Reading Rockets got their second defeat of the season in an intensive sport performance with a well organized, well motivated and aggressive Thunder team who rolled all the game throughout. The absence of Dave Titmuss, the head coach of the team, because of illness notable influenced the game. Assistant Matt Johnson was dreadfully dissatisfied with a poor display.
Paul Pierce had nineteen points and twelve assists. Kevin Garnett scored twenty-two points and the Celtics broke open a truly tight game in the 4th quarter to beat the
EAST
Allegheny 68, Westminster, Pa. 66
Brown 86, Quinnipiac 79, OT
Bucknell 67, La Salle 66
Cabrini 72, Marywood 61
California, Pa. 75, Pitt.-Johnstown 68
SOUTH
Benedict 90, Lane 75
Bethune-Cookman 52, Stetson 51
Coker 70, Newberry 68
Florida 88, Jacksonville 72
MIDWEST
Buena Vista 76, Clarke 67
Carleton 61, St. John’s, Minn. 59
E. Washington 65, UMKC 54
Gustavus 69, Bethel, Minn. 55
Northwestern 88, Arkansas St. 68
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 70, Missouri St. 51
Baylor 82, MVSU 50
Hardin-Simmons 75, E. Texas Baptist 71
W. Illinois 71, Texas-Pan American 69
The Boston Celtics overcame with a slow start. The Cleveland Cavaliers were not able to overcome the absence of LeBron James. With the National Baseball Association scoring leader missing his 2nd straight match because of a sprained finger, the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 80-70 on yesterday. On Thursday, the Celtics crushed the Knicks 104-59. On Tuesday night,
Jackson has signed a 2-year extention extension to coach the LA Lakers for about twelve million dollars a season. Phil Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame earlier this year. On Wednesday, Jackson met with the Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss and said he was going to accept the offer, a raise from the 3-year contract for thirty million dollars he signed in 2005. Phil Jackson has dated Jerry Buss’ daughter Jeanie since September of 1999.
The SuperSonics could not find a way to counter Bryant, who scored thirty-five points in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 106-99 victory. Seattle has now lost eleven of their thirteen games this season, including their last 5 matches. Los Angeles used the SuperSonics’ futility to break their own 3-game losing streak. Odom scored twenty points for the Lakers, while Bynum added twelve points and ten rebounds, and Fisher scored fourteen points and eight assists.
LeBron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers, scored thirty-eight points, including eleven in overtime, and had thirteen assists to lead the team past the Boston Celtics 109-104. Kobe Bryant, from the Los Angeles Lakers, had thirty-five points to help LA beat the Seattle SuperSonics 106-99. Mike Dunleavy, from the Indiana Pacers, scored thirty points to propel the team over the Denver Nuggets 112-110
Lebron James scored forty-five points yesterday, propelling the Cavaliers to a 97-86 victory over the Timberwolves. Lebron James also had 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Drew Gooden contributed seventeen points and 9 rebounds. The Timberwolves has lost 8 of 9 games this season. Jefferson had thirty points and 8 rebounds for Minnesota. Lebron James has scored at least forty points in twenty National Baseball Association games. He has hit thirty or even more in 5 straight matches against the Timberwolves.
Howard rode the Magic’s surprising success to the National Baseball Association’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. The 6-foot-11, 268-pound franchise center averaged 23.3 points and 13.3 rebounds last week as Orlando compiled 4 consecutive wins. It is already the 2nd time in Dwight Howard’s 3+year National Baseball Association career he’s won this award. Denver’s Allen Iverson won the NBA Western Conference award.
The Celtics won’t go undefeated this year. Howard scored twenty-four points, Lewis had twenty-two, and the Magic sent visiting
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