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Chuck Swirsky’s Chicago Bulls Daily Check-In : January 23, 2020

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Brandon King

From nba.com: FINAL FROM THE UNITED CENTER: Bulls 117, Minnesota 110 (Bulls: 17-29, 10-14 at home) LEADING SCORERS: Bulls: LaVine: 25pts. Minnesota: Towns: 40pts. LEADING REBOUNDERS: Bulls: Felicio: 10. Minnesota: Covington, Dieng, Napier each with 7. LEADING ASSISTS: Bulls: Satoransky: 5. Minnesota: Wiggins: 9. STAT OF THE GAME: Minnesota recorded 18 turnovers leading to 25 Bulls points. 2ND STAT OF THE NIGHT: Minnesota went 13-24 from the foul line: 54%. 3RD STAT OF THE NIGHT: The Bulls bench outscored the T-Wolves reserves 40-17. RECAP: The Bulls built a huge lead only to see the T-Wolves storm back but Zach LaVinecame…

January 22, 2020 NBA Recap

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Zion Williamson, the no.1 overall in in the most recent NBA Draft, made his long-awaited NBA regular season debut against the San Antonio Spurs last night. He finished with 22 points and 7 rebounds , including 17 straight points in the fourth quarter, in only 18 minutes. Top Performances pt rb ast John CollinsATL vs. LAC 33 16 2 3 stl Bradley BealWAS @ MIA 38 9 5 K. TownsMIN @ CHI 40 6 2 D. SchröderOKC @ ORL 31 3 9 L. AldridgeSAS @ NOP 32…

January 21, 2020 NBA Recap

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Top Performances pt rb ast Kawhi LeonardLAC @ DAL 36 11 2 11-12 ft Luka DončićDAL vs. LAC 36 10 9 2 blk Landry ShametLAC @ DAL 18 3 1 5-8 3-pt M. HarrellLAC @ DAL 12 9 1 2 stl B. MarjanovićDAL vs. LAC 12 7 0 2 blk D. Finney-SmithDAL vs. LAC 8 6 4 Ivica ZubacLAC @ DAL 9 9 1 Jalen BrunsonDAL vs. LAC 6 3 3 2 stl P. BeverleyLAC @ DAL 9 4 4 Lou WilliamsLAC @ DAL 16 5 4…

Kristaps Porzingis to play against Clippers

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Brandon King

Kristaps Porzingis will return to the Dallas Mavericks tonight , according to Dwain Price of mavs.com. Porzingis has missed the previous ten games due to right knee soreness and illness.

January 20, 2020 NBA Recap

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Top Performances Historical night for Damian Lillard headlines the NBA MLK action. pt rb ast Damian LillardPOR vs. GSW 61 10 7 11-20 3-pt Ben SimmonsPHI @ BRK 34 12 12 Triple-double Trae YoungATL vs. TOR 42 6 15 18-21 ft R. WestbrookHOU vs. OKC 32 11 12 Triple-double Alec BurksGSW @ POR 33 7 8 2 blk Jrue HolidayNOP @ MEM 36 6 1 7-10 3-pt Devin BookerPHO vs. SAS 37 7 5 K. TownsMIN vs. DEN 28 8 5 Dillon BrooksMEM vs. NOP 31 9 4…

New Zealand lays the smackdown on Melbourne 90-68

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au: The New Zealand Breakers continue to defy all the odds and have put themselves right back in the NBL finals hunt and continued the struggles of Melbourne United with a 90-68 thumping at Spark Arena on Sunday. There have been times this season could have been described as the season from hell for the Breakers with all they have had to deal with. It all started with an import replacement before the season even started and has continued to snowball, but right now they are among the hottest…

Liam Santamaria’s Round 16 NBL Studs and Duds

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : At the conclusion of each round, NBL Media’s Liam Santamaria lets us know who made the grade and who deserves a little shade. STUDS New Zealand Breakers Just when we thought they were out, they pull themselves back in. That’s the story for the Breakers this week after a couple of dubs have vaulted them right back into the playoff hunt. The Kiwis made big plays down the stretch to overcome the Kings in a thrilling clash on Friday night and then made life difficult for United…

January 19, 2020 NBA Recap

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Top Performances pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN vs. IND 30 10 4 3 stl Bam AdebayoMIA @ SAS 21 16 6 2 stl D. SabonisIND @ DEN 22 15 10 Triple-double Doug McDermottIND @ DEN 24 2 2 6-7 3-pt DeMar DeRozanSAS vs. MIA 20 9 9 L. AldridgeSAS vs. MIA 21 4 3 2 blk T.J. WarrenIND @ DEN 22 3 1 Malcolm BrogdonIND @ DEN 22 3 8 Patty MillsSAS vs. MIA 18 5 3 Jimmy ButlerMIA @ SAS 16 5 6 2 stl…

Chuck Swirsky’s January 19, 2020 Daily Check-in

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Brandon King

From Chuck Swirsky at nba.com: FINAL FROM THE UNITED CENTER: Bulls 118, Cleveland 116 (Bulls: 15-28, 8-14 at home) LEADING SCORERS: Bulls: LaVine: 42 pts. Cavs: Love: 29pts. LEADING REBOUNDERS: Bulls: LaVine: 6. Cavs: Thompson: 8. LEADING ASSISTS: Bulls: Satoransky: 8. Cavs: Love 6. STAT OF THE GAME: The Cavs scored 14-fourth quarter points and committed 10 turnovers. Overall, Cleveland posted 26 turnovers leading to 33 Bulls points. 2ND STAT OF THE GAME: Zach LaVine scored 21 of his games high 42 points in the fourth quarter. RECAP: The Bulls rallied from a 19 point, third-quarter deficit to beat…

Multiple New Orleans Pelicans will be game-time decisions against Grizzlies

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Brandon King

The playing status of several New Orleans Pelicans before their MLK day game against the Memphis Grizzlies will be game-time decisions. JJ Reddick ( left hamstring strain) and is listed as probable. Derrick Favors ( lower back soreness), Jrue Holiday (left elbow tricep strain) and Jahlil Okafor (lower back soreness) are all listed as questionable , while Zion Williamson ( right knee scope) is down as doubtful, as his target for his regular season debut is Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Kenrich Williams (right lower back soreness) and Darius Miller(right Achilles…