October 2017 – Page 5

Pascal Siakam 18 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

Siakamania is in full effect! 20 points against the Warriors and 18 points against the Lakers in back-to-back games, I think Pascal Siakam has flashed more offensive skill in those two contests than he has in the whole rest of his career. Move over Ibaka! There’s a new African in town, and his true age…

Jonathon Simmons 17 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

Another night, another revenge game. The Spurs rudely kicked Jonathon Simmons to the curb, Popovich surely thinking, in his hubris, that Simmons wasn’t a major part of the Spurs’ success last season. “I am the one that makes this team great!” he yells. “Me and me alone! I can win with any player, even Kyle…

Taurean Prince 19 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

In case you wondering, DownToBuck is still hard at work on the first of many sci-fi/fantasy novels comprising my epic “Taurean Prince” series. No, this upcoming literary masterwork isn’t about the NBA Taurean Prince. He’s the inspiration in name only. What it is about is a race of humanoid/bull-like hybrids called the “Taures”. The main…

Jeremy Lamb 20 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

Attention: I am currently witnessing a sweet fight between Draymond Green and Bradley Beal and have no time to write a description. UPDATE: The fight was not as sweet as I first thought, pretty low on actual punching action, and Bradley Beal was the bitch in the scenario, contrary to my expectations, but now it’s…

Evan Fournier 25 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

I refuse to believe that the Orlando Magic are legit. Call me a “troll”, a “hater”, or a “nincompoop”, or whatever you want, but I simply am not willing to anoint this Magic team as on of the best in the conference based on a couple good games. It’s not like they added a whole…

Nikola Jokic 18 Points Full Highlights (10/27/2017)

Attention Denver TV production crew people: if the other team commits a stupid turnover so that Denver gets the ball back on the side, and you see Nikola Jokic hustling over to get the ball from the ref so that he can inbound it, DO NOT switch the camera angle to the dummy who committed…

Al-Farouq Aminu 19 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (10/26/2017)

It might seem like Al-Farouq Aminu is a grizzled veteran at this point. He’s been in the league eight years. To me, having that much NBA experience qualifies you for the title of “veteran”, and he’s definitely got the “grizzled” part down with his unkempt facial hair. The thing is, he might be a veteran,…

Lauri Markkanen 14 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2017)

The Bulls have finally dredged up enough competency from the murky depths of their being to win a game. Maybe I shouldn’t say “finally”, because it only took them four games to do it, which is way fewer than what I expected. I was thinking, you know, maybe post All-Star break before the scored more…

David Nwaba 15 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2017)

I admit, I didn’t think David Nwaba would find another NBA team to play for after the Lakers waived him. A European team, sure, he would probably dominate over there. But not an NBA team. How many squads need a 6-4 dude who plays like a big? I love his hustle and his heart and…

Marco Belinelli 23 Points Full Highlights (10/26/2017)

I have seen enough. This is, definitively, the version of Marco Belinelli we are going to be seeing for the rest of the season. The “Shot selection? What does that mean remember I don’t speak English” version. The version who takes long twos with a defender right in his face because who else is gonna…