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Desert Eagle said:
Ah Noy from the land of the infamous tea party. Patriots and Celtics eh?

Jazz(Boozer) have been impressive but the Lakers fecked them over last right.
Pierce is a good player and means as much to the Celts as KG does to the Wolves. In the east the only strong teams I see are Pistons, Nets, Bulls, Cavs, Heat and the Pacers. even out of those 6 the only real contenders are the nets, pistons and heat.
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Yes sir, Bruins and Red Sox as well. Right now half of those four are contending so I can't complain.

Yea, I actually hadn't seen the Lakers-Jazz result when I typed that. 52 from Kobe, good lord, as a lifelong Lakers hater I have to whinge at him, but you can't argue with 30 points scored in one quarter! I was hoping we'd have a good five years downtime for the Lakers but it appears they're back in contention again.

Pierce is excellent; it's a testament to the man that he's stuck around so long on an often sub-par team. Doesn't get the credit he's due since he hasn't won much lately. Agreed about the KG comparison. The East can't contend at all with the West right now. It'd be a miracle if they were to get a title in the next couple years. I think the Heat are going to be pretty shitty; I can't find an ounce of hope for the Nets or the entire atlantic division. Magic are a dark horse team; who's to say if they'll keep up their game for much longer.
 
The Magic are totally dependent on Howard right now and for all his ability, I can't see a team that relies on a player so young advance far in the post-season.

The nets are my pick to reach the Finals this year. They have gotten off to a bad start but still lead the Atlantic. Kidd is extremely underated especially since Nash blew up in Phoenix and Carter is still one of the most dynamic players in the game. Add to that Krsctic, Houe and Jefferson and I think they will make a run in the post season.
 
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Two overtimes, 318 points, 34 lead changes, 21 ties and a dramatic showdown between two of the best point guards in the game.

The Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey 161-157 on Thursday night in a game that was as good as it gets in the NBA.

''I think we can go home and turn on Classic NBA,'' Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. ''It will be on there already. That's the best game I have ever seen.''

Steve Nash scored nine of his career-high 42 points in the second overtime and Boris Diaw hit a go-ahead shot in the lane with 14 seconds left to lead the Suns to their eighth straight victory in the shootout that matched the NBA's fourth-highest points total.

The classic also saw Nets point guard Jason Kidd tie Wilt Chamberlain for third place with 78 career triple-doubles. Kidd finished with 38 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, but the point guard dribbled the ball off his foot with 10 seconds left, costing the Nets a chance to tie.

''It was a crazy game,'' said Nash, who also had 13 assists in almost 48 minutes. ''They decided to run with us tonight. Both teams deserved to win. We were lucky to come out on top.''

Actually, the Suns dodged two bullets. Nash had to hit a remarkable 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force the overtime and then Kidd had a shot at the end of the first overtime go halfway down and fall out.

''For the NBA it was one of those games they would like to see more often,'' Kidd said. ''You know, guys were playing hard. It was a clean game, a lot of points, but it came down the last couple of minutes of each quarter, and it probably will be a classic.''

Shawn Marion added 33 points, Raja Bell had 24 and Amare Stoudemire 23 for the Suns, who made an NBA season-high 17 3-pointers, including Nash's big one that tied the game at 133.

Vince Carter had 31 points before fouling out with 4.8 seconds left in regulation with the Nets ahead by three points. He committed the foul thinking he only had four and that the foul would prevent Phoenix from attempting a game tying 3-pointer.

Richard Jefferson scored 25 points for the Nets. Marcus Williams added 18 for New Jersey, which set a team-record for points in a game.

The wide-open game featured 224 shots, 27 three-pointers, 57 fouls and a remarkably low 29 total turnovers.

The last tie came at 157 with 33.6 seconds to play when Kidd capped a 6-0 run with a three-point play. Nash helped put Phoenix in front with his 13th and final assist, a little pass to Diaw for a short shot in lane for a 159-157 lead.

After a timeout, Kidd dribbled the ball into the forecourt and tried to cut to his right at the top of the circle. The ball bounced off his foot and Leandro Barbosa picked it up with 9.9 seconds to play.

After a 20-second timeout, Diaw almost threw the inbounds pass away. Nash recovered and was fouled, hitting both free throws with 4 seconds to go for a 161-157 lead.

Kidd missed a 3-pointer with about 3 seconds to go and the Nets dejectedly walked off the court despite breaking their previous record for points in a game, 148 against Golden State in 1992.

Kidd had a chance to win the game at the end of the first overtime but his off-balance fadeaway jumper from the elbow went halfway down and popped out, sending the game to the second overtime. The popout also spoiled a Nets' celebration that saw Carter run off the bench and then hold his head in disbelief.

The Nets were seemingly on the verge of victory in regulation when Kidd hit two free throws with 4.4 seconds to play to give New Jersey a 133-130 lead.

After Phoenix called its final timeout, Nash came off a foul-line screen by Kurt Thomas , caught an inbounds pass from Diaw, squared his shoulder and nailed a tying 3-pointer.

The fourth quarter alone was wild. There were 17 lead changes and eight ties.

When Kidd's triple double was announced at the Continental Airlines Arena at the end of a time out midway through the fourth quarter, the crowd cheered and Nash walked up to Kidd and patted his former teammate on the head.
 
Then we would have arguably the two most selfish players in the league in our backcourt. Would be interesting but I'd rather we use Odom to trade for KG.
 
SiYuan said:
But if Iverson do join Lakers.. there wouldn't be a need for a center. the amount of steals per game would be tremendous.
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Yeah we would have a tremendous backcourt BUT there is no chance in hell itwill be a straight swap. we would probably have to give up two players out of Bynum, Brown, Parker etc. and maybe a draft pick. Without that our front court becomes the weakest in the league and we would get slaughtered in the paint in the post season. KG is the most dominant forward in the game and would be perfect for us. Also who knows how two huge egos like AI and Kobe would cope and also if Iverson could learn the triangle offense fast enough.
 
Also the Lakers beat the Spurs last night behind #24s 32 points and anear triple double from Odom.
 
i dont know enough about basketball. someone start a baseball thread. go cubs.
 
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