Recap Haiku: January 7th, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

San Antonio 90 at Indiana 87:
Timmy and Tyler 
Lead their teams but only
Tim tastes victory

New Jersey 77 at Washington 97
Are you Kidding me?
I Watched very briefly but
Twas nothing to see

Chicago 99 at Philadelphia 105
Surprise, Chicago
A big third for the Sixers
Ended things so soon

Toronto 102 at Boston 122
Harangody, Raps
He's nothing at which to sneeze
As you discovered

Portland 108 at Minnesota 98 
Wes Matthews made sure
To bury the Timberwolves
With huge second Q

Houston 95 at Orlando 110
Run but you can't hide, 
Rockets, As J-Rich destroys
hopes for victory

Utah 99 at Memphis 110
Both teams played hard
But only one turned the
ball over too much

Miami 95 at Milwaukee 101
So close but so far
Milwaukee rode Boykins and
Bouges to no avail


New Orleans 97 at Los Angeles (Lakers) 101
David West and Pau
Face off and how they shined
A good fight, Hornets

Cleveland 98 at Golden State 116
Monta powers Dubs
A win over Cleveland I
didn't really watch

New York 121 at Phoenix 96
I expected this
Please, Phoenix front office, blow
this whole thing sky high

Recap Haiku: January 6th, 2011

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Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Thunder 99, Mavericks 95
Tale of Two Half Mavs.
They came out scorching early,
But fizzled out late.

Kings 122, Nuggets 102
All Kings, All the time.
Tyreke looks like his old self,
And Nuggets just sucked

Recap Haiku: January 5th, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Magic 97, Bucks 87
Battle of the bigs:
Superman versus Bogut.
Wasn't even close.

Sixers 109, Wizards 97
John Wall can pass.
14 assists on the night,
Only 1 turnover.

Nets 96, Bulls 94
Machine won the game,
After nearly losing it
With a silly foul.

Raptors 120, Cavaliers 105
Cavs were up fifteen.
And they ended up losing,
Also by fifteen.

Celtics 105, Spurs 103
An exciting game,
Rondo had triple-double,
22(!) assists.

Bobcats 108, Timberwolves 105 OT
DJ Augustin
Scored 8 in last two minutes,
To force OT win.

Warriors 110, Hornets 103
24 for Paul,
But only two in the fourth.
Not MVP like.

Trailblazers 103, Rockets 100
Great game for Speed,
45 on 18 shots,
But had little help.

Hawks 110, Jazz 87
Johnson and Crawford,
Had 54 combined points.
That's firepower.

Clippers 106, Nuggets 93
Bill Simmons was right.
Blake is an unreal talent,
A true joy to watch.

Lakers 99, Suns 95
Suns went big tonight,
Hoping to match Lakers size.
It didn't work well.

Recap Haiku: January 4th, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Knicks 128, Spurs 115
Did Pop just give up?
Or did Knicks just beat the Spurs?
Little bit of both.

Heat 101, Bucks 89
Heat are "Cerberus".
Mythical Three-Headed Dog,
That guarded Hell's gates.

Bulls 111, Raptors 91
Might not win title.
But if I was contender,
Don't give me the Bulls.

Grizzlies 110, Thunder 105
Tony Allen scored!
He beat you with 19 points!
TONY "Ray" ALLEN!

Mavericks 84, Trailblazers 81
Caron out for year,
But Aldridge had little help,
Couldn't win alone.

Hawks 108, Kings 102
Kings comeback fell short.
Mainly 'cause their defense sucked.
Hawks backcourt killed them.

Lakers 108, Pistons 83
Pistons unlucky.
I wouldn't want to play Champs,
Coming out of slump.

Recap Haiku: January 3rd, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Heat 96, Bobcats 82
LBJ and Wade,
A pairing for the ages.
Tonight they showed why.

Magic 110, Warriors 90
He stood up on high,
The Prodigal Turk returned.
His speech was brief: "Ball".

Celtics 96, Timberwolves 93
Love is not enough.
Despite a great three quarters,
The Wolves collapsed late.

Hornets 84, 76ers 77
Sixers tried comeback,
But it wasn't meant to be.
NO CHAPU FOR YOU!

Nuggets 113, Rockets 106
Ziller mapped scorers.
Carmelo must've read it,
Bested Speedracer.

Jazz 102, Pistons 97
T-Mac's Legacy:
To put up great statistics,
But to no avail.

Recap Haiku: January 2nd, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Knicks 98, Pacers 92
Knicks were on a slide.
Needed a win for morale,
And STAT provided.

