April 2019 – Page 25

John Collins 25 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

By my calculations, which are wholly accurate as well as mostly mathetmatical, John Collins will need to average 31 points per game over these last three (only three????? where did the season go….) Hawks games to average 20 points on the season. Normally when people say so-and-so needs to average such-and-such amount of whatevers to…

Frank Kaminsky 21 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Let’s cut straight to the chase: Frank Kaminsky’s nickname is no longer “Frank the Tank”. That was a bad nickname for him, and it’s better used on Frank Ntilikina because whenever he plays he “tanks” the Knicks lineup. Kaminsky’s new nickname is “K-Man”, in honor of Mike Gminski (whose last name rhymes with “Kaminsky”), whose…

Wayne Ellington 24 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Okay, now maybe the Pistons are relying on Wayne Ellington a little too much. He’s had 5 games out of his 10 above 20 points, shouldn’t some of the other Pistons “shooters” be stepping up so he doesn’t have to shoot a million threes per game? He’s, like, almost the third option right now. When…

Enes Kanter 21 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

No Nurkic? No problem! The Blazers presciently signed Enes Kanter before Nurkic’s fibular fireworks a few games ago, and he’s basically a one-to-one replacement. Just stick him in the starting lineup, and watch him do the same sort of things. Now, you might bring up defense. Okay, sure, I can agree with the idea that…

Zach Collins Career High 18 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Lost in the folderol (mostly consisting of Kevin Calabro tonelessly reciting a list of Blazers players who got triple-doubles off the bench) surrounding Evan Turner and his stat-padded statisticals, was that Zach Collins who is the future of the franchise scored a career-high 18 points. Normally, when a player hits the last shot to get…

Evan Turner Triple Double 13 Pts/12 Rebs/11 Asts Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Two triple-doubles in a row for Evan Turner. According to the kind Portland commentators (props to them because I’m WAY too lazy to do anything but the most basic statistical research for these descriptions), this is the first set of consecutive triple-doubles for a Blazer since Clyde Drexler back in the dark ages. Again, I’m…

Dwight Powell 25 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

The lob connection between Dwight Powell and Luka Doncic grows stronger by the game. Doncic hasn’t quite mastered the art of putting the ball where Powell can really reach back and slam it hard, preferring to leave it right next to the rim (probably practiced too much with Dirk) so that anyone could dunk it….

Pascal Siakam 28 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Just like the Bucks-Rockets game a few nights ago that was a battle of MVP candidates, this Raptors-Nets game was a battle of would-be award winners: Pascal Siakam and D’Angelo Russell, fighting for the MIP Improved Player trophy. I would hope that the award voters wouldn’t be swayed by head-to-head matchups, because this is a…

Jimmer Fredette 10 Points Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

Random death can occur to any person, at any time. Sure, the chances may be significantly less for someone sitting at a desk (like I am) versus someone commuting through rush hour traffic or someone sleeping with a fan turned on in their room (South Korea knows what’s up). But the chance is still there…

Trae Young 33 Points/12 Assists Full Highlights (4/3/2019)

There are certain games, like this one against the 76ers, where it seems like the John Collins/Trae Young pick-and-roll is unstoppable. Under ideal circumstances, with two talented players, the pick-and-roll is literally unstoppable anyway; there are just too many ways for the ballhandler to counter anything shown by the defense. But the NBA usually isn’t…