The D.A.Y. Vince fell in love with the new ball
A buzzer beater off the back iron with an extra friendly bounce forces OT.
Over the weekend, Michael Redd had a 57 point game in a loss, Dwight Howard had his first 20-20 of the year, the Heat once again reminded the Nets who’s boss and Portland came back from 27 down to beat the Hornets. Oh, and I went to the Giants-Bears game last night which was fun until certain events transpired, and I might have pneumonia. It also took an hour to get out of the parking lot. That was very frustrating.
NEW JERSEY 105 WASHINGTON 93
Vince Carter got a new ball bounce on a desperation three at the buzzer to force OT and the Nets were in charge from that point on. Very strange. It hit that square piece of iron at the back of the rim, and gently dropped through. That came after the Nets blew a 16 point lead and Vince was called for a charge that looked like the game-sealing play. Vince came off two screens to hit that shot, which was a deep fadeaway three with Gilbert Arenas a little bit late getting there. I guess I should mention some people other than Vince, who had 34. Jason Kidd had a triple double with 18 assists thrown in. He’s still got it. And I was about to post my game notes from a Friday night trip to the swamp where Kidd looked old and slow. Guess that was just an off night, cause he looked crisp in this game. With RJ out, Nenad took 18 shots and scored 22. The Wizards were ice cold most of the night, with Gilbert shooting 6 of 23. The play that forced OT must have really crushed them cause the Nets outscored them 18 to 6 in that extra period. Caron Butler had 17 and 12 with 3 steals in the loss.
HOUSTON 94 MIAMI 72
Yao was dominant against Shaq, hitting his shot, 13 of 14 free throws, getting layups, and after the game he was quoted saying “Every time I score on him I was happy like a kid, like a kid getting candy on Halloween because it’s really too hard to score on him, too hard. He’s just great.” Wow, a self-applied metaphor! Shaq wasn’t as exuberant, saying “He’s pretty much the same, just big, 7-6. He’s just doing what he’s supposed to do.” And what he’s supposed to do would be scoring 20 in the second half on his way to a 34 and 14 night. Shaq finished with 15 and 10. If you were hoping for a Wade-Mac showdown, then this wasn’t your night. After struggling in the first half, the Rockets turned it on and outscored Miami by 25 in the second half, with Yao leading the way. Wade led Miami with a quiet 24 points.
LA CLIPPERS 92 NEW ORLEANS 76
The Hornets did it to themselves with a lot of self-inflicted turnovers. Elton Brand led the way for the Clips with 22 and 10, his first “Elton Brand” game since opening night. The Clips built their lead in the first half and survived a New Orleans run in the second half. Chris Paul had 6 turnovers, as the Hornets have gone from undefeated hottest team in the league to struggling in about 3 seconds.
DENVER 108 CHARLOTTE 101
The Bobcats are still playing like an expansion team, and Denver handled them easily. Sloppy game from the Cats with a lot of turnovers. Brevin Knight and Okafor combined for 13 turnovers, while Denver had just 15 as a team. Carmelo led the Nuggets with 36. It seems like the craziness of the first few weeks is settling down.
DALLAS 103 PORTLAND 96
The Blazers had their chances to win when they cut the Mavs lead to one with a little over two minutes left, but Jason Terry hit a three and Nate McMillan got a T, and that was that. The big news of the game for Portland was the NBA debut of Lamarcus Aldridge, who scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, including the basket that got the Blazers to within a point. He also had 8 boards. Dirk and Jason Terry combined for 50, as the Mavs are getting that winning feeling back again.
SACRAMENTO 107 TORONTO 92
Ron Artest put up 15 points in the first quarter, hitting his first six shots, and the Kings were in control pretty much the whole way. Ron finished with 23 and 10, and Kevin Martin continues to put up numbers with 26 points in this game. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 19 and 7, but TJ Ford had 8 turnovers, which seem to be the theme of the day for losing teams. The Kings do not lose at Arco.
LA LAKERS 91 MEMPHIS 81
The Lakers led 49-30 at the half with Kobe and Lamar Odom really playing well together. Kobe with 21-6-6 and Lamar 20-16-7. Two guys playing the all around game, getting their teammates into the flow, and ending a 2 game losing streak that way. Mike Miller hit 6 of 10 threes on his way to a 21 and 13 game. The Grizzlies are not very good.
17 Responses to “The D.A.Y. Vince fell in love with the new ball”
Nov.13 at 11:06 am
Matthew says:
Does the d.a.y. award go to Kidd?? Pretty stout numbers if you ask me or do you go with Yao who straight beasted Shaq last night. Decisions decisions. Speaking of decisions Sam, what do you think of everybody copying the Giants/Jim Jones, Dipset what??, BAAALLLIIINNGGG celebration move?? How bout Devin Hester’s decision to do it last night after he returned the Feely missed field goal. Copy Cats!!!!
