NBA

[RoosterMarty]

Miami by 15 almost half time. Bit of a fizzer now after the Cavs got off to a good start.

19 pt lead to the Heat at the half.

[saintal]

Miami win by 28. James 38pt (15/25), 8 asst, 5 rebs.

Will probably still watch the reply, at least the first quarter anyway.

[brod]

What im seeing in the NBA-

- The Big 3 for Miami score 75/89 points in Heat win over Hawks
- Chicago win in OT against Houston with Rose scoring 30pts, 11 ast, 7 reb, 5st
- Mavs win their 9th in a row 105-103 in Sacramento with JT scoring 23 off the bench
- The Twolves break shooting record, going 18/26 from 3 point land in 129-95 rout of the Cavs
KEVIN LOVE WATCH- 32min, 28pts (8/15FG, 5/5 3pFG) 19reb
- Buck get big win over the Magic 96-85 with stars Bogut 31pts, 18reb and Jennings 27pts the standouts

AUSSIES IN ACTION

Bogut (win 96-85 v Orlando)
39min, 13/20FG, 5/16FT, 18reb (8off/10def), 2st, 2bl, 1ast, 31pts

[brod]

AUSSIES IN ACTIONS (season stats)

Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee)
13 games
34.2 min/g
13.1 pts/g
.503 FG%
.421 FT%
11.5 reb/g (6th best in NBA)
1.2 ast/g
.31 st/g
2.62 blocks/g (3rd best in NBA)

David Andersen (New Orleans)
11 games
13.6 min/g
5.1 pts/g
.489 FG%
.300 3pFG%
1.000 FT%
3.1 reb/g
.6 ast/g
.3 st/g
.3 bl/g

Patrick Mills (Portland)
5 games
6.4 min/g
1.6 pts/g
.231 FG%
.200 3ptFG%
.500 FT%
.2 reb/g
1.8 ast/g
.6 st/g

[saintal]

Patty Mills- just under 10 mins, 3/3 tonight for 8 pts in the Blazers much needed win over the Clippers.

With the Blazers struggling, has been getting some reasonable court time the past 3 or 4 games, after a long string of DNP-CD.

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA-

- Status Quo in LA -The 2 man show continues for the Clippers with Griffin scoring 21pts (7/14FG) with 15reb and Gordon 24pts...and the loss continue 91-100 to the Blazers
- Wizards still cant win on the road (0-10) with a 108-125 loss to the Suns as Hakim Warrick scores 26 points off the bench in 29 minutes and Steve Nash has an okay game...20pts (8/8FG, 1/1 3pFG, 3/3FT) and 17 assists
- Denver hang on against the Griz to improve to 10-1 at home with Nene having a complete game with 27pts (10/13FG), 11 reb, 6 ast
- Durant returns and scores 28 points in 114-109 win vs Golden State
- Spurs smash the slumping Hornets 109-84 as the Spurs rest their vets like Duncan (19min, 11pts, 9reb, 3ast, 2blocks)
- Detroit continue the Cavs pain with a 102-92 win
- New York keep their hot form going with a 116-99 win over the Raptors to improve to 12-9
- Boston show the gap in the East with a 100-75 win with their best playing watching, as Rondo sits with a hamstring strain. Nate Robinson steps in and scores 21pts (8/12FG) to go with 6 ast and 6 reb

AUSSIES IN ACTION
Patrick Mills (100-91 win v LA Clippers)
10 min, 3/3FG, 2/2 3ptFG, 1ast, 8pts
David Andersen (84-109 loss v San Antonio)
3min, 0/2FG

[stab pass]

Patty Mills finally get some burn,puting up some decent numbers.

[saintal]

Patty Mills finally get some burn,puting up some decent numbers.

Yeah with Miller out today he played 28 mins, 4/9 for 9pts, 3rebs and 7 ast.

More importantly the Blazers won

[brod]

Patty Mills finally get some burn,puting up some decent numbers.

Yeah with Miller out today he played 28 mins, 4/9 for 9pts, 3rebs and 7 ast.

More importantly the Blazers won

Quote from ESPN.com
Portland got a boost from Patty Mills, who played nearly 29 minutes and had nine points and seven assists. It was Mills' longest outing this season.

Mills also was effective in pressuring Nash.

"He did a nice job," McMillan said. "He came in defensively, made Nash work. And offensively we've got a guy now who can run the pick-and-roll and spread the floor."

Career high - 7 assists (had only 5 all last season)
Season high - 9 points (scored 11 in last regular season game last season)
Career high - 28 minutes (played only 38 all last season)

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Portland win 106-99 over Phoenix, even with guard Andre Miller suspended by the NBA, so breaking his 632 consecutive game streak. The Suns that scored more than 13 points were dinosaurs Nash with 24pts (10/16FG) and 15 assists and Hill with 23pts (11/18FG) 8 reb, 2 steals, 2 blocks
- Washington still cant learn to travel (0-11) with a 115-108 loss to the Lakers, even with John Wall putting up impressive numbers 22 pts (7/14FG) 14 assists, 5 reb, 3 blocks. While for LA it was all the big three, Kobe 32pts (12/23FG) 5 reb, 3 ast, Odom 24pts (8/12FG) 7 reb and Pau 21pts (7/18FG) 14 reb, 8ast
- Scola 35pts (16/25FG) and Lowry 22 pts (7/13FG) 12 assists and 6 steals ensured an easy win for the Rockets over Detroit 97/83
- Mavs win their 10th straight 105-100 as JT scores another 20pts (8/12FG) off the bench
- Charlotte win at home 100-98 over Denver as Stephen Jackson keeps shooting 23pts (8/22FG) 9 reb, 7ast
- Hawks improve to 15-8 beating the Nets 116-101 with a monster game from Josh Smith 34pts (14/16FG 2/2 3ptFG) 7 ast
- Have the Cavs sunk to a new low?? They shoot 50%, 41% from 3 point, have only 11 turnovers.....and still lose to Philly by 20pts

[RoosterMarty]

Patty Mills was excellent for the Blazers yesterday, shame he didn't get the start with Miller out but he had a team high 7 assists to go with his 9 points.

