Fuck Yea[h] NBA

Scores from last night:

The weekend came and went with a lot of action and no competing sports. Saturday saw 7 road teams win, and Dallas was the only home victor on the day. Dirk made everyone who said he shouldn’t have been an all-star, uncomfortable, by hitting a big shot at the end of the second overtime with Portland; Jeremy Lin shot 33% (7/12 in the first half and 1/12 in the second) from the field against Minnesota, but hit the game-winning free throw with a couple seconds left, and the Knicks got their 5th straight “Lin.” I’ll address my Lin/Rubio post later. The San Antonio Spurs wore Chaps; Boston beat a Chicago team without Derrick Rose, so of course Rondo exploded for a triple-double; LA eeked out a win in Toronto with Kobe hitting the game winner from the corner; The Washington Professional basketball team got to beat up on the Pistons (good for them!); Miami served notice that Atlanta is not a legitimate threat—winning on the road by 20 over Josh Smith and Co.; Denver won the battle with Indiana for suprise team without a superstar; And Steve Nash continues to assault our definition of “old.” It was a good weekend even in the midst of the post-Super Bowl sports malaise. 

Home team in CAPS.

Saturday:

• Philadelphia 76ers 99 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 84
• New York Knicks 100 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 98
• San Antonio Spurs 103 - NEW JERSEY NETS 89
• DALLAS MAVERICKS 97 - Portland TRAIL BLAZERS 94 in 2 OTS.
• Orlando Magic 99 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS 94
• Phoenix Suns 98 - SACRAMENTO KINGS 84
• Los Angeles Clippers 111 - CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 87
• Denver Nuggets 113 - INDIANA PACERS 109

Sunday:

• Los Angeles Lakers 94 - TORONTO RAPTORS 92
• BOSTON CELTICS 95 - Chicago Bulls 91
• Washington Wizards 98 - DETROIT PISTONS 77
• Miami Heat 107 - ATLANTA HAWKS 87
• GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 106 - Houston Rockets 97
• Utah Jazz 98 - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 88

Photos VIA