NBA

[brod]

What im seeing in the NBA

- Bogut BACK for the Bucks and they WIN, snapping a four game skid
- AI possibly heading for a reunion in Philly
- Dirk keeps scoring (13 straight games 20+) and the Mavs keep winning (13-5)
- Boozer has big night for Jazz (24 points, 15 reb, 7ast)
- Pacers lead by 14 in the second, but fell over as the Warriors behind a career high from Ellis (45 points) won by 19

AUSSIE WATCH
- Andrew Bogut - 35 min, 10-19FG, 2-6 FT, 15 reb (5off), 3 ast, 3 st, 4 blocks, 22 points

[RoosterMarty]

Bulls would have won if Bogut wasn't playing, couldn't believe how well he went in his comeback game, especially that last quarter.. if he wasn't blocking a shot he was putting away 2 points.

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- A tearful AI says hes happy to be back in Philly (will debut against Nuggets)
- Boston extend winning streak to six, with a 90-83 win in San Antonio, as Duncan and Parker scored 33 points on 16-32 shooting, while the rest of the staring Spurs contributed 6 points on 3-17 shooting. DuJan Blair (even though he put the ball in the basket for Boston) continues to shine for the 9-7 Spurs (18 points (9-11 FG) and 11 rebounds). The Celtics were outrebounded 55-32, inlcuding 20-2 offensive, while the Spurs shot 41% from the charity stripe
- The Warriors dont know how to win, as managed only 20 forth quarter points in a two point loss to the Rockets, while Monta Ellis still hasnt found a shot he doesnt like (9-27 tonight), but is still the money man in Cali a he contributed a full stat sheet of 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 9 turnovers (he is now leading the league in turnovers, but who else can do anything with the ball for Golden State?)
- Dwayne Wade dosent have much depth behind Michael Beasley who will show up for the tough matches, as they were the only to Heat players to score in double figures or have more than five boards in a big loss to the Nuggets
- JR Smith still has a sweet shot - he still doent know which ones to pass down

AUSSIE WATCH
- David Andersen (Houston 111-109 Golden State)
6 min, 0-3 FG, 1 reb

[brod]

AUSSIES IN THE NBA

David Anderson (Houston) 18.2 mpg, 5.9 ppg, .442 FG, .368 3PFG, .722 FT, 3.1 rpg
Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) 34.2 mpg, 15.9 ppg, .534 FG, .486 FT, 9.5 rpg, .91 spg, 1.82 bpg, 2.3 apg
Great season by Bogut. the following are all stat caterogies that are up against his career
Season v Career
15.9 v 12.1 Points (CAREER HIGH)
.91 v .7 Steals (CAREER HIGH)
1.82 v 1.1 Blocks (CAREER HIGH)
9.5 v 8.8 Rebounds
If only he could sort out his career LOW free throw shooting of 48%
Nathan Jawai (Minnesota) 12.7 mpg, 4.6 ppg, .491 FG, .801 FT, 3.2 rpg
In a recent win against the Nuggets Jawai tied his career high of seven rebounds and set a career high of six defensve boards

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Chris Bosh keeps putting the Raptors on his back (31pts, 19 reb (7 off), 4 assists, 2 blocks) in an OT win at Washington
- The Hawks falling apart, letting the Knicks shoot 58% in a 114-107 win for New York IN Atlanta
- Chris Paul doing what he does - fill stat lines (16 points (6-13FG), 15 assists, 8 steals, 6 reb) in a win over the TWolves
- Bogut struggles - so do the Bucks
- New Jersey shot 39%, were out rebounded 51-39, and their bench hit 4-20 FG, but....THEY WON, behind 31 from Lopez and 27 from Lee, 97-91 against Charlotte

AUSSIE WATCH
- Nathan Jawai (Minnesota 89 - 98 New Orleans)
4 min, 2-2 FT, 2 reb, 2 points
- Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee 96 -105 Detroit)
27 min, 4-9 FG, 8 points, 5 reb, 1 block)

