December 2020 – Page 2

Cameron Johnson 21 Points Full Highlights (12/27/2020)

https://youtu.be/kNFUJPlkpNk It might come as a surprise to you that Cameron Johnson, who was widely regarded as one of the better rookies in the league last season, only scored above twenty points one time. “B-b-b-but DEE TEE BEE,” you scoff disbelievingly. “C-c-c-c-c-Cameron Johnson wasn’t even t-t-top ten in r-r-r-rookie scoring! T-t-to allege that J-j-j-Johnson was…

Kyle Anderson Career High 20 Points Full Highlights (12/26/2020)

https://youtu.be/gBEP8wGrVAo Can you believe that Kyle Anderson’s career high is only twenty points? He’s been around for a long time now, and it’s not like he’s the most pitiful scorer ever, but his point-production glands just don’t produce that many points. This is his fourth time scoring twenty, and I’ve given up hope that he…

Darius Garland 21 Points/12 Assists Full Highlights (12/26/2020)

https://youtu.be/Vgu6khzRd0M When you think about up-and-coming guard duos in the NBA, what do you think of? Do you think of anything at all? I just started thinking about this as a fun thought exercise, and maybe I haven’t had enough Pop-Tarts this morning, but my brain is just completely unwilling to disgorge its list of…

Jerami Grant 28 Points Full Highlights (12/26/2020)

https://youtu.be/hbzsmC-lPcM The accelerated free agency period that started in late November was more heart-pounding than usual due to the rapid pace at which contracts were signed and at which trades were made. Teams only had a few weeks to finalize their rosters, as opposed to a normal year, where teams have a period of several…

Christian Wood 31 Points Rockets Debut Full Highlights (12/26/2020)

https://youtu.be/lc-62nJ6Mkk The Rockets gave Christian Wood a lot of money. Not a TON of money, especially when compared to some of the eye-watering deals that have been handed out recently, but a lot of money considering that Wood was only really good for about one-half of one season. In the past, maybe they would’ve waited…

Chris Boucher 22 Points/7 Blocks Full Highlights (12/26/2020)

https://youtu.be/lY3LriybLjc We’re almost a week into the season, and the Raptors have yet to win a game. I’m not implying that they’ll NEVER win a game, obviously they’re not going to pull a Detroit Lions and just lose for a whole season, but I am implying that they’ll probably only win 4 or 5 games…

Josh Jackson 19 Points Pistons Debut Full Highlights (12/23/2020)

https://youtu.be/mjGgnHH8Eyo There were 43 players who scored more points than Josh Jackson did tonight. I’m not going to go into player-by-player specifics as to why 42 of them (shout out to Terry Rozier) are ineligible for a DTB highlight video, but rest assured that I have my reasons. Those reasons include: -Them being on my…

Terry Rozier Career High 42 Points/10 Threes Full Highlights (12/23/2020)

https://youtu.be/9_J_PccYkEI When I semi-retired from the daily NBA highlights grind, I was looking forward to a gleaming and gilded future free from the players that had tormented me in the past. I would create only the videos that I wanted to create, unburdened from the ceaseless uploadment of repetitive and barely-consumed vids of players that…

James Wiseman 19 Points Warriors Debut Full Highlights (12/22/2020)

https://youtu.be/VQcqRrqBz-I What better way to kick off the new era of DownToBuck (the era where I’m semi-retired and only make videos when I feel like it) than with an opening-night outburst from a highly-touted rookie getting his first real taste of NBA action? I can only think of a few better ways to usher in…

Retirement Announcement (…sort of)

https://youtu.be/RaecEPbhwwo When I started DownToBuck, the goal was simple: to make the highlight videos that nobody else was making. To shine a spotlight on the role-players and scrubs who play important roles on every roster. To show the world that these lesser-known players can be just as entertaining and dynamic as the high-paid stars whose…