(Photos: Getty Images) The Dallas Mavericks will not be embarrassed again by the New Orleans Hornets especially on their turf. Dallas took the victory by a 10-point lead (97-87). Jannero Pargo shot his best game of the season last night with 30 points, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Chris Paul with 16 points and 10 assists was not excited about this loss but he knew he did his best. Chris Paul responded quote on quote:
“I think we got a lot of the shots we wanted. Paul continued, We just missed them.”
(Photos: Getty Images) After a losing two previous games, the Sixers decided it’s time to claim their spot in the playoffs. Gaining lead way (2-1) the Sixers bust the Pistons by a 20-point victory (95-75). Andre Miller scored 21 points, Samuel Dalembert racked 22 points and 16 rebounds for Philadelphia. Richard Hamilton scored 23 points and TayShaun Prince had 18 points. Without these two, Detroit would’ve had a 30-point blowout loss. Look for the game breaker Sunday night.
Hilary Clinton & Barack Obama both covers the current issue of Time Magazine. The issue is imitating the, There Can Only Be One: NBA Playoffs Campaign and how tense it is in this current election. I love the concept. This is the May 2008 issue. I can’t wait to pick this up. I wonder what’s the content inside this issue, it has to be interesting.
Mariah Carey appeared on GMA today to promote her 11th album, E=MC2. She performed both singles, “Touch My Body”, “Bye Bye” and other track from the album, “I’m That Chick”. Let me know what you think about the performance. Continue reading to view the other performances.
The Toronto Raptors took a their victory last night in Game 3 against the Orlando Magic. With a close game win by 14 points (108 -94) the Raptors take their first win. T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists. Chris Bosh and Jason Kapono each had 15 points. It was looking good for Orlando in this game anyway. Injuries occurred on Magic teammate, Jameer Nelson, who had back spasms during the game. The Raptors now gaining with a win under their belt. Game 4 will tie the knot.
The Washington Wizards make a comeback Thursday night. Only behind by one victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers was defeated by the Wizards, bringing an end to their winning spree (2-1). The Cleveland Cavaliers lose brutally by a 36 point blowout (108-72). The Wizards was determined to win last night. They won…and they won hard! DeShawn Stevenson had 19 points. Caron Butler scored 17 points. Loyal fans of the Wizards’ backed up Stevenson’s comment by chanting that LeBron James was “overrated” over and over again. Although Stevenson had to swallow his comments before in the two previous games they were defeated in. LeBron had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists. I’m definitely looking for to Game 4.
In a recent interview with DJBooth.net, One Chance states that they’ll be going on tour with Janet Jackson. Now I don’t know how true this is but I wanna know when their debut album, Private, is gonna hit stores. Janet is supposedly going on tour in September. There are no official tour dates yet. But stay tuned to Think2wice for more info.
(Photos: Getty Images) The L.A. Lakers redefined themselves last night with a huge win and leading them with a score of 2-0 in the playoffs. The final score went to the L.A. Lakers (122-107). No one could stop Kobe Bryant last night, scoring 19 points within a time span of 4:19 of the 4th quarter. K.B. had a total of 49 points and 10 assists. Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Walton had 18 points. Opponent Allen Iverson responded after the game:
“Tonight, the way he was going, we probably could’ve put 10 people on the court and probably wouldn’t have been able to stop him [Kobe].”
The New Orleans Hornets win game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks. Chris Paul was hungry for points last night leading the Hornets into every quarter with the winning score. Chris Paul had 32, playoff record of 17 assists, with the dominating winning score (127-103). David West had 27 and Peja Stojakovic had 22 points. At the end of the game reporters asked Chris Paul if there was a way Dallas could stop him, he replied:
“I’m sure there is, but to me, I hope not.” he continued “One thing I’ve learned this season and watching these games is that you have to be aggressive. If I sit back and let them trap me, then they succeed with what they need to do.
There’s a new artist on the scene and has the internet buzzing already. His name is LOVE AOK! and I gotta tell you that his sound is hot!!! He’s listed as a multi-talented artist that produces, writes, sings, and rap his own music. He’s unsigned right so record labels watch out for him. On his MySpace page he lists some of his influences, R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, TImbaland, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. You can also catch him on imeem.com and listen to some of his recorded tracks. The latest song from LOVE AOK! is titled, “Hush”. It’s a R&B record that I can see myself hearing on the radio today. Let me know what ya’ll think and leave comments! Check out the following links.