Blue & White: Ignite (7-2) :: Corrupted :(

[bee-boy]

nice dynasty goin here.

[DonDavido]

Fouls: Thomas.
Rebounds: Martin.
DD: Both.
Amare: No.
Win: Rockets.
Points: Howard.

[Valor]

1. Tyrus Thomas
2. Same Rebounds
3. None
4. No
5. Houston
6. Josh Howard

[Martti.]

1) Same.
2) Kevin Martin.
3) Both.
4) Yes.
5) Houston.
6) Josh Howard.

Best of luck.

[Fresh8]

Howard
Miller
Dirk Nowitzki
No
Boston
Josh Howard

[Christian.]

Newcomer here.

Dwight Howard
Andre Miller
Both
Yes
Boston
Josh Howard

[kibaxx7]

Vinny Del Negro's Chicago Bulls suffered a 110-87 thumping at the hands of the Orlando Magic with Dwight Howard posting 20 points and "only" eight rebounds, as Rashard Lewis earned Player Of The Game honors, scoring 18 and 12, staying perfect from the floor (8-of-8). This win extended Orlando unbeaten run to 4: 4-0 to start the season in a high note. Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points, 7-of-11 from the floor for the Magic. The Bulls got 40 points and nine assists from Derrick Rose but it wasn't enough. Ben Gordon added 22 points and Brad Miller 10, with Chicago trailing by 17 points after the first quarter. The Bulls were playing without John Salmons, injured, but Orlando looked well-rested and hungry, holding the uninspired Bulls to 5-of-21 shooting in the first quarter and enjoying advantages in rebounds (38-29), second-chance points (10-4), points in the paint (52-34) and assists (28-19) in the game. "We are really good right now. We get out to the best of starts and we want to take the best out of this games we are playing at home,'' Lewis said. "Trying to come out there with a lot of energy.''

The players tried to take the attention away from Del Negro, who is suffering rumors of being fired, and put it on their shoulders. "The truth is," Gordon said, "Vinny (the coach) is not out there on the court. John Paxson (manager) is not out there on the court. It's me, Derrick, Brad, Luol (Deng), and these guys in here. It has to change within us before anything.'' Rose added that "They could do whatever they wanted to do. But it starts right here in this locker room with us. Jesus Christ himself could come out here and coach us, but if we don't go out there and play hard and play together, it won't mean nothing.'' The Magic posted a 12-2 run in the middle of the first quarter and never looked back, leading by 21 starting the second half to turn this one into a laugher and another easy win following the 109-81 rout of the Sacramento Kings.

Both teams suffered 4 turnovers, Jameer Nelson having 2: "I guess we have to find somebody else to go to who will not turn the ball over,'' Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "Jameer is not taking care of the ball right now. It's tough to go to post-ups late." Van Gundy later questioned whether Turkoglu, in the final year of his contract, is in shape. "His conditioning's not great either. When he gets a little tired he doesn't want to do anything except jack up a jump shot.'' Turkoglu answered, "Sometimes during the game, when I've gone up and down, I feel like my shots kind of short. I get tired during the game running up and down but that doesn't mean I'm out of shape.'' The Bulls, not expecting to match up with Howard and Lewis up front, often went with three point guards in the lineup - Gordon, Rose and Kirk Hinrich, who had 5 points.

Game Notes
• Rose was 10-of-10 on free throws for Chicago;
• Magic backup Rafer Alston, had only 4 points off the bench but it's slowly taking minutes away from Nelson at the point. "Rafer' been the only guy on the entire team we were plus with with him on the floor in the first three games,'' Van Gundy said. "That decision was easy for me, but not easy for Jameer.''
• Bulls center Joakim Noah was the only player to remain scoreless in the game;
• Orlando's bench outscored the Bulls's 38-5;
• The Magic outshot Chicago, hitting 59 percent, against Bulls' 46 percent;
• Swiss tennis super-star Roger Federer watched from a courtside seat;
• Orlando will play its 3 next games at the Amway Arena, against Philadelphia (November 6), Washington (November 8) and Portland (November 10).