[brod]

On Twitter

Mills is running drills with the Point Gurads, for the first time since his injury

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Greg Oden cant take a trick - out for the season with a broken knee cap, after starting the year with career numbers (11.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.4 bpg)
- Spurs cant beat a decent side (2-7 against plus .500 clubs) going down 101-104 to the Jazz, with Boozer (27 points, 7 reb, 5 ast) and Williams (17 points, 11 ast) again hurting San Antonio. Matt Bonner had a career night (28 points, 10-14 FG), and along with Duncan (23 pts, 8-15 FG) and Parker (22pts, 7-11 FG) accounted for 73 of the Spurs points on 25-40 shooting, the rest of the team 28 points on 9-30FG
- Same story for Golden State - Monta Ellis 31 points, but 28 shots and 9 turnovers, and a L, this time 88 - 104 to the Thunder
- Joel Przybilla a starter in Portland, no wonder they couldnt beat the Knocks
- AI returns to the 76ers with 11 points 6 assists in 38 min as the Nuggets continue on their winning way 93-83 behind a great allround game from PG Chauncy Billups 31 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds

[brod]

STAT WATCH

Monta Ellis (Golden State)

- Leads the league in Turnovers - 4.6 per game
- (in his last 8 games he turning the ball over 6.9 times per game )
- On target to be the second player in the last ten years to have more than 4.5 turnovers per game (AI 4.6 in 04-05)

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Bucks get torched down the stretch. Tied at 86, the Celtics score 12 of the last 15 points in the game, while Bogut was back to his best for the Bucks with 25 points

AUSSIE WATCH

- Andrew Bogut (Loss v Boston 89-98)
40 min, 11-17 FG, 3-3 FT, 14 reb, 5 ast, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 7 turnovers, 25 points
- Nathan Jawai (DNP v Toronto)
Stayed in Minnesota as he was too ill to travel after food poisoning

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Bulls lost 9 of 10 after a humiliating 83-118 loss to the Hawks, as they shot 36% and commited 19 turnovers against 50% and 8 turnovers for Atlanta
- Portland, with only nine healthy players keep winning, this time in Indiana, but worringly are continuing to be beaten on the boards, even by the Pacers, even Jeff Foster got 8 boards in 19 min
- Philly and AI keep struggling, Iverson 3-10 FG and 6 turnovers in 33 min as the 76ers lose at home to Detroit
- Warriors win on the road..but only in New Jersey, as Ellis comes off the bench for 18 points on 7-20 sooting
- Bucks get an allround performance with 7 players in double figures and shoot 53%, led by Jennings 22 points (8-14FG, 4-7 3pFG) and 6 assists
- Minnesota outshoot 53% to 47%, have double the free thows (20-10), outrebound 49-29 New Orleans and still LOSE, scoring only 13 points in the final quarter to go down 96-97
- Brooks (27pts) and Ariza (26pts) lead Houston to a victory over visiting Cleveland, with O'Neal, James and Mo Williams combining for 12-39 shooting
- Spurs shoot 8-9 3ptFG and 55% overall to beat the visiting Kings 118-106
- Lakers keep Jazz to 6 pointsin the last quarter and only 25 in the second half to win easily 101-77

AUSSIE WATCH
- Andrew Bogut (Win 117-95 v Toronto)
28 min, 5-11 FG, 2-2 FT, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 block, 1 turnover, 12 points
- Nathan Jawai (DNP - not with team v New Orleans)
- David Andersen (Win 95-85 v Cleveland)
15 min, 1-3 FG, 2 reb, 2 points

