Nets roll over Hornets for rare blowout win
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04/03/2010 -
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Douglas-Roberts paced eight New
Jersey players in double-figure scoring with 17 points, as the New Jersey Nets
put forth perhaps their best effort of the season in a 115-87 romp over the
New Orleans Hornets.
Rookie Terrence Williams had 14 points and a career-best 14 assists for the
Nets, who closed out a three-game homestand in fine fashion by shooting a
season-high 58.2 percent from the field.
Keyon Dooling added 13 points and Brook Lopez and Josh Boone 12 each. Jarvis
Hayes and Yi Jianlian scored 10 apiece to highlight a bright spot in an
otherwise bleak season.
The win was New Jersey's fourth in six games. The club had strung together
back-to-back wins for the first time this season last week and moved to 11-65
on the year.
David West had 25 points to lead the Hornets, who have lost three in a row and
five straight on the road. Marcus Thornton scored 18 points and grabbed eight
rebounds.
The Nets were on top 30-24 at the close of the first quarter and surged to a
17-point lead late in the second quarter behind a 15-4 run. Douglas-Roberts
paced the sequence with six points and polished it off with two at the line
for a 55-38 margin with 3:45 to go.
New Orleans scratched back to within 12, 59-47, at halftime. The Nets shot a
blistering 64.7 percent in the third quarter, led by Yi's six points, to build
an 84-71 lead after three quarters.
In comparison, New Orleans shot 39.8 percent for the game and wilted down the
stretch. The visitors made just seven of their 24 shot attempts (29.2 percent)
in the final period as New Jersey rolled to a rare easy win.
Game Notes
The Nets improved their record at home to 7-32...New Orleans fell to 12-28 as
the visitor...New Orleans defeated New Jersey, 103-99, back on January 8 and
had won five straight over the Nets...Darius Songaila provided 10 points off
the bench for New Orleans...Chris Paul was just 2-of-11 shooting to end with
four points and six assists for the Hornets...Kris Humpries ended with 10
points and 12 rebounds for the Nets.
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Pacific-10 Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Stanford
 Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
| Southeastern Conference odds |
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State
 It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do:
Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.
Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.
Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.
Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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