I understand that the “start Alex Abrines” experiment didn’t go so well earlier in the season, but the Thunder won two out of the five games where he got the start, so it’s not like it was the most disastrous thing either. Now the Thunder have started Terrance Ferguson for the last four games, and…
Read MoreSteven Adams 23 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
Sometimes I wonder who really is the star on the Thunder and who are the overpaid big-ego roleplayers. I think listing the statlines of all the starters might elucidate matters somewhat. Paul “Really Prefers LA” George: 15 points, 4-of-16 shooting Russell “Got the Triple-Double so Who Cares” Westbrook: 7-of-21 shooting, 14 ballhog assists, 10 statpad…
Read MoreJosh Jackson 20 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
Three 20-point games in a row for Josh Jackson! I know I sound like the Jazz commentators with their obsession for Donovan Mitchell 20-point games, but I think I’m allowed to get a little excited, especially since his career-high is still only 21, and since they’re coming off the back of an 0-for-13 night. This…
Read MoreDennis Schröder 25 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
20 shot attempts. 1 assist. Not an uncommon occurence in the NBA (Anthony Davis scored 48 without a single dime), but a strange one for Dënniß ßchrööder. I’m aware that he doesn’t really love passing the way some of the great PGs did, but only a single assist seems awfully low. There were recently rumors…
Read MoreE’Twaun Moore 26 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
E’Twaun “Moore Buckets” Moore lived up to his nickname tonight: he got a bunch of buckets! Fine, that’s not really his nickname. I don’t know what his nickname really is, and I’m not about to check basketball-reference; they made a fool of me when they told me Channing Frye’s nickname was “Buffet of Goodness” and…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 20 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
The “Point Nurkic” experiment has seemingly ended for Jusuf Nurkic and the Trailblazers. It was fun for a while right after he got traded, helping to build that Nurkic vs. Jokic storyline, but I think Portland decided they wanted the ball in Lillard’s and McCollum’s hands. All the time. And that’s okay. Nurkic can pass,…
Read MoreTaurean Prince Career High 31 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
THE TAUREAN PRINCE CHAPTER II: Ominous Portents —————- Ferland lay face down on his bed for a bit longer, relishing the anger he felt. He was but one Arponian cycle from coronation day, yet he was still treated as a child! He imagined various ways he could get back at those who wronged him, Freylin…
Read MoreNicolas Batum 31 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
Nicolas Batum had a triple-double last game? Was this, like, a retroactively granted triple-double? Because I totally would’ve made a video for it had I noticed about, but I swear I did and I swear he only had 9 assists. Too late now. I don’t go back in time to do highlights. So I apologize…
Read MoreDragan Bender 16 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
Dragan Bender probably watched the highlights from Nikola Jokic’s triple-double last night (or he watched some vintage Roko Ukic clips [do any Roko Ukic NBA clips even exist?]), because he was whipping passes around the court like a maniac tonight. Is this what people were talking about when they kept claiming he “knows how to…
Read MoreDonovan Mitchell 40 Points Full Highlights (2/2/2018)
Donovan Mitchell does it again. That’s two 40-burgers on the season for him now, compared to zero for all the rest of the rookies. He has over half of the top 15 rookie scoring performances, if that first stat wasn’t good enough for you. You want more? I can find more. How about this: he’s…
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