December 9, 2018 – DownToBuck

Semi Ojeleye 13 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

I had closed all my highlight-making programs and was ready to call it quits for the day when I randomly remembered that Semi Ojeleye had tied a career-high in points with thirteen. So, begrudgingly, I reopened all those programs and got to working making this video. And now I’m begrudglingly writing a video description to…

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 20 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

I’ve been optimistic in the past that Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and his spastic, unorthodox scoring game can find a place in this league. But my optimism can’t help but me dampened when the stats present us with the following fact: RHJ has regressed across the board from last season to this season. From 14 PPG on…

Dwyane Wade 25 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

Since the last time I gave my subscribers an update, I’ve made some upgrades to my home steroids lab in my bathroom that have resulted in a better product. The first thing I did was move the operation to my kitchen, since I didn’t have room in the bathroom for all the equipment. I originally…

Tristan Thompson 23 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

I know that Matthew Dellavedova didn’t play in this game, but his glorious return to Cleveland also signals the return of the fabled Tristan Thompson-Matthew Dellavedova lob connection, which for a period of time seemed to be the most prolific lob connetion in the NBA. Tristan Thompson, when he’s not catching lobs, is a player…

Thaddeus Young 20 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

There was a time not too long ago when a twenty-point game by Thaddeus Young was not only an expected occurrence, but a common one. In the 2013-14 season, his last with the 76ers, Young scored twenty or more points 29 times. This year, nearly a third of the way through the season, he’s only…

Jusuf Nurkic 22 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

This video is cool because, out of Jusuf Nurkic’s four blocks, ALL FOUR of them were legit. NBA scorekeepers are notorious for handing out blocks that meet nobody’s definition of a block, but the shots that Nurkic swatted last night would meet anybody’s definition of a block. There’s nothing worse than going into a highlight…

DeAndre’ Bembry 18 Points/5 Assists/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

DeAndre’ Bembry has set and re-set his career-high a few times this season, going from 13 to 14 to 16 to 18. The next milestone is one of significance for him: the big two-oh. Twenty points. In one game. While hisate teammate John Collins, also a prodigious setter of career highs, now has his sights…

Malik Beasley 19 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

Now’s the time when Malik Beasley needs to step up. With the unusually large number of injuries the Nuggets are dealing with right now, he’s suddenly become one of their main guys instead of the near-afterthought that he was for the first quarter of the season. It’s easy for me to tell him he needs…

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 11 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

Step aside, Alex Len. There is a new Ukrainian in the NBA, and he has a way cooler name: Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk. He’s also in a way bigger media market and has way better teammates. With all these factors combined, Len is an afterthought to Ukrainians and Americans alike, while Svi has captured our hearts with…

Jalen Brunson 14 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2018)

There’s something about Jalen Brunson’s face that makes him look way older than he is. He’s sort of got that Malcom Brogdon thing going where he looks really stately and composed because of his square head. When I look at him it’s very easy for me to imagine that he’s a middle-aged, middle-management type working…