
Orange In The Pros
3/26/2014 11:46:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks – Anthony and the Knicks' season-high eight game win streak was snapped on Sunday with a six-point loss to Cleveland. During the course of the streak, Anthony averaged 27.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Anthony has also been extremely efficient from the free throw line in the past six games, shooting at a clip of 91.4-percent (53-58). In the past 20 games, Anthony has scored at least 20 points in each outing.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/12/14 | at Boston | W, 116-91 | 11-25 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 3/15/14 | MILWAUKEE | W, 115-94 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 3/19/14 | INDIANA | W, 92-86 | 12-23 | 0-4 | 10-12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| 3/21/14 | at Philadelphia | W, 93-92 | 5-16 | 2-5 | 9-12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 3/23/14 | CLEVELAND | L, 100-106 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 12-12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 3/25/14 | at Los Angeles | L, 96-127 | 10-21 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers – Carter-Williams continues his stellar rookie campaign, posting two double-doubles in the past eight contests, while just missing out on three more - two of which was nearly triple-doubles. For the last two weeks, the point gaurd is averaging 14.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He has scored in double-figures in eight of his last nine outings and pulled down at least seven rebounds in 10 straight games.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/12/14 | SACRAMENTO | L, 98-115 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3/14/14 | INDIANA | L, 94-101 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3/15/14 | MEMPHIS | L, 77-103 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 3/17/14 | at Indiana | L, 90-99 | 7-20 | 0-4 | 1-5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 3/19/14 | CHICAGO | L, 94-102 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 3/21/14 | NEW YORK | L, 92-93 | 10-21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 3/22/14 | at Chicago | L, 81-91 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3/24/14 | at San Antonio | L, 91-113 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 5-7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
Dion Waiters, Cleveland Cavaliers – Waiters and the Cavaliers put together an important 4-4 week to remain in the playoff picture, sitting just 4.5 games back of the eighth and final spot with 10 games left to play. Waiters has done his part, scoring 20.3 points per game, including 25.5 per outing in the last four contests with Cleveland winning its last two. In a close seven-point loss to Oklahoma City, the number two team in the Western Conference, Waiters tourched the nets for a season-high 30 points. A game earlier versus the East's second team Miami, Waiters passed out a career-high 11 assists. The two-guard has also displayed his passing ability over the past five games, averaging 6.4 assists.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/12/14 | at Phoenix | W, 110-101 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3/14/14 | at Golden State | W, 103-94 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 3/16/14 | at Los Angeles | L, 80-102 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3/18/14 | MIAMI | L, 96-100 | 6-19 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 3/20/14 | OKLAHOMA CITY | L, 95-102 | 11-25 | 2-3 | 6-12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 3/22/14 | HOUSTON | L, 111-118 | 11-20 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3/23/14 | at New York | W, 106-100 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 3/25/14 | TORONTO | W, 102-100 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
Wes Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers – Johnson and the Lakers snapped out of a three-game slide with two wins in the last two games. In the first four games for Johnson during the past two weeks, Johnson averaged 8.5 points per game. On March 25, Johnson was a part of Lakers history as Los Angeles set a franchise record with 51 points in a quarter against the Knicks.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/13/14 | at Oklahoma City | L, 102-131 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3/14/14 | at San Antonio | L, 85-119 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3/19/14 | SAN ANTONIO | L, 109-125 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3/23/14 | ORLANDO | W, 103-94 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3/25/14 | NEW YORK | W, 127-96 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Arinze Onuaku, Canton Charge – DNP due to injury
