RJ Barrett has improved his ROTY of the year candidacy by contributing directly to an unexpected Knicks victory over the Heat. He could have contributed even more by hitting more of his free throws at the end of the game, but it was still a very good game for the rookie. However, the ROTY of…
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Cam Reddish 20 Points/5 Steals Full Highlights (1/12/2020)
Cam Reddish has now had seven games this season where he’s hit more than one three-pointer. If you just read that stat without thinking about it, that doesn’t even seem that bad. Making multiple three-pointers in a game is a good thing! Hitting four of them in a single game, as Reddish did tonight, is…
Read MoreJonas Valanciunas 31 Points Full Highlights (1/12/2020)
Reminder to the Grizzlies commentators: exclamations of “jėga”, which means “strength” in Lithuanian, should be reserved for when Jonas Valanciunas does something on the court that displays his strength. If the word is misused, it will lose its meaning and viewers will think that it just means “good” or “beast” or something. I have gone…
Read MoreJoe Ingles 20 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (1/12/2020)
The greatest Australian contribution to world culture, aside from Joe Ingles of course, is certainly the wallaby. Wallabies have it all: they’re cute, they’re friendly (probably), they’re better than kangaroos, and there are so many of them bouncing around Australia that the Australian government shouldn’t care if you fly there and try to pick one…
Read MoreJames Johnson 19 Points Full Highlights (1/12/2020)
James Johnson, noticing the despondent mood in the Heat locker room after a discouraging loss to the Knicks, wanted to raise the down spirits of his teammates. “You know what tastes really great after a full 48 minutes of basketball?” he asked cheerily. Undeterred by the cold glances he was receiving from the rest of…
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