It's been too long since I posted here and thanks to the Corona virus, it's a great time to take this blog out of mothballs for a bit. Today, we will check out a few historical games in the NBA on St. Patrick's Day. Let's have some fun.
Today in:
1954 - The Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) edged the Boston Celtics 96-95 in their first game of the NBA Playoffs. Hall of Famer Bob Cousy led all scorers with 32 points for the Celtics. Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes led Syracuse with 20. Other Hall of Famers in this game were Earl Lloyd for Syracuse, and Ed Macauley, Bill Sharman, Chuck Cooper, and Don Barksdale for Boston. The Nationals would go on to sweep the Celtics 4-0 in the round-robin competition and go on to lose to the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA Finals.
1962 - NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson scored 33 points and led the Cincinnati Royals to a decisive victory over the Detroit Pistons 129-107. Don Ohl and Gene Shue each scored 18 points in for the Pistons while Bob Boozer scored 26 for Cincy. Detroit finished the season in 3rd place in the Western Division with a 37-43 record while the Royals finished in 2nd place in the Western Division with a 43-37 record. Both teams made the playoffs and faced each other in the Western Semi-finals. The Pistons won the series 3-1 and went on to lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Division Finals 4-2.
1975 - In an ABA game on this day, the New York Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 124-116. Hall of Famer George McGinnis led all scorers with 34 for the Pacers while Larry Kenon led the Nets in scoring with 32 points. Hall of Famer Dr. J, Julius Erving scored 24 for the Nets. Indiana went on to finish in 3rd place in the ABA Western Division with a 45-39 record and went on to play in the ABA Finals. They lost to the Kentucky Colonels 4-1. New York finished at 58-26, 2nd in the ABA Eastern Division and lost in the Semi-Finals round to the Spirits of St. Louis 4-1. Neither the Spirits of St. Louis nor the 1974-75 ABA Champion Kentucky Colonels survived the merger with the NBA in 1976.
1986 - Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars led the Detroit Pistons into the Salt Palace Arena against Hall of Famers Adrian Dantley and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz. In a nail-biter, the Jazz squeaked past the Pistons 107-106. Thomas led all scorers with 32 points. Bill Laimbeer had 26. Dantley led the Jazz with 35 points. A side note, Hall of Famer, John Stockton, played as a reserve for Utah. It was his second season in the NBA. The Jazz improved to 34-35 and the Pistons fell to 40-29. Each team made the playoffs with Detroit losing in the first round to the Atlanta Hawks 3-1 and Utah also losing in the first round to the Dallas Mavericks 3-1.
1993 - In another nail-biter, Hall of Famer, The Admiral, David Robinson led the San Antonio Spurs over Hall of Famer, James Worthy, and the Los Angeles Lakers 101-100. Robinson led all scorers with 29 and Hall of Famer, Vlade Divac, led the Lakers with 23. The Lakers fell to 33-29 and the Spurs improved to 39-22. Both teams made the playoffs and both were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in succeeding rounds. The Lakers were eliminated 3-2 in the first round and the Spurs were eliminated in the SemipFinals 4-2.
2007 -The Golden State Warriors invaded the Key Arena to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder), 99-98. Hall of Famer Ray Allen of the Supersonics led all scorers with 25. Jason Richardson led the Warriors with 23. Golden State improved to 32-36 and Seattle fell to 25-40. The SuperSonics finished the season at 31-51 and missed the playoffs. Golden State finished at 42-40 and made the playoffs and lost to the Jazz in the Western Semi-Finals 4-1.
2013 - The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) and held on to win 97-95. Derrick Williams led all scorers with 28 for the Timberwolves. Greivis Vasquez led New Orleans with 24. Minnesota improved to 23-41 and New Orleans fell to 22-45. Neither team made the playoffs that season.
If you want the complete stats to all of these games and more, go to Basketball Reference.com.
Have a great St. Patrick's Day!!!
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Friday, June 13, 2014
NBA & MLB Trivia, and Rickshaw, New Mexico
Wow! Three posts in a week. It's been a while. Camp NaNoWriMo is less than three weeks away and I'm still undecided about which story to write. A couple of nights ago, I wrote a second scene, this one dealing with the fallout from Rickshaw, New Mexico. More on Rickshaw in a bit. If this continues, Return To Origin may once again, go to the back burner.
Now what's going on with Rickshaw, New Mexico? From today until June 17, Rickshaw will be free for the Kindle. The link will be posted after the trivia. Speaking of...