Hawks 107, Clippers 98
A Strong Second Half,
And a Big Game from JoJo,
Led Hawks past Blake's Clips.

Celtics 93, Raptors 79
Return of Rondo,
Meant Rejuvenated Pierce
And Big Baby too.

Mavericks 104, Cavaliers 95
Matrix Reloaded
He did well in Dirk's absence,
Leading Mavs to win.

Kings 94, Suns 89
Haters Gonna Hate,
But they can't stop DeMarcus.
Neither could the Suns.

Trailblazers 100, Rockets 85
Little Patty Mills
Had career highs in points, steals.
Not bad Mr. Aussie.

Grizzlies 104, Lakers 85
What's up with LA?
They don't look like Champions.
Lets wait for Playoffs.

Recap Haiku: January 1st, 2011

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Bulls 100, Cavaliers 91
Cavs won each quarter,
Except for the crucial third,
Where they scored nine points.

Hornets 92, Wizards 81
CP3 and Wall
But Matchup of the game was
Ariza and Young.

Heat 114, Warriors 107
Dubs had a hot start,
But then regressed to the mean.
Heat's Big Three played great.

Timberwolves 103, Nets 88
Machine led the Nets
Which is a terrible sign,
And why Wolves won big.

Nuggets 104, Kings 86
Carmelo came back,
But Nuggets didn't need him,
Not to beat the Kings.

Spurs 101, Thunder 74
Game of Old and Young.
Experience and great D
Won the Spurs the game.

Bucks 99, Mavericks 87
Three game losing streak,
All three without Nowitzki.
Mavs need their German.

Jazz 98, Grizzlies 92
Z-Bo keeps rolling
But Grizzlies fall once again
This time to good team.

Recap Haiku: December 22nd, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.  I apologize for not doing one yesterday, I was still too traumatized by the events of the last Kings game, but we're now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Hawks 98, Cavaliers 84
Jo Jo at his best
Still not worth a max contract
But he's very good.

Bulls 87, Wizards 80
Chicago's Big Three
Rose, Boozer, and Joakim
Is really quite good.

Pistons 115, Raptors 93
Another Big Lead
This time the Pistons held it
Led by Rip's face mask.

Knicks 112, Thunder 98
Raymond Felton, y'all
Most underrated pickup?
To this blogger, yes.

Celtics 84, 76ers 80
14 straight for C's
Despite tons of injuries
This team is so deep.

Hornets 105, Nets 91
Okafor Ballin,
Thornton and West helping out,
Makes CP3 glad.

Jazz 112, Timberwolves 107
"Never say Never"
That's the Jazz motto this year.
ANOTHER comeback.

Spurs 109, Nuggets 103
My condolences
To Carmelo Anthony
Who lost his sister.

Rockets 97, Clippers 92
Griffin is unreal
But he needs his team to help,
Night in and Night out.

Recap Haiku: December 20th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Jazz 101, Cavaliers 90
Sloan tied Pat Riley,
For the third-most coaching wins.
But he doesn't care.

Wizards 108, Bobcats 75
Since the Gilbert trade,
Wizards have been playing well.
Most of all, Nick Young.

Hawks 91, Magic 81
It's gonna take time,
For chemistry to happen.
Wasn't there last night.

Pacers 94, Hornets 93
Granger shoots for win
And Dunleavy gets the tip.
What a great ending.

Mavericks 98, Heat 96
Dallas hates the Heat,
Who they lost a title to.
Poured it on last night.

Spurs 118, Suns 110
Nobody better,
Than the Spurs are as of now.
Who knows when they'll lose.

Trailblazers 106, Bucks 80
Jennings out for weeks,
So Dooling starts in his place.
Bit of a drop-off.

Rockets 121, Warriors 112
Ellis v. Martin.
That's always a fun matchup.
Martin has more help.

Clippers 113, Timberwolves 90
Griffin and Gordon.
Two great pieces to build on.
Clips will be scary.

Recap Haiku: December 19th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Lakers 120, Raptors 110
Raps aren't giving up,
Gave the Lakers their best shot,
But wasn't enough.

Nets 89, Hawks 82
Plus-Minus is flawed
Sasha was +23!
Hawks hate the Machine.

Celtics 99, Pacers 88
Coach Jim O'Brien
Playing T.J. Ford and Jones
Over Roy, D.C.

Rockets 102, Kings 93
Kings have two bright spots:
Cousins is learning quickly.
Also, top 4 pick!

