Mario Hezonja adjusted his sunglasses as he emerged from his car. It occurred to him that it might have been better to plan this operation to occur during the nighttime, but it was too late to back out now. It also occurred to him that, if he expected to sneak into his target’s house undetected,…
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Nikola Vucevic 26 Points Full Highlights (12/15/2017)
It’s really amazing how consistently Nikola Vucevic manages to shoot no free throws. He’s the least free-throw-prone center in the league, by far, and he proved it again tonight. He took 20 shots, to go with a big old goose egg in the FTA column. If he feels like there’s too much contact while he’s…
Read MoreMario Hezonja 17 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (12/13/2017)
Now is the time for Mario Hezonja to perform. Due to the Magic’s tragic injury situation, minutes are being given to him no questions asked. If he is going to prove that he is not a bust, he has to do it now. There’s no pressure, no expectations. He’s starting from the bottom. Nowhere to…
Read MoreJonathon Simmons Career High 29 Points Full Highlights (12/9/2017)
Jonathon Simmons is no longer a young, exciting developmental project for the San Antonio Spurs. With his trade to the Orlando Magic, he arrived a finished product, a guy who will still get better but not by leaps and bounds, not by the amount he did just by going to a team that will give…
Read MoreNikola Vucevic Triple Double 31 Pts/13 Rebs/10 Asts Full Highlights (12/9/2017)
This was a, dare I say it, Jokic-esque performance by Nikola Vucevic tonight? It even had the same general quality of assists that Jokic gets in his triple doubles: some nice passes for cutters, and a few where the only reason they got the assist is because of a generous scorekeeper. Doesn’t matter. Vucci Mane…
Read MoreJonathon Simmons 21 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2017)
I was among those who overreacted to the Magic’s hot start to the season. I thought that this was the year they finally put it together, not forming a contender but at least a low-seeded playoff team. It would only be fitting that, after so many years of thinking they would be good but weren’t,…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 24 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2017)
When the season ends, I might have to make an -ilation containing all of Aaron Gordon’s max-jump midrange pullup jumpers. Those things are sweet. Why did no one tell me how sweet they were before? I love them. Check out 1:12 of this vid. Gordon dribbles all the way down the court, gets near the…
Read MoreEvan Fournier 27 Points Full Highlights (12/6/2017)
Evan Fournier is quietly averaging more points than ever, 18 per game, on a better efficiency, than he ever has before. Normally, a young-ish (he’s only 25) player doing that would garner at least some attention, but not Fournier. The Magic have a tendency to take exciting players and make it so that no one…
Read MoreNikola Vucevic 34 Points Full Highlights (12/3/2017)
If I had to rank NBA players based on nothing but how sweet their highlights are to watch, Nikola Vucevic would definitely be way up there. The amount of buckets he scores relative to how long his vids are is better than anybody. He doesn’t mess around with the other parts of highlightable basketball. He…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 29 Points Full Highlights (12/1/2017)
I’d be more inclined to consider Aaron Gordon in the MIP race if he had more 20-point games this season. His scoring is way up, which is great, but a lot of the improvement comes from the two 40-burgers he’s had already this season. He’s scored in double figures every game he’s appeared in, but…
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