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MRI on Damian Lillard’s knee inconclusive

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Brandon King

According to the Portland Trail Blazers, the MRI on guard Damian Lillard’s right knee came back inconclusive. The injury occurred in the third quarter of the 135-115 smackdown the Lakers laid on the Blazers in game four of their opening round playoff series. Lillard left the game and did not return. In the game seeding push to get Portland into the playoffs, Lillard was putting in some major work, averaging 37.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 rebounds per contest. In the series with the Lakers, he was putting up 28.7…

August 23, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap

August 24, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Jamal MurrayDEN @ UTA 50 11 7 9-15 3-pt Donovan MitchellUTA vs. DEN 51 4 7 17-18 ft Luka DončićDAL vs. LAC 43 17 13 Triple-double Lou WilliamsLAC @ DAL 36 4 5 Serge IbakaTOR @ BRK 27 15 2 12-14 fg Caris LeVertBRK vs. TOR 35 6 6 6-9 3-pt Jayson TatumBOS @ PHI 28 15 4 2 blk Kemba WalkerBOS @ PHI 32 4 4 12-13 ft Kawhi LeonardLAC @ DAL 32 9 4 2 stl Mike ConleyUTA vs. DEN 26…

Brooklyn Nets to pursue Gregg Popovich

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Brandon King

Yes go back and re-read that title, you saw that right. The Brooklyn Nets, who had their season ended Sunday, are now reportedly going after Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Popovich has shown no indication that he intends to leave San Antonio, even if the Nets , on paper, have a better roster and he has coached both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving though their times with USA Basketball. At this point, POP leaving seems highly unlikely but stranger things have happened.

August 22, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ ORL 35 11 7 12-14 fg Malcolm BrogdonIND @ MIA 34 7 14 2 stl LeBron JamesLAL @ POR 38 12 8 12-17 ft Anthony DavisLAL @ POR 29 11 8 2 stl , 3 blk James HardenHOU @ OKC 38 7 8 11-15 ft Damian LillardPOR vs. LAL 34 5 7 13-14 ft S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs. HOU 23 7 6 4 stl Jimmy ButlerMIA vs. IND 27 8 4 17-20 ft Jeff GreenHOU @ OKC 22 7 3 5-8…

August 20, 2020 NBA Recap

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Big game from Anthony Davis helped the Lakers tie their series at 1-1 with Portland. Milwaukee also gets a win to square their series with Orlando. Minnesota Timberwolves win the NBA Draft Lottery. pt rb ast Anthony DavisLAL vs. POR 31 11 3 S. Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ HOU 31 6 2 10-11 ft N. VučevićORL @ MIL 32 10 2 James HardenHOU vs. OKC 21 5 9 3 stl Duncan RobinsonMIA @ IND 24 2 2 7-8 3-pt G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. ORL 28 20 5 Danuel HouseHOU…

August 19, 2020 NBA Recap

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS vs. PHI 33 5 5 8-12 3-pt D. MitchellUTA @ DEN 30 1 8 6-7 3-pt Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. DAL 35 10 2 13-14 ft Joel EmbiidPHI @ BOS 34 10 3 12-13 ft Nikola JokićDEN vs. UTA 28 11 6 Luka DončićDAL @ LAC 28 8 7 M. PorterDEN vs. UTA 28 6 0 6-9 3-pt Jordan ClarksonUTA @ DEN 26 4 3 Norman PowellTOR vs. BRK 24 6 2 Kyle LowryTOR vs. BRK 21 9 3 2 stl Yesterday’s…

Toronto downs Nets 104-99 to go up 2-0

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Brandon King

from nba.com: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Nick Nurse went small and the Toronto Raptors came up big. The Raptors second-year coach used a small lineup that included Pascal Siakam at center to help finish off the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Fred VanVleet had 24 points and 10 assists, Norman Powell had a big game off the bench with 24 points and the defending NBA champion Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 104-99 in a game they trailed for more than…

August 18, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Damian Lillard and Nikola Vučević have big games to lead their respective eighth-seeded teams to game one victories. pt rb ast James HardenHOU vs. OKC 37 11 3 Nikola VučevićORL @ MIL 35 14 4 5-8 3-pt Damian LillardPOR @ LAL 34 5 5 10-10 ft LeBron JamesLAL vs. POR 23 17 16 Triple-double Jimmy ButlerMIA @ IND 28 3 4 10-12 ft Danilo GallinariOKC @ HOU 29 3 3 G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. ORL 31 17 7 Anthony DavisLAL vs. POR 28 11 1 12-17 ft…

Magic shock Bucks in Game 1, 122-110

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Staff

from Michael Kaskey-Blomain of cbssports.com: The Orlando Magic pulled off the biggest upset of the NBA postseason so far, as they defeated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 122-110 in Game 1 on Tuesday afternoon. Nikola Vucevic led the way for Orlando with 35 points and 13 rebounds, but he also had plenty of help. Terrence Ross scored 18 points off of the bench, while Markelle Fultz and Gary Clark both added 15 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way for the Bucks with 31 points and 17 rebounds, but ultimately his production…

August 17, 2020 NBA Playoff Recap

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got it Done Donovan Mitchell and Luka Doncic, who made his playoff debut, both had huge games in losing efforts. Mitchell’s 57 points were not enough to push the Jazz past the Nuggets, while Luka introduced himself to the playoff world with 42 points against the Clippers. pts rbs ast Donovan MitchellUTA @ DEN 57 9 7 13-13 ft Fred VanVleetTOR vs. BRK 30 2 11 8-10 3-pt Jamal MurrayDEN vs. UTA 36 5 9 6-9 3-pt Luka DončićDAL @ LAC 42 7 9 14-15 ft Jayson TatumBOS vs.…