[Pup]

Fisher with the game winning lay up against the Clippers yesterday. Do the Clips know he is left handed.

Miami starting to warm up. Wade and Lebron combining for 61 against the Jazz.

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA-

- Pacers get above .500 (11-10) with a 100-91 win v Charlotte as all starter score in double figures
- NY continue their great away record (10-4) with a 101-95 win in Washington as Amare gets a triple double (36pts, 10reb...11 TO)
- Denver win only their 4th away of the season with a 123-100 win in Toronto with carmello on the bench with a sore knee. Al harrington comes of the bench for 31pts (12/19FG) and 6 rebounds
- Thunder win 97-92 in New Orleans on the back of their two young superstars, Westbrook 29pts (10/18FG) and 10 ast: Durant 25pts (8/20FG) 6 ast, 5 reb
- The Bulls knock off the Lakers 88-84 behind 29pts, 9 ast and 5 reb from Derick Rose..Kobe just keeps shooting 9/23FG for 23 points
- Twolves spank the Pistons 109-99 as former number one pick Darko Milicic gets 7 blocks aginst one of his former team
Kevin Love watch-- 27pts (10/14FG, 2/4 3ptFG, 18 reb (7off/11def)
- Bucks win 91-91 against Houston behind a MASSIVE GAME FROM ANDREW BOGUT 24pts, 22 reb, 5 blocks
- Blazers win their 4th straight 101-94 in Phoenix with all starters in double figures lead by 26 from Roy, the old man show continues in Phoenix with Nash and Hill again leading the Suns
- Spurs keep rolling (league best 19-3) with an easy 108-92 win against Atlanta. Spurs starters shoot 60% lead by Dejuan Blair 16pts (7/10FG), 12 reb, 4 ast
- Magic continue their tough road trip losing 105-117 to the Jazz, with CJ Miles 26 off the bench to compliment 32pts and 9 assists from Deron Williams
- Heat have an easy 106-84 win at Golden State as Wade gets busy 34pts (12/20FG) 9 reb, 7 ast in 35 min

[brod]

AUSSIES IN ACTION

- Patty Mills (W 101-94 v Phoenix)
6 min, 2/2FG, 1/1 3pt FG, 5 pts
- David Andersen (L 92-97 v Oklahoma City)
1 min
- Andrew Bogut (W 97-91 v Houston)
40 min, 11/20FG, 2/4FT, 22reb, (7off/15def) 3 assists, 5 blocks, 24 points

[Big Phil]

AUSSIES IN ACTION

- Patty Mills (W 101-94 v Phoenix)
6 min, 2/2FG, 1/1 3pt FG, 5 pts
- David Andersen (L 92-97 v Oklahoma City)
1 min
- Andrew Bogut (W 97-91 v Houston)
40 min, 11/20FG, 2/4FT, 22reb, (7off/15def) 3 assists, 5 blocks, 24 points

Great game by Bogut...

[ORDoubleBlues]

Just to add to Brod's Kevin Love watch, he's also a dominant 15 for 23 on three point attempts in his last 5 games as well as averaging 26.6 points and a Rodman like 17.6 rebounds!

[mighty hounds]

Does anyone think Derrick rose has a serious chance of winning the MVP. He is on fire

[RoosterMarty]

Does anyone think Derrick rose has a serious chance of winning the MVP. He is on fire

He is definitely a chance. Rose was brilliant against the Lakers, what a great win that was. Bulls will need to win a lot of games for him to be a chance but he has overtaken Chris Paul now as the Hornets are slumping big time.

[brod]

What im seeing in the NBA-

- The Knicks (16-9) defeat the Nuggets (129-125) and show Carmello the future is in the Big Apple. Amare has 30pts, 8 reb while Raymond Felton has 17 assists to go with 19 points for the Knicks. Carmello has game highs of 31pts and 13reb for the Nuggets
- Hornets keep slumping (6-9 since starting 8-0) going down 70-77 in Philly as Chris Paul shoots 8/12FG for his 25pts, but can manage only 3 assists (the rest of the Hornets team has ONE) as the rest of his team shoot 16/67FG
- Kobe scores 32 as the Lakers hand the Nets their 7th straight loss 99-92
- Have a guess????.....Where would you see a young PF score 27pts and grab 16 boards and have 5 assists while a young SG has 25pts and 8 assists, but noone else scores more than 7 and they lose 85-94 to the Magic...of course it the LA Clippers
- The Cavs drop to 3-10 on the road getting spanked by the Thunder 77-106 with Durant leading the way with 25pts, 7 reb, while James Harden has 19pts, 3 reb, 3ast in 21min off the bench
- Tim Duncan plays his 1000th regular season game and even makes an appearance in the 4th quarter (first time for 4 games as he averages a career low 28 mpg) although it is purely for ceremony as the Spurs blowout the Blazers 95-78 lead by reserve George Hill with 22pts

[brod]

AUSSIES IN ACTION

David Andersen (L 92-99 v Philadelphia)
- 8 min, 1/1FG, 1/1 3ptFG, 1 reb, 1ast, 3pts

Patty Mills (L 78-95 v San Antonio)
- 8 min 1 reb, 1 ast