Howard was his typical beastly self last night. (Flickr/Keith Allison)
[Read the full, original post at Dimemag.com]
Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard put up 13 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 3 turnovers in 33 minutes of an easy victory over the Rockets last night. He shot 71 percent (5-7) from the floor and 75 percent (3-4) from the free throw line. His scoring, rebounding and blocks are down this year, and his turnovers are up from last season, but you know what you’re getting with Howard.
Notable lines:
Trevor Ariza – 1-10 FG (10%), 4-4 FT (100%), 6 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO
Jameer Nelson – 6-11 FG (55%), 1-2 FT (50%), 2 3ptm, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 TO
Anthony Randolph – 5-14 FG (36%), 2-2 FT (100%), 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 8 Blk, 1 TO
Stephen Curry – 6-13 FG (46%), 2-2 FT (100%), 3 3ptm, 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO
Michael Redd – 8-21 FG (38%), 15-15 FT (100%), 1 3ptm, 32 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO
Amar’e Stoudemire – 11-16 FG (69%), 13-16 FT (81%), 35 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO
J.R. Smith – 15-25 FG (60%), 1-6 FT (17%), 10 3ptm, 41 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast
LeBron James – 14-30 FG (47%), 5-7 FT (71%), 1 3ptm, 34 Pts, 16 Reb, 10 Ast, 2 TO
Waiver wire watch:
Yi Jianlian, Quentin Richardson, Joel Anthony, Udonis Haslem, Jarrett Jack, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Jerryd Bayless, Juwan Howard
Injuries:
Paul Millsap (concussion): also needed 10 stitches for his mouth, check his status
Paul Pierce (knee): out for two weeks
Tyson Chandler (foot): out for at least a week, probably more
Andrew Bynum (illness): was sick recently and has an upper respiratory illness
Jermaine O’Neal (groin): hurt it early in last night’s game
Brandon Roy (shoulder): will have MRI today
Gilbert Arenas (thigh): probably not serious, monitor his status
Kobe Bryant (knee): tweaked it Tuesday, should be OK
Rafer Alston (back): day-to-day
Who to watch tonight:
No one. Happy Christmas Eve!
For next week:
4 games – CHA, CLE, IND, LAL, MIN, NY, OKC, PHI, SAC, SA
3 games – ATL, BOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, GS, HOU, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJ, NO, ORL, PHO, POR, TOR, UTA, WAS
2 games – DET, LAC