Friday nights notable stars

By David
Kaye


Last night brought us many memorable
performances from different players around the league.

Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor continues to re-define the art of playing defense. He shinned at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks as he posted 20 points, 9 rebounds and a remarkable 10 block shots. His 10 blocks is a record for an opponent at MSG. The former University of Connecticut star is currently second in the NBA with 2.9 bpg, and is also sixth in the league with 11.1 rpg.

Fellow big man Marcus Camby continues to impress everyone in the rebounding department as he grabbed 24 boards in his teams loss to the Rockets. Camby has grabbed a total of 55 rebounds in his last three games, but Denver has dropped two out of those three outings. The 10 year veteran ranks third in the NBA with 12.1 rpg.

The Dallas Mavericks became the first team to 30 wins as they defeated the Pacers 115-113 in OT. After beginning the season 0-4, Dallas has won 30 out of their last 34 games. The Mavs were lead by their best player Dirk Nowitzki who scored a season-high 43 points and 12 rebounds. Dirk is quickly transforming into one of the best players in basketball, and at the same time is guiding his team to the best record in the NBA.

Sonics guard Ray Allen arguably had the best night of any player. He scored a career-high 54 points as he lead his team to victory over the Utah Jazz. Seattle might be sporting the second worst record in the Western Conference, but that was not evident by their play last night. Point guard Earl Watson chipped in with 16 assists and teammate Nick Collison grabbed 13 rebounds.

Ray Allen added 8 three pointers, went 12 out of 12 from the free throw line, took down 10 rebounds, and nailed the game tying shot to force over time.

It was a career night for the Sonics Ray Allen, and a great night of basketball throughout the league.