[IM2FLASHY_330]

Ouch tough loss man. Rose basically lit you all up Lol. But good luck in your next game

[Shabron]

Ouch tough loss man. Rose basically lit you all up Lol. But good luck in your next game

didnt he win?

[kibaxx7]

Ouch tough loss man. Rose basically lit you all up Lol. But good luck in your next game

didnt he win?

I did, lol

[kibaxx7]

IVERSON, PAUL NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Pistons and Hornets guards are inaugural recipients of the award this season


Props to c0nr4d (here)

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The Detroit Pistons' Allen Iverson and the New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of October 28 - November 1.

Iverson's averaged 24.0 ppg last week for Detroit but the team suffered a 0-2 mark, with losses against Indiana and Washington. Iverson added 3.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 5.0 steals per contest. In the other side, Paul led the Hornets to a 2-1 week, with victories over the Warriors and Suns but a buzzer-beater loss against the Cavaliers. He averaged 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 12.5 assists and 4.0 steals on the week. For the week, Iverson was 19-of-44 (.431) shooting, while Paul shot .372 (22-of-59) from the field.

Here is a recap of the week for The Answer and CP3:

Allen Iverson, Detroit Pistons

• October 29 vs. Indiana: Tallied 19 points, five rebounds, seven assists and five steals in a 95-100 loss against the Pacers.
  
• November 1 vs. Washington: Recorded 29 points, five assists and five steals in a 106-87 win of the Wizards.

Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets

• October 29 at Golden State: Scored 16 points and added five rebounds and 15 assists in a 98-91 win over the Warriors.
  
• October 30 at Phoenix: Poured in 16 points to go with 10 assists in a 99-96 triumph over the Suns.
• November 1 vs. Cleveland: Posted 23 points, six rebounds and 14 assists in the Hornets' 111-113 last second lost against the Cavs.

Other nominees for Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Boston's Kevin Garnett, Charlotte's Emeka Okafor, Denver's Chauncey Billups, Houston's Tracy McGrady, Minnesota's Al Jefferson, Orlando's Dwight Howard, San Antonio's Tim Duncan, Toronto's Chris Bosh, Utah's Carlos Boozer and Washington's Gilbert Arenas.

[IM2FLASHY_330]

Ouch tough loss man. Rose basically lit you all up Lol. But good luck in your next game

didnt he win?

I did, lol

Oh sorry! Nice win! Haha, my mistake...

[Mark.]

Top win vs CHI man, lets let Dwight loose on those boards some more though eh

[kibaxx7]

:: Results for November 3rd, 2008 ::

• Who will have more personal fouls?

Chicago 87 (Derrick Rose 40 pts., 9 ast., 14-25 FGs; Ben Gordon 22 pts., 4 ast,; Tyrus Thomas 6 pts., 10 rebs., 3 personal fouls)
Orlando 110 (Dwight Howard: 20 pts., 8 rebs., 1 personal foul; Rashard Lewis 18 pts., 12 rebs., 8-8 FGs; Hedo Turkoglu 16 pts., 7-11 FGs


Correct option: Tyrus Thomas

• Who will pull down less rebounds?

Sacramento 99 (Kevin Martin 19 pts., 3 rebs.; 8-15 FGs; Ike Diogu 16 pts., 6 rebs.; Rashad McCants 14 pts., 6-8 FGs)
Philadelphia 133 (Elton Brand 40 pts., 13 rebs., 17-27 FGs; Andre Iguodala 21 pts., 12 ast.; Andre Miller 15 pts., 3 rebs., 12 ast.)


Correct option: Same rebounds

• Who will post a double-double?

