Orlando 101, Cleveland 95
If Dwight Howard can play like he did on Sunday in every game, the Magic would be the favorite to win the title.
Honestly, he was that good today. Shaquille O’Neal dominated Orlando’s center in the first two meetings, but today, something different happened. Dwight Howard became Superman. The torch has passed…momentarily. He went after O’Neal relentlessly, constantly attacking the basket, and not backing down for a second. This is the Dwight Howard that needs to come out every night and state that this is his team. Some …

Saturday night had seven games on the NBA schedule, but there was really only one game that stood out before and after the day. I have to say it lived up to its billing, so I will give the game it’s due, followed by some speed wrap-ups afterwards. Enjoy!
Thunder 121, Knicks 118 (OT)

In case you’re wondering which game I planned on giving the spotlight to, this is it. The close score and the ‘OT’ don’t even due this game justice. Let’s get to it…!
The Garden was rockin on Saturday night …

East 141, West 139

It’s amazing how much defense can make a game better.
For three quarters, the game was filled with lack less D, nice alley oops, a three by Dwight Howard, which actually looked pretty smooth I might add, but never in those first 32 minutes I was truly into the game. Shooter and I watched it together and we were both enthralled by a few plays, but again never were truly into the game.
However, there were a few things that did catch my interest before …

This is what I love about All Star Weekend. Every player is smiling, having a good time, illustrating their skills and just enjoying the atmosphere. As they should. My boy Shooter covered H.O.R.S.E. and the Slam Dunk Contest. I surprisingly enjoyed the H.O.R.S.E. competition, specifically the Shootout, which has nothing to do with HORSE (I didn’t feel like putting the periods). Watching Sir Charles cheering both Rajon Rondo and Kevin Durant on to consistently make more jumpers to piss off the TNT producers made my night. Good for you Barkley, …

Congratulations to Nate Robinson, the first three-time winner of the Slam Dunk Contest.
The event was pretty lackluster until the last dunk of the night, which helped Nate finalize the title. There really was no thrill or energy in the arena, even after Nate’s last dunk. His final dunk was a lob off the backboard in which he caught in the air, and turned for a pump reverse slam. Pretty sick, considering he’s well under six feet tall!
In addition to the dunk, Nate brought out some of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders …

Celtics 107, Heat 102
Rajon Rondo continued to lead this Celtics team after hinting at locker room rifts helping the C’s to a 107 to 102 win at home against the Heat.  Paul Pierce set out this game with an injured left foot and will probably miss Friday’s game at well.  Rondo finished with 22 points, 14 assists, and 6 rebounds in the win.  He still struggled from the free throw line hitting just eight of fourteen attempts.  Ray Allen also played well for the C’s leading the team with 23 …

Toronto 117, Indiana 102
Chris Bosh is simply amazing.
Bosh led Toronto (26-22) to an easy victory over the Pacers (16-32) with 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists. The 7 assists was a team high. His play has been amazing and the success of a team that was 5 games under .500 3 short weeks ago is well on their way to end the year with a quality run. I don’t see Brian Colangelo trading Bosh for Bynum now. Maybe, and this is a big maybe, Bosh …