Smack / Mar 6, 2012 / 12:34 am

Derrick Rose Gets Revenge Against Indiana; Kendrick Perkins Does The Unexpected

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Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose (photo. adidas)

Listening to Derrick Rose the last few days, it felt like a Michael Corleone moment. All this talk about the Pacers celebrating the last time they beat Chicago, and how Rose didn’t forget anything and couldn’t wait to play them again, we pictured him seeking out his own Al Neri and saying, “Nothing is to happen to them until I say so.” We were waiting for him to pull out the little boat, pack the Pacers into it and send them out on the lake. Rose and the Bulls decided on the third quarter as the appropriate time for revenge in their 92-72 win last night. The Pacers were up 47-44 at one point. Barely 12 minutes of game action later, the scoreboard read Chicago: 77, Indiana: 56. The Bulls simply turned it up on defense, outscoring the Pacers 33-13 in the third, and were so balanced, Rose didn’t even have to do anything (13 points, nine assists). Chicago was so good they had the Pacers’ TV guys handing out living advice in the fourth quarter, telling the audience to remember “There’s life tomorrow.” … Is it possible to be an All-Star big man and score two points in a game that really mattered against perhaps your chief rival? Yes, we’re looking at you Roy Hibbert. Somehow the coaches said he was good enough for Orlando, but Rajon Rondo and Josh Smith weren’t. Smoove might’ve decided to launch a couple of threes or forget to play defense at times, but we’re guaranteeing he would’ve contributed more than one basket had it been him in there last night … Barely a minute into the game, Rip Hamilton hit his shoulder on a screen and headed immediately to the locker room with his shoulder looking pretty screwed up. That dude is made of glass this year … Down three in the closing moments, CP3 was fouled by Derrick Williams on a triple. Not even Martell Webster would’ve done something that stupid. Wait…never mind. But to L.A.’s chagrin, the third foul shot was so off that there was actually speculation over whether CP (18 points) missed it on purpose. The Wolves got the board and the W, 95-94. In one of the few times he’s gotten the better of Blake Griffin (26 points, 12 rebounds) head-to-head since they started matching up in the pros, Kevin Love went absolutely crazy (39 points, 17 rebounds, five treys) … At one point, we heard the Wolves’ color guy say this: “Griffin would never get the ball above his shoulders if I was in there guarding him.” Yeah okay buddy. If it was that easy, Kendrick Perkins would still have a Twitter account … Arron Afflalo had 32 and Ty Lawson hit the game-winning triple, but we were just glad to see Denver finally go away from randomly isolating Andre Miller in crunch time again in their 119-116 OT win against the Kings … And the Blazers got 19 from Nic Batum in their 12-point thrashing of the Hornets … Keep reading to hear the unexpected thing Kendrick Perkins did …

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  • K Dizzle

    @ ” You would hang with them niccas and carry whatever type of purse they told u to and dress however they said if you wanted a piece of the Poo-tang pie tree they get to choose from lol.”

    That’s the dumbest shit I’ve EVER READ. U gonna do some dumb shit that some confused brothas say to do just to pull the punani? Better find your own drumbeat, son…

  • http://www.dimemag.com Austin Burton

    @KDizzle — For some reason that reminded me of the “$20 Sack Pyramid” on The Chronic:

    “Uhhhh, I know DOC … uhhh, Dre does my music…”
    “Things that n***** be saying to get the p****!”
    (*ding-ding-ding*)

  • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/psychotic Chicagorilla

    @Kdizzle

    I will agree that overall the Eastern Conference is not as good as the West. But the Western conference is only slightly better than the East. It’s not like in years past where the West was by far more dominant. It’s about as close to even as the NBA gets because it goes in waves. every 8-10yrs or so the power switches conferences.

    But as far as contenders go It’s pretty much even. Maybe the West has one more.

  • http://www.dimemag.com Austin Burton

    Conference strength doesn’t really matter in the long run, does it? During those years when the West was supposed to be SO dominant — presumably post-Jordan/Pippen up until last season, so 1999-2010 — you still had the Pistons, Heat and Celtics win championships. And it’s not like the West was cranking out a bunch of title-winners. The only West teams that won chips were L.A. and San Antonio.

