PLAYERS:
Greg Oden,
Mehmet Okur,
Caron Butler
TEAMS: Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
TEAMS: Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
Props to Oden: We've been dogging him on GMTR this year, but Oden delivered last night with 17 points and 13 boards in the start against the Bulls. Of course, it was against the Bulls and their frontcourt made up of inflatable defenders, so if we're grading on a curve, maybe Oden's line is actually more of a C+ than anything to get lathered up about.
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Game #35: Same sour note vs. Jazz
Pistons (82) / Jazz (99) {box
What a night for another former Piston. Mehmet Okur, aka Mr. Piston killer, didn’t miss a single shot in the first quarter scoring 15 of his game high 22. He only missed one shot all night. Memo ended up going 8/9 from the field, 3/3 from three and ...
On The Verge Of Something Great, The Miami Heat Need To Decide
image viaI'm a Shawn Marion addict.No lie.The affinity I have for oversized-3/undersized-4 forwards ties directly back to Marion. Quick on the touch pass, funky release, tremendous man-defender, great in transition, not an awesome handle, can't create his own shot, can nail open looks from ...
Okur Scores Career-High 43, Jazz Gives Pacers Sour Note 120-113
The Utah Jazz have been the beneficiaries of taking on recent opponents who are on lengthy road trips, with the end result being wins on the Jazz’ side. Monday night brought a matchup between the Jazz and Indiana Pacers at Energy Solutions Center in which center Mehmet Okur poured in a career-high 43 points; Utah would [...]
NBA Forum Discussions















