A Loss Not Like a Loss

While I was giving a thumbs up to Wes Matthews yesterday (and he also played well today), Eric Maynor may have already earned his All-Star Rookie Team spot today. His fearless floater in front of LBJ at the end of the game is so cool! He is a heck of the player, can create his opportunities easily after a screen. His every little floater or bank shot counts!

LBJ whispered to Maynor after the game. I guess this really tells how good he is playing.

Oh…yeah…by the way, we do have a problem now. Will Ronnie Price lose his place to Eric Maynor again, and retreat to No. 3 PG? I feel sorry for Ronnie but looks like Eric has earned his place today.

Brewer definitely can’t play PG. He can’t create anything other than bringing the ball to the front court. And, he disappeared whole night. He got to step up.

And oh yeah, we lost, but did not feel like a loss.

Others,

- Talking about rookie...Brandon Jennings, 55 pts....Blake Griffin has some contest in the ROY Award.

- Hawks is on a good form, 8-2 now after beating Celtics and Hornets. Well, David West can't really play well without CP3.

The Story of a Pair of 3-3 Series

Others,

The 3-3 in Celtics-Bulls series vs the Hawks-Heat series can't be more different.

In Celtics-Bulls series, all games are so close (obviously an understatement) while the six games of the latter were ended with double-digit difference.

The above seems to suggest Hawks and Heat are more "unstable" team when compared with Celtics and Bulls, which can play almost at the same level in each single game, or the latter pair are more willing and capable to fight from behind. Both Celtics and Bulls have made some great runs in the games.

The New Rivalry - Celtics and Bulls

The Season for Jazz ends, but I am still following the playoff, and try to write something that interests me.

Others,

- Okay, last year, it is Celtics and Hawks. This year, the new rivalry arrives - Celtics and Bulls. 3 OT Game after 5 Playoff Games. Anymore?

- Paul Pierce hit 2-3 very contested shots at the end to force OT and to seal the Win. Just a clutch player.

Lost, but Commendable Efforts on Offensive Rebounds

Jazz,

- We lost, but commendable effort on Offensive Rebounds - 20 of them!!!

- We will look forward to Okur's back, and hopefully he could play in Game 2.

- Do we miss Donyell Marshall? He is still very efficient (with the limited mins); he is still very professional (keep working hard even though most of the regular season he did not play much); and he is still that clutch in three-pointers.

One thing, he also has a sense of humour, with humbleness - ""You've got to understand, when I come into the game we're usually down 15 points," Marshall joked. "So my job is just to come in and shoot.""

vs perhaps the best athletic player in history - LBJ - Asked about his range afterward, James paused. "Uh," he said. "Pretty much unlimited."

Others,

- Sixers stunned Magic, another very tough clutch shot by Andre Iguodala.

- Hawks really played tough defense. Perhaps their last year success (3-4 lost to Celtics) really gave them some unusual confidence in Playoff.

Jazz Lost to D Howard-less Magic, 15-10

Jazz Game,

- Without Brewer and Boozer, we lost to Magic without D Howard

- The Q3 collapse is embarassing at Home.

- We have already lost 4 Home games in the regular season, matching the number of loss in last year.

Others,

- Cavaliers’ streak finally ends; Hawks always makes troubles to strong team.

- Bobcats almost upset Pistons. Diaw and Bell need at least 5 games to learn the Larry Brown system.

- Al Harrington has been pouring in some crazy numbers consistently.

- Clippers beat Rockets. Not a surprise to me at all.