HEAT | Conf-Finals - Game #6 - Rose shoots 1-14

[Martti.]

He's Steve Francis re-born. He now went from playing 30 minutes to being Kobe's sub.

[Justine.]

Orlando looks fine after the trade, I hope Lopez will turn out to be their man. He's always been a beast in 2k.

[Fresh8]

I am more like sixth man of the year and the Lakers' future superstar.

[Martti.]

[rise]

F that. Never wanted to see Nash in a Laker uni.

[Martti.]

[Martti.]

[hova-]

Wow, J-Kidd still going strong. Just noticed that Nash also went to LA in yours. The Lakers are having a sick season so far in my D ... 7-0, but they did not really give up anything important for Nash, whilst your trade involved LO.

[Fresh8]

Wow, J-Kidd still going strong. Just noticed that Nash also went to LA in yours. The Lakers are having a sick season so far in my D ... 7-0, but they did not really give up anything important for Nash, whilst your trade involved LO.

And Sit

[Valor]

Bosh needs to crash the boards more for you, but 15-3 ain't bad at all
Surprised at Houston and the Pacers' records, how are they playing so well?

Good to see my virtual self being absolutely on fire from three btw

[Martti.]

Rookie Rankings - Dec. 2



Perry Jones separating himself from the rest of the class

The season is still young, but the rookie class looks like one of the best in recent years with loads of potential. And ahead of the class this early is the Nuggets Perry Jones, picked #4 by Sacramento.

The Nuggets traded Nene and Ty Lawson for the pick, 2 of their main pieces last season after trading Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks. Nene had hinted that he won't re-sign with the Nuggets and the Kings had agreed to sign Nene, and a sign-and-deal trade was completed.

Jones looks like the best thing to happen to Denver since Carmelo. After 17 games, he is leading all rookies in ppg (17.0), rebounds (7.4), blocks (1.5) and double-doubles (5). He has scored in double-figures in 15 games, including two 30+ games.

Behind him are Kyrie Irving, #2 pick of the Heat, who is the main ball-handler in Miami with Dwyane Wade playing more off-ball then last season. Irving has plenty of options on offense, with Wade, Chris Bosh, Rudy Gay and Serge Ibaka in the line-up and key reserves Udonis Haslem, Jimmer Fredette and Joel Anthony. Irving scored a rookie-high 38 points against the Celtics.

The #1 pick Harrison Barnes of the Wizards ranks third with 12.1 ppg and 6.4 rpg and with John Wall and Javale McGee, the Wizards have a great young core full of potential.

#1 - Perry Jones | Denver Nuggets | Picked #4
17.0 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 2.7 APG | 0.6 SPG | 1.5 BPG

#2 - Kyrie Irving | Miami Heat | Picked #2
13.4 PPG | 1.6 RPG | 7.7 APG | 1.7 SPG | 0.1 BPG

#3 - Harrison Barnes | Washington Wizards | Picked #1
12.1 PPG | 6.4 RPG | 2.1 APG | 0.9 SPG | 0.1 BPG

#4 - Terrence Jones | Atlanta Hawks | Picked #6
11.1 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 2.5 APG | 0.7 SPG | 0.7 BPG

#5 - Jimmer Fredette | Miami Heat | Picked #11
12.2 PPG | 1.7 RPG | 1.2 APG | 0.4 SPG | 0.0 BPG

#6 - Stephon Mayberry | Los Angeles Clippers | Picked #5
9.1 PPG | 5.1 RPG | 0.9 APG | 0.4 SPG | 1.1 BPG

#7 - Leo Lai | Detroit Pistons | Picked #3
8.0 PPG | 5.6 RPG | 3.6 APG | 0.7 SPG | 0.3 BPG

#8 - Thierry Tirieux - New Jersey Nets | Picked #13
6.8 PPG | 3.1 RPG | 3.6 APG | 0.2 SPG | 0.0 BPG

#9 - William Sit - Los Angeles Lakers | Picked #8
5.6 PPG | 4.1 RPG | 2.7 APG | 1.4 SPG | 0.3 BPG

#10 - Casey Lee - Toronto Raptors | Picked #7
5.3 PPG | 3.6 RPG | 0.5 APG | 0.5 SPG | 0.8 BPG

[Martti.]

Box Score

NJN | 25 | 21 | 18 | 29 || 93 ||
MIA | 26 | 24 | 19 | 29 || 98 ||



Player of the Game : Dwyane Wade

| 33 PTS | 2 REBS | 4 ASTS | 2 STLS | 1 BLKS | 11-21 FG | 1-4 3 PT FG | 10-11 FT

Rudy Gay : 20 points, 8-12 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-2 FT
Chris Bosh : 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 5-12 FG, 6-7 FT
Jimmer Fredette : 6 points
Serge Ibaka : 5 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks, 2-3 FT
Kyrie Irving : 4 points, 8 assists, 2 blocks
Mario Chalmers : 2 points, 5 assists, 2 steals



Anthony Morrow : 17 points, 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT
Dwight Howard : 16 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 assists, 2 steals, 8-19 FG
Deron Williams : 16 points, 11 assists, 2 steals, 6-11 FG, 2-2 3PT
Thierry Tirieux : 15 points, 2 steals, 6-13 FG, 3-4 3PT
Damion James : 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 7-9 FG
Troy Murphy : 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3-6 FG

[kibaxx7]

Nice game from me And great to have Dwight aboard!

