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Lakers loss in game 3: Bump in the road or do we have a real series?

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

I have no rooting interest in the NBA Finals; all I want to see as many games of quality basketball in this series as possible. After watching the first two games of the 2020 NBA Finals, I thought I would be denied that , as the Lakers easily overwhelmed the Heat in the first two contests. While I fully expected to continue to compete, I did not have the expectation, as I did with Denver, that they were always on the verge of a comeback. It seemed that the Heat…

Game 3 2020 NBA Finals Recap

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Jimmy G. Buckets was on full display in game 3. pt rb ast Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. LAL 40 11 13 Triple-double LeBron JamesLAL @ MIA 25 10 8 2 blk Kelly OlynykMIA vs. LAL 17 7 1 2 stl Markieff MorrisLAL @ MIA 19 6 2 Kyle KuzmaLAL @ MIA 19 3 0 Anthony DavisLAL @ MIA 15 5 3 2 stl Duncan RobinsonMIA vs. LAL 13 5 3 2 stl Tyler HerroMIA vs. LAL 17 3 2 Alex CarusoLAL @ MIA 8 1 2 Meyers…

Doc Rivers agrees to become 76ers head coach

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Brandon King

Well that didn’t take long. Barely 72 hours after being broken off by the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers has reached an agreement to become head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the move was preceded by a “rapid courtship and negotiation.” The news likely comes to the chagrin of Mike D’Antoni, who had been previously rumoured to all but have the Sixers gig.

Klay Thompson dunking at Warriors practice

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Brandon King

When he tore his ACL, Klay Thompson became the latest member of the M.A.S.H. Unit that the Golden State Warriors morphed into during last year’s NBA Finals. Thompson suffered the injury late in game 6 while completing a dunk, effectively ending the warriors’ chance at a three-peat. He has spent this season rehabilitating the injury and video from a recent practice of Thompson dunking indicates that the process has been proceeding according to plan. As a multiple-time sufferer of the same injury, there are a few things I observed that…

September 27, 2020 NBA Recap: Heat advance to the NBA Finals

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Bam AdebayoMIA vs. BOS 32 14 5 10-11 ft Jaylen BrownBOS @ MIA 26 8 4 3 stl Jayson TatumBOS @ MIA 24 7 11 2 stl Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. BOS 22 2 8 Andre IguodalaMIA vs. BOS 15 3 1 2 stl Tyler HerroMIA vs. BOS 19 5 7 Duncan RobinsonMIA vs. BOS 15 6 1 5-7 3-pt Kemba WalkerBOS @ MIA 20 2 5 Marcus SmartBOS @ MIA 20 8 2 2 stl Goran DragićMIA vs. BOS 13 3 7 Yesterday’s…

September 26, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: Lakers return to the NBA Finals

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done Lebron James with an impressive performance , particularly down the stretch, helped push the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, their first time in the championship round since 2010. pt rb ast LeBron JamesLAL vs. DEN 38 16 10 Triple-double Anthony DavisLAL vs. DEN 27 5 3 2 stl Nikola JokićDEN @ LAL 20 7 5 3 stl Jerami GrantDEN @ LAL 20 9 1 Jamal MurrayDEN @ LAL 19 4 8 Monte MorrisDEN @ LAL 10 2 7…

Bleacher Report proves my point

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Brandon King

In my piece, NBA Players talk but are they saying what really needs to be said?, one of the points I stressed was the use of the proper words and terms. Negligence in this area does not identify the goal but will also leaves the door open for other groups or entities to come in redefine the terms for their benefit and hijack the energy to achieve their ends. This is why I stressed using the term “anti-black racism” rather than nebulous phrases such as “racial inequality” or “systemic injustice”…

So now Lebron hates narratives?

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Brandon King

Lebron James made it perfectly clear that he was less than happy with the share of MVP votes he received and of course it made headlines across the sporting world. However the overwhelming majority of sports outlets are lazy and /or don’t let facts get in the way of a good story, ceased their “reporting” of his statement at that point. If they did, they would have found that Lebron made several salient and ironic points. Lebron discussed the 2013 DPOY award/vote, something thar seems to still be a sore…

September 24, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: Rebounding does in Nuggets in Game 4

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL @ DEN 34 5 3 13-14 ft Jamal MurrayDEN vs. LAL 32 3 8 LeBron JamesLAL @ DEN 26 9 8 11-14 ft Dwight HowardLAL @ DEN 12 11 1 Nikola JokićDEN vs. LAL 16 7 4 2 stl Rajon RondoLAL @ DEN 11 5 7 Monte MorrisDEN vs. LAL 12 2 4 M. PorterDEN vs. LAL 13 8 1 Jerami GrantDEN vs. LAL 17 2 1 K. Caldwell-PopeLAL @ DEN 13 2 1 Yesterday’s Scores Los Angeles Lakers (52-19) 114 Denver…

September 20, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap: AD brings it home for the Lakers

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done Three words: Anthony freaking Davis. pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN @ LAL 30 6 9 11-12 ft Anthony DavisLAL vs. DEN 31 9 2 2 blk Jamal MurrayDEN @ LAL 25 6 4 2 stl , 2 blk LeBron JamesLAL vs. DEN 26 11 4 2 blk Michael Porter Jr.DEN @ LAL 15 4 0 Alex CarusoLAL vs. DEN 9 2 2 2 stl Danny GreenLAL vs. DEN 11 5 1 3 stl Monte MorrisDEN @ LAL 9 1 0 K. Caldwell-PopeLAL vs. DEN 11 2…