By Kyle Soppe The so called "defending champs" aren't in line to win a playoff series, let alone repeat. The Mavs lost every one of their three road games in the last three days, and have dropped their last seven on the road. The past three nights, the Mavs have lost by an average of 13 points, while playing teams with a .408 winning percentage. The Warriors handled them on … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Warriors
Box Score Breakdown | Clippers @ Spurs
By Kyle Soppe The Clippers know it'll be a long road to distance themselves from the title of "LA's other team," but they took another step forward on Friday night. For the first time in 18 games, they emerged from San Antonio with a win, and an impressive 120-108 one at that. Two of the Clippers new pieces (Mo Williams and Chris Paul) carried the explosive offense in … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Clippers @ Spurs
Box Score Breakdown | Magic @ Bulls
By Kyle Soppe The Magic proved once again that on a given night, they can beat the best team in the NBA or lose to the worst. Two nights after being run out of the building by the Bobcats, Orlando built a big lead early and held onto to win in Chicago, 99-94. The Bulls won the final 38 minutes of this game by 12. Orlando's 37 first quarter points nearly outscored their … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Magic @ Bulls
Fit the Owls for dancing shoes
By Kyle Soppe The Temple Owls are a NCAA tournament team, it's that simple. There is no way this years Owls should not be considered among the 64 best teams in the country, and those who have seen this team do battle, wouldn't be surprised to see this team playing in March Madness' second weekend. Let's first run down the numbers behind this claim. Temple (21-9, 13-1) has … [Read more...] about Fit the Owls for dancing shoes
Box Score Breakdown | Rockets @ Raptors
By Kyle Soppe The Toronto Raptors dominated the Houston Rockets at the Air Canada Centre 116-98. There was only a single lead change as the home team led from start to finish. The Raptors won the second and fourth quarter by a combined 24 points, and were outscored in the other two quarters by six. The Raptors offense, who has been missing their top producer in Andrea … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Rockets @ Raptors