After this win, which puts them up 3-1 in the series, it’s looking likely that the Jazz will advance to the next round of the ‘offs. I admit, I did not see this coming. There’s been weird stuff going on with them all season, from Mike Conley metaphorically disappearing to Rudy Gobert getting the whole…
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Matt Thomas 12 Points Full Highlights (8/23/2020)
I don’t think anybody actually realized it, but it was the battle of the Thomases this game, with the Raptors’ Matt Thomas going up against… Wait, you actually thought I was gonna tell you which Thomas represented the Nets in this battle? Not so fast. I’m turning this into a quiz. I’m going to make…
Read MoreSerge Ibaka 27 Points Full Highlights (8/23/2020)
Serge “Ibaka Gaijin” Ibaka this game: 27 points, 13-of-14 from the field, 2 blocks, 20 minutes of on-court action, 28 minutes of lounging around on the bench thinking about who he’ll have guest on his next YouTube video. Ibaka is a matchup problem even against teams with depth. Against a team like the Nets, who…
Read MoreNorman Powell 29 Points Full Highlights (8/23/2020)
With this game, Norman Powell raised his shooting percentage in the Raptors’ first-round series against the Nets to a blistering 60.5%. That’s pretty nuts for a guard-sized player, and that’s EVEN MORE NUTS for a player who has been deemed unworthy of a starting role on his team. He also averaged 17.5 PPG per game…
Read MoreTim Hardaway Jr. 21 Points Full Highlights (8/23/2020)
While Luka Doncic hit the game-winner in this one, and Trey Burke plopped in 25 points to help the Mavericks get the dub, let us not forget the overlooked, but considerable, contributions that Tim Hardaway Jr., uh, contributed in this game: -Giving a rousing pregame speech which used the “F word” over one hundred times…
Read MoreTrey Burke 25 Points Full Highlights (8/23/2020)
Mavericks fans and 76ers fans are in very different headspaces right now. And the thing that ties them together is Trey Burke. Mavericks fans just watched their team, the major underdog in the series, take a second game off a championship-contending (???) Clippers squad featuring true superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George (LOL). Luka Doncic…
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