I watched much of this game live, which is a change of pace for me, given that I form most of my opinions on NBA basketball by looking at box-scores and making up stuff that sounds good in my head. When Luka “Lukadris” Doncic had that behind-the-back dribble to Dwight Powell for the alley-oop dunk,…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 40 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (1/13/2019)
Jamal Murray walked up to Nikola Jokic in the locker room after the game. “Hey Nik, some of us were gonna hit up the clubs tonight. You in?” “Nah, you guys go ahead,” Nikola answered. “I just want to relax tonight.” Jamal accepted this reasoning without complaint; after all, Nikola often declined to take part…
Read MoreLuke Kornet 23 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/13/2019)
For stretches of this game, Luke “The Korndog” Kornet was making Joel “Embad” Embiid’s life very difficult. This is despite a seeming two inch difference in height and a 150-pound difference in weight. Nowhere was this better exemplified than the sequence that saw Embiid throw up a weak shot at the rim, look for a…
Read MoreAustin Rivers 25 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2019)
“Dear Diary, Today we got to play in Orlando where I grew up! When I was little I went to Disney World all the time with my babysitter. It was so much fun meeting all the Disney characters like Goofy and Cinderella and Mickey. The best part is they remembered me every time I went,…
Read MoreKevin Knox Career High 31 Points Full Highlights (1/13/2019)
There are lot of mean things I can say about Kevin Knox. The following list of mean things does not even encompass all of the mean things that I would be able to come up with if you gave me, like an hour just to think: -He certainly appears to be a fan of New…
Read MoreMontrezl Harrell 21 Points/6 Assists/4 Blocks Full Highlights (1/12/2019)
Is there a player in the NBA that plays with more FURY than Montrezl “Monsterezl” Harrell? The fact that I’m framing the question that way means that no, there isn’t. The Clippers commentators called it passion. I’m not sure it’s passion, but more like he’s just pissed off all the time and plays like it….
Read MoreKyle Korver 16 Points Full Highlights (1/12/2019)
Sucks to be Jason Terry. He came into the week number three (which is basically a bronze medal) all-time in three-pointers made over an NBA career at 2282, and he exits the week number five (a medal that says “you suck rod”). Stephen Curry passed him a few games ago, and now Kyle Korver has…
Read MoreDeandre Ayton 22 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/12/2019)
The more I think about it, the more I think a Deandre Ayton dunkilation would be kinda lame. I’ve seen all his dunks this year, either while making all these highlight vids or while reviewing them for potential dunks-of-the-month candidacy, and I’ll be forthright with you: most of them are lame. Thus rendering a dunkilation…
Read MoreAbdel Nader 15 Points Full Highlights (1/12/2019)
Almost out of nowhere, Abdel Nader is starting to contribute a little bit for the Thunder. Not a big bit, but a little bit. And I hope Thunder fans are pleased with this, because he needs a little loving after the Celtics traded him for almost nothing (this was part of the “Rodney Purvis gets…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli 24 Points Full Highlights (1/12/2019)
My memory of last season is already pretty hazy, so I can’t remember if I had a reason for not making a Marco Belinelli three-ilation. Did I not realize how thoroughly entertaining such an -ilation would be? Or was I just too lazy to make it? Maybe I didn’t like how he would suddenly switch…
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