  • http://www.zwani.com/graphics/funny_pictures/images/88funny-pictures128.jpg JAY

    Uh Sporty-j… maybe you, but not me. Hopefully you just trying to be funny, bcuz I like to convince myself that no self-respecting man would ask “how high?” when another man tells them to jump. And for kitty? I do just fine by myself. Those chicks they mess wit likely expect something in return…. girls I know KNOW I don’t got money like that… Win-win!

    I don’t need to be hanging around those dudes anyway. They’ll come out the closet and people will be looking at me sideways, like his boys looked at Arsenio Hall after Magic announced his retirement. I don’t need that static.
    And I don’t really want to mess with chicks who dress like Wade, and share purses with Lebron.

  • K Dizzle

    @ AB
    Lol I forgot about that skit.
    Can’t believe we STILL waitin on Detox

    @ Chi-rilla
    Dudes who know hoops would know that. I was talkin about the kids who were losin they minds cuz Amare, Melo, DWill n Boozer moved east so it was like the West wasn’t still the deeper conference.
    I agree contender wise, it’s pretty much even up. After that, it’s all west cuz only one year this past decade has the east had all their playoff teams above .500
    In the west, that’s mandatory.

  • Sporty-j

    @k-bit#%zle

    Nicca plz! U know darn well the East Coast now runs the league. Don’t let let a meaning less allstar game cloud your judgement. Heat, Knicks, Nets once they get Howard. CP3 wanted to be Knick before David Stern tried to play GOD which made the Clips relivant. There now another team in a Big Market that will be racking in money for the NBA and all these Cry baby Owners lead by Dan Gilbit$&. Chicago could be even more of a serious team if Rose ever allowed another Superstar to share the spot-light with him. But he’s getting paid anyhow so y would he give PHUCK. In a serious allstar game Rose would give West-Brick buckets. Lebron would snap Durant in half. CP3 has always been Deron Williams bit#@ head to head. Howard would just take a step back, soldier boy with it, and SUPERMAN that Ho% Andrew Bybit%#. PHUCK a KIA, Bosh would jump over Blake Griffin. And Wade? He would just break Kobes nose lol. I know you West Coast cats have your heads held high in the past week. Don’t let that fake win against my Heat with us bringing our D game, without our most important piece(Bosh-dizzle), with the REFS doing everything in there power to help L.A., and with everybody for L.A. playing completely out of there minds have you West Coast punks on here thinking you could PHUCK with the East coast or that L.A. might meet my Heat in June. It would take a miracle of injuries to every team out West for the Lakers to make it that far. You have a better chance at hitting the lotto kid…

  • That’s What’s Up

    Thanks JAY for that pic of that cute couple.

    I don’t care if the girl is 5’10″ and 110 or 4’10″ and 210 – if I wanna hit it I am gonna hit it.

  • K Dizzle

    @ Chi-rilla & AB: Post 57 is the ‘kids’ I was talkin bout.
    You know, the “if Howard goes to the Nets” n “if CP3 had gone to New York”(even tho they signed Chandler so the Knicks had no chance to get him) then he proceeds to discuss players in an all-star game….HUH?

    For the sake of argument, the East has 8 of their 15 teams under .500
    The West has 5 of their 15 teams under .500
    And since Mike left Chicago, 10 of 13 chips went to the West.
    Like I said, the contenders are even this season, but teams like Phoenix, Golden State, Utah n Portland would be playoff teams out east.

    @ Spotty Spice – Today’s word is: Ritalin…

  • First & Foremost

    @AB and Chi

    The West was superior during that time. Even though the Pistons, Celtics, and Heat won championships… someone has got to represent the conference. In any of those years, pick 10 teams that had a shot at winning the title. Of those 10, 3 might be from the eastern conference. You could rarely say so&so has a good chance to beat whoever comes out of the West. On the flipside, you have the West beating each other up and it just so happened that the Lakers and Spurs made up the majority of the finals appearances. But Dallas was always lurking. Houston if healthy. Pheonix was on the cusp. Utah was always a tough out. Denver when healthy was a tough out. You have 7 legit playoff teams. Back in the East, you always had 4 teams that simply looked like they didn’t belong. Several years with a team(s) that had losing records making the playoffs.

