Sunday 03/03/13 NBA discussion thread

Very ugly foul by Ibaka. Almost cost Thunder the game, but glad he didn't.
Hate players that do that sort of shit...
I'm just glad I didn't have to make the auto bet on Thunder off a loss against the Lakers :)
 
Almost played the Mavs, they own Houston but figured that may play against them tonight. This is definitely the Rox best opportunity to put a beatdown on them...
 
what about 7.5 favorites

those trend plays are silly because it all depends where you get your lines
 
[h=2]HAWKS AT LAKERS, 9:30 P.M. ET[/h] March 3, 2013 · 8:52PM
TV: League Pass

  • Atlanta coach Larry Drew announced before tonight’s game against the Lakers at Staples Center that center Zaza Pachulia will make his 15[SUP]th[/SUP] start of the season. The change will give the Hawks better size up front to deal with Lakers All Star center Dwight Howard. Al Horford will move from center to power forward, Josh Smith to small forward and DeShawn Stevenson to shooting guard. Kyle Korver will come off the bench for the eighth time this season. The lineup change will likely require Earl Clark to defend Horford and Metta World Peace to match up with Smith. Horford is averaging 24.8 points and 11.8 rebounds over the last eight games, shooting 65.9 percent from the floor in that span. He has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games for the first time in his career. Smith is coming off the best month of his nine-year career, averaging 19.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists while shooting 50.9 percent from the floor.

  • The Lakers can take a big step in their efforts to turn around a season gone bad tonight. With a victory against the only team they haven’t faced this season, L.A. can move back to .500 for the first time since Dec. 28. The Lakers are beginning a grueling stretch of 10 games in 16 days, with no back-to-back days off in between. That could pose a challenge for Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who’s in his 17[SUP]th[/SUP] season. Nobody accepts challenges quite like Bryant, however. He’s playing his best basketball of the season—if not his career—earning Western Conference Player of the Month honors for February. Bryant averaged 23.9 points, 6.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds last month, helping the Lakers to a 9-4 mark. They’ve won 12 of their last 17 games overall to move within 2 ½ games of Houston for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.

  • The Hawks, who are looking for their first road victory in this series since Feb. 15, 2006, could pose problems with their speed in the backcourt. Jeff Teague is averaging 14.4 points and 7.1 assists but elevated those numbers to 18.3 points and 9.3 assists in February, the highest monthly averages in those categories in his four-year career. Lakers point guard Steve Nash will begin the game guarding Teague, but don’t be surprised if Bryant assumes that assignment at some point.
 
Mavs need to be blown up and rebuilt from scratch. Went to post-'ship shit in a hurry...
 
atl in mile high tomm so gotta figure if they down big HT...may mail it in

i hope they go all out here and win and fade them tomm...shall see
 
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