The Celtics had another night off, but many other teams shined in exciting match ups. Here's today's NBA recap.- The Washington Wizards defeated the Houston Rockets, carried by rookie stud John Wall, who netted his first career triple-double (19 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds.) I've been impressed with how Wall has been playing, and this performance just proves that he no doubt deserved the first overall selection honors. I didn't know if Wall was going to be good in the pros, as I thought he wouldn't live up to the hype, but he is without a question proving me and other naysayers wrong.
- Minnesota finally won a game, mostly due to Michael Beasley's 42 points. Though this is only Beasley's third season, many have called him a bust (deservedly so for his play thus far.) However, on a bad team like the Timberwolves, Beasley could shine (as he did last night.) This could easily be a fluke, but I am willing to bet that Beasley will definitely show more flashes of brilliance in Minnesota. Will he ever live up to his #2 overall selection? Maybe not, but he could still turn into a solid 4th/5th wheel for a championship team some day.
- David Lee scored 28 points and 10 rebounds in his first game against the Knicks since playing for them last season. The GSW's other starters also all went into double-figures, along with Reggie Williams off the bench. This team has a very high scoring starting five, and could be the Phoenix Suns of the new decade; high scoring, but giving up a lot on defense too. Despite 6 players going into double figures, the Knicks lost by only 5. The GSW will have to improve their defense if they want tobe true contenders.
-Atlanta lost their third game in a row after starting off the season 6-0. Jordan Crawford, Cleveland's new basketball hero scored a career high eleven points off the bench. It should be noted that Atlanta was without small-forward Marvin Williams, as the Hawks are 1-3 since he got injured.
-The sub-par Charlotte Bobcats beat the more sub-par Toronto Raptors, thanks to a steal by Stephen Jackson, the guy who looked crazier than Ron Artest during the infamous brawl. It was the "Sub-Par" Bowl, but sadly, there was no ESPN coverage. Six Bobcats were in double-figures, which lead to the win. Depth and sharing the wealth is the BIGGEST key to basketball. When will people realize this? My theory is that the team that has more scorers than the other will win the game. I don't have stats to back this up, unless someone were to challenge me on this point. I guarantee 9 times out of 10 the team with more different scorers will win the game. The Minnesota/Sacramento game last night is an exception to the theory.
Tonight the Celtics will be taking on the Miami Heat, in a rematch of the Opening Day game. Though I love how the Celtics have been playing lately, it won't work against the Heat. The Heat are hungry to destroy the Celtics after the embarrassing loss in Boston. The Celtics cannot be lackadaisical early on and then turn it on in the fourth quarter against this team, because the game will be lost if the Celtics don't bring it early.
MVP of the Night: Close one between John Wall and Michael Beasley, but I'm going with Beasley, because he single-handedly one that game for Minnesota, thus halting my depth theory.
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