October 30, 2018 – Page 2

Markelle Fultz 16 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

Does it help Markelle Fultz that every time he gets the ball behind the arc that the home crowd begs him to shoot it? I bet it doesn’t. Imagine the pressure, when every soul in the building wants nothing more than for you to prove that you aren’t a bust by making a three. The…

Nemanja Bjelica 19 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

Nemanja Bjelica was this close, THIS CLOSE, to going back to Europe so he could go back to dominating after a disappointing stint in Minneapolis. A last-minute contract offered by the Kings kept him on this side of the Atlantic, and it turns out that he didn’t need to go back to Europe to dominate….

Josh Richardson Career High 31 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

The Heat need to strike while the iron is hot. Josh Richardson just scored 31, his value has never been higher, so now is the time to trade him for Jimmy Butler. If Riley sweet-talks Thibs enough, maybe he could even make it a straight one-for-one deal. Richardson for Butler. Straight up. I don’t know…

Antonio Blakeney Career High 21 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

If the Bulls tank starts really picking up steam as the season goes on, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Antonio Blakeney drop a 40-burger à la Jordan Crawford. Strange to say about a guy who just now broke the 20-point barrier, but just watch him play. There’s no doubt that he can take the…

Ersan Ilyasova 19 Points/1 Dunk Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

Ersan Ilyasova is back on the Bucks! The initial excitement has worn off for me a little bit, but it’s still great to see him back where he belongs. You may notice the “vintage” thumbnail image, evocative of the ones I was using around 2015. True DTB historians will remember that the image of Ilyasova…

Pascal Siakam Career High 22 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

Pascal “SICKam” Siakam was MAD at Ersan Ilyasova early in this one. Taking it right at him multiple teams with success. Ilyasova can only play defense if he’s taking charges; if he’s not doing that, he’ll get toasted by anyone with speed or strength. Siakam has the speed for sure. Strength, yeah, why not. Unlike…

Serge Ibaka 30 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

No Kawhi? No problem! All you need is the devastating Afri-duo of Serge Ibaka (seen here) and Pascal Siakam (coming soon). They combined for 52 points on 22 of 37 shooting, torching all the bigs that the Bucks had to throw at them. To be fair, and fairness is what I’m all about when it…

Zach Collins 17 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

While compiling this highlights package, I noticed some serious budding chemistry between Nik Stauskas (giving) and Zach Collins (receiving). Blazers fans would probably want chemistry between more important players, like more McCollum/Lillard chemistry or Evan Turner chemistry with something other than bricks. But this is still good. Stauskas gets to continue building a reputation as…

Wendell Carter 18 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

The downside of Klay Thompson going nuclear on the Bulls is that the Bulls commentators had no words to spare for their rookie, Wendell Carter, who was having a career night. He absolutely postered a dude, the dude’s arms were all up in there but Carter was still dunking, and they didn’t even talk about…

Luka Doncic 31 Points Full Highlights (10/29/2018)

Luke Doncic looking fresh! His previous unshaven and disheveled appearance combined with his ever-so-slight tubbiness had him looking more like a basement-dwelling NBA-YouTube-commenting loser than an actual NBA player. Is “fresh” even still a term people use anymore? If not, I apologize for not knowing the latest lingo. At least be glad that I didn’t…