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NBA Recap: March 17, 2019

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Brandon King

Top 5 Performers : G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. PHI 52 16 7 19-21 ft Joel EmbiidPHI @ MIL 40 15 6 3 stl Chris PaulHOU vs. MIN 25 7 10 6-7 3-pt Kawhi LeonardTOR @ DET 33 10 2 5-8 3-pt Nikola VucevicORL vs. ATL 27 20 3 3 s Yesterday’s Scores: Toronto Raptors 107 Detroit Pistons 110 PTS K.Leonard-TOR – 33 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 17 Minnesota Timberwolves 102 Houston Rockets 117 PTS C.Paul-HOU – 25 TRB C.Capela-HOU – 13 Brooklyn Nets 116 Los Angeles Clippers 119 PTS D.Russell-BRK – 32 TRB 2 tied – 11 Charlotte…

Perth defeats Melbourne 97-84 to win Grand Final

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : The Perth Wildcats are again the toast of the NBL winning their ninth championship on Sunday in front of 10,007 fans at Melbourne Arena. The Wildcats have won their record-extending ninth NBL championship but have clinched it on the road for the first time in 29 years beating Melbourne 97-84 in Game 4 making the statement on the road. The Grand Final Series began with strong home victories for both teams in the opening two games, but it was quite the statement Perth made on Friday night…

NBA Recap: March 16, 2019

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Brandon King

Top 5 Performers of the day: Bradley BealWAS vs. MEM 40 5 7 9-12 3-pt Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 40 5 13 13-18 ft Mike ConleyMEM @ WAS 28 3 12 Kyrie IrvingBOS vs. ATL 30 11 9 2 blk Rudy GobertUTA vs. BRK 23 1 Yesterday’s Scores Atlanta Hawks 120 Boston Celtics 129 PTS K.Irving-BOS – 30 TRB D.Dedmon-ATL – 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 116 Dallas Mavericks 121 PTS C.Sexton-CLE – 28 TRB 2 tied – 12 Indiana Pacers 100 Denver Nuggets 102 PTS N.Jokic-DEN – 26 TRB P.Millsap-DEN – 13 Phoenix Suns 138 OT New…

Kevin Durant to miss Thunder game; likely to return Monday

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Brandon King

Golden State All-World forward Kevin Durant will miss his second straight game because of an ankle injury, according to the Mercury News’ Mark Medina. KD suffered the injury in the Warriors’ 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 10 and missed Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets. However it appears that the Warriors will not be without KD for too long. Nick Friedell of ESPN reports that Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said that Durant will “most likely” return Monday against the San Antonio Spurs, The Warriors’ three-peat…

Terrico White’s big night pushes Perth to 2-1 lead in Grand Finals

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : The home team dominance of this series especially after half-time continued on Friday night and it was quite the remarkably emphatic second half showing by the Wildcats in front of their rowdiest home crowd of 13,412 of the season. With both Perth and Melbourne winning their opening home games of the best-of-five series on the back of coming out and dominating the start of the second half, it was a similar story on Friday night. But this time the Wildcats really rammed home their advantage on the…

NBA Recap: March 15, 2019

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performers: James HardenHOU vs. PHO 41 9 11 14-17 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ MIA 33 16 9 2 stl, 3 blk Julius RandleNOP vs. POR 45 11 6 2 stl, 3 blk Bradley BealWAS vs. CHO 40 5 5 7-13 3-pt Robin LopezCHI @ LAC 22 8 3 3 Yesterday’s Scores: Los Angeles Lakers 97 Detroit Pistons 111 PTS L.Galloway-DET – 23 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 23 Phoenix Suns 102 Houston Rockets 108 PTS J.Harden-HOU – 41 TRB D.Ayton-PHO – 14 Chicago Bulls 121 Los Angeles Clippers 128 PTS Z.LaVine-CHI – 31 TRB 3 tied…

Chris Paul will not play against Suns

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Brandon King

According to Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, Chris Paul will sit out the Rockets game against the Phoenix Suns Friday night for rest. Danuel House will get the start in his spot.

Anthony Davis out against Portland

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Brandon King

New Orleans Pelican forward (for the time being) Anthony Davis, will not suit up for the team’s game Friday night against the Portland TrailBlazers for rest, according to the ballclub. Davis’ minutes has been reduced since they were unable to find a suitable deal for him prior to this year’s trade deadline.

Dennis Smith Jr. out versus Spurs

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Brandon King

According to the The Record/north jersey.com’s Chris Iseman, New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. will miss the team’s game Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs with a sore lower back. In the 17 games since he was acquired in the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Smith has posted averages of 14.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 29.3 minutes per contest.

NBA Recap March 14 , 2019

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Brandon King

Top Performers: Paul MillsapDEN vs. DAL 33 8 3 Buddy HieldSAC @ BOS 34 4 7 6-10 3-pt Kyrie IrvingBOS vs. SAC 31 10 12 Triple-double D. SabonisIND vs. OKC 26 7 4 12-13 ft Paul GeorgeOKC @ IND 36 6 5 Yesterday’s Scores: Sacramento Kings 120 Boston Celtics 126 PTS B.Hield-SAC – 34 TRB 2 tied – 13 Oklahoma City Thunder 106 Indiana Pacers 108 PTS P.George-OKC – 36 TRB R.Westbrook-OKC – 14 Los Angeles Lakers 98 Toronto Raptors 111 PTS L.James-LAL – 29 TRB J.McGee-LAL – 9 Dallas Mavericks 99 Denver Nuggets…