Cavaliers top Lakers for first Staples Center win
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02/16/2007 -
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James poured in 38 points and hit
the go-ahead jumper with just over three minutes left, as the Cavaliers
secured their first win at the Staples Center with a 114-108 triumph over the
struggling Los Angeles Lakers.
James went 10-of-16 from the field and feasted at the foul line with an
18-for-22 effort, as the Cavaliers won for the fourth time in five contests
leading to the All-Star break.
"It was important to be aggressive tonight," James said. "I just wanted to be
aggressive and the guys fed off it."
The Cavs snapped a seven-game road skid versus the Lakers, winning an away
contest against them for the first time since Dec. 7, 1997.
"LeBron James attacked tonight," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "When he
attacks he is hard to guard. He finished at the rim. When he plays like this
it's contagious to our team."
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and missed just one of his 15 free throws, but the
Lakers fell for a fifth consecutive time overall and for a fourth straight
time at home.
This marks only the third time in Phil Jackson's coaching career he's had a
five-game losing streak, one coming with Chicago and two with the Lakers. He's
never had a six-game losing streak in his 16-year NBA coaching career, and
will try to avoid that when the Lakers take the court again next Wednesday at
home against Portland.
"They took the ball right to us and we didn't have an answer for it," Jackson
said.
Lamar Odom ended with 20 points for the Lakers, who lost for the 11th time in
15 contests.
James nailed a fadeaway jumper with 3:05 left to give the Cavs a 102-101 lead,
and after a Bryant turnover on a bad pass, Sasha Pavlovic drilled a three-
pointer.
The Lakers were able to get as close as one, as Bryant made a three-pointer
with 34.3 seconds left, but James was then fouled with 20.1 seconds left.
Then came the turning point.
James hit the first free throw, but missed the second. LA's Ronny Turiaf
couldn't secure the rebound and Anderson Varejao got the rebound. James was
fouled and sank two free throws with 11.7 seconds left for a 112-108 margin.
Bryant then missed a three-pointer and Varejao put the final touches on
Cleveland's win with a pair of free throws.
Varejao ended with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Larry Hughes scored 14 and Eric
Snow had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Sasha Vujacic scored 14, while Smush Parker and Andrew Bynum each had 12 for
the Lakers.
The Cavs led 29-28 after one quarter and were clinging to a 56-54 edge at the
half. It was 91-85 Cleveland going into the fourth.
Game Notes
Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sat out his second straight game due to
attend to a family health issue...It's off to Las Vegas for the NBA's biggest
stars, as this was the final game on the schedule before the midseason contest
at the Thomas & Mack Center...Bryant had a streak of 36 straight free throws
coming into the game and made his first seven in this game before missing
early in the third quarter...Drew Gooden had 12 points, while Pavlovic and
Donyell Marshall each had 11 for the Cavs.
<< Ducks upend No. 22 Cal
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eleanor Haring scored 17 points to lead Oregon
to a 62-42 upset win over No. 22 California on Thursday.
Taylor Lilley scored 10 points for the Ducks (15-10, 7-8 Pac-10), who won
their second straight game
<< No. 22 USC edges No.19 Arizona
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Young posted 26 points and eight rebounds,
as the 22nd-ranked USC Trojans got their first win in Tucson since 1985 by
downing the 19th-ranked Arizona Wildcats, 80-75, in a battle of Pac-10
Confere
<< Anderson's late surge carries Cal past Oregon
Berkeley, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Anderson scored 18 points, converted a
three-point play with 1:01 remaining to give California the lead, and the
Golden Bears held on for a 63-61 win over the 15th-ranked Oregon Ducks.
Patrick Ch
<< No. 9 Stanford rolls by Oregon State
Corvallis, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jayne Appel registered game-highs with 28
points and 17 rebounds, as Stanford eased to a 70-55 win over Oregon State at
Gill Coliseum.
Brooke Smith posted 22 points, seven assists and six boards for th
<< Creamer among the leaders in Hawaii
Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer posted a five-under-par 67 on
Thursday to join Paige MacKenzie and reigning Women's British Open champion
Sherri Steinhauer atop the leaderboard after the first round of the SBS Open
at Turt
Parry and Rumford lead Down Under >>
Lockleys, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Parry, a former two-time winner
on the PGA Tour, fired an eight-under 64 on Friday to join Brett Rumford, who
posted a 69, in the lead after two rounds of the Jacob's Creek Open
Champio
Tampion moves in front at Indonesian Open >>
Jakarta, Indonesia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - European Tour rookie Andrew Tampion
posted a five-under 66 on Friday to move to the top of the leaderboard during
the suspended second round of the Indonesian Open.
He finished 36 holes at eight-un
Keith Foulke retires >>
Winter Haven, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Keith Foulke unexpectedly announced his
retirement on Friday.
Signed by Cleveland in the offseason, Foulke was expected to be a key
contributor in the Indians' revamped bullpen. However, Fou
Devils cap homestand against red-hot Penguins >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top two teams in the Atlantic Division do battle
tonight as the New Jersey Devils welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to
Continental Airlines Arena.
The Devils are in first place in the Atlantic with 76
Newly-armed Predators aim for another win over Blues >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators will likely have to wait until
Saturday for the debut of Peter Forsberg, but they still hope to continue
their dominance of the St. Louis Blues tonight at Scottrade Center.
The Predators
Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting
So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance.
Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it?
If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.)
Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa).
In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech.
Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down.
(Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28)
If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
 The ACC moves to six locks as BC, Va Tech and Virginia all got their 10th ACC wins, which should be more than enough this season, and Maryland rallied past North Carolina to get the final piece the Terps needed. After that? It could end there unless FSU, Ga Tech or Clemson picks things up in a hurry.
Work left to do:
Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's.
Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win).
Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT.
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