Suns 119, 76ers 115
The Suns were able to fight off the feisty 76ers and improve to 7-1 after their win on Monday night. The Suns were down by 12 at halftime but were able to turn it around and go back west with a successful east coast trip under their belt.
Jason Richardson led all scorers with 29 points including six hits from downtown. Steve Nash continued his scorching start to the season dropping 21 points and 20 assists.
Andre Iguodala was solid all game for Philly putting in 24 of his own. They …

 
Hawks 125, Nuggets 100
The Atlanta Hawks rebounded nicely after Friday’s loss but handed Denver their second consecutive loss tonight and as a matter of fact it was a blowout.  Carmelo Anthony struggled again from the floor going 7-21 and as usual did great from the line going 15-18.  The Nuggets were just 2-10 from 3 while the Hawks were 8-19 and shot 51.7% overall from the field.  Josh Smith was the man for the Hawks tonight; he scored 22 points, had 9 rebounds, dished out 7 assists and amazingly had 6 blocks …

Jazz 113, Spurs 99
Carlos Boozer…booed?
Boozer, who finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds in the game, dominated on both sides of the floor. It looked like Tim Duncan was outmatched on this evening (and I can’t recall the last time I said that). However, the “fans” at EnergySolutions Arena booed him after missing his first shot.  Are you kidding me? Although he was in a slump to begin the year…I still couldn’t believe the treatment he got in the game.
Then, Boozer started doing the things he’s known for – hustle …

Nuggets 114 , Jazz 105
Without the suspended JR Smith; Renaldo Balkman, Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups took the game into their own hands. Melo torched the Jazz (0-1) for 30 points while Chauncey added 25 for the Denver Nuggets (1-0).  Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer had double-doubles for the Jazz.  The Nuggets picked up the intensity in the 4th quarter outscoring the Jazz 32-25 to pull away.
JB’s Hustle Hero of the Game: Ty Lawson.  Without JR Smith, Ty Lawson played more than he thought he would.  In 26 minutes, Lawson …

When you have a nickname such as AK-47 as a basketball player you MUST be a bad ass, this USE to be the case for Andrei Kirilenko.  From 2003-2006 AK-47 averaged over 15 ppg, over 7 rpg and over 3 bpg.  The man was an absolute beast, but over the last three seasons Kirilenko has averaged 10+ ppg, under 5 rpg and under 2 bpg.  How does one, with the nickname of AK-47 have such a downfall so quickly?  There really isn’t an explanation for it and Jerry Sloan has since …