PLAYERS:
Paul George,
Jeff Green,
Bernard James,
Vince Carter,
Jason Smith,
Gary Payton,
Ryan Anderson,
Russell Westbrook,
Kevin Durant,
Jarrett Jack,
David Lee,
Tony Parker,
Tim Duncan,
Brook Lopez,
Rudy Gay,
Jeff Teague,
Jeremy Lin
TEAMS: Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks
TEAMS: Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks
Sweat Chugging Kobe. Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images
Controversial: The battle between the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers came down to the wire with some controversial calls/no-calls. Down 4 with less than 13 seconds on the clock, the Blazers in bounds the ball to Nic Batum, who hits the jumper in the corner to cut the lead. The controversy was over whether Batum’s shot was a three or a two. You can decide below.
As you can see, it seemed pretty clear it was worth three points. No matter, the Blazers still had a chance to tie this game up via the foul game. Unfortunately, the Blazers would be victims to another officiating mistake.
Blow Outs: There were a lot of guts spewed on Friday night, with 3 teams defeating their opponents by a margin of at least 25 points. After a beat down from Miami Heat on Thursday, the Chicago Bulls took care of the Charlotte Bobcats on the road. The Bulls had 37 assists on 42 field goals in the 30 point victory.
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