The D.A.Y. of the Dallas-Miami Finals rematch
While Richard Jefferson goes down
Peyton Manning beat Tom Brady in a playoff game and is headed to the Super Bowl. A black head coach is guaranteed to win the Super Bowl. Manning responded like a champion/warrior from the potentially back-breaking here we go again INT. He outsmarted Belichick by going with a run on the key play of the game and Brady came back at him with a game ending pick. Tony Dungy’s “I never panic and I never get excited” approach worked with his team down 21-3. The Patriots front office lost the game for the team by dumping their star receiver cause he wanted money and they ended up counting on a guy with huge eyeballs that can’t see the ball. Rex Grossman is going to play in a Super Bowl. My girlfriend now lives in my apartment. Uh, that is “our” apartment. Welcome to the new world. U-Haul is still the worst company ever created. There, I said it! Moving on…
Once upon a time the Nets had to decide who they were going to pay, Kenyon or RJ. They made the right decision, I guess. But now RJ is trying to catch up with Kenyon for games missed due to injury. Right ankle, out indefinitely. Are the Knicks or Raptors really going to win a division title? Yep, this is a new world. At his peak RJ was a poor man’s Shawn Marion. He could score without the ball, run the break, get hot and hit some threes, play defense, and rebound a little bit. Now he’s like a homeless man’s Shawn Marion, but more homeless.
One final thing, you may have noticed we have a new ad on the top of the page, from Nikebasketball.com. I like the new commercials. And to anwer your question, yes that is Juelz Santana providing the soundtrack.
DALLAS 99 MIAMI 93
Still no Shaquille. He’s taking his time coming back from injury. The Mavs never trailed, but they let the Heat hang around in this game and Wade had a chance to tie it with a three with 5.8 seconds left. He missed. Great effort from Dwyane in the loss, after he briefly left with an injury in the first quarter he came back and played 44 minutes scoring 31 with 6 and 6 and 2 steals. Dallas dominated the glass 48-35, so even if you think Shaq is washed up, he would have made a difference there. Josh and Dirk did their thing, and Jerry Stackhouse came off the bench and got hot, scoring 23 points on 16 shots. The Mavs always have that third guy that steps up. They are deep.
PHOENIX 131 MINNESOTA 102
Shawn Marion had 20 rebounds. In three quarters, before sitting out the fourth cause it was too much of a blowout. He needs to be an All-Star. I don’t know who that would knock out of the game, but he needs to be there. The guy spends his whole career overshadowed by teammates, and now he’s the closest thing to being someone that gets to play in front of fans that remember him from his college days in Vegas. Kevin Garnett had to sit this one out because of another punch and run NBA non-fight. The T-Wolves weren’t going to win anyways, so he might as well have missed the game. Phoenix put together 31-2 scoring run. That’s not nice to do to another professional team. 25 for Randy Foye and 22 for Troy Hudson in the loss. Amare led the Suns with 25 in 27 minutes.
PORTLAND 99 MILWAUKEE 95
Brandon Roy led the Blazers with 28 and grabbed 9 boards. Z-Bo chipped in with 19 and 12, as the Blazers held off a semi-hot Bucks rally in the second half. The starting backcourt of Earl Boykins and Charlie Bell combined for 51 points, but then again the Bucks have a starting backcourt of Earl Boykins and Charlie Bell. Earl had 28 and 6 in the loss.
SAN ANTONIO 99 PHILLY 85
Brent Barry scored 23 points on 5 of 8 threes. There’s not much to explain here. The Spurs took a first half lead and Philly is looking for lottery balls. Tim Duncan had 17 and 15 with 4 blocks. I wonder what San Antonio executive types think of Philly’s management. They have to laugh, right? Iguodala led Philly with 20 and Steven Hunter grabbed 15 boards.
24 Responses to “The D.A.Y. of the Dallas-Miami Finals rematch”
Jan.22 at 9:55 am
Chief says:
Phoenix is crazy.
KG needs to get out of Minnesota
Don’t sleep on the spurs!
Carmelo back today. the world feels like it’s back on track.
Jan.22 at 9:55 am
Matthew says:
Who would win in that pickup game?? Nash, Matrix, LBJ, Amare and Sheed or Kobe, CP3, Tony Parker, JO and Paul Pierce?? I’d go with the first squad simply based on the fact that 3 of those guys are actually teammates so the chemistry would be better. Anyway, probably a stupid question but I really like the new ads too. Nike Basketball has been on point the last couple of years with the freestyle video and season 1 and 2 of the LeBrons and now this. Tony Dungy player of the D.A.Y. and the Matrix and his 20 boards runner up.
