How the Ball Balls Dropped: Just Like Old Times

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Knicks (121), Suns (96)

Amare leads with 23pts as the team cruised to victory with 17 3pt markers, in a high-octane offense called by Coach D'Antoni... Sounds like the Suns just a few years back, eh? Unfortunately for Arizona, we're talking about the squad from the Big Apple now. Amar'e got a loud ovation in his return to the desert, and definitely owned the show, powering his team to a blowout. The biggest storyline for the day though is how the Suns started Josh Childress at center. At CENTER. WHUT?!?!

Hornets (97), Lakers (101)

Let's do good-news-bad-news. The bad? The killer B's are hurt. Matt Barnes left early with a strained knee, and Steve Blake seemed to hurt his ankle at the fourth. The good? Well, the team won. And Kobe now surpasses Oscar Robertson as the ninth all-time leading scorer. Next on the Mamba's list... Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. (He needs about 200+ more points. Well within reach to beat this season).

Raptors (102), Celtics (122)

Too busy drooling over Blake Griffin or John Wall? Well there's a new rook surprise in town. Luke Harangody. In a team filled with future hall-of-famers, getting minutes is gold for a rookie. And Luke certainly made good use of his newfound moolah. Almost kinda feels like a created player in My-Player mode in 2K games finally getting minutes in his team and working his way up in the league. Well if that's the case, then we have to expect a string of 50+ games from this guy pretty soon.

Heat (101), Bucks (95) OT

Miami has now won 20 of their last 21 games. And the whole doubters nation have now said "well you're supposed to do that. pfff." Has Miami's recent success really thrown them into NBA irrelevancy these days? 

Spurs (90), Pacers (87)

Tyler Hansbrough had a breakout game, and it seemed the Pacers were on their way to handing San Antonio a 3-game slide. Until they scored just one field-goal in the fourth quarter. The San Antonio defense in that last canto was just HNL (ho' nutha' level).

Rockets (95), Magic (110)

When Dwight Howard gets just 13pts and 11rbds in just about 26minutes of action, and the team still wins by a huge margin, you know things are lookin' up for the other Florida team. Six players were in double figures (two others had 8), with three of them getting more than 16pts. Wow. Pat Riley suddenly got a lil' competition for GM of the year.

Nets (77), Wizards (97)

The Wizards have yet to win a road game this season. So might as well try to win some at home. They raced to an early 18pt lead in the first quarter and never looked back from there. Just what you'd expect when the Machine goes 1 of 14 from the field. Faulty electrical wiring perhaps?

Bulls (99), 76ers (105)

Remember this? Well Philly certainly did. They got extra motivation to exact revenge and so they did, getting a lot of contribution all over the roster. Seven players had 8pts or more for the Sixers, while the Bulls had 2 starters failing to score a single point. I'm starting to like the whole contraction idea. 11 games are damn hard to cover.

Trailblazers (108), Timberwolves (98)

Wesley Matthews continues to prove he's every penny's worth the Blazers gave him. And on a losing effort, Love got his 17th 20-15 game this season. Howard lead that number last year, but with just 19. It'd be a crime if this guy doesn't get in the All-Star game.  

Jazz (99), Grizzlies (110)

Whoah! Boo-Ray aside, the Grizz are startin' to look legit. They just concluded a three game win streak, and it aint just any win streak. The teams they beat? Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Utah Jazz. 17 steals (!) for Memphis did the trick in this game. They actually lead the league in that category now with 9.8 take aways per contest. So now they're good at stealin' and gamblin'. Watch out Vegas. 

Cavaliers (98), Warriors (116)

“I don’t want to beat a dead horse but it’s good when we’ve got a full roster,”

That's right Cleveland. David Lee just called you a dead horse. Sounds about right though. With Sacramento's win last night, and Cleveland's 9th straight defeat, the Cavs are now officially the worst team in the league with an 8-28 record. Congratulations Dan!