This is Larry Nance’s fourth season in the league, and he has yet to have a true “breakout” game; his career-high in scoring is a mere 22 points. I’m not going to rag on him too much considering that his relatively low volume allows him to be efficient in a way that young players often…
Read MoreWilly Hernangomez 19 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
I need a kind Charlotte fan to tell me why the heck Willy Hernangomez isn’t playing. Because I can’t figure it out at all. I figure he must be severely lacking in the “defense” department, but it must be really awful if that offsets his scoring and rebounding ability. The Knicks were doing the same…
Read MoreVince Carter 18 Points/1 Dunk Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
Vince Carter is in his 21st season in the league. Only four other players have played that many years in the NBA without perishing in the process. You know the list already, but here it is again: -Robert Parish -Kevin Willis -Kevin Garnett -Dirk Nowitzki -Vince Carter It is a sign of how much I…
Read MoreLuka Doncic 23 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
In a fair and just world, I would’ve been allowed to put “/1 Game-Winner” in the title of this video. In such a world, a converted deep-corner three off an out-of-bounds play with .6 seconds left in the game would automatically win the game for the team that hit it. Luka Doncic and the Mavericks…
Read MoreRodions Kurucs 16 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
I must say, that is a really good stinky face by Rodions Kurucs. I’ve seen the master at work (Giannis, if you couldn’t figure it out), but the stinky face depicted in the thumbnail is right up there with the best of them. Just another reason to love this rookie from Latvia, add “indirect taunting…
Read MoreJaren Jackson 27 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
Jaren Jackson, with 25 seconds left in the game and the shot clocking winding down, showed LeBron James his “Jaren Jackson Juniors”* with a big stepback triple to put the game away. For now I’m just going to ignore the existence of Isaac Bonga and talk about how impressive it is that the youngest player…
Read MoreIvica Zubac 19 Points/4 Blocks Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
The Lakers received a bunch of criticism from all corners of the Internet (even the weird parts where they don’t speak English) for choosing Ivica Zubac over Thomas Bryant when the decision had to be made this offseason. This was, of course, because Bryant scored 31 on a perfect 14/14, seemingly showing him to be…
Read MoreDeandre Ayton 26 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
If Deandre Ayton wants to win ROY of the Year, he has to start building his narrative NOW, to compete with Luka Doncic’s already mature and fully-formed narrative. It’s tough for voters to give the award to the guy averaging fewer points on the worse team. Really tough. But it’s possible, and the way forward…
Read MoreTyler Johnson 25 Points Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
Remember that story where Tyler Johnson said he puked after he saw that 4-year 50-million contract the Nets offered him? I was just reminded of it because I saw that he’s getting paid 19 million dollars this year (apparently it was a severely backloaded contract) and I puked. So me and him are really alike!…
Read MoreBogdan Bogdanovic 24 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (12/23/2018)
I don’t want to sound alarmist or anything, and I definitely don’t want to sound like I’m body-shaming anybody (all sizes and shapes are beautiful!), but does Bogdan Bogdanovic look a little… tubby to you? Like he’s enjoying the wonderful variety of American fast food a little too much? It’s slight, definitely. Not like he’s…
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