Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 at 8:50 am  |  181 responses

Post Up: In Control

Celtics take hold of Knicks in fourth; Duncan goes down.

by Adam Figman | @afigman

Yo guys. Due to some extenuating circumstances, we gotta make do with a short-ass Post Up today. Apologies in advance.

Indiana 102, New Jersey 98

Down four at half, the Pacers turned it up in the final two quarters, jumping ahead and holding on for the win. Roy Hibbert dropped a game-high 24, while Danny Granger added another 20.

Orlando 97, Cleveland 86

The Magic are much better than the Cavs, which is probably the reason the Magic dominated the Cavs when the two faced off last night. Dwight Howard scored 28 points and inhaled 18 rebounds, leading all in those two categories.

Boston 96, New York 86

The Knicks had a good grasp of the contest for the first 42 or so minutes, at which point the Celts clawed back and just dominated the stretch, eventually winning by a solid margin behind some clutch play. Kevin Garnett led errbody with 24, and even dunked like he was 25 all over again.

Chicago 132, Sacramento 92

Well, at least Marcus Thornton is providing Kings fans with some hope for the future. The second-year guard dropped 25, but the Bulls still ran right through Sacramento, as all five of their starters scored in double figures and the team put up a whopping 132 points and shot a wild 61.2 percent from the floor.

Memphis 103, Utah 85

The Grizzlies held firm on their eighth spot in the West, defeating the Jazz at home. Zach Randolph scored 19, grabbed 13 and dished out 5 in the victory.

San Antonio 111, Golden State 96

The Spurs defended their spot as the top team in the West, knocking down the Warriors with ease. The bad news: Tim Duncan went down, and it looks like he’ll be out for a while. Hurry back soon, Timmy.

Denver 123, Toronto 90

While the Knicks struggle, the Nuggets keep showing that they’re just fine without that Melo dude. They strolled past the Raptors, led by 23 points from Ty Lawson. But this one was out of hand early, as no Denver starter needed to play more than 31 minutes.

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  • http://nobulljive.com Enigmatic

    I can deal with Laker fans.
    Personally, I can’t stand Celtics fans (most of them, BostonBaller who comments on here occasionally is a good dude) and stupid Knicks fans.
    I say “stupid Knicks fans” cause most of their fans are extremely smart and know the game really well, but…there’s always those few…

  • http://nobulljive.com Enigmatic

    Then again…thinking about some of the Laker fans on this site…nevermind.
    Laker fans are pretty bad too.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    I certainly am. LeBron is better than Kobe this year. That should be enough for you right there. I like Kobe better. I’d take Kobe buuuut LeBron is better than Kobe is this year. Blind Laker fans won’t admit that. But view me as you will, ima keep loving and rooting for who i love. If i could still be a hardcore Sonics fan you better sure as hell believe i would be. But i can’t be, and circumstances have allowed me to move on thankfully.

  • Desert Storm

    1st 50+ winning season since 98. I got a good feeling about these Bulls.

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    Good LakeShow I understand and I respect you keeping your head and not gettin too defensive wasn’t trying to ruffle your feathers or anything

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Haha thanks man. Respect to you also for defending your argument.

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    Ricky Davis what’a gem haha. Him and Trevor Ruffin (remember him?, amazing skill, brainless) are the only two I can think of. The rest all pretty much lack the work ethic aspect that is more important the further along a player gets in their career.

  • http://nobulljive.com Enigmatic

    I always thought Dickey Simpkins was an abosulte idiot during the Bulls’ second three-peat.

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    Keon Clark was suspect intellectually, also.
    Allen:
    The reason I say Redd is because of his weight issues. That robbed him of whatever explosiveness he did have. And we can see that Chalmers in not an athlete of prime time caliber.

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    Philo he tore his ACL I think that’s what killed his explosiveness

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    Nbk:
    His weight issues tore up his knee, too. A la Kendrick Perkins.

  • sutphin

    Bulls fans, Laker fans, and Heat fans all suck.

  • http://slamonline.com The Fresh Prince of Nsam

    It takes all together skills AND genetics 2 succeed. It’s a combination that differs from one individual to the other and I don’t think u can really generalise and say which one more than the other is THE FACTOR.
    Like that debate I had with my wife the other day, which quality do u need more to succeed as an actor, good looks or talent?
    And LakeShow, I believe you are a TRUE Lakers and Sonics fan. Can we moove on?

  • http://slamonline.com The Fresh Prince of Nsam

    Matic, why do u hate Celtics fans? (I am one)

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    lol We moved on Fresh Prince. Thanks though i needed someone to say that haha. and your right on the combination of both attributes is what makes a player make it to the league.