Here's some NBA trivia...
Today in 1993, the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls in triple overtime, 129-121. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 44 points. Dan Majerle led the Suns with 28. The Suns improved to 1-2 in the series, but the Bulls went on to win the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 1997, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 90-86. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 39 and Karl Malone led the Jazz with 21. With this win, Chicago won the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 2001, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-86. Allen Iverson led all scorers with 35 points. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with 34. Los Angeles improves to 3-1 in the series and would win the NBA Championship 4-1.
And for some MLB trivia...
Today in 1975, the Big Red Machine got into a slugfest with the Chicago Cubs. By the seventh inning, the Cubs led the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, but the bottom fell out in the eighth. The Reds went on a 12-3 run and won the game 18-11. Johhny Bench and George Foster each hit a homerun for the Reds and Jerry Morales hit a homerun for the Cubs.
Today in 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets took a 1-1 game into 12 innings. In the bottom of the 12th, Lee Mazzilli hit an RBI single to win the game 2-1. Darryl Strawberry hit a solo homer to get the Mets on the board. Bob Horner hit an RBI single to account for the Cardinals' score.
Today in 2006, a solo homerun by Robinson Cano was all the New York Yankees needed to defeat the Cleveland Indians 1-0. In a respectable effort, LP Paul Byrd struck out six batters.
If you want to explore more trivia and see the box scores, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com.
So what's going on with Rickshaw?
Starting today, my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico is free until June 17. Click the link, download your FREE copy today, and please spread the word.
Have a great day!!!
Now what's going on with Rickshaw, New Mexico? From today until June 17, Rickshaw will be free for the Kindle. The link will be posted after the trivia. Speaking of...
Here's some NBA trivia...
Today in 1993, the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls in triple overtime, 129-121. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 44 points. Dan Majerle led the Suns with 28. The Suns improved to 1-2 in the series, but the Bulls went on to win the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 1997, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 90-86. Michael Jordan led all scorers with 39 and Karl Malone led the Jazz with 21. With this win, Chicago won the NBA Championship 4-2.
Today in 2001, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-86. Allen Iverson led all scorers with 35 points. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with 34. Los Angeles improves to 3-1 in the series and would win the NBA Championship 4-1.
And for some MLB trivia...
Today in 1975, the Big Red Machine got into a slugfest with the Chicago Cubs. By the seventh inning, the Cubs led the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, but the bottom fell out in the eighth. The Reds went on a 12-3 run and won the game 18-11. Johhny Bench and George Foster each hit a homerun for the Reds and Jerry Morales hit a homerun for the Cubs.
Today in 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets took a 1-1 game into 12 innings. In the bottom of the 12th, Lee Mazzilli hit an RBI single to win the game 2-1. Darryl Strawberry hit a solo homer to get the Mets on the board. Bob Horner hit an RBI single to account for the Cardinals' score.
Today in 2006, a solo homerun by Robinson Cano was all the New York Yankees needed to defeat the Cleveland Indians 1-0. In a respectable effort, LP Paul Byrd struck out six batters.
If you want to explore more trivia and see the box scores, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com.
So what's going on with Rickshaw?
Starting today, my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico is free until June 17. Click the link, download your FREE copy today, and please spread the word.
Have a great day!!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
A Possible Story Change, a Sweep, and a Belated Spanking
So much for not making an entry for the next month. This began as an entry on my Facebook author page, but it was going to be too long. So what happened?
All of this started from Andy B's review of my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico. Andy wanted to know more about certain characters in the story and if there's going to be a sequel. The answer is yes and no. In a way, Rickshaw is a sequel to a short story I wrote in The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, titled, A Flash In Time. It's not a true sequel, but the stories are somewhat related.
As I said yesterday, I wrote out a scene involving a couple of characters from A Flash In Time. They were walking down a trail in what would later be Chalmette, Louisiana. The year is 1753. Again, the scene isn't long, but it's pretty good, at least for a first draft. Yes, I know. All first drafts suck, but the story is pretty good.
Last night, three more scenes popped into my head. I can't go into detail because of spoilers. However, one of the scenes is much like one late in A Flash In Time. Here's the point of this part of my blog entry: If scenes continue to pop up like this, my July Camp NaNoWriMo project may change from Return To Origin to this. Now you see why the post is here instead of my Facebook author page.
Since we are here, it's time for some trivia...
