The Post Up: Nice and Simple.
Amare looks great, LeBron still sidelined and Kobe is sick!
I have a surprise for this edition of The Post Up. Rather than going through all of the games individually, I’ve gotta be slack and just skim over each one. I didn’t get to clear this with Sam (sorry!), because of the West Coast time difference, but, I have a good reason. I received confirmation on my press credentials for the Raptors/Suns game late this evening and I was panicking because I had been waiting to book my ticket to Toronto until I knew what was going on with the game. I was planning on going home for Christmas vacation and stopping in Toronto to see some friends along the way but, my plans have changed just a bit. I have finally found someone to take over my lease and I have decided I definitely need to see the Suns after that 42-point performance by Amare against the Pacers last night So when I leave for Toronto this morning (at 5ish am), I will not be coming back to this apartment. Since I was stuck in Seattle a day longer than anticipated and it looked like the Suns game was not going to pan out, I (of course), put off packing anything and everything and ended up with exactly 9 hours to pack up my apartment (and my life!), clean it top to bottom so I can get my damage deposit back, and of course watch a great night of basketball and write this column. One thing had to take a backseat to this monster packing effort and in order for me to get myself and my belongings to Toronto, The Post Up will be brief today. I apologize in advance, it’s already been an all-nighter and the day is only going to get crazier once I get to TO. I am still so damn proud that I managed to pack up EVERYTHING in only 8 short hours. Lots of coffee and Kanye, but, I did it. Although it is the second night of a back-to back for the Suns, I hope I get a good show. Even if Bosh, Bargnani and Ford don’t play for the Raps.
Phoenix 122 Indiana 117
While Jermaine Oneal had his best game of the season with 30 points, Amare Stoudemire outdid him and dropped 42 points to drop the Pacers 122-117. While the Pacers were up 117-115 with under a minute remaining in the game, Steve Nash pulled up and hit a three to give the Suns the lead and after a Jamaal Tinsley missed shot, Stoudemire hit a mid-range jumper with 6.5 seconds on the clock to ensure Phoenix left with a win. Stoudemire finished with 42 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 12-13 from the free throw line, while Nash had 18 points and 17 assists for the Suns. In addition to Oneal’s 30 points and 11 rebounds, Tinsley finished with 19 point and 12 assists while Mike Dunleavy added 22 points.
New Jersey 100 Cleveland 79
Without LeBron James, the Nets made easy work out of the Cavaliers and dropped them 100-79 last night. After taking a 47-43 halftime lead, the Nets started the 3rd quarter with a 9-0 run and rather than rally back, Cleveland seemed content to lie down and lose. Richard Jefferson took advantage of the short-handed Cavs as he finished with a game-high 36 points to lead the Nets. Vince Carter added 19 points while Malik Allen had 10 points and 9 boards. In the loss, Shannon Brown had 20 points, Daniel Gibson added 17 and Drew Gooden added 14. Dwayne Jones had 9 points and 12 boards for Cleveland.
Detroit 106 Atlanta 95
This was one of those games where the final score is nowhere indicative of the actual game, as the final quarter was a mishmash of garbage time with Detroit going up by as many as 28 before setting their reserves loose and watching Atlanta outscore them 34-19 in the 4th, to cut the lead. For the rest of the game, it was all Detroit as the Hawks had no answer for the Piston offense and were outscored 30-13 in the 3rd quarter, when the game was blown open by Detroit. The Pistons had seven players reach double-figures, and they were led by Tayshaun Prince’s 23 points while Jarvis Hayes added 17 and Jason Maxiell had 13 points and 9 boards. For Atlanta, Josh Childress led the way with 18 points while Salim Stoudamire scored 15 points and rookie Al Horford continued to crash the boards, pulling down 10 to go along with 8 points.
LA Lakers 116 Minnesota 95
Javaris Crittenton sighting, healthy looking Ariza and a sick Kobe, literally. These ingredients combined together ends up with a Laker win over the hapless Timberwolves, 116-95. After a 13-point 1st quarter from Bryant, the Lakers went up by as many as 16 early in the 2nd and cruised from there. Bryant finished with 20 points while Trevor Ariza had 15 points and Sasha Vujacic added 16 for the Lakers who were without Andrew Bynum who was sick with the same bug that Bryant had. Al Jefferson had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead Minnesota while Sebastian Telfair added 16 points and Rashad McCants had 14.
