One thing that did not happen too much last year was winning for the New Jersey Nets. They won their season opener and hope to erase memories of last year. The Miami Heat got in sync as they won over the Clippers, and the Golden State Warriors win a barn burner 132-128 against the Rockets. Monte Ellis tied a career high with 46 points:
The first night of NBA action for the 2010 season and it all ended in dramatic fashion. LeBron James put up 31 points in his debut with the Miami Heat but it wasn’t enough as they lost to the Celtics 88-80. The Lakers would unveil their newly acquired banner as well as their rings on their opening night. They would go on to beat the Rockets 112-110:
The Miami Heat kept the game close in the first half but Ray Allen added a cushion with 5 three’s in the second half. The Celtics advance to face…Hold on one second. The Cleveland Cavaliers were to much for the Chicago Bulls to handle, even with Derrick Rose scoring 31 pts. The Cavaliers meet up with the Celtics starting on Saturday (TBD). The Dallas Mavericks keep themselves alive thanks to Caron Butler’s 35 pts. San Antonio still leads the series 3-2 and heads home to try and finish off the Mavs. The Los Angeles Lakers get a total team effort and steam roll the Oklahoma City Thunder taking a 3-2 series lead.
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Dwayne Wade ran all over the Boston Celtics by scoring 46 and was able to extend the series for the Miami Heat to one more game in Boston. LeBron James took care of business against the Chicago Bulls by putting up 37 pts 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his 5th playoff career triple double and giving the Cleveland Cavaliers a 3-1 series lead. George Hill and the Spurs were just to much for the Mavericks to handle as they came back from a 14 pt deficit and now lead the series 3-1. Carlos Boozer owned the lower block scoring 31 pts and tearing down 13 rebounds as the Jazz take a 3-1 series lead
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