Jan.22 at 10:45 am
J says:
didn’t they sign chris paul to jordan a little while back?
Jan.22 at 10:56 am
Matthew says:
You’re right J. I remember seeing that him, Joe Johnson, and Josh Howard all signed with Brand Jordan. Now i’m confused but like the commericials nonetheless.
Jan.22 at 10:57 am
Matthew says:
This thing needs an edit button. Commercials.
Jan.22 at 11:10 am
Bryant Reeves says:
“Still no Shaquille. He’s taking his time coming back from injury.” - I guess it isn’t that new a world
Jan.22 at 11:47 am
Gord says:
Marion tied a U.S. Airways Center record for rebounds in a quarter with 11 in the second. The mark was set by Charles Barkley on Nov. 2, 1996, in his first game back in Phoenix following his trade from the Suns to Houston. “Yeah, I’m better than Charles,” Marion said half-seriously. “If I got the ball as much as everybody else did, I’d be just as effective, maybe more effective.”
Marion sounds like quite the happy camper in Phoenix right now
Jan.22 at 12:09 pm
Vitor says:
That backcourt of Boykins and Bell is probably the shortest one in NBA history… And how insane would this be: http://www.benmaller.com/archives/2007/january/22-the_lebrons_going_to_movies.html. Blockbuster ou huge disapointment?
Jan.22 at 1:11 pm
mike says:
What the hell happened to VC? Why aint he in the new Nike ads? That shit is fucked up!
Jan.22 at 1:15 pm
jbn74sb says:
I love the new Nike commercial - it got me more pumped than the football games. One question: Is Vince Carter still a Nike guy? If so, where was he in that commercial? Any other prominent Nike guys missing from it?
Jan.22 at 1:20 pm
Chris says:
I was actually surprised to see kobe in the new ads. He’s always seemed more of a ‘need to be the star of my own commercial’ type of guy. It was nice to see.
Jan.22 at 1:29 pm
Matthew says:
Dirk is a pretty big Nike guy and he is missing. And apparently Chris Bosh is too.
Jan.22 at 1:46 pm
mutoni says:
what’s amazing about the nike spots is the inclusion of rasheed wallace. how he remains relevant is one of the great mysteries of our time. i guess wearing the nicest kicks in the league counts for something…
Jan.22 at 1:50 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
“Are the Knicks or Raptors really going to win a division title”- Are we counting Philly out already?
Jan.22 at 1:51 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Yes
Jan.22 at 2:42 pm
Matthew says:
Sheed will always be relevant b/c of his gangstaness. See Charles Oakley.
Jan.22 at 3:00 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Oak is the most ganster player in L history. No quetions asked.
Jan.22 at 3:07 pm
Maha10k says:
Marion is fine. He was coming off a four point game where he didn’t look for his offense and never got in a groove. There was an article in the local paper about how he and STAT and hanging out and getting better chemistry on the court. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns//articles/0120sunsnb0120.html
Jan.22 at 5:49 pm
Gord says:
Did we ever count Philly in?
Jan.22 at 6:06 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
I think Willie”the scorer”Green is gonna put the team on his back and finish dead last in the east actually.
Jan.22 at 8:18 pm
Harlem World says:
By Nikes standards, I thought that commercial was pretty weak. Also got me to thinking…Nike put up their best current 5 against Adidas current best 5 - who wins? Nike: Nash, Kobe, Bron, Amare, JO
Adidas: Billups, Gil (run him at the 2 and get out the way!), McGrady, KG, Duncan Due to the less than interesting East All-Star team this year, maybe Stern should get both brands to put up $10M each, winner takes all with the proceeds going to the NBDL (or me for coming up with the idea?). I think Adidas might have them…
Jan.23 at 8:20 am
German Reignman says:
Hey Sam, in a couple of days it will be “her” appartement …
Jan.24 at 9:49 am
Spiderman says:
The heat did good without shaq they came so close and dwayne had to carry the team on his back, jason williams also did good , if the heat had shaq no doubt we wouldve one, look hw close we got without him, and dallas wouldnt have dominated the glass if shaq was there and wouldnt have gotten so mnay second chance points, whatever they already proved they can beat the mavs. .btw did u see Jason william’s circus shot?? it kinda reminded me of Mj against the lakers when he switched hands with the ball
Jul.16 at 4:29 am
Greased Up Deaf Guy aka Clay Davis says:
july. eleven weeks