  • Sporty-j

    I didn’t say I or that I would jump on 1 leg or anything crazy. But the tree of Piranhas those guys get to choose from is diff from my tree or your tree. Those guys trees are effortless from Jay-z to Lol Wayne. Plus Wade is voted best dress in Sports period. Dude models. What you want them niccas to come out G-Q every time or in a business Suit everytime. Those guys are trying to touch a Wider audience bigger than just the America Audience or that your mind can think of. There business Men also. I would hang in there entourage and rock a purse if that’s what gets me to knock down Rhianna, Beyonce, and etc. Not the hood rats your thinking of. That’s to Easy and I don’t want those dirty bit$# all the time. I want Buffie the Body and Serena Williams on my Trophy mantle…

  • http://www.dimemag.com Austin Burton

    By the way, last night I could’ve sworn I saw Chris Paul miss a game-tying free throw with 2 seconds left, then miss everything on a potential game-winning three at the buzzer. I mean, CP3 played great before that and helped bring L.A. back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but he didn’t get it done in the end.

    Yet this morning I’m not reading a bunch of columns about how CP3 will never be Isiah Thomas, how he stinks in the clutch, and how he showed his true colors by turning his back on New Orleans. What’s up with that?

  • http://www.dimemag.com Austin Burton

    @F&F — I’m not arguing that the East was better, just saying it doesn’t really matter all that much because the East represented themselves well with a few championship teams during that era. It wasn’t like that stretch in the NFL where the NFC won 13 Super Bowls in a row.

    @Sporty-J — You leave Serena out of this…

  • Sporty-j

    The West use to be bad and tough. Everybody knows that! The West Coast is slowly becoming extinct and David Stern is trying his best to Keep the relivant and stopping the flood gate of players going out East. It’s a powershift happening son. You are a WITNESS…

  • Sporty-j

    Ok you can have Serena AB. Im just trying to get these young to understand that type of Alley-oops of girls that Wade and Lebron throw around to each is nothing compared to what any of use could throw to each combined. We would take there ugliest chicks and be the happiest man in the world unless your dad is named Micheal Jordan or somebody famous. Just trying to educate these guys who are fascinated with the way Lebron or Wade dress instead of basketball or females. K-Dizzle has yet to name a female he likes??? Lakegirl84???

  • http://datpiff.com beiber newz

    i think the tone of discussion should have been set in smack’s title if we were gonna talk about chris paul. no one cares about kendrick perkins. but chris paul missed a free throw, agianst a team guys feel is decent competition compared to them. and paul isn’t on a transcendent level like lebron. now if lebron and his heat had missed a free throw against the wolves, then it’d be more of a story cuz the heat shouldn’t be in that position against a team like minny. but when i think about it, lebron probably wouldn’t find himself at the line nowadays in that situation cuz he’d be too busy setting up the “right shot” for haslem.

  • K Dizzle

    After readin all the trash Spotty postin today(U lost in the finals remember?), I’m actually missin beibs lol

    @ Austin – you completely lost me on the CP3 n Lebron comparison.
    You didn’t read about CP3 this morning because
    A) He’s in his 7th season n Isiah didn’t get a chip til his 8th season so that squashes that
    B) Isiah never lost Joe Dumars(Chauncey Billups) when he was tryin to get his chips
    C) The Bad Boys were better than ANY squad CP’s ever played on
    D) CP3 never won the MVP back to back
    E) CP3 never won 120+ games in back to back seasons
    F) CP3 never left New Orleans. He was traded…TWICE
    G) CP3′s not from Louisiana
    H) CP3 didn’t go on tv to rip New Orleans when he left. Actually thanked them for everything
    I) CP3 is usually clutch in those situation. The Wolves fans GASPED in shock wheen he missed that free throw.

    I can keep goin but hopefully you just wanna squash the weak comparisons to LBJ. He’s tryin to get past the ‘Decision’, you should try too..

  • sh!tfaced

    if dwight gets traded or leaves for the west and it tilts right back…

    pussy is pussy, athletic, yoga or pole dancing, as long as you get some happy time, its all good. but no way am i gonna be more dressed up than the girl. that’s just boyband/faggot territory. and the bag? ugh. and the make-up? shit. its the reason why they’re doing a Zoolander sequel…

  • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/psychotic Chicagorilla

    @AB

    To add to KDizzle’s list

    CP3 has already prevailed in several “clutch” situations this season. That’s not even counting how clutch he’s been in his career.

  • Sporty-j

    lol at Dizzle. You guys was suppose to meet us in the Finals, lost your 1st Finals the Gasoft experiment, and was the only team to not win at least 1 playoff game last. Did you forget? Your still the 2nd best team in L.A.

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