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    I don’t know if it’s genetics as much as it is being active and developing athletic skills from a young age. I mean genetics help tremendously, but you can get over that hump if you really put everything into it. Granted below average height is the most obvious but there are guys who have overcome those obstacles. Outside of a physical/mental handicap, if a person has been athletic and developing those types of coordination then they can become a professional athlete/basketball player, as long as that sport is specifically focused on and dedicated too

  • http://bigleaguewiffleball.com/ Jon

    The Celtics showed a lot of heart in the second half against the Knicks last night on the road. This could be what they needed for a spark with less than a month left in the regular season.

  • Michael

    @Nbk your on a baskeball dedicated website arguing about being a basketball fan. If your on this site your obviously a fan in some way so who gives a fuc.k whether your a fan of a team or a player or how long someone has supported a team , we’re all fans.

  • http://pickandroll.tumblr.com airs

    @enigmatic, mad late but duuuuude, i thought ron mercer had the sweetest jumpshot. maybe it was just me but that hopstep before he shot was so cool to me haha

  • JTaylor21

    Damn the Hucks suck! That’s what you get when a team decides to crown an overrated player their leader and pays him 120 million. Mind you that this was after he had one of the worst individual playoff series of all-time.
    Even stevie wonder can see that Weak Joe Young doesn’t deserve that kind of money.

  • http://www.fiba.com Darksaber

    I’ve had the priviledge, yes it is that, to play with or against Nba players over the years. Mostly in a camp setting, (my company works has close ties to Nike Asia & i coach in an afterschool program in my free time) and yes even guys who are not in the top 10 scoring lists are incredibly talented when compared to us with lesser skills.
    My most jarring experience was a late night pickup game last summer during nba BwB in S’pore. Ariza, Brewer and i against Gibson, Garcia and one of the kids from China who was in camp.
    At times i found myself pausing midgame to marvel at those guys ,and they sure as hell were not giving a 100%.
    The physical gifts are necessary, sure, but i was most impressed by the utter will to win and how every jumper, every spin move, was done with minimal waste of energy. Garcia kept coming of screens to drain contested shots as if nobody was there. And the D, man i busted out every move in my arsenal, and i couldn’t truly shake a big like Gibson when matched up against him (i’m a guard). I kept telling myself i probably could hang with them when fully healthy (just came back from a heel tear then) but that was just bravado on my side.
    As a longtime fan of the League, i still feel awe when i see these guys in person. It’s… inspirational.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    My dude Darksaber…
    thanks honor.

  • http://www.slamonline.com melvin ely

    that’s pretty cool right there Dark. Who won?

  • http://www.danchamb.com.br Lz – Cphfinest3

    That is pretty cool stuff right there Dark. I completely agree with the reasoning that NBA players are supremely talented. My two closest encounters with NBA talent was watching Moochie Norris at a day of summer league play on Georgetown campus, the talent of the rest of the guys playing was real good but Moochie was just dominating and he wasn’t bigger or more of an athlete. The other moment – the one I really treasure – was guarding Christian Drejer (played for the Gators and was drafted in the first round by the Nets some years back, he went on to star at FC Barcelona and Italy before injuries ended his career prematurely) in the Danish U-20 championship. Drejer is 6’8, 100kg, wiry strong and could just about leap from the free-throw line, I am 6’0, 78kg, and at the time lightning quick, quite an athlete and what you would call a very pesky and annoying defender. We played Box and 1 on Drejer who was averaging around 40 a game, and we held him to 29 on low FG% and he even elbowed me like 5 times during the game. Once right in the face because I was basically stuck in his jersey all night. My team did all we could to contain him and then some, but the skill level was just a whole other level.

  • Michael

    Darksaber thats so cool.

  • http://www.danchamb.com.br Lz – Cphfinest3

    *correction Drejer was drafted 51st and not in the first round.

  • http://www.danchamb.com.br Lz – Cphfinest3

    By ‘closest encounters’ I mean apart from attending actual NBA games.

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    Sounds about right, I used to play with Nigel Knight a few days a week A couple years ago abandon LA Fitness. he had to be in his late 40′s, he absolutely was trashin everyone for the first couple games, every single day. It was pretty shocking at first, until I saw that when he lost he would force himself onto the next team. He would play like 6 straight everyday win or lose At an open gym against relative nobody’s

  • http://Slamonline.com Nbk

    At an* autospell on the phone is whack

  • http://www.fiba.com Darksaber

    @melvin ely: i played 3 games (1st to 21) with that group, we lost 2:1.
    My boss told me that during his sessions, Horford decided to join in and his team killed any combo of the other 4 Nba players at camp.

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    @Fresh Prince – lot of Celtic fans are arrogant a-holes.
    But not everyone of course.
    I shouldn’t generalize like that, my bad.
    Oh and um, Derrick Rose for MVP.
    30, 10 and 4 in 29 minutes.
    Bulls have outscored their last two opponents 236 to 173.
    Yessir.

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