Chris Bosh put his muscle where his mouth is against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bosh wants a bigger role in the post. He wants to be Mr. Big for the Heat. He asserted himself Thursday and gave his reeling team a dimension it has been lacking as the Heat ended its five-game losing streak with a 94-88 victory at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Bosh grew before our eyes on the night the Heat stopped the spiral. He led his team with 24 points and nine rebounds. He was more accurate than Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, more productive than Pau Gasol. In fact, he was the MPP (Most Possessed Player) in a game that felt like a playoff preview.
Miami Herald
Amar’e Stoudemire lost two games Thursday night: one to the Dallas Mavericks and the other to his own emotions.
Stoudemire was called for his 16th technical foul in the first half of the Mavs’ 127-109 victory over the Knicks and unless the ruling is rescinded by the NBA, which reviews every technical, the All-Star power forward will have to serve a one-game suspension.
That would make him ineligible for Sunday’s home game against Indiana and, if nothing else, would give Stoudemire four days off between games because he would be on schedule to return Tuesday at Indiana. But Stoudemire is now perilously close to multiple suspensions because every two technical fouls he accrues after the 16th result in a one-game suspension.
NY Daily News
The Nuggets’ massive losing streak in Phoenix may have just boiled down to being a massive George Karl losing streak in Phoenix.
While the Nuggets had a desert drought of 12 consecutive tries, the venerable coach hadn’t won in 16 tries. The last time he tasted victory in this city was December 1997 as Seattle coach.
But the Nuggets weren’t about to let that streak continue Thursday night. Instead they inflicted a streak-busting 116-97 whipping of the Suns at U.S. Airways Center.
Denver Post
