Saturday 4/7
> Saturday’s daily review takes us to the swamps of New Jersey where the Nets recovered nicely to beat Washington in overtime. In what was a close game all the way through, Antawn Jamison (season high 37 points) hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send the game into OT. NJ is now three losses behind the Wizards for #6 with six games to play.
The other story from this game was that Jason Kidd (10 points, 18 assists & 16 rebounds) and Vince Carter (46 points, 16 rebounds & 10 assists) became the fist set of teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game since 1/3/89. The last pair? Some guys named Jordan (41 points, 11 assists & 10 rebounds) and Pippen (15 points, 12 assists & 10 rebounds).
> New York got a much needed win in Milwaukee in a game that featured a crazy end to regulation. First, Ruben Patterson banked in his third 3-pointer of the season (from just left of straight away) with 0.9 seconds left to give the Bucks a three point lead. Then, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas designed a play to get Eddy Curry (career high 43 points) an open 3-point look. Curry caught the ball on the right side and raised up in one motion…swish. It was Eddy’s first three of the season (2-2 in his career) and kept NY with three losses of #8 with six games to play.
> Utah surrendered a big lead for the second time in two days, but this time it was at home. Friday night in Sacramento the Jazz blew a 17 point lead to lose by four. On this night at EnergySolutions Arena Utah gave up a 20 point lead entering the 4th quarter. The Jazz were outscored 39-16 in the final stanza and have lost three straight since beating the Rockets in Houston. Even though there is still time for Utah to get things back on track, this is no way for a contending club to perform before the playoffs.
> The Denver Nuggets certainly picked the right time of the year to go on a five game winning streak. Allen Iverson scored half his points (17) in the 4th quarter as the Nuggets outscored the Clippers 30-19 in Los Angeles. Linas Kleiza hit a 3-pointer with 15.8 seconds to play and put Denver up one. Then AI stripped the ball from Corey Maggette on the ensuing possession and proceeded to ice the game by making two free throws. LA did not lose any ground in the race for #8 though because Golden State lost in San Antonio.
> Sadly, the Atlanta Hawks were eliminated from post season contention last night. Making the current tally five teams total.
> Games of note today...
- Cleveland at Detroit on ABC
- Phoenix at Lakers on ABC
- Chicago at Toronto
The other story from this game was that Jason Kidd (10 points, 18 assists & 16 rebounds) and Vince Carter (46 points, 16 rebounds & 10 assists) became the fist set of teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game since 1/3/89. The last pair? Some guys named Jordan (41 points, 11 assists & 10 rebounds) and Pippen (15 points, 12 assists & 10 rebounds).
> New York got a much needed win in Milwaukee in a game that featured a crazy end to regulation. First, Ruben Patterson banked in his third 3-pointer of the season (from just left of straight away) with 0.9 seconds left to give the Bucks a three point lead. Then, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas designed a play to get Eddy Curry (career high 43 points) an open 3-point look. Curry caught the ball on the right side and raised up in one motion…swish. It was Eddy’s first three of the season (2-2 in his career) and kept NY with three losses of #8 with six games to play.
> Utah surrendered a big lead for the second time in two days, but this time it was at home. Friday night in Sacramento the Jazz blew a 17 point lead to lose by four. On this night at EnergySolutions Arena Utah gave up a 20 point lead entering the 4th quarter. The Jazz were outscored 39-16 in the final stanza and have lost three straight since beating the Rockets in Houston. Even though there is still time for Utah to get things back on track, this is no way for a contending club to perform before the playoffs.
> The Denver Nuggets certainly picked the right time of the year to go on a five game winning streak. Allen Iverson scored half his points (17) in the 4th quarter as the Nuggets outscored the Clippers 30-19 in Los Angeles. Linas Kleiza hit a 3-pointer with 15.8 seconds to play and put Denver up one. Then AI stripped the ball from Corey Maggette on the ensuing possession and proceeded to ice the game by making two free throws. LA did not lose any ground in the race for #8 though because Golden State lost in San Antonio.
> Sadly, the Atlanta Hawks were eliminated from post season contention last night. Making the current tally five teams total.
> Games of note today...
- Cleveland at Detroit on ABC
- Phoenix at Lakers on ABC
- Chicago at Toronto
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