Category: Basketball

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 10, 2020 WNBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Pts Reb Ast Breanna StewartSEA vs. CHI 25 5 7   4 stl S. Diggins-SmithPHO vs. DAL 26 5 7   10-10 ft Sami WhitcombSEA vs. CHI 17 3 6   4 stl , 2 blk Alyssa ThomasCON vs. ATL 21 7 2   10-12 fg Brittney GrinerPHO vs. DAL 22 13 5   3 blk Yesterday’s Scores Connecticut Sun (2-6)  93 Atlanta Dream (2-6)  82 PTS A.Thomas-CON – 21   TRB D.Bonner-CON – 9   Phoenix Mercury (5-3)  91 Dallas Wings (3-5)  79 PTS S.Diggins-Smith-PHO – 26   TRB B.Griner-PHO – 13   Chicago Sky (5-3)  71 Seattle…

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August 9, 2020 WNBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done A’ja WilsonLVA vs. NYL 31 5 2   11-12 ft C. DangerfieldMIN vs. LAS 29 2 4   2 stl Amanda Zahui B.NYL vs. LVA 20 9 2   6-9 3-pt Kelsey MitchellIND vs. WAS 29 2 2 Riquna WilliamsLAS vs. MIN 21 1 1   5-5 3-pt Yesterday’s Scores  Washington Mystics (3-4)  84 Indiana Fever (3-4)  91 PTS K.Mitchell-IND – 29   TRB T.McCowan-IND – 11   Minnesota Lynx (5-2)  81 Los Angeles Sparks (4-3)  97 PTS -MIN – 29   TRB C.Parker-LAS – 10   Las Vegas Aces (5-2)  78 New York Liberty (1-6)  76 PTS A.Wilson-LVA – 31…

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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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August 8, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Luka and T.J. Warren each turn in another big game. The Lakers fall again ,while Dame , and some of the Clippers exchange “pleasantries.” Who Got it Done pt rb ast Luka DončićDAL vs. MIL 36 14 19   Triple-double T.J. WarrenIND vs. LAL 39 5 1   5-8 3-pt Devin BookerPHO @ MIA 35 3 6 Nikola JokićDEN vs. UTA 30 11 7   3 stl D. Finney-SmithDAL vs. MIL 27 11 5   6-12 3-pt Tyler HerroMIA vs. PHO 25 8 10 LeBron JamesLAL @ IND 31 8 7 Brook LopezMIL @…

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August 7, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Jrue HolidayNOP vs. WAS 28 3 6   2 stl Derrick WhiteSAS vs. UTA 24 6 4 Al HorfordPHI vs. ORL 21 9 2 Jarrett AllenBRK vs. SAC 17 11 8 Tony BradleyUTA @ SAS 15 11 2   3 blk Jakob PoeltlSAS vs. UTA 19 10 2   3 blk Thomas BryantWAS @ NOP 22 8 1   2 stl , 2 blk Troy Brown Jr.WAS @ NOP 20 10 5   2 stl J. ValančiūnasMEM vs. OKC 19 11 2 Rui HachimuraWAS @ NOP 23 6…

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August 6, 2020 NBA Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR @ DEN 45 4 12   11-18 3-pt James HardenHOU vs. LAL 39 8 12   5-10 3-pt B. BogdanovićSAC vs. NOP 35 4 3   6-9 3-pt Khris MiddletonMIL vs. MIA 33 6 8   5-6 3-pt De’Aaron FoxSAC vs. NOP 30 3 10   3 stl K. PorziņģisDAL vs. LAC 30 9 5 Michael Porter Jr.DEN vs. POR 27 12 2   2 stl Gary Trent Jr.POR @ DEN 27 3 4   7-10 3-pt Ivica ZubacLAC @ DAL 21 15 1   10-10 fg G. AntetokounmpoMIL…

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Texas Tech breaks off Marlene Stollings

Staff

From Shanna McCarriston and Chris Bengel of cbssports.com : Texas Tech has fired women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings following allegations of abuse and creating a toxic team environment within the program. According to USA Today, Athletic director Kirby Hocutt told the players in a text message that the change was going to be made. “Good evening, I have really appreciated your trust in our conversation these past two days,” Hocutt said in the text message. “I wanted to let y’all know we have decided to terminate Marlene as our head coach,”…

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NBL21 Free Agency Analysis- Perth signs Kevin White

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From nbl.com.au : With free agency underway, NBL Media’s Liam Santamaria is taking a look at each and every signing and breaking down what it all means ahead of #NBL21. SIGNING SNAPSHOT: KEVIN WHITE TO THE PERTH WILDCATS Signed by: Perth Wildcats The deal: One year Age: 33 2019-20 team: Adelaide 36ers 2019-20 stats (per game): 1.7 points, 1.2 assists, 42.9 FG%, 44.4 3P% 100.0 FT% (3/3) Projected role: Back-up point guard. Quote: “Kevie’s a tough defender, hard-nosed and, while nobody can replace Damo, we want to fill some of…

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