'Nasty News - Traversing Time & Space' Vol: 68

Bucks Claim Darnell Jackson Off Waivers
The Milwaukee Bucks have been awarded the contract of forward Darnell Jackson (6-9, 253) on a waiver claim, General Manager John Hammond announced today. Since Jackson was waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 23, after the March 1 waiver deadline for playoff eligibility, he will not participate in the 2010 postseason.

Jackson, 24, was originally selected out of Kansas by the Miami Heat in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft, before being traded to Cleveland for a 2009 second round draft pick.

nasty daddy · Post #1169 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:46 pm

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nasty daddy · Post #1170 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:47 pm

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nasty daddy · Post #1171 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:47 pm

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nasty daddy · Post #1172 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:47 pm

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nasty daddy · Post #1173 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:48 pm

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nasty daddy · Post #1174 » by **nasty daddy** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:51 pm

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Oklahoma City Releases Shakur
The Oklahoma City Thunder released guard Mustafa Shakur, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Shakur, who was signed to a 10-day contract on March 16, did not appear in a game with Oklahoma City.

nasty daddy · Post #1175 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:47 am

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300325010

Craig Smith scored a season-high 25 points and had 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday night to break an 11-game road losing streak.

The Rockets were led by Ariza and Aaron Brooks, who had 18 points apiece, and Luis Scola added 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Drew Gooden scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds for Los Angeles, Davis scored 16 and Gordon had 14.

nasty daddy · Post #1176 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:48 am

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300325004

His game was well-rounded, even if he did score only 12 points, as his Miami Heat rolled over the Chicago Bulls 103-74 in one of the most lopsided games of the season for either team.

In 29 minutes, Wade had 10 assists and five rebounds. He entered averaging 26.5 points. Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points, shooting 9 of 14 against a soft Chicago defense, while Michael Beasley scored 15 and Udonis Haslem 14.

Hakim Warrick led the Bulls with 14 points while Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose had 12 apiece.

nasty daddy · Post #1177 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:00 am

http://www.nba.com/games/20100326/DETNJ ... 0020901077

Pistons-Nets Preview
With a surprisingly easy victory their last time out, the New Jersey Nets put themselves in good position to avoid the NBA's worst all-time record. All they have to do is earn one win over their final 11 games. The Nets will try to end the suspense early and record their first back-to-back victories in nearly a year Friday night against the visiting Detroit Pistons, losers of six in a row. New Jersey (8-63) steadily pulled away from Sacramento over each quarter Wednesday night en route to a 93-79 victory that snapped a franchise-record 14-game home losing streak and a string of eight straight overall defeats. Brook Lopez led the way with 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Devin Harris added 24 points. "It's always a nice feeling to win," Harris said. "It's been a rough year for all of us. It's a good feeling to see guys cheerful back in the locker room and excited about coming to work tomorrow. Hopefully, we can hang onto this and carry it into the next game."

The performance helped New Jersey move within one win of assuring no worse than a 9-73 finish, which would match the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers' league record. The remaining 11 games appear to give the Nets opportunities to avoid that dubious mark. They'll play six games against opponents currently below .500 and three against Charlotte and Chicago - two of the six teams they've beaten. New Jersey has dropped three straight and 11 of 13 to the Pistons (23-48), but both of those victories have come over the last three matchups at the Izod Center. In a 97-93 loss there Feb. 2, New Jersey trailed by two with 19 seconds left. Four days later in Detroit, they rallied to within a point midway through the fourth quarter but came up short again in a 99-92 defeat. This time, the Nets will face a Pistons team that's dropped 13 of 15 overall and nine in a row away from home for its worst road skid since 11 straight defeats Dec. 4, 2001-Jan. 11, 2002.

The Pistons lost 104-79 at Cleveland on Sunday and were beaten 98-83 at home by Indiana two days later. After topping 100 points against those teams in its previous two games, Detroit has averaged 81.0 on 38.9 percent shooting during its latest two losses. Leading scorer Richard Hamilton, who averages 17.8 points, has missed 19 of his last 23 shots. Hamilton, however, has shined in his last six games in New Jersey, averaging 24.2 points on 56.7 percent shooting. He's also led Detroit with 19.5 points per game in this season's two wins. Lopez has paced the Nets with 23.5 points on 67.9 percent shooting, while Harris has averaged 22.5 points and 10.5 assists. New Jersey last won back-to-back games April 11-13.

nasty daddy · Post #1178 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:01 am

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/03/25/rock ... index.html

Rockets' Martin to sit out game with sore shoulder
Houston's Kevin Martin was set to miss the Rockets' game with the Los Angeles Clippers because of a sore left shoulder.

Martin, who is listed day to day, has averaged almost 22 points and 3.3 rebounds in the 17 games since he was traded to the Rockets. The 6-foot-7 player was acquired from Sacramento in the three-team deal that sent Tracy McGrady to the Knicks on Feb. 18.

The eight points he scored on Wednesday night in a 122-104 loss to Oklahoma City were the fewest he'd scored since joining the team.

nasty daddy · Post #1179 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:03 am

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points and started the celebration while dribbling out the clock after the Bulldogs forced Syracuse into its 18th turnover.

Veasley finished with 13 points and three steals. Ronald Nored finished with five steals and hit a 3-pointer to start the decisive run.

Wes Johnson had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Orange, the second No. 1 seed to go down. Northern Iowa stunned top-ranked Kansas in the second round of the Midwest Regional last weekend.

nasty daddy · Post #1180 » by **nasty daddy** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:05 am

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840277

Jones led the Big East tournament champions with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Butler finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Justin Holiday scored 14 and added eight rebounds for the Huskies (26-10), who were at a disadvantage after leading scorer Quincy Pondexter picked up his third foul with 4:27 left in the first half. Pondexter didn't score his first basket until 2:30 into the second half, and finished with seven points.

Point guard Isaiah Thomas scored 13 before fouling out with 2:41 left. The Huskies had a nine-game win streak snapped. The Pac-10 tournament champions were trying to become only the fourth school seeded 11th or lower to reach the round of eight.