Rickshaw 2 Day Promo and Historic NBA Games On This Day

Not much going on about my ebooks since Wednesday, except that today and tomorrow, my ebook Rickshaw, New Mexico is free for the Kindle. So let's have some fun.

Today in 2005, at the end of the 3rd quarter, the 38-23 Detroit Pistons led the 20-42 Utah Jazz 58-50. Then the bottom fell out for both teams. Utah and Detroit went on a quarter long scoring drought. In fact, for the fist 5:49, no one scored at all, missing a combined total of 17 shots. Utah scored 12 points, but it wasn't enough to beat the Pistons, who scored only 6 points the entire quarter. Andrei Kirilenko led all scorers with 27 points. Rip Hamilton led the Pistons with 15.

Today in 1995, the 39-23 Charlotte Hornets took an 87-72 lead over the 17-44 Washington Bullets (now Wizards) into the 4th quarter and...collapsed. Washington scored 34 in the 4th and beat the Hornets 106-103. Alonzo Mourning led all scorers with 32. Juwan Howard led the Bullets in scoring with 18 points.

Today in 1955, after trailing the 43-29 Syracuse Nationals 60-56 at the beginning of the 4th quarter, the Milwaukee Hawks went on to edge the Nationals 77-76. Bob Petit led all scorers with 17. Paul Seymour and Dolph Schayes led Syracuse with 15. The Nationals went on to win the NBA Championship.

So who were the Syracuse Nationals? They started in the 1949-50 season and in the fall of 1963, they moved and became the team known today as the Philadelphia 76ers.

Again, my ebook Rickshaw, New Mexico is free for the Kindle.today and tomorrow.

George Foster, a down and out Las Vegas private investigator in 2011, took a routine late night stakeout assignment that changed his life forever. Things went terribly wrong when an affair turned into a double murder, with George as the number one suspect. 
 
Once at home, George got drunk, passed out, and woke up in a jail cell... 
 
...in 1886. 
   
Somehow, George went from present day Las Vegas, Nevada to a one-street town named Rickshaw in the New Mexico Territory, a place with problems of its own. With no idea how he got there, George must adapt, survive, and find his way home.

Download your copy and tell a friend.

Have a great weekend!!!

NBA Last Place Update - December 23

In this 200th post, I hadn't planned on doing a Last Place Update for the NBA. To be honest, I have not had time to pay close attention and have only watch a couple of Hornets games so far this season, along with parts of other games. However, since there are a few teams, including my beloved Hornets (PLEASE don't change the name to Pelicans) who may be in contention to threaten the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 9-73 record of futility. Here they are...

   The 3-22 Washington Wizards are this week's Kings of the Cellar, leading the 5-22 New Orleans Hornets by a game, followed by the 6-23 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Charlotte Bobcats are in in fourth with a 7-20 record. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last ten games and have lost seven in a row. However, the Hornets lost 11 straight, but one team topped that.

   Speaking of, this week's honorable mention goes to the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Charlotte Bobcats. They have lost 15 games in a row and 16 of their last 17. Their last win was on November 24 against the Wizards. In all but one of those losses, the Bobcats allowed more than 100 points. They appear to have the same kind of defense New Orleans Saints has early this season...little to none.

   At this point last year, the Bobcats were 3-22. The 1973 76ers were 2-23 after 25 games. The Wizards are on pace toward grand futility at this point.

Next Losses...

   The Wizards host Cleveland on Wednesday and the Orlando Magic on Friday. Then the go to Chicago on Saturday to play the Bulls. Washington has a chance to get a win or two in this stretch, if their offense shows up. If not, look for them going 0-3.

   The Hornets go to Orlando to face the Magic on Wednesday and then host the Toronto Raptors on Friday. On Saturday, New Orleans travel to Charlotte to face the Bobcats. Unlike Charlotte, the Hornets have a defense, allowing 100 points or more in only 5 of their last 23 games. New Orleans should go 1-2 in this stretch and if they play well enough on the road, maybe even pull off an upset over Orlando and go 2-1.

Other Thoughts...

   Hats off to the NBA's perennial losers, the Los Angeles Clippers...that is the 20-6 Los Angeles Clippers, who have the NBA's second best record and won their last 12 games. They are 7.5 games ahead of the more famous Los Angeles team, the 13-14 Lakers. Way to go, Clippers!

   Do Seattle Supersonics fans miss the Oklahoma City Thunder right now? They have the league's best record at 21-5. The answer is probably as much as New Orleans Jazz fans missed the Utah Jazz during their glory days with Stockton and Malone.

   The Atlanta Hawks and Falcons have winning records so far this season. Could one or both of these teams win a championship? Maybe. The last Atlanta team to win a championship was the 1995 Braves over the Cleveland Indians. The Falcons made it to Super Bowl XXXIII, but lost. The last time the Hawks won the NBA Championship, was in 1958 when they were the St. Louis Hawks. The Thrashers...well, never mind.

   It is said that the average life of a blog is six months. As of this month and 200 entries later, Sports Trivia and Other Musings has tripled that statistic and still chugs on. Thank you readers, for taking the time to read my posts. You are deeply appreciated.

Merry Christmas everybody!!