If you live in Michigan, you know it is d*** cold outside right now. There is no Heat. The Heat apparently did not show up at the Palace last night either. They managed only 39% shooting on the night, while allowing the Pistons to shoot 49%, which is ridiculous for us. Somehow, they were still in the game until the very end, where Rodney Stuckey ended up killing them softly. He had the mid-range pull up jumper working, and he and Sheed finished with 18. Sheed was also instrumental in the final minutes, icing the game with a 3-ball to put us up 5. It was a stupid shot, but it fell. He got lucky. We won 93-90
Dwyane Wade, accomplished something unusual. He had a very dissapointing 29 points. Yeah that sounds weird. Why was it dissapointing. Well, he was 10-31 from the field. My predicted big night for the Matrix never materialized after he wound up with a scratched retina. He had 16 points. Perhaps he needs a visit with the Oracle.
Tayshaun was back last night. He scored 16 points and had 8 rebounds. We need this every game. Iverson was underwhelming, but the bench did well. By the bench, I mean Rip and Dyess. Rip had 12 points and 7 dimes, while Dyess was beastly, grabbing 17 rebounds. That's right, not even Joel Anthony could stop him. The turnover margin was interesting. Usually turning over the ball 16 times means absolute defeat, but it didn't. Somehow, the Heat had only 5 turnovers.
The difference in the game was the rebounding. We won the battle, 45-35. Our 8-14 3-point shooting didn't hurt either.
On an unpositive note, the consecutive sellout streak ended last night at 259 games. I blame the team, but the team blames the economy.
Also, my other things of note will be devoted to the latest tidbits from around the League.
Other things of note:
- LeBron outdid Kobe in scoring 52 at the Garden, while also tallying 11 assists and 10 rebounds. I really hate LeBron. However, this just goes to show that Mo Williams does not deserve the hype. He had 9 points last night. Essentially, he just lives in LeBron's fantasy world, where his stats depend on the King's decision of how many points he wants to collect on any particular night. Last night was a statement, so there was no time for Mo
- Without Andrew Bynum, the Lakers have become an Army of Two. Last night they beat the Raptors with Kobe and Pau combining for 67 points
- Stephen Jackson also had a triple double last night
- With our win, we are now back in the 5th spot in the Eastern Conference
- To quote famous thespian, Terrell Owens "Getcha popcorn ready." TNT has a delicious double header. First up, Lakers versus Celtics. I got the Celtics in that one. After that, the Jazz meet the Mavs. The Mavs will continue their roll again tonight.
- Blockbuster alert: A swap of Keith Bogans for Tyronn Lue is currently in the works