Pistons 111, Hornets 108 OT
Gordon on Fire.
Looked like his Bulls days again.
It was Bynum-ite.

Suns 113, Thunder 110
Grant Hill for 30!
Outscoring Kevin Durant!
Who says he's too old?

Recap Haiku: December 18th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Heat 95, Wizards 94
Low B-Ball IQ:
Thing McGee and Blatche both have.
Nick Young was Ballin'

76ers 97, Magic 89
Big trade for Magic
Meant only 8 men could play.
Advantage Sixers.

Cavaliers 109, Knicks 102 OT
Three L's in a row
For the slumping New Yorkers.
Yay, media hype!

Clippers 100, Bulls 99
Rose got to the line.
Had to hit both for OT.
He missed the second.

Jazz 95, Bucks 86
Utah's go-to move:
Get down by double digits
Then come back and win.

Spurs 112, Grizzlies 106 OT
This Spurs team is fun.
So are the Grizzlies at times,
When they aren't stupid.

Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 113
Career-High for Love
But not enough to get win.
Total bummer dude.

Trailblazers 96, Warriors 95
Great night to watch games.
Most went down to the wire.
That is sooo Wesley.

Recap Haiku: December 17th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Pacers 108, Cavs 99
Blow it up Cavs.
Trade everyone and start fresh.
Rebuild through the draft.

Lakers 93, 76ers 81
Hawes against LA.
He is a Lakers Killer,
Rest of team isn't.

Thunder 102, Kings 87
DeMarcus Cousins
Improving by leaps and bounds.
But Kings still losing.

Heat 113, Knicks 91
Knicks were overhyped.
James got his Triple-Double,
And Heat got the win.

Raptors 98, Nets 92
Bargnani, a star?
He sure was against the Nets,
Outplayed Brook Lopez.

Clippers 109, Detroit 88
Clips with a blowout,
Surprisingly on the road.
Pistons are a mess.

Hawks 90, Bobcats 85
Joe Johnson returned,
Had a so-so performance.
But it was enough.

Hornets 100, Jazz 71
After some bench time,
Thornton is back to 6th man.
Its about damn time.

Rockets 103, Grizzlies 87
Dominant first half
For the streaky Rockets
Means an easy win.

Mavericks 106, Suns 91
Dirk and Steve: Old Buds
But Dirk got the best of him,
Since Nash left early.

Trailblazers 107, Timberwolves 102
With Brandon Roy out,
Rudy had a career night.
Aren't you glad you stayed?

Recap Haiku: December 16th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Nets 97, Wizards 89
Nets are 1-0
With Vujacic on the Team.
Sasha is Machine.


Celtics 102, Hawks 90
Jason Collins starts?
Are you effing kidding me?
Has to be Blackmail.


Spurs 113, Nuggets 112
Manu, the Poo God
Again hit the Game-winner.
Then he got the stop.

Recap Haiku: December 15th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Celtics 118, Knicks 116
Show at the Garden
Paul Pierce with the Game Winner
Amar'e's won't count.

Lakers 109, Pacers 94
Payback was needed
Kobe and Pau meted it,
Never gave up lead.

76ers 105, Clippers 91
The Duke Hawes era
Has officially begun.
He's too cool for school.

Bulls 110, Raptors 93
Il Mago was out,
Not that it really matters.
Still wouldn't have won.

Heat 101, Cavaliers 95
Where was this effort
When LeBron came to Cleveland?
Boobie outscored him.

Hornets 94, Kings 91
So frustrating.
Kings get 23 point lead,
Still manage to lose.

Grizzlies 113, Bobcats 80
Big time Grizz smackdown
on a reeling Bobcats team.
They missed having Crash.

Thunder 117, Rockets 105
K-Mart: great scorer,
But an awful defender.
Thabo! scored 15.

Spurs 92, Bucks 90
Who else would it be?
But Manu Ginobili,
As the horn sounded.

Suns 128, Timberwolves 122
Channing Frye for Three!
Was probably heard a lot.
Made 7 of 12.

Mavericks 103, Trailblazers 98
LaMarcus Aldridge
Was a one man wrecking crew.
But didn't get help.

Recap Haiku: December 14th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Bobcats 97, Raptors 91
Nazr Mohammed
He had 18 points, 8 boards
In 19 minutes.

Lakers 103, Wizards 89
Kobe zinged the Prez
Then Lakers zinged the Wizards.
Oh, and Bynum's back.

Sixers 82, Nets 77
Brook Lopez and Hawes,
Who do you think did better?
You're probably wrong.

