Category: NBA Basketball

April 16, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Big games for Maxey and Edwards

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Tyrese Maxey In his first postseason start Tyrese axey, connecting on 14 of his 21 shot attempts, including 5 of 8 from downtown for 38 points. Maxey also added 4 rebounds and 2 assists on the Sixers 131-111 victory in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Tyrese Maxey PHI TOR W 38:26 14 21…

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Dzanan Musa likely out for season after neck surgery

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From Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Following the ACB Regular Season Round 19 game versus Baxi Manresa, Dzanan Musa was transferred to HULA hospital in Lugo to have surgery on his neck, as announced by Rio Breogan and confirmed by the player himself viaa post on Twitter Thursday evening. Musa, 22, will presumably miss the rest of the 2021-22 campaign, considering the ACB Regular Season schedule contains six more games for his side, stretching over the next four weeks. The team based in Lugo sitting at 14-14 is currently one game outside the Playoffs…

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April 13, 2022 NBA Play-In StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- CJ McCollum CJ McCollum came out on fire in the first half, dropping 27 of his 32 points in the first 24 minutes in the Pelicans 113-103 play-in win over the San Antonio Spurs, which ended the Spurs season. When he was not giving defenders buckets, CJ also handed out 7 assists, grabbed 6 rebounds and even added a blocked shot. Since his arrival in New Orleans, via a February 8 trade, the former Trail Blazer star has averaged 24.3 points, 5.8 assists and…

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Campazzo suspended, Ellington fined

Brandon King

Wednesday the NBA announced a suspension for Nuggest guard Facubdo Campazzo and a fine for Lakers guard Wayne Ellington for a dustup and Ellington’s later comments on social media. Here is footage of the incident: This was the $20,000 tweet from Ellington after the game : The most confounding aspect of that dustup was that Ellington had nothing to with the play; it Mac McClung who contested the shot and there was not excessive contact, not anything dirty about McClung’s play, so it is not clear was caused Campazzo to…

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The Lakers cannot even fire a coach the right way

Brandon King

The worse kept secret in the NBA was the job security, or lack thereof , of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel.  Considering the expectations, assigned by some of the more optimistic or delusional Laker or LeBron fans, the 2021-22 season was an abject failure and a disappointment of the highest order.  Say what you will about the 2013 Lakers, at least that team made the playoffs ( unfortunately it cost the basketball world the last vestiges of the real Kobe Bryant on NBA hardwoods).  Anytime a high profile organization fails ,but especially…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 13, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Apr 12 Out Williams (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s play-in matchup against the Hornets, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. John Collins PF Apr 12 Out Collins (finger, foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s play-in game against the Hornets, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Chaundee Brown Jr. G Apr 10 Out Brown won’t play Sunday against the Rockets due to health and safety protocols, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS…

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April 12, 2022 NBA Play-in StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Kyrie Irving The player the media has loved to hate since the 2017 offseason, Kyrie Irving, balled out Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrir did not miss a shot from the until the fourth quarter, in scoring 34 points and handing out 12 assists in the Nets 115-108 win over the Cavaliers in the play-game, securing the Nets the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and a date with the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. Rk Player Tm  …

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Kevin Durant officially debuts KD 15 in play-in game

Brandon King

I’m old enough to remember when NBA players debuting new shoes in the postseason was a major thing. With the proliferation of PEs and the releases for every holiday and seemingly any 24 hours that end in “day”, the breaking out of a new sneaker in the postseason has lost its significance. Despite the act itself losing some of its luster doesn’t mean we will see new models unveiled in the playoffs. Such is the case for Kevin Durant, who officially unveiled the latest model in his signature series, the…

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“Avocado” Nike Dunk Low : Official Images

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Dunk Low sports a sequoia and euclyptus fog upper that features a texture inspired by the outer layer of an avocado, with the areas of light green representative of the inner portion of the avacado Other features include a ”sticker” on the presenr forefoot and a ”Nutrition Facts”s tag on the inner tongue tags. Underneath the aforemeioned upper resides a white midsole and a green rubber outsole. These will come with special packaging anf a shopping bad. The ”Avocado” is anticipated to make their debut imminently at…

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Barnes and Green named Rooks of the Month

Brandon King

The NBA named the Rookies of the Month for the months of March and April and the Raptors Scottie Barnes was named Eastern Conference ROTM, while Houston’s Jalen Green was named the West’s top monthly rookie. Eastern Conference- Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes was Eastern Conference Rookie of March and April averaging 16.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists over that time frame. The no.4 overall picks in this past NBA draft has been a solid contributor for the 5th seeded Raptors ,averaging 15.3 points, 7.5…

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