Cleveland 101 (LeBron James 26 pts., 6 rebs., 8 ast.; Marcus Williams 25 pts., 5 ast.; Zydrunas Ilgauskas 19 pts., 11 rebs.)
Dallas 85 (Jason Terry 25 pts., 5 ast., 9-18 FGs; Dirk Nowitzki 20 pts., 6 rebs.; Jerry Stackhouse 12 pts., 3 ast., 6-12 FGs)


Correct option: None

:: Results for November 4th, 2008 ::

• Will Amare Stoudemire get 3 or more assists? (This season APG: 0.7)[/b]

Phoenix 80 (Amare Stoudemire 14 pts., 7 rebs., 0 ast.; Jason Richardson 14 pts., 4 rebs.; Steve Nash 12 pts., 9 ast.)
New Jersey 116 (Vince Carter 23 pts., 9 ast., 10-20 FGs; Devin Harris 20 pts., 6 ast.; Ryan Anderson 19 pts., 10 rebs., 6-9 FGs)


Correct option: No

• Who will win this game?

Boston 90 (Paul Pierce 33 pts., 6 rebs., 14-25 FGs; Ray Allen 19 pts., 8-15 FGs; Kevin Garnett 14 pts., 11 rebs.)
Houston 82 (Tracy McGrady 22 pts., 5 rebs.; Yao Ming 13 pts., 10 rebs., 4-13 FGs; Aaron Brooks 11 pts., 4 ast., 4-8 FGs)


Correct option: Boston

• Who will score more points?

Dallas 108 (Josh Howard 23 pts., 7-18 FGs; Dirk Nowitzki 20 pts., 6 rebs.; Jason Terry 14 pts., 6-9 FGs)
San Antonio 101 (Tony Parker 22 pts., 15 ast.; Manu Ginobili 21 pts., 4 ast., 9-19 FGs; Matt Bonner 3 pts., 1 reb., 1-2 FGs)


Correct option: Josh Howard

:: Scores for November 3rd & 4th, 2008 ::

1. Valor :: 10 points (5 guesses + 50% guesses right)
2. Shabron :: 9 points (4 guesses + 50% guesses right)
3. DonDavido :: 8 points (3 guesses + 50% guesses right)
   Sit :: 8 points (3 guesses + 50% guesses right)
4. christian cage :: 2 points
5. Martti. :: 1 point

:: Leaderboard after November 4th, 2008 ::

Current points (points before + points today)

1. Valor :: 38 points (28 + 10)
2. Sit :: 29 points (21 + 8)
3. Martti. :: 24 points (23 + 1)
4. ratrac :: 22 points (22 + 0)
5. DonDavido :: 19 points (11 + 8)
6. XpLosibo :: 14 points (14 + 0)
7. Shabron :: 13 points (4 + 9)
8. magician :: 11 points (11 + 0)
9. mol :: 10 points (10 + 0)
10. buzzy :: 8 points (8 + 0)
11. IM2FLASHY_330 :: 6 points (6 + 0)
12. christian cage :: 2 points (0 + 2)
13. Asder :: 1 point (1 + 0)

[kibaxx7]

Orlando (4-0) raced to a 14-point first-quarter lead and never looked back in it's fourth win of the season on Monday: 110-87 over Chicago. Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy was critical of the Magic's lack of execution in the third quarter, when they had three turnovers and were a Ben Gordon 3-pointer away from have the game tied at 70, but another 12-2 run sealed the game. "I guess we have to find somebody else to go to who will not turn the ball over," Van Gundy said of Jameer Nelson, who's slowly starting to lose minutes to Rafer Alston. "Turning the ball over is a sure-fire way of guaranteeing failure in the NBA," Van Gundy said. Rashard Lewis added that "We are 4-0, you can't count out the Magic, even with this frequency in which we are giving up extra possessions to the opponent."

After posting a career-best 2.72 assists-turnover ratio in 2007-08, Nelson had only a few turnovers (5) compared to his assists (38) this season, but his game against Chicago wasn't good. Besides, he is shooting just 35 percent from the field, but 50 percent from 3-point range. He could use another game like in February last season, when he scored 31 points and set a career high with seven 3-pointers in Orlando's 115-99 win against the 76ers. Van Gundy also said that "Hedo (Turkoglu)'s conditioning is not great. When he gets a little tired he doesn't want to do anything except jack up a jump shot.'' Conditioning never seems to be an issue for Dwight Howard, who posted 20 points and 8 rebounds. In eight career home games against Philadelphia, Howard is averaging 19.3 points and 13.4 rebounds while the Magic have gone 6-2. Lewis finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Chicago, staying perfect from the field: 8-of-8 field goals.

