Day: December 27, 2020

Spencer Dinwiddie leaves game early with knee strain

Brandon King

From nba.com staff: Brooklyn’s puzzling Sunday defeat to the Charlotte Hornets carried extra sting with the loss of starting guard Spencer Dinwiddie. The former second-round pick suffered a strained right knee in the third quarter when he fell awkwardly while driving and passing the ball. He did not return. Following Brooklyn’s 106-104 loss to the Hornets, Nets coach Steve Nash said Dinwiddie would be further evaluated on Monday. The Nets host Memphis on Monday (7:30 ET, NBA TV). Dinwiddie has started alongside Kyrie Irving in the backcourt in the Nets’ three games…

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December 26, 2020 NCAA Basketball Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Ayo DosunmuIllinois vs. Indiana 30 2 5 Miller KoppNorthwestern vs. Ohio St. 23 2 3   3 stl Drew TimmeGonzaga vs. UVa 29 8 3   11-13 ft Trendon WatfordLSU vs. Nicholls St. 22 9 6 Corey KispertGonzaga vs. UVa 32 1 3   9-13 3-pt Damien SearsNicholls St. @ LSU 20 9 2   2 stl Cameron ThomasLSU vs. Nicholls St. 29 3 2 Armaan FranklinIndiana @ Illinois 23 2 0   5-6 3-pt Koby ThomasCoppin St. @ Towson 23 10 4 Davion MintzKentucky @ Louisville 19…

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December 26, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done Harden and CJ both put up 40 + in overtime matchup pt rb ast James HardenHOU @ POR 44 4 17   14-16 ft CJ McCollumPOR vs. HOU 44 3 8   9-16 3-pt Bradley BealWAS vs. ORL 39 7 5   2 stl Trae YoungATL @ MEM 36 3 9   15-17 ft DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. TOR 27 5 8   2 stl Jerami GrantDET vs. CLE 28 10 2   3 blk Darius GarlandCLE @ DET 21 5 12   2 stl Chris BoucherTOR @ SAS 22 10 1   7 blk…

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Christmas Day NBA takeaways: The Warriors could already be in trouble they cannot get out of

Brandon King

Milwaukee 138, Golden State 99 Another nationally televised game, another trip to the woodshed for the Golden State Warriors. After getting smacked around 125-99 by the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors chased that by taking a 138-99 shellacking courtesy the Milwaukee Bucks. Just two games in and there some glaring problems for this team. First, they cannot throw the ball in the ocean through the first two games. Against Brooklyn they were ,as a team, connecting on just 37.4% from the floor, including 10-33 from three-point land. They actually shot…

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