Today in 1989, the bad boy Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 in the NBA Finals. The win put the Pistons up 3-0 in the series. Detroit's Joe Dumars led all scorers with 31 points. James Worthy led the Lakers with 26. The Pistons would go on to sweep the series 4-0 and win the NBA Championship.
Today in 1997, Michael Jordan scored 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 90-88 win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. The Bulls now led the series 3-2. Karl Malone led the Jazz with 19 points. Chicago would go on to win the series 4-2 and become NBA Champions.
Today in 1974, an RBI by Bake McBride was all the St. Louis Cardinals needed to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. WP Lynn McGlothen allowed seven hits and threw six strikeouts. Al Hrabosky got his second save of the season. In a respectable effort, LP Andy Messersmith allowed four hits and struck out four batters. McGlothen improved to 8-3 and Messersmith fell to 6-2.
Today in 1991, Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game shutout as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Ryan allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters. He improved to 4-4 with the win.
Forgot one: Yesterday in 1943, the St. Louis Cardinals spanked the Cincinnati Reds 18-0. Stan Musial went 3-4 and hit 3 RBI's. What was surprising about this game was that with all the runs scored, nobody hit a homerun. Also, WP Mort Cooper pitched a complete game shutout, he allowed five hits and struck out only two batters. Fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut and pitched 2/3 of an inning for the Reds.
If you want to explore and learn more trivia from these games, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com. Note: I am not part of or have any financial interest in either of these websites. I'm just a fan who likes trivia and appreciates the efforts of the people on these websites who make the information available to us.
If you are interested in any of the stories covered in today's entry, click the links above or you could go to my Amazon author page to view all of my ebooks.
Have a great day!!!
All of this started from Andy B's review of my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico. Andy wanted to know more about certain characters in the story and if there's going to be a sequel. The answer is yes and no. In a way, Rickshaw is a sequel to a short story I wrote in The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, titled, A Flash In Time. It's not a true sequel, but the stories are somewhat related.
As I said yesterday, I wrote out a scene involving a couple of characters from A Flash In Time. They were walking down a trail in what would later be Chalmette, Louisiana. The year is 1753. Again, the scene isn't long, but it's pretty good, at least for a first draft. Yes, I know. All first drafts suck, but the story is pretty good.
Last night, three more scenes popped into my head. I can't go into detail because of spoilers. However, one of the scenes is much like one late in A Flash In Time. Here's the point of this part of my blog entry: If scenes continue to pop up like this, my July Camp NaNoWriMo project may change from Return To Origin to this. Now you see why the post is here instead of my Facebook author page.
Since we are here, it's time for some trivia...
Today in 1989, the bad boy Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 in the NBA Finals. The win put the Pistons up 3-0 in the series. Detroit's Joe Dumars led all scorers with 31 points. James Worthy led the Lakers with 26. The Pistons would go on to sweep the series 4-0 and win the NBA Championship.
Today in 1997, Michael Jordan scored 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 90-88 win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. The Bulls now led the series 3-2. Karl Malone led the Jazz with 19 points. Chicago would go on to win the series 4-2 and become NBA Champions.
Today in 1974, an RBI by Bake McBride was all the St. Louis Cardinals needed to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. WP Lynn McGlothen allowed seven hits and threw six strikeouts. Al Hrabosky got his second save of the season. In a respectable effort, LP Andy Messersmith allowed four hits and struck out four batters. McGlothen improved to 8-3 and Messersmith fell to 6-2.
Today in 1991, Nolan Ryan pitched a complete game shutout as the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0. Ryan allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters. He improved to 4-4 with the win.
Forgot one: Yesterday in 1943, the St. Louis Cardinals spanked the Cincinnati Reds 18-0. Stan Musial went 3-4 and hit 3 RBI's. What was surprising about this game was that with all the runs scored, nobody hit a homerun. Also, WP Mort Cooper pitched a complete game shutout, he allowed five hits and struck out only two batters. Fifteen year old Joe Nuxhall made his major league debut and pitched 2/3 of an inning for the Reds.
If you want to explore and learn more trivia from these games, go to Basketball-Reference.com and Baseball-Reference.com. Note: I am not part of or have any financial interest in either of these websites. I'm just a fan who likes trivia and appreciates the efforts of the people on these websites who make the information available to us.
If you are interested in any of the stories covered in today's entry, click the links above or you could go to my Amazon author page to view all of my ebooks.
