Category: Basketball

DeRozan and Doncic naned NBA Players of the Week

Brandon King

Monday the NBA announced their Conference players of the Week for games taking place February 7-13. DeMar DeRozan, forward, Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The Bulls went 3-1 last week and DeRozan was a prime driver to making that happen. The once again All-Star averaged 36.8 ppg ,on a scorching 59% from the floor ,over the week which included dropping 30= in every game this week. On the season the USC product is averaging 27.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1…

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Who will, who ain’t and who might: February 14, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Feb 12 Out Collins (heel) will not play again until after the All-Star break, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Daniel Theis C Feb 13 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT James Johnson PF Feb 13 Day-To-Day Johnson is questionable for Monday’s game against the Kings due to a right knee contusion. Ben Simmons PG Feb 13 Out Simmons (conditioning) won’t be available to make his Brooklyn debut Monday versus Sacramento. Kyrie…

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February 13, 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Anthony EdwardsMIN @ IND 37 5 4   7-13 3-pt Jayson TatumBOS vs. ATL 38 10 3   2 blk T. HaliburtonIND vs. MIN 22 5 16   6-12 3-pt Trae YoungATL @ BOS 30 4 10   2 stl  D. RussellMIN @ IND 23 2 6 Oshae BrissettIND vs. MIN 22 13 2   2 blk B. BogdanovićATL @ BOS 26 6 2 Jalen SmithIND vs. MIN 17 12 0 L. StephensonIND vs. MIN 21 3 4 Marcus SmartBOS vs. ATL 13 6…

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NBL: Breakers hold on to defeat Taipans

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Via the National Basketball League The New Zealand Breakers continue to be the great enigma of the NBL but they delivered three strong quarters on Monday night in the Tropical Far North to hold out the Cairns Taipans in a thrilling finish 84-83. The Breakers hadn’t played since a 19-point loss to the Sydney Kings eight days ago and that was just four days following their stunning 23-point victory over the Illawarra Hawks. They put both the best and worst of those performances all into one game at the Cairns…

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Who is, Who ain’t and Who might: February 13, 2022

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Feb 12 Out Collins (heel) will not play again until after the All-Star break, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. Delon Wright SG Feb 12 Day-To-Day Wright (hip) is probable for Sunday’s matchup against the Celtics, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Trae Young PG Feb 12 Day-To-Day Young is probable for Sunday’s game against the Celtics with right hip discomfort, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Daniel Theis C Feb 12 Day-To-Day Theis (recently…

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February 12, 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI vs. CLE 40 14 10   Triple-double Pascal SiakamTOR vs. DEN 35 10 7   2 stl  Dejounte MurraySAS @ NOP 31 7 12   2 stl  DeMar DeRozanCHI vs. OKC 38 6 5   14-16 ft Luka DončićDAL vs. LAC 45 15 8 Terry RozierCHO vs. MEM 35 10 9 Nikola JokićDEN @ TOR 28 15 6   2 blk CJ McCollumNOP vs. SAS 36 11 5 Anfernee SimonsPOR vs. NYK 30 5 8   6-12 3-pt N. VučevićCHI vs. OKC 31…

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Who is, Who might and Who ain’t: February 12, 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT John Collins PF Feb 12 Day-To-Day Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Daniel Theis C Feb 12 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Andre Drummond C Feb 12 Day-To-Day Drummond (trade pending) is unlikely to play Saturday against Miami, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. Seth Curry SG Feb 12 Day-To-Day Curry (trade pending) is unlikely to play in Saturday’s game against the Heat, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. Kevin Durant PF Feb 12 Out Durant (knee) doesn’t yet have a…

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February 11, 2022 NBA StatCap: DeMar does it again

Brandon King

Who Got It Done DeMar DeRozan had another big night for the Chicago Bulls connecting on 14 of his 22 shots to score 35 points, to go along with six rebounds and 6 assists in leading the Bulls to a 134-122 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This was also DeRozan’s fifth consecutive game pouring in 30 or more points, tying the franchise mark with the great Micheal Jordan. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Dejounte MurraySAS @ ATL 32 10 15   Triple-double LaMelo BallCHO @ DET 31 5 12…

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Who will, Who might, and Who won’t: February 11 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Feb 10 Day-To-Day Williams (hamstring) is questionable for Friday’s game against San Antonio, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks’ official site reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Daniel Theis C Feb 11 Day-To-Day Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said he’s uncertain if Theis will be available to play Friday against the Nuggets, Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston reports. Derrick White PG Feb 11 Day-To-Day White has arrived in Boston following his acquisition from the Spurs on…

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February 10, 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Luka DončićDAL vs. LAC 51 9 6   7-14 3-pt Gary Trent Jr.TOR @ HOU 42 1 4   5 stl  Jimmy ButlerMIA @ NOP 29 8 3   11-11 ft Bam AdebayoMIA @ NOP 29 10 1   3 stl  Chris PaulPHO vs. MIL 17 7 19   2 stl  K. PorterHOU vs. TOR 30 3 8   6-9 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. NYK 35 2 10 Deandre AytonPHO vs. MIL 27 7 1   12-14 fg Julius RandleNYK @ GSW 28 16 7 Kyrie IrvingBRK @ WAS 31…

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