Saturday, November 17, 2007
FLYERS NEWS
After a tough loss to the Rangers in their last game, the Flyers were looking to rebound tonight against the Devils, but they did not. In the battle of the Martys the win went to Brodeur who saved 26 of the 28 shots he faced, while Biron allowed 4 goals in the first 2 periods and was yanked to start the 3rd period in favor of Antero Niittymaki. Even Niittymaki had no answer for New Jersey as he allowed 2 more goals to complete the Devils onslaught. Early on in the 1st period New Jersey jumped out a 2-0 lead on goals by former Flyer Danius Zubrus and Karel Ruchanek. Early in the 2nd period Patrick Elias made it 3-0 Devils. Then late in the period after Mike Richards finally got the Flyers on the board, Jay Pandolfo scored yet another goal to put the Devils up 4-1. Early in the 3rd period Scottie Upshall cut the Devils lead to 4-2 and provided momentary hope of a Flyers comeback but it was not to be. Brian Gionta made it 5-2 Devils minutes later and a minute after that Zach Parisse ended the scoring to seal a 6-2 Devils win. So the Flyers drop to 11-7 and into second place in the Atlantic division, 2 points behind the Rangers.
Friday, November 16, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
Tonight's game pitted two of the youngest teams in the NBA in the Sixers and the Portland Trailblazers and surprisingly it was a well played game. Thanks to a massive rebounding edge, and despite 21 turnovers, the Sixers prevailed. Offensively, Andre Iguodala led the way with 22 points, Andre Miller posted 13 points, Louis Williams dropped 19 points off the bench, and the rookie Jason Smith chipped in with 12 off the bench. Defensively, no one player shined but the Sixers as a team ruled the boards, with 43 to the Trailblazers 30. Early it was all Blazers, with a 7 point lead after 1 quarter and an 18 point lead at the half. At one point in the 3rd Portland led by as much as 25 points, but Iggy and the Sixers chipped and charged back to within 17 at the end of 3 quarters. The 4th quarter then belonged to Sixers as they ripped off 36 points, outscored the Blazers by 21 points, and pull out a thrilling 92-88 win. So the Sixers improve to 3-6, but remain in last place in the Atlantic division.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers engaged in a thriller at the Wachovia center with the New York Rangers tonight. Prior to tonight, the Flyers had been undefeated at home, so when they forced the game into overtime, it seemed a safe bet that they would pull it out. Unfortunately, the Orange black came up short at home for the first time tonight, losing in a shutout. In the end, 26 saves out of 30 shots faced by Marty Biron were not enough and Denis Tolpeko's first career goal went for naught. Early on the Flyers led 1-0 early in the 3rd period on a goal by Jim Dowd. New York tied it up at 1, later in the period. Early in the 2nd period Brendan Shanahan put the rangers ahead 2-1. However, Daniel Briere tied it up again, with a goal later in the period. Early in the 3rd period Peter Prucha pushed New York ahead again, 3-2. Then late in the period Tolpeko poked in his first career goal to tie it at 3. From here Biron and his counterpart Henrick Lundquist shut it down and pushed the game first, into overtime, and then into a shootout. There the Flyers failed to score, while Brendan Shanahan scored the lone goal for a 4-3 Rangers win. So the Flyers drop to 11-6 overall and into a tie for 1st in the Atlantic division with the Rangers.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers were back on the road again tonight in New Orleans to face the Hornets. With this being there 3rd game in 4 nights, they were understandably weary and it showed in the 2nd half as the Hornets pulled away and prevailed. Offensively, Willie Green led the way for the Sixers with 20 points, Andre Miller added 17 and Samuel Dalembert quietly dropped 13. Defensively, the Sixers simply had no answer for Morris Peterson, who pumped in a game high 27 points, while shooting 58.3 % from the field and 66 % from the three point line. The only real positive for the Sixers on this side of the ball is that they outrebounded the Hornets 41-35 as Dalembert pulled down 13 rebounds. Early on the Sixers looked spent, falling behind by 12 twice, and trailing by 6 after the 1st quarter. Somehow they mustered up enough steam to rally back to a 43-43 tie at halftime. Then the Hornets took over, as the exhausted Sixers ran out of gas. New Orleans led by 8 after 3 quarters, and then turned it on in 4th quarter to roll to a 19 point win, by a final score of 95-76. So the Sixers drop to 2-6 and remain in last place in the Atlantic division. They'll probably be down there for a while.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
SIXERS NEWS
Against the tough Dallas Mavericks tonight at the wachovia center, the Sixers chances of winning were slim from the onset, and not surprisingly despite a near triple-double by Andre Iguodala, the Sixers fell hard. Offensively, 5 sixers scored in double figures(Iguodala who also had 8 assists, Samuel Dalembert, Willie Green, Andre Miller, and Kyle Korver). Defensively, Iguodala and Reggie Evans each pulled down 12 rebounds as the Sixers matched Dallas with 47 rebounds. Unfortunately, aside from the rebounding, the Sixers defense was no match for the high-powered Dallas offense which shot nearly 45% from the field. The Sixers actually led early, with a one point lead after the 1st quarter and a 7 point lead at the half(50-43). The Mavericks then went on a 16-2 run to open the 2nd half and looked like they were going to run away it. However, the Sixers battled back one more time, and got back within two late in the 3rd quarter. Then the Mavs turned it up again and pulled away for good, with an 8 point lead heading into the 4th quarter. By the time the smoke finally cleared, the Mavs had rolled to a 15 point win, 99-84. So the Sixers drop to 2-5 overall, and remain in last place in the Atlantic division.