Have a great day!!!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Last Place Update - April 18
We have a winner! Congrats to the 2013 Kings of the Cellar Champions, the 20-62 Orlando Magic. All of the beer in the cellar is yours. They edged the 21-61 Charlotte Bobcats by a game. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their sixth game and secured third place at 24-58.
The Magic overtook the Bobcats, who once led by 4.5 games on March 11, by going 2-16 since March 12. Orlando also ended the season with a three game losing streak.
So what happened to the defending champs? Charlotte did some winning and went 8-11 since March 12. Cleveland made a move of their own and went 3-16 during that same stretch.
The 2013 Honorable Mention goes to the 33-49 Portland Trailblazers, who just ended their season with a 13 game losing streak. The Trailblazers actually had a winning record on February 4, at 25-23. Then they went downhill, going 8-26 the rest of the way. It was almost as bad as the 6-28 record Orlando posted during that same stretch.
The Last Place Updates are a tongue-in-cheek look, from a fan's perspective, at the worst teams in whatever professional sport is featured. However it's important to remember that only a tiny percent of our population is even good enough to play for a professional sports team. It doesn't matter if that team wins it all or dwells in the cellar, the vast majority of us, myself included, could never make the first cut for a professional sports team, including those in last place. These players on their worst day could easily beat a team of fans on their best day. It's also important to remember and appreciate that it takes a special kind of athlete to earn the privilege to play for a professional sports team, whether it's for only a season or a long, Hall of Fame career.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning their last game in overtime against the Houston Rockets, 99-95. That win not only clinched the Lakers a playoff berth, it propelled them into the 7th seed. They will play the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. If they continue to play well, the Lakers can do some damage in the playoffs.
The 8th seeded Houston Rockets will also play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. It will be interesting to see James Harden play his former team.
Except for the blurb, my ebook, The Curse, is ready. It is also ready for Createspace. Once I write a satisfactory blurb, the novel will be published on Amazon for the Kindle and paperback.
Congrats to all for another successful NBA season. Good luck to all the teams in the playoffs. May my New Orleans Pelicans contend next year.
Have a great day!!!
The Magic overtook the Bobcats, who once led by 4.5 games on March 11, by going 2-16 since March 12. Orlando also ended the season with a three game losing streak.
So what happened to the defending champs? Charlotte did some winning and went 8-11 since March 12. Cleveland made a move of their own and went 3-16 during that same stretch.
The 2013 Honorable Mention goes to the 33-49 Portland Trailblazers, who just ended their season with a 13 game losing streak. The Trailblazers actually had a winning record on February 4, at 25-23. Then they went downhill, going 8-26 the rest of the way. It was almost as bad as the 6-28 record Orlando posted during that same stretch.
The Last Place Updates are a tongue-in-cheek look, from a fan's perspective, at the worst teams in whatever professional sport is featured. However it's important to remember that only a tiny percent of our population is even good enough to play for a professional sports team. It doesn't matter if that team wins it all or dwells in the cellar, the vast majority of us, myself included, could never make the first cut for a professional sports team, including those in last place. These players on their worst day could easily beat a team of fans on their best day. It's also important to remember and appreciate that it takes a special kind of athlete to earn the privilege to play for a professional sports team, whether it's for only a season or a long, Hall of Fame career.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning their last game in overtime against the Houston Rockets, 99-95. That win not only clinched the Lakers a playoff berth, it propelled them into the 7th seed. They will play the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. If they continue to play well, the Lakers can do some damage in the playoffs.
The 8th seeded Houston Rockets will also play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. It will be interesting to see James Harden play his former team.
Except for the blurb, my ebook, The Curse, is ready. It is also ready for Createspace. Once I write a satisfactory blurb, the novel will be published on Amazon for the Kindle and paperback.
Congrats to all for another successful NBA season. Good luck to all the teams in the playoffs. May my New Orleans Pelicans contend next year.
Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Last Place Update - April 16
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. First of all, thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.
Time to share the beer! That's right. We have a tie. The 20-61 Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic are having a beerfest before the deciding game to see who is this year's Kings of the Cellar. The 24-57 Cleveland Cavaliers returned to the radar and are only a game ahead of the 25-56 Phoenix Suns for the vaunted third place.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 2-2 and Orlando went 1-2. Cleveland went 0-5 to pull ahead of Phoenix, who went 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 37-44 Milwaukee Bucks and the 29-52 Washington Wizards. Each team has a five game losing streak. Milwaukee has a good chance to make it six straight when they finish the season at Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. Washington also finishes their season on the road when they travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls. Again, it could be six straight, but both teams could pull off a win against teams who are resting their starters.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. If Charlotte loses, then they have at least a tie for a repeat championship. If Cleveland loses, then they clinch third place. The Cavaliers should get their loss.
