Lopsided results
I don't know which result shocked me the most Thursday night: Boston's 104-59 win over the Knicks or the Lakers' 127-99 win over Denver.
Both games were noteworthy because of their surprisingly lopsided nature.
As I watched the Knicks quit in Boston, I thought about their 113-109 win over the Jazz only four nights earlier and realized that -- when Utah looks back on its most regrettable performance of the season -- the loss at Madison Square Garden will likely be the one that stands out.
The Knicks trailed by as many as 53 points against the Celtics and needed Nate Robinson's halfcourt shot at the buzzer to avoid the lowest single-game point-total in franchise history.
New York can get the miserable taste out of its mouth tonight, when they return home and play Milwaukee.
It's ironic that the Bucks' Larry Krystkowiak, a friend of Karl Malone and John Stockton, is coaching against long-time Jazz nemesis Isiah Thomas in a game that could be so important to his future in New York.
Thomas' job appeared safe after last week's win over the Jazz, but if the Bucks make the Knicks look as inept and disinterested as the Celtics did, owner James Dolan might not have any choice but fire Isiah.
Meanwhile, on the Left Coast, Denver coach George Karl might have joined Thomas on the hot seat.
The Nuggets were supposed to be one of the ìsleeperî teams in the Western Conference, but so far the only sleeping they have done has been on the court.
Denver is a disappointing 9-7 heading into tonight's home game against L.A. Clippers.
The Nuggets committed 18 turnovers and made only four of their 18 three-point shots against the Lakers.
All-Star Carmel Anthony got so frustrated that he leveled Sasha Vujacic in the fourth quarter and was ejected.
So far, I haven't heard whether Anthony will be suspended, but that's all the Nuggets need. They play five of their next six games at home and must start playing better. Otherwise, the Allen Iverson-Anthony experiment will soon be deemed a failure and Karl could take the blame.
-- Steve Luhm
Both games were noteworthy because of their surprisingly lopsided nature.
As I watched the Knicks quit in Boston, I thought about their 113-109 win over the Jazz only four nights earlier and realized that -- when Utah looks back on its most regrettable performance of the season -- the loss at Madison Square Garden will likely be the one that stands out.
The Knicks trailed by as many as 53 points against the Celtics and needed Nate Robinson's halfcourt shot at the buzzer to avoid the lowest single-game point-total in franchise history.
New York can get the miserable taste out of its mouth tonight, when they return home and play Milwaukee.
It's ironic that the Bucks' Larry Krystkowiak, a friend of Karl Malone and John Stockton, is coaching against long-time Jazz nemesis Isiah Thomas in a game that could be so important to his future in New York.
Thomas' job appeared safe after last week's win over the Jazz, but if the Bucks make the Knicks look as inept and disinterested as the Celtics did, owner James Dolan might not have any choice but fire Isiah.
Meanwhile, on the Left Coast, Denver coach George Karl might have joined Thomas on the hot seat.
The Nuggets were supposed to be one of the ìsleeperî teams in the Western Conference, but so far the only sleeping they have done has been on the court.
Denver is a disappointing 9-7 heading into tonight's home game against L.A. Clippers.
The Nuggets committed 18 turnovers and made only four of their 18 three-point shots against the Lakers.
All-Star Carmel Anthony got so frustrated that he leveled Sasha Vujacic in the fourth quarter and was ejected.
So far, I haven't heard whether Anthony will be suspended, but that's all the Nuggets need. They play five of their next six games at home and must start playing better. Otherwise, the Allen Iverson-Anthony experiment will soon be deemed a failure and Karl could take the blame.
-- Steve Luhm
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Caramelo has always been a self centered, spoiled brat, with poor temper control. The list is long!
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