ Detroit - This is always a heated rivalry, but Indiana is also trying to get their game going a little bit in the central division and challenge Detroit and the Cavs.
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