February 11, 2020 – DownToBuck

Paul Millsap 22 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

The Denver Nuggles came back from 23 down in this game to win by seven, and Paul “Nuggets Ruiner” Millsap was a big part of that comeback. That’s why there was so much cheering and excitement in the arena whenever Millsap hit a shot. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a mentally sound human…

Kelly Olynyk 12 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

Miami Heat fans have spent most of this season hating on Kelly Olynyk for being a big seven-foot-tall sack of softness. Here’s the thing, though: big soft centers are usually more skilled than their bruising counterparts, so their wimpiness on defense and on the glass is counteracted by their ability to bamboozle the opposing defense…

Mikal Bridges 18 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

It is indicative of the level of trauma that I have endured at the hands of the Suns commentators that I still cringe whenever one of their players makes a three, bracing myself for the “Proud to own the three-point zone, Fulton Homes donates one-hundred dollars to Suns charities.” that used to be omnipresent. Even…

Brook Lopez 20 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

I’ve implied it before, but I’ve done some hard calculations using the arcane branch of learning called “math” and I’ve finally put a real number to it. If Brook Lopez can return to his form from last year, the chances of the Bucks winning the championship rise from 97 percent to 99 percent. I’ve double…

Miles Bridges 18 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

I feel bad for anybody who watched this game, either on TV or in person. Right now I am too sleepy to delve deeply into the stats, but an 87-76 final score has got to be one of the lowest combined scores of the season. It’s definitely top ten in that category of dubious distinction….

Damion Lee Career High 26 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III, two of the Warriors’ most potent scoring threats with the injuries to Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, are gone, traded to the Sixers for a little pile of second-round draft picks. D’Angelo Russell, another major scoring threat when he wasn’t injured, is gone as well, to the Timberwolves. Among…

Jae Crowder 21 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

OFFICIAL DTB NOTICE TO HEAT FANS: Jae Crowder wasn’t nearly this good a shooter while he was in Memphis, so don’t get your hopes up because he went 5-of-8 and 4-of-8 from three in his first two games wearing a Heat uniform. The 29% from three that he shot in 45 games for the ‘Zlies…

Dewayne Dedmon 14 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

It seems like a while ago now that Dewayne “Judge Dedd” Dedmon demanded a trade from the Kings. The lag time between him going public with his demands and the Kings actually finding a willing trade partner was considerable. I was starting to think that the Kings wouldn’t find a taker for his contract and…

Terrence Ross 21 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

Is Terrence Ross currently mired in what NBA insiders accurately call the “Post-Contract Slump of Badness” (PCSOB)? Last year was a contract year for Ross, so naturally he played as well as he was physically able to play. Now he’s, as the kids say, “got the bag” in the form of a four-year contract which…

Markelle Fultz 13 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (2/10/2020)

I am straight-up gunning for the eyeballs of Markelle Fultz fans right now and I’m not ashamed to admit it. All these middling performances from Fultz where he barely drags himself into double-digit scoring totals? I don’t care how middling they are. I’m making the damn video no matter what. There’s an under-served market out…