Heat defeat Nets in matchup of the Night

We'll start with the game from the title where the Heat defeated the Nets 105-85 in Brookyln. Lebron James led the Heat in Points (24), Rebounds (9), and assists (7).
Jrue Holiday led the 76ers with 21 points in their 92-84 win over the Wizards. Emeka Okafor had his third straight game with 15 rebounds grabbing 17 Spencer Hayes led the Sixers with 11 rebounds.
In Indiana, the Pacers improved to 27-19 with a pretty impressive 98-79 victory over the Pistons. Roy Hibbert recorded a double double for the Pacers with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
The Rondo-less Celtics defeated the Kings 99-81. Kevin Garnett was leading assist man for the Celtics only picking up 5. Pierce (16p and 10r) and Tyreke Evans (19p,11r) each picked up double-doubles.
Tyson Chandler scored 21 points as his Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 113-97 in New York. J.J. Redick led the losing side with 29 points.

Al Horford got the last of his 22 points with a dunk late in the game to give the Hawks a 93-92 win at home against the Raptors. Horford also had 10 rebounds to complete the double-double.
The Bulls continued their streak as Nate Robinson led the team with 24 points and Kirk Hinrich led the team with 8 assists.
Blake Griffin (26p and 13r) and Nikola Pekovic (17p, 12r) both had double-doubles as Griffin's Clippers beat Pekovic's Timberwolves. Eric Bledsoe threw in 10 assists.
Spurs beat the struggling Bobcats 102-78. Tony Parker scored 22 points while assisting on 7 buckets.

In a high scoring game in Denver, the Nuggets beat the Rockets 118-110. Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points for the Nuggets.
In an odd story of nicknames, the Jazz who use to be from New Orleans beat the New Orleans Hornets who were originally from Charlotte but are about to become the Pelicans. Now a group in Charlotte wants to the Bobcats to become the Hornets. The score was 104-99 and Greivis Vasquez had 17 points and 13 assists in the loss while Paul Millsap had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the victorious Jazz.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring for the first time in awhile but that didn't mean good things. The Lakers went flat in the 4th quarter giving up 29 points while only scoring 13. Kobe also led the team in assists.

We are just doing a top 5 today as not many guards played very well.
1. Forward- Al Horford- Atlanta Went 10-15 from the field as well as a late game winning dunk in the win. Finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks in over 43 minutes of playing time. Good ball control helped him finish without a turnover.
2. Forward- Kevin Garnett- Boston In only 28 minutes the veteran big man played a solid game scoring 13 points, grabbing 9 rebounds.
3. Center- Tyson Chandler- New York A fabulous 10-11 from the field for a 90.9 FG%. Added in a free throw for 21 points as well as getting 7 boards.
4. Forward- Lebron James- Miami Went 3-4 from downtown but a lackluster 1-4 from the freethrow line. Scored 24 points in the win along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Committed a costly 4 turnovers.
5. Center- Emeka Okafor- Washington Had more rebounds (17) than points (15), but that is good enough to be on the list. Shot a lackluster 46.7% from the field.

NHL Recap
Only 4 games last night but let's get to it.
The Senators defeated the Canadiens 5-1 with 12 different players recording a point.
In Minnesota, the Blackhawks were able to grab a point as they lost their first game of the season 3-2. The Wild won the shootout 2-1 thanks to a goal by Matt Cullen.
The Oilers defeated the Coyotes 2-1 in overtime thanks to a goal by Nail Yakupov.
The Canucks defeated the Avalanche handily with a 3-0 win. Roberto Luongo was in net for Vancouver.
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Forward- Antoine Vermette- Phoenix Didn't do much outside of the faceoff circle as he only had one shot and didn't score or get an assist. He did win 15 of his 19 faceoffs and laid 4 Oilers on their back in the 2-1 overtime loss. It was kind of a slow night with only 4 games.

Forward- Zack Smith- Ottawa Played well on offense and defense picking up 2 assists while blocking 2 shots, getting a takeaway, and getting a hit in. Finished with a +2 rating and also dropped the gloves with Ryan White. Unfortunately White won the fight.
Forward- Maxim Lapierre- Vancouver Scored a goal in the Cancuks' 3-0 win but played even better on the defensive end. Had three takeaways and two hits as he finished the game with a +1 rating.
Forward- Matt Cullen- Minnesota Scored one goal in regulation in addition to his game winning goal in the shootout. Was a perfect 4-0 at the circle and he also blocked a shot.
Defense- Andre Benoit- Ottawa Usually one one of the last guys on the Senators D Depth Chart. Benoit took advantage of playing time passing for 2 assists in addition to his excellent defensive game. He blocked 5 shots, stole a puck, and knocked a Hab to the ground. Finished with a +1 in less than 20 minutes on the ice.
Defense- Chris Phillips- Ottawa Scored a goal on his only shot, blocked 5 shots, and had two hits. His time on the ice was well spent given his +2 rating.
Defense- Jeff Petry- Edmonton Was not very offensive only ripping one shot on net but played a solid defensive game. His 4 hits, 2 blocks, and one takeaway contributed to his  +1 rating.

Goalie-  Niklas Backstrom- Minnesota Picked up his 3rd win of the year blocking 28 out of 28 shots. He came in for relief of Josh Harding who let in 2 goals in only 4 attempts during the first 6 minutes and 45 seconds.
Goalie- Devan Dubnyk- Edmonton His second time on the list this week. Had a .964 SV% on 28 shots in the Oiler's 2-1 shootout win.