Nov.13 at 11:35 am
Bryant Reeves says:
On mondays, will the PLAYA of the DAYA go to the best of the weekend? Player of the D.A.Y.A.T.D.B. (day after yesterday and the day before)? If so it has to be Dwight. 21 and 22 (on 62% shooting). Book it. Maybe Lamar. 20, 16 and 7 is pretty nuts.
Nov.13 at 11:57 am
Noah Doucette says:
or kidd with his triple double
Nov.13 at 12:20 pm
Frank says:
Yao deserves the word in my opinion. 35/17/7 on Friday vs the Knicks and then follows up with 34 and 14 against Shaq in route to route the Heat by 22 at Miami.
Nov.13 at 12:27 pm
jj says:
If the day before counts… player of the day HAS to be Michael Redd. I’m a jazz fan and all but he had 57 points! End of discussion.
Nov.13 at 12:31 pm
Bimbo Coles says:
you forgot to mention that the Kings-Raps game was so out of hand at one point, that Cordless “the phone” Williamson tried dialing it up from long-distance.
Nov.13 at 12:31 pm
M.K. Petrik says:
THE PLAYER OF THE DAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT = VINCE CARTER TEAM THAT NEEDS ANOTHER ALLSTAR CALLIBER PLAYER IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS = THE TORONTO RAPTORS
Nov.13 at 12:53 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
I’m not happpy about every NFL team swagger jacking the Giants celebration. NOT HAPPY!!!
Nov.13 at 1:00 pm
Reggie Evans says:
Anyone pay attention to the halftime interview of the Houston-Miami game on ESPN? Once the people in the booth kicked it over to the sideline reporter (I think Becky Hammons is her name) , she began with “Lebron …” before catching herself and then correcting it with “Dwyane Wade here with me on the sideline”, and proceeding to ask DWade questions, both of them acting like the “Lebron” slip didn’t happen … great stuff!
Nov.13 at 3:47 pm
Playa says:
Damn, must have not been paying attention when she called dwade lebron haha.. that’s funny.. As for the game, yao got robbed by the refs. He got mauled a few times with no call.. One of those non-calls left a big scratch down the side of his left arm. Check out the video highlights on espn’s recap of the game. They show where shaq goes over his back and elbows him in the head. Of course they don’t mention it, they say shaq was “boxing out and yao falls down”.
Nov.13 at 4:29 pm
Young C says:
NFL players, including the Giants, need to stop doing the “Ballin!” thing in general. Its corny. You dont see NBA players doing a quarterback throwing motion goin “Passing!”
Nov.13 at 5:14 pm
Shiz says:
Young C: Although I would love to see a guy do the Ickey Shuffle after a breakaway dunk…Now THAT’S entertainment. Playa: Yeah, maybe Shaq’ll think twice before givin Yao the ol’ Hassan Chop seein as how afterwards he got his ass bussed and Yao nearly doubled his numbers.. And poor Deke…He catches a mouth full of shaq-fu and he gets called for a foul every time…Its always been like that between them two for years… Shaq gets flustered and takes it out on Skinny Deke…bitter/sweet doesn’t even describe… And we really got to see how mature Shaq “really” is..While Yao gushes about the dude he just lit up, Shaq says some real trife shit “yeah, he’s just big, doin what he’s” blah blah…How dare Shaq even gather the nerve to say “he’s just big” about ANYBODY! LOL! C’mon Shaq. We all know you’re ego is rather inflated (like you’re contract) and yet very fragile (like your knees), but give dude his props…He cooked you, plain and simple…
Nov.13 at 5:58 pm
bja says:
Nicely put Shiz.
Nov.13 at 6:29 pm
Max Airington says:
Shiz takin the words right out of my mouth. Well put sir.
Nov.14 at 3:16 am
ziad says:
well, what bout you vince hater! he showed you who is the boss arround! did he not! he played as full amazing!
if he stays this healthy thru out the season watch out for mvp candidate!
i hope soon enough the nets figures out how to beat the heat and not to lose to teams like the sonics!
Nov.14 at 11:12 am
Portland Dankblazers Carlos says:
shiz, if shaq read that a tear would come to his eye ha its true though
Nov.15 at 8:26 pm
TrippleX says:
shaqa a pussy man. lets see round 2 of shaq and yao. well see who wins again. yao owns shaqa ass now that shaq cant play