NBA Triple Threat: Your daily roundup of last night's action in the Association:Raptors destroy Bulls If the Bulls picked up any momentum from the win against Detroit, it's long gone now. The Raptors pounded the Bulls 101-71. Scott Skiles pulled his starters with 9 minutes left in the third quarter, never to return to the game. The Bulls shot 33.3% from the field in their worst offensive showing yet. They are now 1-5 going into their annual long road trip. Not a good combination.
Boston remains undefeated Thanks to a big third quarter, the Celtics defeated the Nets 112-101. At 5-0, Boston is the last undefeated team in the league. The Celtics doubled up the Nets in the third quarter, outscoring New Jersey 28-14, giving Boston an insurmountable 21 point lead after three periods.
Barbosa leads the Suns Leandro Barbosa had a career high, Grant Hill was booed in his return to Orlando, and the Suns defeated the Magic 106-96, ending Orlando's four game win streak. Barbosa finished with 39 points, pacing Phoenix to a lead throughout, which at one point was as high as 23 points.
Best Lines
- Leandro Barbosa, Pho: 39 pts, 15-26 FG, 8-13 3PT, 7 rebs, 6 ast, 2 stl
- Dwight Howard, Orl: 33 pts, 18 rebs (7 off), 3 ast, 1 blk...Howard did struggle at the free throw line though, shooting just 7-16.
- Indiana Pacers: 46 first quarter points...They still lost to the Nuggets.
- Webber may be interested in the Cavs - Better question: Should the Cavs be interested in Webber?
- Arenas may seek MRI - Given how things have been so far, that might be the right long-term move.
- Rush still mad at being cut - Kareem Rush wins the delusional award for the week.
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