[the big bang]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Bulls lost 9 of 10 after a humiliating 83-118 loss to the Hawks, as they shot 36% and commited 19 turnovers against 50% and 8 turnovers for Atlanta
- Portland, with only nine healthy players keep winning, this time in Indiana, but worringly are continuing to be beaten on the boards, even by the Pacers, even Jeff Foster got 8 boards in 19 min
- Philly and AI keep struggling, Iverson 3-10 FG and 6 turnovers in 33 min as the 76ers lose at home to Detroit
- Warriors win on the road..but only in New Jersey, as Ellis comes off the bench for 18 points on 7-20 sooting
- Bucks get an allround performance with 7 players in double figures and shoot 53%, led by Jennings 22 points (8-14FG, 4-7 3pFG) and 6 assists
- Minnesota outshoot 53% to 47%, have double the free thows (20-10), outrebound 49-29 New Orleans and still LOSE, scoring only 13 points in the final quarter to go down 96-97
- Brooks (27pts) and Ariza (26pts) lead Houston to a victory over visiting Cleveland, with O'Neal, James and Mo Williams combining for 12-39 shooting
- Spurs shoot 8-9 3ptFG and 55% overall to beat the visiting Kings 118-106
- Lakers keep Jazz to 6 pointsin the last quarter and only 25 in the second half to win easily 101-77

AUSSIE WATCH
- Andrew Bogut (Win 117-95 v Toronto)
28 min, 5-11 FG, 2-2 FT, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 block, 1 turnover, 12 points
- Nathan Jawai (DNP - not with team v New Orleans)
- David Andersen (Win 95-85 v Cleveland)
15 min, 1-3 FG, 2 reb, 2 points

was stoked when i seen this! 28-6 last quater, including a 20-0 run! thats amazing!

[brod]

A Lakers fan, I thought you were better than that TBB

[brod]

What im seeing in the NBA

- Pistons overcome 40 from Carmello to win 101-99, as Charlie Vilanueva score 27 points in 35 minutes of the bench
-The Jazz smashed the Magic 38-21 in the third, on the way to a 120-111 victory, as Deron Williams scored 32 points, 15 assists, 8 rebounds, and CJ Miles had 22 points in 28 minutes of the bench
- Blazers with so many injuries Coach McMillan is involved in scrimmages and....ruptures his achillies and so is unable to travel with the team

[Pup]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- Bulls lost 9 of 10 after a humiliating 83-118 loss to the Hawks, as they shot 36% and commited 19 turnovers against 50% and 8 turnovers for Atlanta
- Portland, with only nine healthy players keep winning, this time in Indiana, but worringly are continuing to be beaten on the boards, even by the Pacers, even Jeff Foster got 8 boards in 19 min
- Philly and AI keep struggling, Iverson 3-10 FG and 6 turnovers in 33 min as the 76ers lose at home to Detroit
- Warriors win on the road..but only in New Jersey, as Ellis comes off the bench for 18 points on 7-20 sooting
- Bucks get an allround performance with 7 players in double figures and shoot 53%, led by Jennings 22 points (8-14FG, 4-7 3pFG) and 6 assists
- Minnesota outshoot 53% to 47%, have double the free thows (20-10), outrebound 49-29 New Orleans and still LOSE, scoring only 13 points in the final quarter to go down 96-97
- Brooks (27pts) and Ariza (26pts) lead Houston to a victory over visiting Cleveland, with O'Neal, James and Mo Williams combining for 12-39 shooting
- Spurs shoot 8-9 3ptFG and 55% overall to beat the visiting Kings 118-106
- Lakers keep Jazz to 6 pointsin the last quarter and only 25 in the second half to win easily 101-77

AUSSIE WATCH
- Andrew Bogut (Win 117-95 v Toronto)
28 min, 5-11 FG, 2-2 FT, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 block, 1 turnover, 12 points
- Nathan Jawai (DNP - not with team v New Orleans)
- David Andersen (Win 95-85 v Cleveland)
15 min, 1-3 FG, 2 reb, 2 points

Has not been a good patch and this was really embarrassing.

[the big bang]

A Lakers fan, I thought you were better than that TBB

hahha sorry mate!

but when an impressionable kid starts watching NBA aged 7 or 8, and sees that Magic Johnson fella doing the things he was doing back then, it's pretty hard not to follow the mighty purple and golds!

