I bet when the NBA schedulemakers slapped this game onto the schedule, they had no idea that they would be setting up a momentous battle of the ages, a clash of rival players so pitched, so fevered, so ruthlessly violent, that NBA fans decades from now will speak of it in reverent tones. And the…
Read MoreJahlil Okafor 18 Points Full Highlights (1/24/2019)
Jahlil “Jah Rule” Okafor appeared to have a good game here. He was nine of twelve from the field, and he got those points opportunistically, rather than doing lumbering Al Jefferson impersonations all over the place. He also had eight rebounds (good) to go with zero assists, zero steals, and zero blocks (not so good,…
Read MoreThaddeus Young 23 Points Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
Big props to Thaddeus Young for managing to hit a clutch lead-extending shot (we need a catchy term like “buzzer-beater” or “game-winner” to represent that kind of shot, this is a big failure of the English language) with 10 seconds left despite the torrent of tears obscuring his vision. He had seen his teammate Victor…
Read MoreMitchell Robinson 12 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
The Knicks have discovered the strategy to stop James Harden: put the guy with a freakish wingspan on him, and bait him into taking a flaccid stepback three. This works best if Harden has already taken a bajillion shots and is super tired, so he doesn’t feel like driving or even elevating on his triple…
Read MoreSpencer Dinwiddie 29 Points Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
I haven’t yet heard any murmurings about Spencer Dinwiddie being a candidate for 6MOY of the Year this season. As always, that doesn’t mean that the murmurings aren’t there, but if they are, they must be pretty soft, because I’m hearing all sorts of murmurings all the time. It’s actually quite annoying, I’ll just be…
Read MoreJaylen Brown 23 Points Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
If I’m Jaylen Brown, I’m going shopping right now for a nice greeting card, maybe something with leprechauns on it or something, with the intent of writing a heartfelt message in it and delivering it to Gordon Hayward’s locker. The heartfelt message would be something like this: “Hey Gordon, It’s cool that you’re not injured…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 28 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
I would like all Paul Millsap apologists to answer for his performance in this game. He was 1-of-8 from the field and eighteen minutes as the starting power forward, but ceded many of the PF minutes to Trey Lyles because he was taking a big ol’ suck and a gigantic ding-dong. A lot of players…
Read MoreAnte Zizic 19 Points Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
I’m sure that Celtics fans have been deliberately avoiding all media relating to Ante Zizic. They know their team messed up bad by getting rid of him, and the less they know about his high-scoring exploits, the better, they figure. No reason to open old wounds by seeing a tweet of him doing some community…
Read MoreJonathan Isaac 16 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
I think it’s great that the Magic are giving 25 MPG to Jonathan Isaac. It will really help his development when all is said and done to have gotten plenty of minutes early in his career. He’s not being overused like some highly-touted rookies are; he’s playing the correct amount of minutes for his level…
Read MoreTerry Rozier 26 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (1/23/2019)
Terry Rozier has drawn the ire of Celtics fans this season thanks to his overall badness. His improved shooting from last season had regressed, perhaps due to a lessened role that he hasn’t quite adjusted to. In fact, his “Scary Terry” nickname has officially been revoked, simply because he is no longer “scary”. That leaves…
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