NBA Triple Threat: Your (almost) daily roundup of last night's action in the Association:Suns take advantage of tired Dallas Even though the Suns remain shorthanded waiting for Shaq's debut, they are still in better shape the the Mavs. It showed in the second half of Phoenix's 109-97 victory. In addition to being handcuffed by the Jason Kidd deal, Dallas were playing their fourth game in five nights. The Mavs shot just 7-24 in the third quarter, yet still came into the final period trailing only by four. The Suns, however, pulled away in the fourth quarter to take it easily. Devean George Watch: 43 minutes, 7 points on 3-7 shooting, 6 rebounds.
Chicago 99, Miami 92 Miami lost their ninth straight, Kirk Hinrich came back from an injury and played well off the bench, and I was drunk throughout this game taking place.
Kobe will not have surgery Without trying to get into Kobe's head too much, it seems he must think the Lakers can win the title. This saga shows the dirty little secret of the West playoff chase. The top nine are so close and the team that misses could be the team that gets the shaft with injuries.
Best Lines
- Steve Nash, Pho: 24 pts, 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT, 6 rebs, 13 ast, 1 blk
- Dirk Nowitzki, Dal: 36 pts, 12 rebs (6 off), 4 ast...Dirk and Jason Terry: 65 points, Rest of the Mavs: 32 points.
- Thabo Sefolosha, Chi: 17 pts, 12 rebs, 1 ast, 4 stl...Chicago is a game and a half out of the East playoffs. Would Bulls fans prefer a playoff push in the second half or a tank?
- Eddie Jones won't be traded - Dallas has such helpful veterans, don't they.
- Zach Randolph: Knicks need changes - Why does the word "irony" come to my head when I read this?
- Ainge happy with roster - Even with the emergence of Rondo, should the C's still try and pick up another point guard, or something else, or stand pat?
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