Eight games happened in the NBA on Saturday night. Let’s have a quick recap of the action.
Boston Celtics 107, Toronto Raptors 89
It was close until the Celtics stepped on the gas in the third quarter. Rajon Rondo ended up having 20 assists, the sixth time he’s hit that mark in his career.
RECAP LINKS:
Raptors Republic Quick Reaction
Red’s Army Recap
Celtics Town Recap
Utah Jazz 83, Washington Wizards 76
Al Jefferson had 21 points and 13 boards to lead the Jazz to a win in an ugly game against the Wizards. Washington drops to 0-8 to start the season. That’s… not good at all.
RECAP LINKS:
SLC Dunk Immediate Post-Game Video Recap
Bullets Forever Recap
Washington Wizards Blog Recap
Memphis Grizzlies 94, Charlotte Hornets 87
The Grizzlies have won eight straight after holding off the Bobcats, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Mike Conley led them bears with 20 points and 4 steals.
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3 Shades Of Blue Recap
Queen City Hoops Rapid Reaction
Rufus On Fire Recap
Dallas Mavericks 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 95
Dahntay Jones’ block on Kyrie Irving’s lay-up and O.J. Mayo’s lay-up sealed the deal for the Mavs as they go over .500. The Cavaliers have now dropped five straight.
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The Two Man Game Recap
Mavs Moneyball Recap
Cavs: The Blog Recap
Milwaukee Bucks 117, New Orleans Hornets 113
Larry Sanders stopped a Ryan Anderson drive late in the game to help preserve the Bucks victory. Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings both had 22 points and 9 assists each. Anthony Davis’ career high of 28 points was not enough.
RECAP LINKS:
BrewHoop Recap
Behind The Buck Pass Recap
Hornets247.Com Recap
San Antonio Spurs 126, Denver Nuggets 100
A 22-2 run by San Antonio from the end of the first quarter to the start of the second doomed Denver. Manu Ginobili led the charge with 20 points while only playing a limited tour of duty with 23 minutes.
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Project Spurs Recap
Pounding The Rock Recap
Roundball Mining Company Rapid Reaction
Los Angeles Clippers 101, Chicago Bulls 80
The Clipper bench smashed the Bulls in the second period. L.A. never looked back after that. Blake Griffin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Lob City to a 7-2 record.
RECAP LINKS:
ClipperBlog Live Post-Game Video
Clips Nation Recap
Pippen Ain’t Easy Recap
Miami Heat 97, Phoenix Suns 88
The Suns had it down to two with about two minutes left before the Heat finally put it away with a timely lay-up by LeBron and clutch foul shots. Phoenix didn’t score in the last 2:12. Chris Bosh led Miami with 24 points.
RECAP LINKS:
Hot Hot Hoops Recap
Valley Of The Suns Recap
Bright Side Of The Sun Recap
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