Oklahoma City: Thunder 100, Spurs 88
The Thunder pull even in the loss column with the Spurs, and now have control of the race for home-court advantage in the playoffs. The team got a big boost from (ugh) Derek Fisher, who made five three pointers. Derek Fisher is still the worst.
Phoenix: Diamondbacks 10, Cardinals 9
16 innings is too many innings. After five hours and 32 minutes of game time, Cliff Pennington mercifully sent everyone home with a walk-off RBI single.
Atlanta: Braves 9, Phillies 2
I don’t even know what to make of this Roy Halladay stat line, it is just too weird: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO, 2 HRA.
Charlotte: Bobcats 88, 76ers 83
You know what’s probably a lot harder than it looks? Shooting 2-for-24 from the field against the worst team in the NBA. So we should actually be congratulating Jrue Holiday, I guess.
Boston: Celtics 98, Pistons 93
Jeff Green continues to be the best thing about the Celtics this year. He finished with 34 points and six rebounds on 13-for-19 shooting.
Los Angeles: Giants 5, Dodger 3
Gross, Tim Lincecum. He got the win, but he walked seven in just five innings of work. Please bring back old Timmy. He was fun to watch.
New York: Mets 8, Padres 3
The Mets are unbeatable! Pitching phenom Matt Harvey was awesome, allowing just one hit through seven innings while striking out 10.
Atlanta: New York 95, Hawks 82
Carmelo stays hot, scoring 40 points on 17-27 shooting. That’s 90 points in the last two games for 'Melo, and the Knicks have won 10 straight.
Washington DC: Wizards 90, Bulls 86.
John Wall went for 27 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists. There is no other reason to care about this game.
Pittsburgh: Sabres 4, Penguins 1
The Pens’ winning streak finally comes to an end after 15 games. They were without Sidney Crosby, who's still recovering from a busted jaw. They also surrendered two goals to Kevin Porter, who, like, never scores.
Los Angeles: Giants 3, Dodgers 0
Madison Bumgarner had the second most dominant pitching performance of the night, shutting out the Dodgers through eight innings, and striking out six while allowing just two hits.
Toronto: Indians 4, Blue Jays 1
R.A. Dickey’s first start for the Blue Jays did not go very smoothly. The knuckler had command issues all night, surrendering four walks in six innings of work. Also, J.P. Arencibia did not prove himself to be very adept at catching knuckleballs. That’s kind of a big problem.
Los Angeles: Lakers 101, Mavericks 81
Kobe Bryant went for a triple double, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists on the night of Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey retirement. We should have all seen this performance coming.
New York: Knicks 102, Heat 90
Carmelo did that thing where he convinces you that the league has never seen a more talented pure scorer. He poured in 50 points behind a jump shot that barely touched rim all night. If LeBron had played, we might have had a real superstar duel on our hands.
Houston: Rangers 7, Houston 0
Goddamn Marwin Gonzalez. The light-hitting Astros shortstop ruined Yu Darvish’s perfect game when he slapped a single up the middle with two outs in the ninth inning. To his credit, Darvish handled the moment well and seemed satisfied with his eight-and-two-thirds-innings, 14-strikeout…
Memphis: Grizzlies 92, Spurs 90
The Grizzlies pulled this one out at the last second, thanks to this game-winning layup from Mike Conley:
Oakland: Mariners 2, Athletics 0
Felix Hernandez unveiled his awesome new neck tattoo and then shut down the A’s through seven-and-two-thirds innings, striking out eight while allowing just three hits.
Los Angeles: Dodgers 4, Giants 0
Clayton Kershaw had himself a nice opener. He pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, and became the first pitcher to homer on Opening Day since 1988.
Milwaukee: Bucks 131, Bobcats 102
Jesus, that’s a lot of points. And the Bucks did it by sharing the ball. They had six players score at least 15 points, and they finished the game with 32 team assists.
