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.Will Bynum wins Sunday. Matt Watson has his story.
LeBron James, however, also didn't disappoint. Against a (typically) phenomenal defense, The Chosen One racked up 38 points on 21 FGAs, and added seven rebounds and six assists. All of that in 36 minutes.
Deron Williams and Ronnie Brewer led Utah in a big win over New Orleans. Williams had 21 points on 10 FGAs, 11 assists, three steals and zero turnovers, all flavors of efficient. Brewer exploded for 23.
Philadelphia (chasing the East's No. 5 seed) and Phoenix (chasing the West's No. 8 seed) apparently had a bet going on who could lay the most repulsive egg. Hard to say who won. Philly watched seven Nets score in double-digits while only one Sixer -- and no starters -- surpassed nine points. Meanwhile, the Suns (literally) watched Jason Kidd rack up 16 first-half assists (20 overall) and 19 points on the way to the Mavericks scoring (get ready) 140 (oh yeah!) points. Unfortunately, Phoenix scored only 116. It was as brutal as it sounds.
Tank mode works for Shelden Williams, who played 29 minutes as Kevin Love took the night off. Shel had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Minnesota still lost by 23 to Denver. Mission accomplished. (Note: I can't actually tell whether the Wolves were in tank mode. But based on previous years [Madsen, never forget!] the burden of proof is on the franchise. Like Lady MacBeth and Stephen Jenkins, you can never get clean again.)