Shaq joining in '96 sealed the deal, then Kobe made sure my loyalty will never wander!!

just to top it off for ya brod, i named my first born................KOBE! (only because the missus wouldnt accept Earvin!)

[brod]

A Lakers fan, I thought you were better than that TBB

hahha sorry mate!

but when an impressionable kid starts watching NBA aged 7 or 8, and sees that Magic Johnson fella doing the things he was doing back then, it's pretty hard not to follow the mighty purple and golds!

Shaq joining in '96 sealed the deal, then Kobe made sure my loyalty will never wander!!

just to top it off for ya brod, i named my first born................KOBE! (only because the missus wouldnt accept Earvin!)

I remember watching Magic on ABC Friday nights as a kid too, but then lost interest for years, unitl the days of THE ADMIRAL

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

- THe 76ers are 0-3 since the return of AI and havent come close to sell outs in the two home games
- Vinnie still coaching in Chicago, but for how much longer. Their past four losses are three blowouts and a loss to the Nets
- Poppovich reaches win 700 as Duncan scores 27 and has 15 boards in 103-91 win at Golden State

AUSSIE WATCH
- Andrew Bogut (Loss 106-107 OT v LA Lakers)
39 min 6-16 FG, 4-6 FT, 12 reb (5 off, 7 def), 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal, 16 points
- David Andersen (Loss 101-111 Denver)
21 min 6-8FG, 3-4 3pFG, 2-2 FT, 9 reb (9def), 17 points
Career Highs for Andersen
- 3 3pFGM
- 4 3pFGA
- 9 total rebounds
- 9 defensive rebounds
Andersen is 8-10 in his last two games after shhoting 5-22 for the rest of Dec
- Nathan Jawai (Loss 95-120 LA Clippers)
18 min, 4-10FG, 1-3 FT, 7 reb (5 off, 2 def), 1 steal, 1 block, 9 points
Tied Career Highs for Jawai
- 7 total rebounds
- 1 steal

[brod]

Aussie Luke Nevill continues his strong play in the NBADL with the Utah Flash.
His 3 games
24.3 mpg, .519 FG, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 bpg, 9.7 ppg

[RoosterMarty]

Watching the Bucks take on the Cavs today on ESPN, Bogut is awesome to watch when he is playing well.

Did anybody notice how many 3 pt attempts the Knicks put up yesterday against the Bulls?

Their FGM-A was 31-86 and 3PM-A 16-47 so they had more 3 pt shots than 2s..

Al Harrington went 4-13 from 3 (1-5 from 2) Gallinari 6-15 (0-2) Duhon 5-10 (0-2)... the Bulls as a team were 3-9 from 3.

Bulls won 98-89 after being about 18pts down in the 1st as the Knicks were nailing most of their 3s but as soon as that dried up they struggled.

[brod]

What Im seeing in the NBA

-Chris Bosh finally getting some help (four other starters score double figures) as they beat New Orleans 98-92 as Chris Paul shoots 3-13Fg and has 5 turnovers
- Zack Randolph goes OFF 32 points (13-21FG) and 24 boards (9offensive, 15 defensive) as the Grizz overcome 41 from Carmello to win 102-96
- There is a big difference between the top and the bottom of the NBA as Rajan Rondo (15 assists) is only three short of the entire Twolves side in a 122-104 blowout
- Blazers somehow keep winning with a 102-95 win in Miami behind a shooting exhibition from Brandon Roy (11-14 FG, 5-5 3PFG 28 pts) - it took Wade 31 FGA to score 28 points

AUSSIE WATCH
- Nathan Jawai (104-122 loss v Boston)
14 min, 0-2 FG, 1 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal
Luke Neville (NBADL 81-85 Loss vs Dakota)
24 min, 4-6FG, 5 reb (1 off, 4 def), 1 block, 4 to, 8 points