Sacramento 117 Utah 107
While the Kings lost Kevin Martin in the 4th quarter, they still had John Salmons and he wasn’t planning on losing. Salmons stepped up big for Sacramento, scoring 13 straight points and helping the Kings on their way to a 43-point 4th quarter, outscoring the Jazz by 13 in the period to come away with the win. Deron Williams finished with 30 points and 7 assists, but it wasn’t enough to save the Jazz. Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ronnie Brewer had 18 in the loss. Salmons finished with 21 points, Ron Artest had 23 points and Kevin Martin’s 25 points led the Kings before going out with a strained groin.
Milwaukee 87 LA Clippers 78
Milwaukee got the win against the LA Clippers last night, but it took them until the final minutes to do so. Down by 15 early, the Bucks fought their way back and stole the victory thanks to a 14-4 run in the final minutes of the game. They used a 24-9 run earlier in the game to tie things up at 60 in the 3rd quarter. Michael Redd was instrumental in the latter run, scoring 10 of the 14 points as he finished with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Bogut had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Mo Williams had 8 points, 7 rebound and 9 assists. Corey Maggette led the Clippers with 20 points, Tim Thomas had 16 and Chris Kaman added 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.
47 Responses to “The Post Up: Nice and Simple.”
Dec.5 at 9:30 am
Lieutenant Shinysides says:
R.I.P. Pimp C
Dec.5 at 9:34 am
Lieutenant Shinysides says:
Salmons stepped up big for Sacramento, scoring 13 straight points and helping the Kings on their way to a 43-point 4th quarter, GOTDAMN!
Dec.5 at 9:36 am
white hot eboy says:
“coffee and Kanye”. Very cute. Amare needs to play that way every night, btw.
Dec.5 at 10:25 am
BETCATS says:
looks like bobcats 4 playoffs was not to be
Dec.5 at 10:31 am
BETCATS says:
some where over the rainbow..
Dec.5 at 10:32 am
Jamison says:
Detroit is cruising.
Dec.5 at 10:51 am
Tariq says:
Eboy, you’re my boy and all, but you’ve been finding way too many things “very cute” lately, specifically things that have to do with Ms. MacKenzie. I, of course, find this very amusing.
Dec.5 at 10:55 am
BETCATS says:
one day we will beat a team missing its best player…
Dec.5 at 10:58 am
white hot eboy says:
Tariq, it’s called not being fascinated by the sight of parading camels and admiring a woman who is a passionate about basketball as me, very intelligent and cool to speak with and the fact that she’s gorgeous is just a plus. Yeah, I’m married, but what do you think I’m going to do, travel to Canada and show up at Holly’s door? I’m just pleased to speak to another beautiful woman (Co Co, Cheryl)who is a hoops head and is cool enough to put up with our moronic conversations daily. Besides, I think you’re just jealous that I don’t give you those little compliments, my little sweet babu.
Dec.5 at 11:24 am
Sam Rubenstein says:
How dare you not clear it with me! This is only 1100 words! Kidding. Nice work. Have a good move. I was putting window insulation in last night after cooking a delicious chicken-n-biscuit dinner. It’s a glamorous life.
Dec.5 at 11:32 am
Gumdrop says:
Is this a good time to ask about an internship Sam?
Dec.5 at 11:38 am
Bryan says:
Freaks.
Dec.5 at 11:43 am
white hot eboy says:
Shia, any game report from last night?
Dec.5 at 11:49 am
Bryan says:
L
Dec.5 at 11:50 am
Tom says:
Congrats on the news Holly, look forward to reading your report from the raptor game…Hopefully they don’t get blown out without they’re main guys….and RIP Pimp C
Dec.5 at 12:00 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Skimming is unacceptable. “Fi-re Hol-ly”
Dec.5 at 12:16 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, stat line?
Dec.5 at 12:25 pm
Bryan says:
I shot terribly and had 16 points. 7 assists though
Dec.5 at 12:31 pm
white hot eboy says:
You’re like the white OJ Mayo.
Dec.5 at 12:35 pm
Tommy Patron says:
I cannot believe that LeBron is missing gameS with a sprained LEFT index finger. Is this for real, or is he hatching some stupid plot with Mike Brown to try to get the rest of the team to go to a higher level? It can’t just be that a sprained finger on his non-shooting hand can force him to the bench for mulitple games. Either way it’s pathetic.