Orlando travels to Miami to take on the Heat. The Heat should spank the Magic, even without their starters, but every now and then, the Magic pull a rabbit out of their hat...but not this time. Orlando should lose and get at least a share of the beer in the cellar. Orlando should topple Charlotte outright and be the 2013 Kings of the Cellar.
Phoenix also ends their season on the road. They hit the rarified air of Denver to take on the Denver Nuggets. This should be an easy loss, because unlike the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference playoff slots are still somewhat fluid and the Nuggets still need to play at their best. Phoenix can clinch a tie for third with a loss and a Cavaliers win.
Other Stuff...
There is a more deserving team for this week's honorable mention, so why weren't they named? It's because that team earned the 2013 Honorable Mention and I wanted to give a couple of other teams a mention.
The final Last Place Update of the NBA season will be posted this week after the last game.
The Los Angeles Lakers finish their season at the Staples Center against the visiting Houston Rockets. The Utah Jazz go to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies. If the Lakers win, they're in. If the Lakers lose and the Jazz win, the Jazz are in.
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day and every major league player wore number 42. It was a fitting tribute to a trailblazer of the game and one of the all-time greats.
If this entry was for baseball, the 2-11 Miami Marlins would be this week's Kings of the Cellar. MLB's Last Place Updates are coming soon. The defending champion 4-9 Houston Astros are two games behind the Marlins.
The final readthrough for my upcoming novel, The Curse, is done. It's now time to put in the adjustments and get that blurb finished. Once that's done, then it will finally be time to publish.
Who will win Kings of the Cellar? Will the Lakers clinch a playoff spot? Who is the 2013 Honorable Mention?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Time to share the beer! That's right. We have a tie. The 20-61 Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic are having a beerfest before the deciding game to see who is this year's Kings of the Cellar. The 24-57 Cleveland Cavaliers returned to the radar and are only a game ahead of the 25-56 Phoenix Suns for the vaunted third place.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 2-2 and Orlando went 1-2. Cleveland went 0-5 to pull ahead of Phoenix, who went 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 37-44 Milwaukee Bucks and the 29-52 Washington Wizards. Each team has a five game losing streak. Milwaukee has a good chance to make it six straight when they finish the season at Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. Washington also finishes their season on the road when they travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls. Again, it could be six straight, but both teams could pull off a win against teams who are resting their starters.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. If Charlotte loses, then they have at least a tie for a repeat championship. If Cleveland loses, then they clinch third place. The Cavaliers should get their loss.
Orlando travels to Miami to take on the Heat. The Heat should spank the Magic, even without their starters, but every now and then, the Magic pull a rabbit out of their hat...but not this time. Orlando should lose and get at least a share of the beer in the cellar. Orlando should topple Charlotte outright and be the 2013 Kings of the Cellar.
Phoenix also ends their season on the road. They hit the rarified air of Denver to take on the Denver Nuggets. This should be an easy loss, because unlike the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference playoff slots are still somewhat fluid and the Nuggets still need to play at their best. Phoenix can clinch a tie for third with a loss and a Cavaliers win.
Other Stuff...
There is a more deserving team for this week's honorable mention, so why weren't they named? It's because that team earned the 2013 Honorable Mention and I wanted to give a couple of other teams a mention.
The final Last Place Update of the NBA season will be posted this week after the last game.
The Los Angeles Lakers finish their season at the Staples Center against the visiting Houston Rockets. The Utah Jazz go to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies. If the Lakers win, they're in. If the Lakers lose and the Jazz win, the Jazz are in.
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day and every major league player wore number 42. It was a fitting tribute to a trailblazer of the game and one of the all-time greats.
If this entry was for baseball, the 2-11 Miami Marlins would be this week's Kings of the Cellar. MLB's Last Place Updates are coming soon. The defending champion 4-9 Houston Astros are two games behind the Marlins.
The final readthrough for my upcoming novel, The Curse, is done. It's now time to put in the adjustments and get that blurb finished. Once that's done, then it will finally be time to publish.
