Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the "lig." Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.Tony Parker knows his role. With attacker-man Manu Ginobili out for a bit and Tim Duncan's slow steady burn doused by a nagging malady, Parker is the Spurs offense. Following his sulfur burst of a Tuesday, T.P. again immolated. This time, the Blazers got the show.
Parker went off for 39 points and nine assists, shooting 63 percent from the floor and spending only one turnover. He ended up scoring or assisting on a full 46 percent of San Antonio's made field goals ... and he only played 35 minutes as this was a bit of a blow-out (99-84). Everyone in the world (let alone the Portland locker room) knew Parker would try to control the game. He did it regardless. What a player.
Any Given Weeknight: The Celtics beat the Nuggets in Denver by 38 points Tuesday. They lost to the Clippers by two on Wednesday. ... Yep.
Baron Davis had a (get ready for it) good game!: 16 points on 6-10 shooting, with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Turnovers were an amazing problem for the Celtics (a usual suspect, all things told), with 20 giveaways in a 91-possession game.
Brick City: Detroit-New Orleans had a close, exciting finish. But for 48 minutes, we had a whole lotta bricks. Each team shot 42%. Three players (Chris Paul, David West, Rip Hamilton) missed more than 10 field-goal attempts. The Hornets won out, thanks in part to some amazing offensive rebounding with West and Tyson Chandler counting for 13 themselves.
