February 2019 – Page 17

Deonte Burton 18 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

Deonte “Reading Rainbow” Burton is just the latest in a long string, spanning multiple seasons, of shooting guards that the Oklahoma City Thunder have tried to fool us into thinking are “starting-quality”. Just like previous SG experiments, Deonte Burton has now had a good game where he looked completely legit. A game where he looked…

Kadeem Allen Career High 25 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/11/2019)

Imagine the scenario: Emmanuel Mudiay and Frank Ntilikina, sharing a hospital room, lying in their adjacent hospital beds, watching the Knicks play the Cavaliers on the TV while recovering from their grievous injuries. The screen, usually a flickering source of comfort and entertainment in the bland hospital becomes a purveyor of misery and anguish. On…

Justise Winslow 22 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

Here’s my question: are the Heat so committed to the “Justise Winslow at point guard” experiment that they’ll continue to utilize it when Goran Dragic comes back? Or will they revert Winslow back to a point-forward secondary ball handler role like James Johnson has been for the past couple seasons (but not this one because…

Dion Waiters 24 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

If this was two years ago, there’s no doubt that Dion Waiters would’ve made his game-winning fading/leaning three-point attempt to beat the Warriors. He was a wizard (a figurative one, not a literal Washington one) back then; when he took a clutch shot, you knew it was going down. There was an aura about him…

Kyle Kuzma 39 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

Your old pal DownToBuck has a long history of suffering medical conditions when something cool is happening in the NBA. Most commonly I am afflicted by an elevated BHL (Blood Hype Level). All it takes is a player to score a bunch of points in a short amount of time and my BHL spikes. Symptoms…

Luka Doncic 28 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

“Hey Dave.” Dave, one of the Dallas Mavericks’ lead nutritionists and the formulator of all the players’ individualized meal plans, looked up from his computer to see Luka Doncic standing in front of his desk. “Hey Luka. It’s cool that a star like you can lower yourself to associate with us commoners,” he joked. “I…

JaVale McGee 21 Points/6 Dunks Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

Why do the Lakers keep bringing in replacements for JaVale McGee? First Tyson Chandler (who supposedly “defends” and “rebounds”, now Mike Muscala (who supposedly “shoots”). Here’s the deal: McGee doesn’t need a replacement. He’s a good, maybe even ideal, starting center for a team like the Lakers. And his whole asthma thing was blown way…

Jonathan Isaac 17 Points/5 Blocks Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

I, along with every NBA fan, was forced to endure an entire offseason of Magic fans telling me how good Jonathan Isaac was going to be. Improved offensive game this and multipositional defender that. Blah blah blah. Isaac had not shown enough in his rookie campaign to generate such confidence from a fanbase; this was…

Marvin Bagley Career High 32 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2019)

Marvin “Marvelous Bags” Bagley did not, in my opinion, have a very good exhibition season. Kings fans agreed with me; he looked lost and ineffective. If they weren’t openly wondering why their team drafted him over a certain other highly regarded Euro, the thought was there in the back of ther mind. The doubts that…

Robin Lopez 18 Points Full Highlights (2/9/2019)

Stacey King is really reaching deep into the annals of NBA history with the long-past Chicago centers he brings up whenever Robin Lopez does anything. He’s starting to reuse names now, but this is the first time I’m hearing of “Earl Cureton”, who played half a season with MJ back in the day. If he’s…