Dec.5 at 12:35 pm
Bryan says:
No I’m a legitimately horrible defender.
Dec.5 at 12:38 pm
white hot eboy says:
Tommy, I feel the same way. Shia, that was pretty honest. I like that, Carig Ehlo jr.
Dec.5 at 12:41 pm
Bryan says:
Lebron is boycotting because they want to re-sign that f*cking as*hole Varajao.
Dec.5 at 12:45 pm
white hot eboy says:
I think Bronbron has finally realized that he is “the Team” and if he wants to take a week off or so, he can do that without reprimand. It would be helpful, though, if he had another player on the roster that could keep the Cavs heads above water while he rests his sore finger. Geez..it’s not like he chipped a nail or something.
Dec.5 at 12:47 pm
white hot eboy says:
Maybe not realized, since he’s known that since he first pulled on a jersey, but knows it acceptable since he is the face of the league let alone the Cavs.
Dec.5 at 12:48 pm
Bryan says:
F*ck the Cavs.
Dec.5 at 12:54 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, by your account, which NBA teams do not get the FU?
Dec.5 at 12:56 pm
Bryan says:
The suns.
Dec.5 at 12:58 pm
white hot eboy says:
Wow. So if they don’t win the title this season, you have no interest in the rest of the season, I assume?
Dec.5 at 12:59 pm
Bryan says:
Not if it’s Dallas and the Spurs I f*cking hate those two teams. The Celts don’t get an F U either because I love Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.
Dec.5 at 1:01 pm
white hot eboy says:
You have discriminating tastes, Shia.
Dec.5 at 1:18 pm
bouncyman says:
Thanks for taking the time to post this even with all the stuff you have on your plate Holly! Have a great trip!
Dec.5 at 1:22 pm
Bryan says:
I base my team likes by how many players on a particular team and how much I like said players. I don’t like anyone on the spurs or mavs.
Dec.5 at 1:27 pm
albie1kenobi says:
ahhh, nothing like slamonline banters to start off a day. it’s like a good cup of joe, except i don’t drink coffee.
anyway, mad kudos to Holly for moving out of an apt in 8 hours. how’s that even possible? maybe unless you only have 2 suitcases worth of stuff. big ups!
Dec.5 at 3:23 pm
J-Bird says:
the Spurs and Mavs can go to hell, everybody on those teams is either soft or dirty.
Dec.5 at 3:38 pm
bouncyman says:
Which do you consider Duncan? Soft or dirty?
Dec.5 at 5:32 pm
J-Bird says:
Duncan is a complainer first and foremost, but his game, what with all the bank shots and blocked shots by other guys, is definitley soft.
Dec.5 at 6:27 pm
The Cool says:
Wow. I hope I don’t have the same struggle you had Holly when I move from my apartments. Sounds pretty freakin cool that you could do all that in eight hours though. I have never been a good packer upper and I always lose my stuff on long trips. and to agree with j-bird, the mavs, spurs, and pistons can go to firey place beneath my feet. play wit it.
Dec.6 at 5:53 am
Tariq says:
Eboy: Of course I’m jealous, sugarcheeks. Also,remind of your ethnicity so I can reimburse you for your generous barrage of racial slurs. I believe you’re a potato-gulping, alcoholic NRA member determined to bomb Buckingham Palace, no? See, we have much in common.
Dec.6 at 9:55 am
white hot eboy says:
Ita
Dec.6 at 9:55 am
white hot eboy says:
Iri
Dec.6 at 9:56 am
white hot eboy says:
Ger
Dec.6 at 9:57 am
white hot eboy says:
T, for some reason I could not spell out each of the countries and have them posted. Wierd. Mostly the first one.
Dec.6 at 11:22 am
Tariq says:
Oh, Goomba-Mick-Kraut. Nice. That’s one deep gene pool, which makes your inbred tendencies even more inexplicable.
Dec.6 at 11:23 am
Tariq says:
Also, I’m guessing one of your motherlands will win Euro 2008 (not Ireland, obviously).
Dec.6 at 11:29 am
white hot eboy says:
Goomba-Mick-Kraut would be a good screen name.
Dec.6 at 12:37 pm
Tariq says:
You might be on to something there! Maybe even Goomba McKraut. That just rolls off the tongue.