It was a really interesting night in the NBA tonight. The big game, as I wrote earlier, was the Cavs/Celtics game. The Cavs took it really hard to the Celtics and won the game 98-83. Watching the game, Lebron James has officially become one of the top defenders in the game today. He completely shut down Paul Pierce all game long. He also scored at will and distributed the ball nicely. The Cavs looked really, really good. They are definitely a contender for the NBA championship, and right now look like the favorites to win the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics are officially in shambles. They looked terrible tonight. They need to figure things out fast before they completely let the ship sink. Not only is their offense struggling, but the defense is struggling. The Celtics win games because of their defense. They are nothing if their strategy for winning continues to fail.
In the other games, the Magic completely dismantled the Hawks, the Pistons squeeked by the Nuggets, and the Suns destroyed the Mavs. In the Magic game, Jameer Nelson had an amazing game with nine assists and zero turnovers, talk about efficiency from your point guard. Hedo Turkoglu was 5-5 from three point range. In my opinion he is an All-Star lock, but we shall see.
In the Pistons/Nuggets game, the Nuggets blew a 30 point lead, and Iverson had 23 points. With 20 seconds left, Tayshaun Prince hit a shot to give the Pistons the lead, their first of the game. What a great comeback, and what a collapse by the Nuggets.
The game of the night might have been the Nets taking on the Bucks in Milwaukee. It was Richard Jefferson's first game against the Nets since they traded him to the Bucks during the summer. The Bucks won the game with .5 seconds left when Luke Ridnour made a floater. Sounds like it was a great finish to an exciting game.
Can't wait until tomorrow for another great day of sports, including many NCAA basketball games.
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