NBA SUNDAY

Tonight's first game of the evening was the NEW YORK KNICKS vs LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS. The Clippers recently have dropped in the standings in the west and were currently in 3rd place in the west so this game was very big for them.The New York knicks have had troubles of there own. At the beginning of the season the Knicks were predicted to be a strong contender in the east for the eastern conference title but lately in there games its looked every thing but great. First quarter the Los Angeles Clippers serge out to a great lead to get in front of the New york knicks 22-17. Second quarter the Clippers keep there momentum and continue dominating the Knicks out scoring them for the second quarter 30-27. The knicks knowing they needed to find a way to catch up because the game was slipping out of there hands, they came out as different team at the beginning of the third quarter. Third quarter the knicks came out with a dominating performance out scoring the clippers 26-19. But in the fourth quarter the Clippers came back stronger then ever and more dominant then ever out scoring the knicks 31-18, going on to win the game. Leading scorers for the Clippers were Jamal Crawford with 27 points, Blake Griffin with 12 rebounds, and Chris Paul with 7 ast. Leading Scorers for the Knicks were Carmelo Anthony with 42 points, Tyson Chandler with 11 rebounds, and Raymond Felton with 5 ast. The Clippers would go on to win it 102-88.

Tonight's second match-up of the evening was one a of the biggest rivalry games. MIAMI HEAT vs. LOS ANGELES LAKERS. (Kobe Bryant vs Lebron James) The Miami heat came into this game as being the top team in the east and the 3rd best record in the league. The Los Angles Lakers  had alot of problems throughout there organization but the players all knew that they had to put everything aside and come out to do what they are payed to do which is to play basketball. The lakers before this game had a record of 24-27, and there task before the all-star break was to get above 500. The first quarter both teams were very evenly match but the Lakers would out score the heat in the first quarter 26-25. Second quarter the heat would take back the one point and would win the battle and would out score the lakers 28-27. Second half the Miami heat came out very strong and out scored the Lakers 25-20 in the third quarter. Fourth quarter the Miami heat came out strong once again to finish off the game out scoring the lakers again 29-24 and going on to win the game. Leading scorers for the Miami heat were Lebron James with 32 points, Chris Bosh with 11 rebounds, Dwayne Wade with 5 ast. Leading scorers for the Lakers were Kobe Bryant with 28 points and 9 ast.