Although the New Jersey Nets set an NBA record in the process, it was one they didn’t want. After losing 18 straight games to start the NBA schedule, the Nets finally won on Friday night – 97-91 over the Charlotte Bobcats in New Jersey. The Nets outscored the Bobcats 29-22 in the 4th quarter to pull off the 6-point win. It was new head coach Kiki Vandeweghe’s 1st game at the helm. Vandeweghe had this to say about the win: “For me, I ws happy for the players. This has been a bit of a struggle. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. It was tough, tough on everybody.”
Brook Lopez led the way for the Nets with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Lee pitched in 27 points while Devin Harris also contributed 16 points and 8 assists.
The Nets are now 1-18. They trail the Celtics by 14.5 games in the Atlantic Division of the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Next up for the Nets are road games against the Knicks in New York on Sunday and against the Bulls in Chicago on Tuesday.
We have some great conference championship games today:
12 Noon – #5 Cincinnati v. #15 Pittsburgh in the Big East Championship Game
4PM – #1 Florida v. #2 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game
8PM – #3 Texas v. #2 Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game
There are a lot of implications for today’s BCS Championship picture, especially if some of the “underdogs” win. Here’s how it will all shape up.
If Florida defeats Alabama and Texas defeats Nebraska, then Florida and Texas will square off in the BCS Championship Game in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl on January 7, 2010. And if Alabama “upsets” Florida, then they would match up against the Longhorns.
The big question comes up if Nebraska beats Texas. Then we would we see a rematch of the Florida-Alabama game in the BCS Championship Game? Or would that allow an undefeated TCU (currently #4) or an undefeated Cincinnati (assuming they defeat Pittsburgh today) to slide into the BCS Championship Game?
Cincinnati ultimately has the most to lose today. While Texas and the loser of the SEC Championship Game will still likely get selected for a BCS Bowl Game, if Cincinnati loses, they will definitely not get picked for one of the other big 4 bowls.
Should be fun to watch today – about 12 straight hours of unbelievably good college football action – we can’t wait…
Never in my life did I think I would be saying Allen Iverson is emotional, but I guess after we find out Tiger Woods liked to pop pills and have sex there is nothing that can shock me.
