I’m struggling to understand how Rudy “Not This Guy” Gay, at age 32 (an age where he should be declining), is posting the most efficient season of his career by far. And when I say “by far”, I should actually say “BY FAR” in all caps because he has completely discarded the low-efficiency volume-scoring days…
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Jusuf Nurkic 20 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
After Montrezl Harrell flagrantly fouled Jusuf Nurkic in the face (resulting in an eventual ejection for Harrell), there was no indication that there would be immediate fisticuffs. After the foul, Nurkic lay on the ground, checking his face for damage and testing the jaw mechanism to make sure it was still functional. Presumably Harrell walked…
Read MoreDavis Bertans 16 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
Davis Bertans is actually surprisingly close to becoming a member of the 50/40/90 club. He’s at 46% on three-pointers this season and 92% on free throws. That’s two of the three requirements already met, and one could argue that those are the most difficult requirements. He’s shooting a paltry 49% from the field, so he…
Read MoreOmri Casspi 20 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
By my reckoning, this twenty point game by Omri “The Casstrator” Casspi was a revenge game in two ways. Firstly, Casspi was playing against his former team, the GoLen State Larriors (because they have all L’s and no D, at least not against Casspi). Do you think it’s a coincidence that Casspi’s first twenty-point game…
Read MoreHarry Giles 13 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
This was a great chance for Harry Giles to show his stuff. With the Kings getting their butt kicked hard right from the get-go, and with Dave Joerger making a point to the starters (I don’t know what kind of point, but it was definitely something) by benching them for the vast majority of the…
Read MoreShai Gilgeous-Alexander 24 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
The art of the midrange lives on in young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. No one told him that the cool kids only shoot threes now. He does what he wants, and what he wants is to worm his way in to about 14 feet from the basket and take a jumper. His name is long, but his…
Read MoreStanley Johnson 20 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
It’s taken a while, three long years of patience from Pistons fans, but Stanley Johnson is finally turning into a not-horrible offensive player. After tonight’s performance, he’s crawled over the 40 percent mark for field goal shooting on a season, something he has never done before. At least, something he has never done before as…
Read MoreReggie Bullock 24 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
Looking at the Pistons schedule so far, is it a coincidence that there seems to be a clear correlation between Reggie Bullock playing and the Pistons winning? Detroit’s two losing streaks coincide almost excactly with the two times he’s been injured. My hypothesis, which is based only on my preconceived notions of Bullock as a…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 14 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
Just putting it out there: I am not salty at all over the fact that Mario “Crobe” Hezonja dunked “on” Giannis Antetokounmpo and then, on his way back up the court, stepped over his vanquished foe’s dunked-on body laying prone on the hardwood. It’s easy to say that he’s not good enough to do stuff…
Read MoreDeandre Ayton 21 Points Full Highlights (12/17/2018)
Pictured in the thumbnail: Deandre Ayton smiling for the first time all season. Things have been pretty grim over in Phoenix this season. NBA players don’t like to lose, and the Suns have been doing almost nothing but since opening night (a night where they actually won, what are the odds?). Did I catch wind…
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