NBA Monday Round Up 12/22/08

Monday NBA Round Up 12/22/08 It has become a league of Haves and Have Nots. (22-6) Orlando Tramples (8-21) Golden State: 113-81 In this version of Meet the Nelsons, Jameer gives Don a nugie. Jameer Nelson set a new Amway Arena record with a perfect 9 for 9 shooting, while leading both teams in scoring with 22 points. In addition to coming off his first NBA Player of the Week Award ever, Jameer is averaging 26 points a game over his last four, all Magic wins. I’ve said in the past that the enigmatic Nelson is a key to this team’s larger success. Van Gundy has him scoring more (16.8) and apparently finally finding a way to fit in to make the team better, while allowing him to put points on the board himself. After knocking off Utah, San Antonio, and the Lakers, you (meaning I) can no longer say the Magic haven’t beaten anyone good. They are now in the discussion in the East with Boston and Cleveland. A solid shooting guard and a rebounder away from being part of the ... (link)