Gators in the NBA
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Highlighting this week's performances was Mike Miller, as he returned from a seven-game absence (concussion) and hit seven three pointers on his way to 21 points (7-8 FG, 7-8 3Pt) in a Cavs win over the Brooklyn Nets (95-91) last Friday.
Corey Brewer was dealt from the Timberwolves to the Rockets last Friday and made his first appearance in Houston last Monday in a win against Portland, as he scored 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt) to go along with four rebounds, four assists and five steals in 23 minutes.
Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards
After missing Washington's first nine games due to a wrist injury, Beal and the Wizards are 12-6 since his return to the starting lineup and are 19-8 overall. This past week, Beal notched his best game in a 105-103 win against the Heat, as he scored 16 points, passed two assists and he grabbed seven rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/19/2014 | Miami | Win | 105-103 | 35 | 4-15 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 12/21/2014 | Phoenix | Loss | 104-92 | 27 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 12/23/2014 | Chicago | Loss | 99-91 | 37 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs
Bonner and the defending NBA champion Spurs are 18-11 but have lost three of their last four games. In San Antonio's loss last Monday against the Mavericks, Bonner was 3-of-4 from the field, including 8-of-8 from the charity stripe totaling 14 points.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | Memphis | Loss | 117-116 | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/19/2014 | Portland | Loss | 129-119 | 20 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12/20/2014 | Dallas | Loss | 99-93 | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 12/22/2014 | LA Clippers | Win | 125-118 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Corey Brewer, Minnesota Timberwolves
Corey Brewer was dealt from the Timberwolves to the Rockets last Friday and made his first appearance in Houston last Monday in a win against Portland, as he scored 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt) to go along with four rebounds, four assists and five steals in 23 minutes.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/19/2014 | Boston | Loss | 114-98 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Previously | With | Minnesota | Acquired | by | Houston | |||||||
| 12/22/2014 | Portland | Win | 110-95 | 23 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Nick Calathes, Memphis Grizzles
Calathes' 20-game suspension for violating the NBA's drug policy ended on Nov. 23. He has appeared in nine games since then and recorded his first significant playing time on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in Houston. In that contest, Calathes scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and notched six assists in 20 minutes off the bench.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | San Antonio | Win | 117-116 | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12/19/2014 | Chicago | Loss | 103-97 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12/21/2014 | Cleveland | Loss | 105-91 | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12/22/2014 | Utah | Loss | 97-91 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat
Haslem has started the last two games at power forward for the Heat. In Tuesday's 91-87 loss against Philadelphia, he put up seven points (3-6 FG, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, and two assists in 25 minutes.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | Utah | Loss | 105-87 | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12/19/2014 | Washington | Loss | 105-103 | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 12/21/2014 | Boston | Win | 100-84 | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 12/23/2014 | Philadelphia | Loss | 91-87 | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
After missing the majority of last season due to an injury, Horford has started all 28 games this season for the 21-7 Hawks. Atlanta has won 14 of its 15 games and posted wins this past week against Cleveland, Houston, Dallas and the Clippers. Against the Rockets, Horford scored 14 points (6-10 FG, 2-2 FT) to go along with eight rebounds, five assists and one steal in 32 minutes.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | Cleveland | Win | 127-98 | 31 | 10-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 12/20/2014 | Houston | Win | 104-97 | 32 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 12/22/2014 | Dallas | Win | 105-102 | 33 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 12/23/2014 | LA Clippers | Win | 107-104 | 35 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
David Lee, Golden State Warriors
The Warriors currently have the best record in the Western Conference, as they are 23-4 this season. Lee returned this past week from injury and his two contests, Lee has totaled 18 points and 14 rebounds total in 34 minutes played.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/18/2014 | OKC | Win | 114-109 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/22/2014 | Sacramento | Win | 128-108 | 16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12/23/2014 | LA Lakers | Loss | 115-105 | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Mike Miller, Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 17-10 and are winners of 12 of its last 15 games. Miller returned from a seven-game absence (concussion) and hit seven three pointers on his way to 21 points (7-8 FG, 7-8 3Pt) in a Cavs win over the Brooklyn Nets (95-91) last Friday.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | Atlanta | Loss | 127-98 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/19/2014 | Brooklyn | Win | 95-91 | 34 | 7-8 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 12/21/2014 | Memphis | Win | 105-91 | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/23/2014 | Minnesota | Win | 125-104 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
The NBA's reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year missed four games after sustaining an ankle injury but bounced back this week, appearing and contributing to a solid 4-0 week for the Bulls. Against the Raptors on Sunday, Noah had 14 points (4-4 FG, 6-8 FT) to go along with four rebounds, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes of action.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/18/2014 | New York | Win | 103-97 | 34 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12/19/2014 | Memphis | Win | 103-97 | 34 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 12/21/2014 | Toronto | Win | 129-120 | 30 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 12/22/2014 | Washington | Win | 99-91 | 29 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Chandler Parsons, Dallas Mavericks
Parsons is averaging 15.9 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 2.3 apg., and 1.0 spg., as he has helped the Mavericks to an 20-10 record. Parsons canned 32 points, as he shot 10-of-17 from the field in 35 minutes in last Wednesday's win against Detroit. In addition, he added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals to his stat line in that contest.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/17/2014 | Detroit | Win | 117-106 | 35 | 10-17 | 4-6 | 8-9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| 12/20/2014 | San Antonio | Win | 99-93 | 38 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 12/22/2014 | Atlanta | Loss | 105-102 | 29 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12/23/2014 | Phoenix | Loss | 124-115 | 25 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Marreese Speights, Golden State Warriors
Speights and the Warriors are tied for atop the Western Conference with an outstanding 23-4 record, despite falling 115-105 at the Lakers last night. In that contest, Speights scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | MPG | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 12/18/2014 | OKC | Win | 114-109 | 19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 12/22/2014 | Sacramento | Win | 128-108 | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12/23/2014 | LA Lakers | Loss | 115-105 | 20 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