[Martti.]

Yup, Deron picked up 2 fouls in the first 5-6 minutes or so, so you got more time. In the fourth, you caused a lot of problems for me.

[Martti.]

[KidJustin]

is the plan to only play defense for 3 quarters?

cause i mean LeBron's pregame powder is just a setup for his disappearing act in the end

[Valor]

What's Dwight Howard doing shooting jumpers? He looks bad in a Nets uniform btw

Go out there and kick LeBrick's ass

[Fresh8]

That sucks for KD!

[Martti.]

KidJustin, we'll see. He was a good closer for me last season, I hope his lack of clutchness kicks in.

Valor, He actually made a few of those, this one was so predicable and Joel denied access.

Sit, yeah, I was hoping the Thunder make the Finals, where hopefully I will also be.

[Martti.]

Box Score

MEM | 34 | 25 | 34 | 26 || 119 ||
MIA | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 || 90 ||

Player of the Game : LeBron James

| 34 PTS | 4 REBS | 3 ASTS | 2 STLS | 0 BLKS | 16-22 FG | 0-1 3 PT FG | 2-2 FT



Dwyane Wade : 24 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 9-22 FG, 0-2 3PT, 6-7 FT
Jimmer Fredette : 20 points, 7-18 FG, 6-14 3PT
Chris Bosh : 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 5-13 FG, 8-8 FT
Rudy Gay : 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6-14 FG
Serge Ibaka : 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 4-6 FG
Mario Chalmers : 6 assists, 4 steals, 0-3 FG



O.J Mayo : 29 points, 3 steals, 13-27 FG, 3-8 3PT
Flip Murray : 14 points, 5-9 FG
Mike Conley : 12 points, 16 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 4-8 FG, 2-2 3PT
Darell Arthur : 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4-8 FG
Joel Brzybilla : 4 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks, 2-4 FG

Despite the loss, the highlight of the game was this dunk by Rudy Gay on LeBron :

[Axel The Great]

Wow, big time shooting by LeBron, and not to mention the help he got from Mayo. Still, at least Rudy Gay came up with a fabulous poster.

[Martti.]

With no agreement on an extension, the Clipper and Hornets have agreed on a deal to send Chris Paul and David Andersen to the Hornets for Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and Al-Farouq Aminu. This will give the Clippers a good core with Paul, Blake Griffin DeAndre Jordan and Stephon Mayberry. To fill a few roster spots, the Clippers have signed Marquis Daniels and Matt Janning to 1-year deals.



LeBron went for 51 points, breaking the Grizzlies franchise record for points for the third time this season. Still, it wasn't enough to beat the Western Conference leading Rockets.



The Raptors finally won a game, but changes to the team or personnel are very likely.



Nash, at 37, has a year or two still in him and believes the Lakers have a chance to win the title.



The Pistons and Bulls have agreed on a deal to send the #3 pick of the draft, Leo Lai, to the Bulls for James Johnson, Jordan Farmar and the 2013 first round pick. Lai grew up as a fan of the Bulls. The Pistons didn't fully utilize Lai, playing more experienced players like Ben Gordon and Corey Brewer. Lai had a season-high 25 points against the Heat, going 7-8 from deep and coincidentally, he will be making his debut against the Heat when the Bulls visit Miami



Kevin Love is interested in a contract extension with the Timberwolves, good news for Minnesota.



LeBron James and the Grizzlies have not been great, so the Grizzlies have traded Darrell Arthur to the Nuggets for veteran big man Al Harrington. Will this lead to more wins for the Grizzlies? Only time will tell though with Harrington, the Grizzlies get an extra shooter into their starting line-up.



Not a very merry Christmas for Jimmer. Despite averaging over 12 points per game, Fredette is not happy with his role on the team. As he is playing mostly off-guard for the HEAT, playing time isn't easy to find with Dwyane Wade in front of him.



The Trail Blazers and Wizards have agreed on trade, which will send Marcus Camby to the Wizards and Nick Young and Hilton Armstrong will be going to Portland. Good deal? Bad deal?



After trading Dwight, the Magic surprisingly acquired Michael Redd for JJ Redick. Redd will probably be relieved, as he leaving the worst team in the league. Redick probably won't be the scorer the Suns really need.

[dare]

Heat acquired Paul?

[Martti.]

Hmm, didn't even notice that. I added my 2nd rounder to do the deal but at no point did I acquire Paul. Oh well.

[AK47]

Defeat would be too great. Gay has shown that there is no worse than Lebron.