St. Vincent-St. Mary Wins State Title!

You already know Akron's Finest Lebron James was there to support!

Adding Marbury to the Celtics just made me not like them even more. I really hate this team! lol

The battle for the top seed in the Eastern Conference took another twist Thursday night, when Cleveland's Ben Wallace suffered a broken right fibula against the Rockets that could force him to miss the rest of the regular season.

His loss compromises the post depth for the Cavaliers, leaving more minutes for Anderson Varejao and rookie J.J. Hickson. While Wallace is not the player he once was, he was still an important rebounder and defender.

Just this past week, we looked at a less severe injury to Kevin Garnett and its impact on the Boston Celtics, and discovered that in such a tight race, even missing one to two weeks could have a significant effect.

With Wallace in the lineup, Cleveland had the inside edge for the No. 1 seed at 42 percent -- projecting to win 20 of their final 25 regular-season games.

Out of 10,000 simulations, the injury costs the Cavaliers just an average of half a win over those final 25 games, but that small number is still important because it means they are no longer the clear favorites to finish with the East's best record.

Boston and Cleveland are now projected to have an equal chance at winning the all-important top seed. Orlando still has an outside chance, but remains a distant third. The Magic are the likely second-round opponent for whichever squad finishes second, creating a large incentive to win as many games as possible.

Friday February 27, 2009,

Daniel Gibson is a native of Houston, Texas.

Q: How many friends and family have you got coming to the game?

A: Probably about 50. As far as me bringing them in, probably about 30 to 35.

Q: If your mom was going to cook your favorite dinner while you were home, what would it be?

A: Spaghetti. I can answer that in a split second. My mom's spaghetti is addictive.

Q: Who was your favorite Houston athlete growing up, and why?

A: [Former University of Houston and NBA star] Clyde Drexler. He was from Houston, and he played basketball in the area where I grew up.

Q: When your shot feels off or you need advice on shooting, who do you call?

A: My dad. He's been known as a great shooter, and he knows a lot about the game. So he's my guiding light when my shot's not going in.

Q: What's your next hair design?

A: We did a poll on the Internet " title="http://nba.com/cavaliers\">" target="_blank">nba.com/cavaliers">(nba.com/cavaliers) on what I should do next, and the fans picked the Cavaliers' "C." That'll be the next one I do.