Budinger shows toughness in NBA
After ex-UA forward struggles, he bounces back big
SATURDAY’S GAMES (Tucson times)
Indiana at Washington (Arenas), 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas (Terry), 6:30 p.m.
Portland (Bayless) at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix (Frye) at Denver, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Houston 96 (Budinger 15 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast) at Philadelphia 91 (Iguodala 24 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast)
Atlanta 111 (Bibby 8 pts, 0 reb, 2 ast) at Toronto 89
Dallas 196 (Terry 16 pts, 1 reb, 4 ast) at Miam 93
Cleveland 104, Portland 99 (Bayless 2 pts, 0 reb, 2 asts)
New York 113 (Hill DNP) at New Olreans 96
San Antonio 104 (Jefferson 17 pts, 1 reb, 2 ast) 85
Phoenix 106 (Frye 5 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast), Orlando 103
FEATURED EX-CAT LINKS:
>>Who’s better? Jason Terry or Manu Ginobli? (Dime Magazine)
>>Channing Frye among top surprise contributors (NBA Noise)
>>NBA & ABA players who attended the University of Arizona (Basketball-Reference.com)
| Excerpt from a Houston Chronicle article about Chase Budinger’s bouncing back to lead Rockets to a win over Philadelphia: Chase Budinger bounced back from Wednesday’s 0-for-5 shooting night to help key the success of the Rockets’ bench in Friday’s win over the 76ers. This should not have come as a surprise, however. He has done it repeatedly this season. In the four games that followed games in which Budinger struggled most, going a combined 2-for-27, he has hit a combined 21 of 39 shots, averaging 12 points. He made six of eight shots for 15 points Friday. “It’s a real telling sign,” Rockets coach Rick Adelman said. “It just shows he’s going to be a solid player. He really struggled against Cleveland but he came right in tonight, and in the second quarter and in the fourth quarter he made two or three big shots when we needed baskets. He’s been a guy that responds. It’s kind of typical of our team.” |
Tags: Channing Frye, Chase Budinger, Jason Terry
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