Jeff Green: the Rockets’ second-best player in this series? Yeah, he is, and it’s not really close at all. He’s averaging like 20 PPG for the series, on 60% shooting from the field and 50% from three. Meanwhile, the only other guy who has a legit claim to the title, Eric Gordon, just went 8-for-24…
Read MoreDay: August 23, 2020
Tyler Herro 20 Points Full Highlights (8/22/2020)
It has recently come to my attention that Jimmy Butler is an absolutely horrendous jump-shooter this year. Like, one of the very worst, probably THE worst when you’re talking about players who are actually considered “good”. I mean, just by watching Heat games you kind of get the sense that he’s not great at jumpers,…
Read MoreTerrence Ross 20 Points Full Highlights (8/22/2020)
Just for fun, I wanted to see where Terrence Ross’s zero-point, 0-of-10 shooting performance in the Magic’s fifth bubble game ranked in terms of horrible bubble games. It’s gotta be pretty low, right? He shot a bunch of shots and didn’t make any of them. Using basketball-reference’s “Game Score” stat, which is a rough numerical…
Read MoreD.J. Augustin 24 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (8/22/2020)
In case you missed it, D.J. “Founder of Modern Christian Thought” Augustin set a playoff record last game by scoring ten points without making a field goal (this record is only for the three-point era because I want him to have the record and he doesn’t have it if players from the 1950’s qualify). Nobody…
Read More