Chris Paul thoroughly outplayed Chauncey Billups in Game 3.

Spurs 90, Mavericks 99:  Tony Parker and Tim Duncan combined for 68 points and the Spurs lost.  Seems like that missing third wheel (Manu Ginobili) is proving that he was the secret to their success.  The Mavs now have a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.  But they have choked before, so even though the Spurs don’t look like the Spurs of old I wouldn’t say that this is a lock just yet. 

Hawks 78, Heat 107:  Flash just tore Atlanta apart in this game.  The Heat also continued their barrage of three-point shooting, canning 12 of 23 attempts from behind the arc.

Mike Woodson really has to find a way to get Joe Johnson some cleaner looks at the basket.  Right now, their offense consists of giving the ball to one guy and letting him go one-on-one (or should I say, one-on-five).  We’re talking about an All-Star player who doesn’t have any half-court plays desgined for him.  If no adjustments are made after their obvious offensive struggle, Hawks leadership should really have to question their level of commitment to Woodson.

The flow of tonight's game was controlled by KB24.

Lakers 108, Jazz 94:  After you go home and barely win Game 3, this is what you can expect to happen in Game 4 (Hornets fans beware).  The final score of this game did not indicate how badly L.A. beat Utah.  

The Jazz held the lead throughout the first quarter, but while they were leading a dangerous thing happened: Kobe Bryant got hot.  Bryant controlled the flow of the game from theh opening tip, and L.A. surged ahead behind strong second and third quarters.

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