Monday, November 12, 2007
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers continued their home cooking tonight against the Islanders. Marty Biron saved 24 of the 26 shots he faced, Scottie Upshall scored twice early, and Mike Richards scored shorthanded to cap off a Flyers victory. Late in the 1st period Upshall scored to put the Flyers up early 1-0. New York tied it early in the 2nd period on a goal by Mike Sillinger. Late in the 2nd period Upshall scored his 2nd goal on a spectacular breakaway for a 2-1 Flyers lead. Chris Simon scored a fluky goal with about 2 minutes to play in the 2nd period to forge a 2-2 tie. Finally, early in the 3rd period, with the Flyers down 2 men, Mike Richards scored shorthanded for a 3-2 Flyers lead. From there, Biron shut things down for the Islanders, and the Flyers got the win, 3-2. So the Flyers improve to 11-6 overall and remain firmly entrenched in 1st place in the Atlantic Division.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
EAGLES NEWS
It wasn't pretty, in fact it didn't even look good at times, but the bottom line is that when push came to shove, and the Eagles absolutely had to have a play, they got it, while the Redskins did not ,and that ultimately proved to be the difference in today's game. In the end, thanks to 251 yards and 4 TDs from Donovan Mcnabb, and 183 total yards(100 rushing, 83 receiving) and 3 TDs from Brian Westbrook the Eagles prevailed. The Early lead belonged to the Eagles as Westbrook scored from 4 yards out on a shovel pass, midway through the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter Jason Campbell fired a pair of TD passes to James Thrash(yes the former Eagle) to put Washington up 12-7 at the half(the PAT failed after the 1st TD and the 2 point conversion failed after the 2nd TD). Shaun Suisham booted a field to open the 3rd quarter and push the Redskin lead to 15-7. Late in the 3rd Mcnabb hit L.J Smith with an 8 yard TD pass, to cut the lead to 15-13(the Eagles attempted the 2 point conversion for the tie and it failed). Jason Campbell opened the 4th quarter with at TD pass to veteran Keenan Mccardell for a 22-13 lead, and for a fleeting moment it appeared the Eagles were headed to anothe debilitating loss. Then 2 minutes later Mcnabb hit Reggie Brown with a 45 yard TD pass to cut the lead to 22-20 and the Birds were right back in it. Then on their ensuing possession the Skins drove it deep into the Birds territory but fumbled it away, seemingly handing all the momemtum to the Eagles. Unfortunately, Mcnabb was sacked seconds later and fumbled it back. Somehow from there, the Eagles defense stopped the Skins on 7 straight possessions from inside the Eagles 10 yard line. Washington settled for a field goal, to push their lead to 25-20. A minute later on the Eagles ensuing possession Mcnabb fired a screen pass to Westbrook, who then proceeded to zig-zag his way 57 yards for a TD and 26-25 Eagles lead(after another failed 2 point conversion). On the ensuing Skins possession Campbell was sacked and fumbled it away to the Birds deep in Redskin territory. A minute later, Westbrook ran it in from 10 yards out to put the Birds up for good 33-25 ,and that was all she wrote as the Eagles improve to 4-5 overall. So for now their season is saved, but they will have to string together some wins if they still hope to make a run at the playoffs.
SIXERS NEWS
One thing is undeniable about this edition of the Sixers, they're fun to watch. Unfortunately, they're just not very good yet and New Orleans Hornets made sure they knew it tonight. For the Sixers Andre Iguodala led the way with a game high 17 points, Samuel Dalembert had a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and a pair of blocks, and Kyle Korver chipped in with 13 points off the bench. However, after that there wasn't much scoring for the Sixers, as the Hornets defense locked them down, forcing 18 turnovers and countless bad shots. The Sixers actually led early 24-23 after the 1st quarter. Then New Orleans took over from there with a 14 point lead at the half, and a 23 point lead after 3 quarters. The Sixers rallied in the 4th quarter to at least make it respectable, but the Hornets still won easily by 21, 93-72. So the Sixers drop to 2-4 overall. Looks like they're not so good after all.
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