Who will win Kings of the Cellar? Will the Lakers clinch a playoff spot? Who is the 2013 Honorable Mention?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, January 21, 2013
NBA Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The 8-30 Washington Wizards once again repeat as this week's Kings of the Cellar. In terms of games behind, they are in a statistical tie with the 10-32 Cleveland Cavaliers and the Wizards lead the 10-30 Charlotte Bobcats by a game. Since the last update, nobody had an 0-fer. Washington went 2-2, Cleveland went 1-2, and defending champion Charlotte went 1-3.
This week's honorable mention goes to the once mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The 17-23 Lakers are 2-8 in their last ten games, losing their last two. They are also 2-8 on the road since December 7, losing their last five road games. They play Chicago and Memphis on the road on Monday and Wednesday. Then they go home and host Utah on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday.
At this rate, the Wizards will get their tenth win of the season this or next week. Once they do, the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record will be safe for another year. Washington already has more wins than last season's Bobcats. The 1973 76ers were 3-35 after 38 games.
Next losses...
Once again, Washington has a busy week. They finish their West Coast road trip by visiting the Portland Trailblazers tonight and begin their return home by going to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. The Wizards are back home on Friday to play the Chicago Bulls. Then they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Wizards could win a game or two if they play well.
Cleveland has a bit of a homestand this week. They host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. As with the Wizards, this has the makings of an 0-fer week, but the Cavs could pull off at least one win.
Charlotte does have a homestand this week. They host the Houston Rockets tonight, the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. As with their Kings of the Cellar wannabes, this could be an 0-fer and most likely will be. The Bobcats are 4-26 since November 23.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. I wanted this matchup to happen, but that's what I get for picking New England to beat the Ravens. More on this game in another entry.
Duke, Arizona, and Louisville have all lost their status as undefeated this season. On the women's side, Duke is still undefeated at 15-0. Will the Lady Blue Devils continue their streak?
On the flip side, Maryland-Eastern Shore got their first win over the Delaware State Hornets, taking them from the winless ranks. That leaves 0-16 Grambling State as the lone winless team in Division I basketball. On the women's side, Weber State (0-17), Jacksonville State (0-19), and St. Peter's (0-17) still remain among the winless ranks. Who will get their first win or will they have a giant 0-fer?
In a bit of an honorable mention, in NCAA women's basketball, Grambling State has two more wins than their men's team, going 2-16. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers are 1-15 this season. These two teams will play each other on Wednesday.
Have a great day!!!
This week's honorable mention goes to the once mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The 17-23 Lakers are 2-8 in their last ten games, losing their last two. They are also 2-8 on the road since December 7, losing their last five road games. They play Chicago and Memphis on the road on Monday and Wednesday. Then they go home and host Utah on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday.
At this rate, the Wizards will get their tenth win of the season this or next week. Once they do, the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record will be safe for another year. Washington already has more wins than last season's Bobcats. The 1973 76ers were 3-35 after 38 games.
Next losses...
Once again, Washington has a busy week. They finish their West Coast road trip by visiting the Portland Trailblazers tonight and begin their return home by going to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. The Wizards are back home on Friday to play the Chicago Bulls. Then they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Wizards could win a game or two if they play well.
Cleveland has a bit of a homestand this week. They host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. As with the Wizards, this has the makings of an 0-fer week, but the Cavs could pull off at least one win.
Charlotte does have a homestand this week. They host the Houston Rockets tonight, the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. As with their Kings of the Cellar wannabes, this could be an 0-fer and most likely will be. The Bobcats are 4-26 since November 23.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. I wanted this matchup to happen, but that's what I get for picking New England to beat the Ravens. More on this game in another entry.
Duke, Arizona, and Louisville have all lost their status as undefeated this season. On the women's side, Duke is still undefeated at 15-0. Will the Lady Blue Devils continue their streak?
On the flip side, Maryland-Eastern Shore got their first win over the Delaware State Hornets, taking them from the winless ranks. That leaves 0-16 Grambling State as the lone winless team in Division I basketball. On the women's side, Weber State (0-17), Jacksonville State (0-19), and St. Peter's (0-17) still remain among the winless ranks. Who will get their first win or will they have a giant 0-fer?
In a bit of an honorable mention, in NCAA women's basketball, Grambling State has two more wins than their men's team, going 2-16. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers are 1-15 this season. These two teams will play each other on Wednesday.
Have a great day!!!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
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!!
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!!
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