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Sports
Notes EXTRA -
EXTRA - NBA
All-Stars Results
- Little People Mean A Lot -
February 2006
James Loving - National Radio Text Service - Monday February 20, 2006 Eat defeat West 122-120 - International Player Dirk Nowitzki Wins Three-point shoot-out - Little People Mean A Lot Nate Robinson Wins Slam Dunk Competition - FIFA Top 10 EAST ALL-STARS TOP WEST - NOWITZKI & ROBISON SHINE I told you so… OOPS excuse... me. The Eastern Conference RESERVES would have the advantage if the game GOT SERIOUS. IT DID. After a typical run and gun freestyle SHOWTIME dunking start the NBA All-Star game got serious when East coach Flip Saunders inserted his four Detroit Pistons into the lineup. After the Detroit Pistons coach then inserted his own Piston players Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace the game started to turn around. That move put a serious tone on the show-time hip-hop game. The East overcame a 21 point deficit and pulled the game out in the last quarter after trailing 97-94 after the third. The East led 120-118 with 50 seconds remaining on the clock when Kobe Bryant hit a jumper from the wing to tie the game at 120-120. At the 16-second mark the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade scored in the free throw lane after following up an Allen Iverson missed jumper giving the East the deciding advantage. In the last second the East almost lost the game after a failed West field goal try the East's Vince Carter took a long pass and tried a twisting turnaround SHOWTIME dunk that bounced high off the rim towards mid-court. That theatric could have cost the East the game if the ball was picked up and the West made a 3-pointer. High school to NBA player LeBron James scored 29 points and was named the games MVP making him the youngest to win the honor. James turned legal and 21 on December 30, 2005. The West's Tracy McGrady, another high school to NBA player was the games top scorer with 36 points. Another high school to NBA player Jermaine O'Neal who was selected by fan voting to start for the East didn't play due to an injury Over the NBA's All-Star weekend International player and Dallas Maverick forward Dirk Nowitzki won the three-point shoot-out contest. The 7-0/250lb, (2.13/113.4) German is the tallest player ever to win the competition. The highlight of the All-Star weekend was in the Slam Dunk competition. It was won by New York Knick's guard Nate Robinson. At 5-9/180 (1.75/81.6) he was the smallest player to participate in all of the NBA events. The NBA rookie had the fans on his side when he competed against three much taller players. The Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala is 6-6. Last years winner forward Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks is 6'9 as is the Memphis Grizzlies forward Hakim Warrick were the other competitors. Iguodala thrilled the fans with a spectacular dunk after taking an Allen Iverson pass off the BACK OF THE BACKBOARD going under the backboard and slamming it in from the opposite side. It was on of the most spectacular dunks of ALL-TIME. It looked like a sure winner but due to a tie score by the judges the contest went into overtime. Robinson pulled a surprise out of the hat when he called on former slam-dunk winner the retired Spud Webb who was sitting at court-side to assist him. Webb won the event in 1986… he is also Robinson's size at 5-9. Robinson gave Webb the ball and sprinted to half-court. He then ran towards Webb and Webb bounced the ball in front of him. Robinson then picked the ball out of the air and leaped OVER WEBB and slammed the ball in the basket ON THE FIRST TRY. That was all she wrote… and the little men… were the victors again. FIFA TOP TEN Rank/Team/Points 1. Brazil - 837 2. Czech Republic - 793 3. Netherlands - 791 4. Argentina - 769 5. France - 765 6. Spain - 765 6. Mexico - 765 6. USA - 765 9. England - 758 10. Portugal - 756 (FIFA) © Copyright: National Radio. Any use of these materials, whole or in part, is prohibited unless authorized in writing by National Radio. Contact: nationalradio@yahoo.com
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