While Orlando is turning the ball over 5.3 times per game (a league-best), the 76ers give it away 14.3 times per contest. In Wednesday's 120-98 loss at Miami, Philadelphia (3-2) committed 11 turnovers, 8 in the opening 24 minutes, the Heat winning 60-43 starting the third quarter. "In the first half we turned the ball over every chance we got," 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks said. "We didn't make shots, we turned the ball over and they got a lot of layups." Miami shot 14-of-29 treys while Philadelphia only 2-of-16. Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 27 points and 8 rebounds (after a 40-13 effort in the Sixers' 133-99 win over Sacramento), while Thaddeus Young added 18 points. Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala were held to 10 points apiece.

Philadelphia lost three of four to the Magic last season, including both meetings in Orlando. The 76ers' last road win in the series was a 105-103 decision on Nov. 3, 2006, behind 39 points and 10 assists from Allen Iverson.

:: Starting Lineups ::

[kibaxx7]

Top win vs CHI man, lets let Dwight loose on those boards some more though eh

Yeah gonna need Superman to get more rebs against the Sixers.

[Fresh8]

Man.. need to come first in ur comp! lol

[XpLosibo]

really awesome "players of the week" if u could just put more space (1/4 inch) in between them, it'll be perfect, coz they crowd each other.. did u adjust ur sliders? the stats looked real now

[Martti.]

Great win, but I see you losing this one.. The Sixers are good.

[kibaxx7]

Man.. need to come first in ur comp! lol

The comp will determine the order of you guys in the draft when you sent your info.

really awesome "players of the week" if u could just put more space (1/4 inch) in between them, it'll be perfect, coz they crowd each other.. did u adjust ur sliders? the stats looked real now

Thanks man, will put more space then Sliders, I downloaded juza 4.1.

Great win, but I see you losing this one.. The Sixers are good.

Thanks Will adjust the sliders a little bit when it comes to CPU subs and maybe the difficulty a little bit, won 3 of my 4 games by atleast 15 points.

[kibaxx7]

Rules
Correct guess: 1 point.
If you guess at least 50% of the events: 5 extra points.
If you guess all the scenarios: 10 extra points.

:: November 5th, 2008 ::

• Who will have have less field goal attempts?

Rodney Stuckey (This season FGs: 18-of-36)
Chris Bosh (This season FGs: 33-of-64)
Same attempts

• Who will have a better free throw percentage?

Juan Dixon (This season FT%: .750%)
Charlie Bell (This season FT%: .800%)
Same percentage

• Who will post a double-double?

Tim Duncan (This season PPG: 25.8 / This season RPG: 8.0)
Kevin Love (This season PPG: 11.0 / This season RPG: 12.3)
Both
None

• Who will play more minutes?

Zaza Pachulia (This season MPG: 14.7)
Morris Peterson (This season MPG: 16.3)
Same minutes

:: November 6th, 2008 ::

• Who will score less points?

Carl Landry (This season PPG: 8.0)
Steve Blake (This season PPG: 6.6)
Same points

• Who will lose this game?

Orlando (This season record: 4-0)
Philadelphia (This season record: 3-2)

[DonDavido]

Less FG: Stuckey.
Better FT: Dixon.
DD: Both.
Minutes: Peterson.
Less pts: Blake.
Lose: 76ers.

[Devin112]

lots of work in here, great read!

[Cartar]

Rodney Stuckey
Same
Tim Duncan
Morris Peterson
Steve Blake
Orlando Magic

[Martti.]

1) Stuckey.
2) Dixon.
3) Both.
4) Zaza.
5) Landry.
6) Orlando.