Category: NBA Basketball

August 15, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done The play-in game was a competitive and hotly contested affair. The phrase “ they left it all out there” , like several others, is one that severely overused in sports but it truly applies Saturday afternoon. Though it looked like the Portland Trail Blazers were going to run the Memphis Grizzlies all the way out of the gym in the early going, we ended up being treated to the type of a game that featured a level of emotion and intensity that was devoid in a…

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Pelicans break off Alvin Gentry

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from nba.com : NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday after the club missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. The Pelicans went 30-42 this season, finishing with just two victories in their final eight games despite the presence of top overall draft choice Zion Williamson and first-time All-Star Brandon Ingram in the lineup. Gentry was hired by former Pelicans general manager Dell Demps after the club fired Monte Williams following the 2014-15 season, when Anthony Davis was the face of the…

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August 14, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Terance MannLAC vs. OKC 25 14 9   2 stl PJ DozierDEN @ TOR 20 5 8   5-6 3-pt James HardenHOU vs. PHI 27 3 10   2 blk Tobias HarrisPHI @ HOU 18 7 4 Alec BurksPHI @ HOU 16 5 5   2 stl Paul WatsonTOR vs. DEN 22 6 2 Hamidou DialloOKC @ LAC 27 11 1 Doug McDermottIND vs. MIA 23 4 0 Jeff GreenHOU vs. PHI 17 0 4 Solomon HillMIA @ IND 21 7 3   10-12 ft Yesterday’s Scores  Philadelphia…

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August 13, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Another huge night Damian Lillard propels Trail Blazers into play-in scenario. The Nets will indeed have a third guy in Caris Levert next season when Kyrie and KD are back. pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR @ BRK 42 3 12   8-14 3-pt J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. MIL 26 19 12   Triple-double Caris LeVertBRK vs. POR 37 6 9   2 stl Thomas BryantWAS @ BOS 26 9 2   4 stl , 2 blk B. BogdanovićSAC @ LAL 27 6 9   2 stl N. VučevićORL vs. NOP 23 6…

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Chicago Bulls get Jim Boylen out the paint

Brandon King

When the Chicago Bulls , finally, made changes in their front office ( firing GM Gar Foreman and John Paxson moving to an advisory role) the questions immediately began regarding the future of head coach Jim Boylen. Those questions have now been answered. Bull Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Arturas Karisovas announced Friday morning that Jim Boylen had been relieved of his duties as head coach.  “After doing a comprehensive evaluation and giving the process the time it deserved, I ultimately decided that a fresh approach and evolution in…

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August 12, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast James HardenHOU vs. IND 45 17 9   7-14 3-pt Tyler HerroMIA @ OKC 30 6 2 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. TOR 22 6 5   2 blk Nikola JokićDEN vs. LAC 17 7 13 Jerami GrantDEN vs. LAC 25 6 1 Paul GeorgeLAC @ DEN 27 4 4   3 stl Kawhi LeonardLAC @ DEN 26 5 3   2 stl Lou WilliamsLAC @ DEN 23 2 7 Darius BazleyOKC vs. MIA 21 9 4   5-8 3-pt Furkan KorkmazPHI vs. TOR 21 5 4   5-9 3-pt Yesterday’s…

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Damian Lillard’s career high propels Trail Blazers past Mavericks 134-131

Brandon King

The Portland Trail Blazers continue their fight for the post season as they got a critical 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night.  The driving force behind this push is Damian Lillard. Dame who was in a bit of a row with Paul George and Patrick Beverley ( and a side of Skip Byaless) after uncharacteristically coming up short in the waning moments by missing a pair of go-ahead free throws and a game-tying three-pointer against the Clippers, has scored 112 points in the subsequent two contest, including tying…

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Suns defeat depleted 76ers 130-117 for seventh straight win

Brandon King

While the Los Angeles teams have garnered most of the press since the NBA has resumed its season, there is another purple-clad Western Conference team that is really doing work down in the bubble. That team is the Phoenix Suns and they have not lost a game in the “bubble. Devin Booker lead the way with 35, Mikal Bridges added 24 , while Ricky Rubio chipped in with 16 points and 10 helpers. Phoenix came into resumption of the season 13th in the West. The current seven game winning streak…

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August 9, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Dame bounces back after ending of Clippers game in a major way. pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR vs. PHI 51 3 7   15-16 ft Austin RiversHOU @ SAC 41 6 4   6-11 3-pt Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. BRK 39 2 6   4 stl Gordon HaywardBOS vs. ORL 31 9 5 James HardenHOU @ SAC 32 8 7   3 stl Josh RichardsonPHI @ POR 34 5 6   6-10 3-pt Caris LeVertBRK @ LAC 27 4 13 J.J. RedickNOP vs. SAS 31 5 3   8-12 3-pt De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. HOU 26 2 9…

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Draymond Green fined $50k for tampering

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was hit with a $50,000 fine for “tampering.” The cause of said fine stemmed from comments Green made on a recent appearance on Inside The NBA in regards to Devin Booker. Green would say of the budding young star, to “get my man out of Phoenix” and that his current locale “was not good for his career.” We have been rightfully critical of the NBA’s inconsistent enforcement of tampering rules but Green made it easy for the goofs at the League office by basically…

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