April 2017 – Page 19

Gary Harris 23 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but my consistently high levels of hype for Gary Harris were slightly diminished when he banked in a three-pointer off a Jokic screen. I was #hypedforgaryharris before, and I’m still #hypedforgaryharris now, but perhaps the more accurate hashtag would be #mostlyhypedforgaryharris. Because, as you all know, banking in…

Archie Goodwin 14 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

Archie Goodwin is back! Last we saw of him, he was putting up some decent-ish numbers on a bad Suns team. I’m choosing to ignore his Pelicans stint this year, in case you were wondering. That didn’t happen. So yeah, he had that streak in the middle of last season where he kept scoring 20…

Shawn Long 18 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

Though he’s put together only a small portfolio, it’s looking like Shawn Long is one of those “diamonds in the rough” that the 76ers’ endless player churn sometimes turns up. Eventually, one or two of those D-League call-ups end up being someone you can play on a real team that is trying to win real…

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 19 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot continues to impress. I don’t know if there are too many people paying attention to the 76ers these days, but whoever is is surely impressed by TLC as well. He’s been getting 30 minutes or more most games in the last month, and he’s got a few decent scoring games to show for…

Ben McLemore 22 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

The vast majority, if not all, of Ben McLemore’s points tonight came as a result of the Mavericks not putting on the court anybody who could guard him effectively. That happens sometimes, it’s not unheard of, though usually the offensive player is somebody named LeBron or Durant. McLemore is definitely a stoppable player, but the…

Nicolas Brussino 13 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

The Mavericks, in all their tanking glory, just ran a lineup with Nicolas Brussino as the point guard for a big chunk of the fourth quarter tonight. Him being the PG probably wasn’t even the biggest detriment to the lineup: that would be Jarrod Uthoff and A.J. Hammons. They ended up losing, of course. Can’t…

Georgios Papagiannis 13 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

Man, the Kings commentators were going in HARD on Georgios Papagiannis for dribbling the basketball before dunking it. I don’t get it; dribbling is one of the fundamental-est tenets of the game of basketball. It’s a good thing. Every player has that skill in their arsenal except for DeAndre Jordan. What, do they want The…

Maurice Ndour 13 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

Maurice Ndour has had a strange path to the NBA. You’re probably already aware, so I’ll give you the abridged version: born in Senegal, played high school ball in Japan, played two years of college ball at some weird for-profit institution, then transferred to Ohio University, and finally played in Spain for a bit. And…

Danilo Gallinari 28 Points Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

It’s good to see that Danilo Gallinari eventually followed my advice and shaved off that horrible neckbeard he had. He has a larger than average amount of bottom-chin, and having that whole area covered in face-pubes was not a good look. It’s not a good look for anybody. He still looks kind of weird, though….

Lance Stephenson 12 Points/1 Fight Full Highlights (4/4/2017)

This performance by Lance Stephenson was just about the most Lance Stephenson-y thing ever. Comes into the game with much fanfare, then doesn’t do anything until the fourth quarter, where he goes bananas on the Raptors with bad (for him) jumpers and swaggy crossovers and taunting. Then, with 3 seconds left, violates the NBA’s “honor…