Tonight was a battle of the Harrisons: Shaquille Harrison (who is a worse version of Russell Westbrook) vs. Aaron Harrison (who is a worse version of Andrew Harrison). Not a widely anticipated or publicized matchup, but I’ve had this game circled on my calendar for months. Actually I only circled it just yesterday, but at…
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Johnathan Motley 21 Points Full Highlights (4/10/2018)
There are still a bunch of games left tomorrow before the season ends, but I think this one will retain the mantle of “scrubbiest NBA game 2017-18”. Who was the best player who appeared on the court? Dwight Powell was the only non-1st-or-2nd-year player for the Mavericks tonight, except for Aaron Harrison, who doesn’t really…
Read MoreErsan Ilyasova 26 Points Full Highlights (4/10/2018)
Why the heck did the 76ers trade Ersan Ilyasova away in the first place? It baffled me then, it baffles me now, and it will continue to baffle me until I lay on my deathbed and take my final breath. I’ll be like “Hey nurse, why in the hecking heck did Philadelphia trade Ilyasova who…
Read MoreAlec Peters Career High 36 Points/8 Threes Full Highlights (4/10/2018)
This was the last game of the regular season (and the whole season, actually, because these dudes definitely did not make the playoffs) for the Suns, so you knew some weird stuff was going to go down. I know I’m not the only one who remembers rookie Archie Goodwin going off for 29 in the…
Read MoreBen McLemore 18 Points Full Highlights (4/9/2018)
Ben McLemore is one of those “scoring-only” shooting guards who doesn’t get rebounds or assists or even play defense. So it’s a big problem when he’s not scoring. When he’s not scoring, he gives you nothing other than a warm body to run around and act like it’s playing basketball. That’s why it always warms…
Read MoreCameron Payne 15 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (4/9/2018)
Cameron Payne has scored 17 points twice this season and neither time did I make a highlight video for the occurrence. The second time he did it, I was on vacation and only made a few catch-up videos after I got back (Payne would not have qualified for a catch-up video unless he had a…
Read MoreDe’Aaron Fox 21 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (4/9/2018)
I don’t know exactly how win-shares get calculated or even what they are. I reference them all the time but I am ignorant of their true nature. And here I will reference them once again: unless De’Aaron Fox puts up a 50/20/20 game in the season closer, he will end the season with negative win-shares….
Read MoreManu Ginobili 17 Points/5 Assists/1 Dunk Full Highlights (4/9/2018)
There was a part of me that was like “it would be cool for the Spurs to miss the playoffs so that all the Popovich nuthuggers would stop hugging his nuts” but then there was an opposing part of me that was like “if Manu Ginobili missed the playoffs he would probably retire and it…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic 24 Points Full Highlights (4/9/2018)
Nikola Mirotic has played very well since chopping off the furry brown mass that was engulfing his chin. This 24-point game is actually his lowest point total since adopting the “Paul Zipser” look. But I have a feeling that he’s got another surprise in store for us for the playoffs. No, I’m not talking about…
Read MoreSindarius Thornwell 20 Points/7 Assists Full HIghlights (4/9/2018)
Sindarius Thornwell: competent backup shooting guard yeah or nah? He definitely passes the “look at his shooting percentage” test by having shooting percentages (43% from the field, 34% from three) that are perfectly acceptable for a rookie. He also passes the “does he have positive winshares” test by having positive winshares. In fact, he passes…
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