December 21, 2017 – DownToBuck

Anthony Tolliver 18 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

It’s a little late, but I finally remembered to make Anthony Tolliver highlights! All five of his fans were probably getting a little restive, wondering where the heck they were, but don’t worry! He’s here, he’s wearing a mask, and he didn’t make six threes even though that seems like by far the most likely…

Adreian Payne 10 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

So, it’s a little bit embarrassing to admit, but I was completely befuddled by the free throws which appear at the end of this video. The thing is, Shelvin Mack was shooting free throws with 1:27 left in the fourth quarter. That’s the same exact time that Adreian “Still Better than Cameron” Payne was supposed…

Denzel Valentine 16 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

Normally I would express wonderment at the Bulls’ extension of their winning streak to seven games, but nobody should be at all surprised that the Bulls were able to beat the Magic. Maybe I didn’t expect the 112-94 blowout they laid out on them, but I and everybody else expected this win. The Bulls are…

Serge Ibaka 24 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

My plan for the description was to grandstand about Serge “Ibaka Gaijin” Ibaka’s devolution from a powerful, physical, defensive-minded player into a soft, Euro-esque jumpshooting ninny who is basically Andrea Bargnani 2.0 for the Raptors. Then I made the actual highlight video and I witnessed Ibaka convert four separate dunks, all of them thrown down…

Austin Rivers 21 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

“Dear Diary, People on the team keep talking about “trade rumors”. I didn’t know what “trade rumors” were, other than they sounded really scary, so I asked daddy what a “trade rumor” was and why DeAndre would have one. Daddy told me that “trade rumors” happen all the time and that I shouldn’t worry about…

Josh Jackson 17 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

Josh Jackson took eighteen shots to get seventeen points in this game. That alone is an indicator that he didn’t have a good game. In the three-point era, and the era where you can get free throws anytime you want, it’s an accepted fact that when FGA is greater than Points, you were just out…

Corey Brewer 21 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

Mike D’Antoni was sitting in his office, contemplating rotations for that day’s game against the Lakers, when the power suddenly went out in his office. “Those stupid construction workers,” he muttered, referencing the construction project that was ongoing across the street. He got up to flip his light switch off and on again, but no…

John Collins 18 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

I think I’ve brought up this point before about a million times, but I just can’t get over the fact that this draft class makes last year’s draft class look like absolute 100% total horse plops. John Collins is averaging 11/7 on 60% in a backup role for the Hawks, and he is not even…

Mario Hezonja 12 Points Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

Yes, I know this isn’t very many points for Mario Hezonja, especially after he just scored 28 last game. But I’m getting super tired, and this one took no time at all to put together, so here we are. Besides, he made 5 shots, which is a pretty decent amount for him. If you don’t…

Kyle Kuzma Career High 38 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (12/20/2017)

Kyle Kuzma, the 27th pick of the draft, is now outscoring all of his draftmates except for Donovan Mitchell, who doesn’t count anyway because he scored 40 once. The hype for Kuzma was pretty intense after Summer League, and I’m sure I was not alone in thinking that he was just another older rookie dominating…