Knicks 128, Mavericks 94

Wow.

I turned on this game with 5 minutes left in the game, and I have to say that the score I saw was the ABSOLUTE opposite of what I was expecting. Why would I think that? Well, maybe you’ll recall a massive beat down over a month ago in New York in which the Mavericks beat the Knicks by 50! So, naturally, I would expect the Mavericks, a team on a 13-game win streak and on their home floor, to win by 34, not the Knicks.

So what gives? Why’d the Knicks kill it today? I’ll give you one reason – field goal shooting. Dallas shot only 42% and New York shot an incredible 56%. Hence, a 34 point blowout.

Wow.

Nuggets 125, Grizzlies 108

So last night I pointed out that the Grizzlies had to stop allowing big leads to fade away, despite still winning most of those games by a slimmer edge. Welllll, that came back to haunt them tonight as the Nuggets came back from a 12-point deficit in Memphis.

Denver came back with a 17-point run that carried over from the third quarter into the fourth. J.R. Swish was a big contributor in that run by scoring 19 of his 30 points in the second half. J.R. shot 7 of 10 from the three-point land. That man can start and end a run on his own. Swiiiisssshhhhhhhh.

Rockets 116, Nets 108

Holy Scola Batman!

The Nets had no answer for Luis Scola on Saturday night, as Scola torched them for 44 points on 20-25 shooting from the field! That’s absolutely incredible!! Needless to say, 44 points is a career high for Scola and a season high for the Rockets. Oh, and the man added 12 rebounds with it too.

The funny thing about the Nets Texas trip this year is that it’s probably been their most successful Texas road trip in years – and they haven’t even won a game. They have been in every game though, which DOES count for something if you are 7-59.

Some other quickies from Saturday night:

Spurs 118, Clippers 88

Pistons coach John Kuester

16 straight wins for the Spurs over the LA Clippers, that sounds about right. George Hill did his best Tony Parker impression by totaling 14 points and 11 assists for the Spurs.

Hawks 112, Pistons 99

Score after one quarter 30-12 Hawks. Pistons suck, and I love it.

Magic 109, Wizards 95

Who’s got the longest winning streak in the NBA, now that the Mavs have lost? It’s Orlando, who has now won 8 straight games. Dwight Howard led the charge with 28 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic.

Warriors 124, Raptors 112

Scoringggggg…. that’s the feature in this game. The two young guards for Golden State lit it up: Monta Ellis had 31 points and Stephen Curry dropped 35 points with 10 assists. Each had five three-pointers!

-Shooter