December 18, 2017 – DownToBuck

Garrett Temple 18 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

The Kings commentators were making a big deal of Garrett Temple emerging from his recent slump, which made me wonder two things. The first thing I wondered is whether or not a role-player of Temple’s caliber is even able to have slumps, or if dips in production are to be expected of players of limited…

Mike Scott 19 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

“Nothing easy. NOTHING EASY!” Mike Scott took those immortal words by Zaza Pachulia to heart tonight, scoring a bunch of buckets, none of them easy. The one layup he made was a flailing, contorted effort made difficult by the presence of LeBron James. Other than that, it was a bunch of threes and iso midrange…

Anthony Tolliver 17 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Anthony Tolliver only needs to play for one more franchise to catch the active leader in that category, Ish Smith. He’s at 9 right now. He’s played for San Antonio, Portland (what), Golden State (played a part in getting Curry his first trip-dub), Minnesota (had knee rubbed by Michael Beasley), Atlanta, Charlotte (Bobcats), Phoenix (somehow…

Nikola Vucevic 24 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Nikola Vucevic has now played three straight games, almost 100 minutes of playing time, without shooting a free throw. He has taken 54 shots in that time frame. How is that even possible? I’m freaking out right now. This guy must be the most contact-averse player in the whole league. Right up there with E’Twaun…

Jonathon Simmons 23 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

There aren’t a ton of people in the NBA that have made more shots than Jonathon Simmons this season. Only 41. I don’t normally think “bucket getter” when I think about Simmons, maybe you do, and that’s your right as a free American citizen (if you are not American then please stop watching my videos…

Quincy Acy 14 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

I was just talking about how Domantas Sabonis needs to start taking more threes, but Quincy Acy has the opposite problem: he takes too many threes. Way too many. Before tonight, he had made a grand total of SIX two-point shots over 400 minutes of gametime. That’s mindblowing, to me. You’re a forward! Haul your…

Domantas Sabonis 17 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Domantas Sabonis isn’t getting the same bountiful opportunities he was getting while Myles Turner was injured. We could’ve expected the resulting minutes reduction when Turner came back, but it still sucks. Turner’s great, but Sabonis just has that NBA pedigree that makes him a more tantalizing option. If he wants to regain some of his…

Reggie Bullock Career High 20 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Reggie Bullock double-digit scoring games in the first 26 games of the season: 0. Reggie Bullock double-digit scoring games in the last 3 games of the season: 3. DownToBuck double-digit scoring games ever: 0. As you can see from the above statistical information units, Reggie “Ock and Bull Torture” Bullock clearly has both surpassed his…

Mario Hezonja Career High 28 Points/8 Threes Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Mario Hezonja adjusted his sunglasses as he emerged from his car. It occurred to him that it might have been better to plan this operation to occur during the nighttime, but it was too late to back out now. It also occurred to him that, if he expected to sneak into his target’s house undetected,…

Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/17/2017)

Bogdan Bogdanovic is making a concerted effort to take the title of “Best Bogdanovic” from Bojan Bogdanovic, his latest effort being an 18-point, 5-assist performance that impressed me with its solidity. He would have had even more assists, but his teammates kinda suck at putting the ball in the basket. Meanwhile, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mr. Soon-to-be-inferior,…