Boykins
- a small man, but a giant among men with a basketball in his hand.
Boykins
does it again in front of his hometown
The last time the Nuggets faced the Cavaliers, they were
blown out of the building, 92-73.
By halftime, the Nuggets seemed to be slipping
away, as the Cavs led by ten. Lebron James had his usual numbers -- 20 points,
5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
He continually "parted the Red Sea", and finishing with explosive
dunks. On the other end Carmelo Anthony had only 8 points on 3-of-8 shooting.
But the Nuggets stormed back in the third, led by the
little guy. Earl Boykins scored 12 points in the third, capped by an open layup
with .6 seconds left to cut
the Cavaliers lead to just one.
In the fourth, the Nuggets went on a 9-0 run. But the Cavaliers wouldn't quit,
and when Ilgauskas made two free throws with 20 seconds, the Nuggets led by
only two. But Andre Miller made two big free throw, and Lebron missed a three-pointer
to essentially end the game.
What was good about this game is that the even though Carmelo shot poorly
(5-of-12), the still found a way to beat the the Cavs and Lebron, who finished
with 35 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Game Summary written by: Earl
of Littlemen
BONUS: Two game summaries in one!
Boykins Does It Again
Even before the start of the game, i was pretty sure that this is going to
be one fun game to watch, and i wasn't mistaken. I wouldn't have missed this
game for nothing in world, i've been waiting for quite a while to see Earl
Boykins live, and i wasn't dissapointed at all.
Forget the slam dunk contest, what happened between the Denver Nuggets and
Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night went beyond any expectations. Right from the
first quarter, both teams tried to take the lead putting up a great show, with
lots of spectacular plays, the main characters being LeBron James who scored
14 of his 35 points in the first period, and Kenyon Martin who had a magnific
slam-dunk and an alleyup assisted by Earl Boykins. The quarter ended with a
3 pointer at the buzzer from Greg Buckner, giving the Nuggets a fragile 1 point
advantage before the seconf quarter.
Denver's rush from the previous 12 minutes dropped, allowing the Cavaliers
to take the lead, and having with 35 seconds 12 points over the Colorado team.
This wasn't such a great term, at least for the Nuggets who scored only 16
points and Melo Carmelo was pretty washed.
Earl Boykins is clutch indeed!
However, coach George Karl remembered about Earl Boykins the not so very
tall guard but the guy who has a great heart and decided to put the faith
of the
game in his hands. A very good idea it was, as Boykins proved that size
doesn't matter and helped by Andre Miller and Nene he brought the Nuggets
back in
the game, re-establishing the score and giving hopes. Denver finished the
3rd quarter only one point behind.
The last period, was a great one, even better than the first one but there
were some questionable referee calls, one that i can remember was involving
Martin's alleyup that was cancelled. It was a team-quearter where all the players
contributed, Miller, Nene, Martin, Anthony and Boykins. One of the best games
of the whole season ended with a well-deserved victory of Denver Nuggets over
Cleveland Cavaliers 105-101 at Gund Arena.
George Karl seems like the perfect guy to coach this team.
Game Summary written by: rady
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