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Melbourne beats down Sydney 120-85 in Game 2

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: Melbourne United said they wouldn’t let their Game 1 capitulation hurt their confidence and they proved this with the most remarkable demolition job of the regular season champion Sydney Kings at Melbourne Arena on Monday night. Melbourne turned on a record-setting performance to thrash the NBL title favourites 125-80 and force a deciding Game 3 at Qudos Bank Arena on Thursday night as their best-of-three series is now tied 1-1. United came into the season with high hopes having played in the previous two Grand Finals and then…

Melbourne United v Sydney Kings: SF2 Preview

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : When: 7.30pm (AEDT), Monday 3 March Where: Melbourne Arena Broadcast: SBS Viceland; ESPN; Sky Sports NZ; SBS On Demand The last time Sydney 86 (Tate 23, Newley 17, Cooks 13) d Melbourne 80 (Trimble 34, Long 23), Semi-Final Game 1, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Most of these comments should be about Melbourne because they were quite simply superb … for 34 minutes. At that point they were tracking for a 93-74 win that would have seen their offensive and defensive planning and execution lauded, especially on a…

March 1, 2020 NBA Recap

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ CHO 41 20 6 OG AnunobyTOR @ DEN 32 7 3 12-16 fg K. PorziņģisDAL @ MIN 38 13 4 5 blk LeBron JamesLAL @ NOP 34 12 13 Triple-double Shake MiltonPHI @ LAC 39 3 5 7-9 3-pt Bradley BealWAS @ GSW 34 2 8 7-9 3-pt Nikola JokićDEN vs. TOR 23 18 11 Triple-double Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. PHI 30 6 3 Zion WilliamsonNOP vs. LAL 35 7 0 12-16 fg Dāvis BertānsWAS @ GSW 29 4…

Mavericks Doncic out against Timberwolves

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic will miss the team’s Sunday game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a sprained left thumb.

February 29, 2020 NBA Recap

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast R. WestbrookHOU @ BOS 41 8 5 3 stl Ja MorantMEM vs. LAL 27 6 14 Andre DrummondCLE vs. IND 27 13 4 4 stl CJ McCollumPOR @ ATL 35 5 5 2 stl D. SabonisIND @ CLE 18 13 9 2 stl Trae YoungATL vs. POR 25 4 15 10-10 ft T.J. WarrenIND @ CLE 30 3 6 Kevin LoveCLE vs. IND 20 12 7 M. RobinsonNYK vs. CHI 23 10 2 2 blk J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. LAL 22…

NBL adds tenth team

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au ; The Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League is set to return to Tasmania for the 2021-22 season following a landmark agreement between the Tasmanian Government and the NBL. NBL Owner and Executive Chairman Larry Kestelman and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announced today that the league’s 10th team would be based in Tasmania. Under the agreement, the Tasmanian Government will become the sponsor of the new team and undertake a significant redevelopment of the Derwent Entertainment Centre (DEC) in Hobart. The new Tasmanian team will play the majority of…

Cairns pushes series to decisive Game 3 with 85-74 win

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: The Cairns Taipans have answered every challenge so far in a remarkable #NBL20 campaign and they responded to the call on Sunday at Cairns Convention Centre to fix up what went wrong Friday and beat the Perth Wildcats 85-74 in Game 2 of the semi-final series. MVP Bryce Cotton was simply unstoppable on Friday night despite the best defender in the league DJ Newbill making him work hard for everything he earned. Cotton still delivered 42 points including 10/19 shooting from three and the Snakes just couldn’t let…

Minnesota Timberwolves to buy out Allen Crabbe

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Brandon King

The trade deadline in the NBA does mean an end to roster modifications for teams. Players who were acquired in trades that were brought in just to make a trade work and/or do not fit in with the long term plan of the ball club ( think vets traded to bad/rebuilding teams) will either be waived or bought out, paving the way for them to sign with other, usually better, teams. This is the case with guard Allen Crabbe. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the veteran guard and the Minnesota…

No buyout plans between Knicks and Harkless

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Brandon King

It appears that veteran forward Maurice Harkless will finish the season with the New York Knicks. Harkless was acquired in the deal that sent Marcus Morris to the Clippers. As it is painfully obvious, especially to Knickerbocker fans, the Knicks are going nowhere and with Harkless, defense and his ability to hit the three ( at least until this season) he is someone that could help a contending ballclub. That is , once he was bought out , which does not appear to be in the works.

February 28, 2020 NBA Recap

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Brandon King

Who Got It Done Bradley Beal has another big game in vain pt rb ast Bradley BealWAS @ UTA 42 5 10 2 stl Seth CurryDAL @ MIA 37 2 2 8-9 3-pt John CollinsATL vs. BRK 33 13 2 G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. OKC 32 13 6 Terrence RossORL vs. MIN 33 5 3 2 stl Brandon IngramNOP vs. CLE 29 6 7 Derrick RoseDET @ PHO 31 3 4 2 stl S. DinwiddieBRK @ ATL 24 1 13 N. VučevićORL vs. MIN 27 10 5…