NBA Triple Threat: Your daily roundup of last night's action in the Association:Celtics edge Knicks, 104-59 It's not even funny any more. The Knicks are now one of those car wrecks on the side of the road that you slowed down to gawk at, but then you saw a white sheet covering up a body and felt horrible for looking. Something needs to change, and soon.
Nate Robinson was the only Knick to score in double figures, posting a whopping 11 points. Even this required hitting a 35-footer at the buzzer. The shot also prevented the Knicks from having their lowest scoring game in franchise history. Their highest scoring quarter? 18 in the 4th.
Warriors are back Golden State became the fastest team to post a winning record after losing their first 6 games by beating Houston 113-94.
Lakers beat Nuggets Two teams heading in opposite directions right now. The Lakers are now just 2 games behind the Suns for the Pacific division lead.
Best Lines
- Paul Pierce - An efficient 21 points, 7 rebounds in just 28 minutes
- Baron Davis - 27 points, 8 assists, 5 steals
- Sasha Vujacic - 22 points in 21 minutes
Rumors du Jour
- Phil Jackson gets paid - 2 years, $24 million. Still not sure if that's enough to deal with Kobe, but at least he can now buy a lot of earplugs.
- Gilbert Arenas gets remade - Some medical details about his knee surgery, with plenty of big words for those who enjoy that sort of thing.
- Smush gets waylaid - Smush Parker, who is making $2.25 million this season, missed practice & will be away from the team indefinitely because he allegedly grabbed and injured a valet while arguing over a $12 payment.
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