One could make a roundabout argument that Alex “Oleksiy” Len’s poor free-throw shooting in this game (four of nine) cost the Hawks the game (not to mention his dumb foul on Porter near the end of regulation). But you could also argue that Len’s timely buckets in several of the overtime periods allowed the Hawks…
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Lauri Markkanen 31 Points Full Highlights (3/1/2019)
I’m still coming down off the high of Trae Young’s 49-point game, but I’m going to try to write something coherent here for Lauri Markkanen, who had a very good game in his own right, AND got the victory (although, like Porter, he mostly disappeared during the overtime periods except for the fourth and final…
Read MoreTrae Young Career High 49 Points/16 Assists Full Highlights (3/1/2019)
The roof of State Farm Arena was a lonely place. But sometimes, a lonely place is just what one desires, Trae Young thought to himself as a chilly wind blew past him. He sat against one of an HVAC unit, his knees drawn up to his chest, gazing heavenward. Should he have done more? Could…
Read MoreOtto Porter 31 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (3/1/2019)
Stacey King singing a small part of the chorus of Lionel Richie’s 1983 hit “All Night Long” whenever Otto Porter (who doesn’t even look that much like Richie but whatever) does something particularly exciting is one of the best things going on in the NBA right now. But he has to be singing it. If…
Read MoreNoah Vonleh 16 Points Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
I am continually surprised by how low Noah Vonleh’s scoring output is. My designation for him in my mind has been replaced with “decent role player” from “bust”, and with that designation change comes a certain expectation of scoring. He did manage to get a 22-point game this season, by far a career-high, but other…
Read MoreJoe Ingles 15 Points/10 Assists Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
This highlight video is made noticeably worse by the amount of times that Reggie Miller has over-the-top reactions to plays made by Joe “The Aushole” Ingles and his teammates. Commentary, when executed correctly, can elevate a highlight video by providing a crescendo of excitement. Normally, I find it does nothing other than fill in the…
Read MoreJustise Winslow 19 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
James Harden may have dropped 58 and 10 and won the game, but don’t forget about Justise Winslow, who scored got almost as many assists, with 8, and had almost as many points, with 19. He also had two missed free throws in the clutch, but since they don’t appear in this video, they might…
Read MoreJerami Grant 23 Points Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
When the Thunder traded Ersan Ilyasova for Jerami Grant all those years ago, I was incredulous. Why would they trade one of the league’s stretchiest fours for a still-raw pogo stick with few discernable basketball skills? At the time, it made no sense to me, and my only explanation was that somehow Ilyasova and Enes…
Read MoreJonah Bolden 14 Points Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
It was impressive to see Jonah Bolden stepping up in nationally televised game in the absence of Joel Embiid and Boban Marjanovic. With hardly any other centers on the roster, if he didn’t step up, the burden to step up would’ve fallen on Amir Johnson. And since we all know that’s not going to happen,…
Read MoreKyle Korver 22 Points/6 Threes Full Highlights (2/28/2019)
It kinda pains me to bring it up, but is Kyle Korver just getting uglier as time goes on? Normally it’s the other way around, where weird-looking dudes come into the NBA as a rookies looking all weird and then a few years later they’re all handsome and muscly and have appropriate haircuts (thinking Kevin…
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