Markieff Morris had a pretty good statline in this one: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists. He wasn’t that far away from a triple-double. That’s cool. This is the Markieff that Wizards fans shows up every game, the kind that shoots efficiently from the field and only beats up bystanders when the situation calls for…
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Dario Saric 20 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
Philly fans are probably tired of people pointing this out, but I haven’t personally pointed it out yet so I’m in the clear: the 76ers shot 18 of 28 from the threezone in this game. That’s part of the reason that they dropped 74 points in the second half. Shooting a high percentage from three…
Read MoreJ.J. Redick 28 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
J.J. Redick, with this game, basically wrote a letter to all thirty GM’s in the league. Here are the contents of that letter: “Hey NBA GM’s, This offseason, you’d better pay me a huge amount of money because I’m out here winning games for my team in the playoffs. Also the contract has to be…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli 25 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
More ridiculous shots for Marco Belinelli. There’s some players who making a living off of never ever shooting a standstill catch-and-shoot jumper, and he’s definitely one of them. In Atlanta he was regarded (by me, I don’t think anyone else noticed his existence) a chucky chuckmaster who needed to chill out; now he’s a key…
Read MoreKelly Olynyk 26 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
Look, I’m fully aware that Win Shares are a flawed advanced stat, don’t take everything into account, suck, yada yada yada. But here’s the deal: Kelly Olynyk led the Heat in them this year. Okay? That means something. That has to mean something. And what I think it has to mean is that he is…
Read MoreJaVale McGee 15 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
Is it a stretch to say that JaVale McGee won this game for the Warriors? It is, but it’s not the biggest stretch ever. He did a ton of damage in the first few minutes of the game, and the deleterious effects of such a marginal role-player playing that well on the Spurs’ players are…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka 23 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
It’s hard not to think about what could’ve been with that OKC team that made the Finals. I usually do a pretty good job of keeping intrusive thoughts of potential dynasties from my mindscape, but seeing all the assorted players from that team be part of the best teams currently in the NBA is making…
Read MoreDelon Wright 18 Points Full Highlights (4/14/2018)
The playoffs are here! And for Toronto fans, that means one thing: DeMar DeRozan turning into DePressed DeFrozen and Kyle Lowry turning into Pyle OfPoop and needing their teammates to bail them out. I would use the “Trash Brothers” nickname for them, but it is currently being appropriated by C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard. They…
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