James Southerland, Los Angeles Defenders– Southerland was on a tear the past two weeks, reaching the 20-point plateau three times in six games, includign tying his season-high of 26 points twice. In those three games, Southerland also averaged seven rebounds. He also is catching fire from three-point range, shooting 44.-percent (11-25) since a meeting with Canton on March 14.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/14/14 | at Canton | W, 125-111 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 3/15/14 | at Canton | W, 130-98 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 3/18/14 | at Fort Wayne | L, 121-125 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3/20/14 | at Austin | W, 126-113 | 11-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3/22/14 | SANTA CRUZ | W, 140-121 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3/24/14 | BAKERSFIELD | L, 111-124 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Fab Melo, Texas Legends – In just one game over the past two weeks, Melo had a strong outing against his former team Maine, with 15 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/14/14 | MAINE | W, 139-120 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Scoop Jardine, Tulsa 66ers – Jardine started off a two-week stretch with a season-high 15 points and followed that up three games later with 13 points, which is his third highest output of the year, to go along five boards and five assists. Jardine also had an eight-point, seven-assist performance in a five-point setback to Bakersfield.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/13/14 | SIOUX FALLS | W, 109-96 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 3/15/14 | at Texas | W, 114-89 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3/16/14 | BAKERSFIELD | L, 113-118 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3/22/14 | at Iowa | L, 101-112 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Brandon Triche, Trento (Italy) - Triche's streak of 20-point performances came to an end at three following a 16-point effort on March 22. Earlier in the week, triche had one of his best all-around games this season with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. His assist and rebound totals were both tied for the second highest of the season.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/16/14 | PMS Torino | W, 70-69 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3/22/14 | Sigma BRC | W, 80-70 | 7-20 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Donte Greene, Dongguan Leopards (China) - DNP
Hakim Warrick, Liaoning Flying Leopards (China) - DNP
Demetris Nichols, Krasnye Krylia (Russia) - Nichols has scored in double-figures in eight of his last nine games, going for 20 points and eight rebounds in a two-point defeat to Grissin Bon Re and 17 points in a four-point win versus Tsmoki-Minsk. The 20 points for Nichols is his highest scoring output since he recorded back-to-back 20-point games on December 14 and 17.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/13/14 | Grissin Bon Re | L, 71-73 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 3/24/14 | Tsmoki-Minsk | W, 88-84 | 7-11 | 3-7 | 7-11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Rick Jackson, Hapoel Gilboa Galil (Israel) - Jackson played just four minutes, tallying a rebound and an assist in his club's 11 point win against Maccabi Rishon.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/23/14 | Maccabi Rishon | W, 82-71 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Harris, SLUC Nancy Basket (France) - In a pair of wins during the last two weeks for SLUC Nancy, Harris averaged 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. In an 11-point win against Dijon, Harris stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, nine boards and a season-high six assists. Prior to that game, Harris' highest assist toal all year was three.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/15/14 | Roanne | W, 91-65 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3/22/14 | Dijon | W, 70-59 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Darryl Watkins, Spirou Charleroi (Belgium) - In a split week for Spirou Charleroi, Watkins dominated in the win with a season-high 23 points and added nine rebounds in a 104-82 victory against Brussels. The following game, Watkins tallied 10 points to extended his double-digit scoring streak to six games.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/14/14 | Brussels | W, 104-82 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 3/22/14 | Antwerp | L, 76-91 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Kris Joseph, Elan Chalon (France) - Joseph bounced back from a three-point performance and exploded for 20 points in a 19-point drubbing of Cholet. He was 7-of-11 overall, including a pefect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. The 20-point outing was just the third time Joseph has netted at least 20 this season, and the first time since Feb. 1.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/17/14 | ASVEL | W, 78-73 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3/22/14 | Cholet | W, 104-85 | 7-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Josh Pace, Townsville Crocodiles (Australia) - Pace led Townsville in scoring for the third straight game in a loss to the Hawks, finishing just two off his season-high with 20 points. It was only Pace's third 20-point performance of the season. In the loss, the left also pulled down a season-best eight boards.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/14/14 | Hawks | L, 85-94 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 3/22/14 | Kings | W, 88-79 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Louie McCroskey, Rochester RazorSharks (PBL) - Rochester continues rolling through the PBL with three more victories and is now winners of 15 straight and sit 16-1 on the season. In the three games, McCroskey averaged 11.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/15/14 | LAKE MICHIGAN | W, 136-97 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3/21/14 | at Carolina | W, 93-83 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3/22/14 | at Lynchburg | W, 169-120 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

