Pistons 103, Hawks 80
Pistons got big lead
Finally prevent rally
And close game out strong.

Rockets 118, Kings 105
Plantar Fasciitis
means "No Tyreke soup for you!"
Sad Kings fan is sad.

Nuggets 111, Magic 94
Magic play good team
And they lose miserably.
Probably need Trade.

Warriors 108, Timberwolves 99
Manna From Heaven
Wasn't enough to stop Dubs,
Carried by Monta.

Recap Haiku: December 13th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Heat 96, Hornets 84
Nobody stopped Wade
And LeBron made crazy shots.
This team is scary.

Bulls 92, Pacers 73
Batman was needed
But crime won't fight itself, right?
Guard the cave, McBob.

Grizzlies 86, Trailblazers 73
4th Quarter Collapse.
Z-Bo led the way for Grizz,
Killed some Zombies too.

Bucks 103, Mavericks 99
Bogut fouled out,
But Bucks defense closed it out.
Mavs streak has ended.

Jazz 108, Warriors 95
Hurry back Stephen,
Monta shouldn't be Point Guard.
Seven Turnovers.

Recap Haiku: December 12th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

76ers 88, Hornets 70
Chris Paul needs some help
And not the Jarrett Jack kind.
Get to work Dell Demps.

Knicks 129, Nuggets 125
No defense was played.
Amar'e outshined Melo,
Who might want to stay.

Lakers 99, Nets 92
Lakers not in form
Barely held off scrappy Nets
Lamar came up big.

Spurs 95, Trailblazers 78
Duncan's 1000th game
Ends like most of the others,
With the Spurs winning.

Thunder 106, Cavaliers 77
Cleveland is a mess,
And Hickson will have nightmares
Of James Harden's beard.

Magic 94, Clippers 85
Magic might've won
But they'll need to do better
To beat the good teams.

Recap Haiku: December 11th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Grizzlies 84, Clippers 83
Vinny Del Negro,
Why'd you have to call time out?
Blake had breakaway

Celtics 93, Bobcats 62
An epic smackdown
'Cats didn't top 16 points
in any quarter

Hawks 97, Pacers 83
I like you Pacers
But when Dunleavy scores most
Not gonna win games

Raptors 120, Pistons 116
Pistons had huge lead
Then Jerryd Bayless happened.
Shame, 'cause Ben was great.

Bulls 113, Timberwolves 82
Bulls have new motto
"They're taking care of business"
They are on a roll.

Rockets 110, Cavaliers 95
Go, Speedracer, Go!
40 points on 19 shots.
Sweet efficiency.

Mavericks 103, Jazz 97
Jazz like to come back
But they dug too big a hole.
Twelve straight for Mavs now.

Heat 104, Kings 83
First Wade erupted
Then LeBron joined in as well
So many weapons.

Recap Haiku: December 10th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Knicks 101, Wizards 95
Silly Amar'e
With a Kemp Triple Double
Knicks keep winning though

Nuggets 123, Raptors 116
Congrats, George Karl
On your 1000th victory
Beat Cancer's Ass too.

Pacers 100, Bobcats 92
Jack got hot early
So of course he keeps shooting,
To Pacers delight

Bulls 88, Lakers 84
Kobe won't pass shit,
Especially not to Rose
But Rose was more clutch

Thunder 97, Hornets 92
Westbrook is Awesome
And Kevin Durant is too
Its just not fair, man

Timberwolves 109, Pistons 99
Darko, you savage
Getting career highs in blocks
Against your first team.

Bucks 97, Rockets 91
Bogut, back to form
And Bucks hit their jumpers too
Bad combo for Rox.

Spurs 108, Hawks 92
A few days ago
I dropped Blair on fantasy
I look like fool now

Jazz 117, Magic 105
What's wrong with Magic?
That's four losses in a row.
Credit to Jazz though.

Trailblazers 101, Suns 94
Camby, Nash and Hill
They're old, but still play great too
Respect your elders

Heat 106, Warriors 84
After a slow start,
Heat are finally clicking
For Dubs, Udoh's back.

Recap Haiku: December 9th, 2010

Recap Haiku is the Pick and Scroll's daily recap featuring yesterday's NBA games.

Celtics 102, Sixers 101
Rondo didn't care
About Iggy's cool layup,
Threw the perfect pass.

Mavericks 102, Nets 89
Cuban speaks his mind
called Prokhorov a pussy
Good thing the Mavs won.

Trailblazers 97, Magic 83
Nate's winning gameplan:
Guard everyone but Howard
That is so Wesley.