•Some great close out moments in the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics games tonight. Durant scored last 8 points for the Thunder, including a cold-blooded three with Rudy Gay right in his face with the game tied. Absolutely incredible to watch. Paul Pierce did his own closing out with the Celtics, but his most incredible play didn’t count. As the shot clock ran down with twenty seconds left, Pierce lost the ball, regained and launched a three as the shot clock ran out. Boom. Swish. Was eventually waved off, but still a great play. You can’t count out this team and even I’d they don’t win, the Boston experiment was a success.
•Even if it was in a loss, the 30 points for Dirk is an encouraging sign. He had been so bad the past several games that it just needed to happen. Without Dirk playing his absolute best, the Mavs aren’t contenders.
•The Pacer’s are the third best team in the East, better than the 76er’s. Grange had his career high in points with 30 tonight and that’s jus...
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February 04, 2012
