By Kyle Soppe The Houston Rockets overcame a sluggish defense start to defeat the Lakers by a final tally of 107-104. The Lakers poured in 40 first quarter points, shooting a blistering 68% and scoring 13 points off of Rocket turnovers. The Lake Show saw their scoring output drop by 24 points in the second quarter (the largest drop in consecutive quarters in the NBA last … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Lakers @ Rockets
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Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Nuggets
By Kyle Soppe Denver is lucky they landed Peyton Manning yesterday, because the basketball team sure didn't offer much to cheer about, falling to the Mavs 112-95 on Monday night. The Nuggets held an early four point advantage, but that was erased quickly, and Denver never sniffed the lead from that point forward. The Mavs starting front court dominated the young front … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Nuggets
Box Score Breakdown | Hawks @ Cavs
By Kyle Soppe The Atlanta Hawks used a big performance for the second time in as many games from Joe Johnson to sprint past the Cavs, 103-87. Johnson poured in 28 points following his 34 point outburst on Friday, giving him a season high for any two consecutive games. His accuracy from down town is a big reason for the recent success, as his nine made triples is also a … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Hawks @ Cavs
Box Score Breakdown | Rockets @ Clippers
By Kyle Soppe A balanced Clippers team overcame a slow start, and beat the visiting Rockets by a final count of 95-91. The Rockets won the first two quarters, and led by eight at the half, but Chris Paul responded from a slow start, scoring 91.3% of his points in the second half. Four LA starters tallied double digit point totals, as did Mo Williams off of the bench. Paul … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Rockets @ Clippers
Box Score Breakdown | Heat @ 76ers
By Kyle Soppe The Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 84-78 last night, the fewest points in a winning effort for Miami this season. The game didn't start as a defensive battle. as the Heat accounted for 36.9% of their total points in the first 12 minutes. Just another day at the off for LeBron James, who recorded 7+ rebounds and assists for the 14th time this … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Heat @ 76ers