By Joe Manganiello After Brooklyn's milestone third-quarter in Philadelphia last night, the Nets are finally starting to validate all of the hype they entered the season with. Yes, the Nets did have a pair of five-game winning streaks in November to get out to an 11-4 record. But a 3-10 slide to begin the month of December buried the Nets under the Knicks in the Atlantic … [Read more...] about A sobering losing spell, reality-check coaching fire, and one extraordinary third-quarter have turned corner on Nets season
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Box Score Breakdown | Trailblazers @ Knicks
By Kyle Soppe The Trailblazers dominated the first 70 seconds of the first game in the Knicks Mike Woodson era, outscoring the home team 2-0. The next 46 minutes belonged to the home team, as the Knicks dismantled Portland 121-79 on Wednesday night. New York needed only two quarters to compete with the 79 total points of the visitors, as they scored 73 total points in the … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Trailblazers @ Knicks
Box Score Breakdown | Spurs @ Trailblazers
By Kyle Soppe According to Elias Sports Bureau, the 40 point shellacking that the Trailblazers put on the Spurs was the largest defeat by a team that had won its previous 11 games. The Spurs played without their big three, but 137-97? Championship caliber teams can do better than that. The home team led by as much as 48, paced by Gerald Wallace's +42 plus/minus ratio. … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Spurs @ Trailblazers
Box Score Breakdown | Clippers @ Trail Blazers
By Kyle Soppe With two teams that average over 98 points per game, and surrender in the mid 90's as well, a high scoring game was to be expected in Portland on Thursday night. That could have not be less accurate, as the Clippers totaled 74 measly points, and won. Both LA and Portland were led in shot attempts by a player who didn't start the game (Mo Williams and Jamal … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Clippers @ Trail Blazers