Tag: NBA basketball

Anthony Edwards leaving Klutch Sports for WME and Bill Duffy

Brandon King

The Klutch Sports client roster is quite impressive, as it contains, NBA Champions, MVPs, perennial All-Stars and up-and coming star players. Up until fairly recently, they could count Anthony Edwards amongst it ranks. However according to TNT and Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, the best player on the Minnesota Timberwloves, along with forward jaden McDaniels has departed Kltuch for Bill Duffy and WME. The move may cause Timberwolves fan ( and some within the Minnesota front office) to breath a sigh of relief. Klutch has a perception of having too much…

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Game 7 of the 2023 East Finals: A place we never thought we’d be

Brandon King

The Miami Heat were a mere 0.1 of a second away from their seventh trip to the NBA Finals, but no one bothered to block out the inbound man, Derrick White, who had an unmolested run to the was able to tip in Marcus Smart missed three-point attempt for the most improbable sub-0.5-second game-winning basket since Derek Fisher’s infamous heave against the San Antonio Spurs back in 2004 Western Conference Semifinals. Although Jimmy Butler made some plays down the stretch, for most of the game he, nor Bam Adebayo played…

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May 22, 2023 NBA Playoffs: Nuggets send Lakers with WCF sweep

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Spotlight- The Denver Nuggets starting lineup Though Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray will get their share of the praise for completing Denver’s sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, it was a team effort, particularly the Nuggets starting five. All five Denver’s starters scored in double figures, and scored 105 of the team’s 113 points. Who Got It Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 LeBron James LAL DEN…

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22 May 2023 NBA Injury Report

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Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Danilo Gallinari PF May 22 Out Gallinari (knee) has been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Heat on Tuesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Dorian Finney-Smith PF Apr 26 Day-To-Day Finney-Smith underwent a procedure Wednesday to correct a fracture of the right fifth finger but is expected to be cleared for offseason workouts in six weeks, Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reports Ben Simmons PG…

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The LeMedia is setting the excuse table

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As great as LeBron James is, whenever his teams come up short it seems there is always an extenuating circumstances that were the cause of their defeat. The excuses, as varied and impuissant as they often are, rarely are attributed to the opponent simply being better. Cavalierly chucking teammates under the bust to cosplaying are previous and favorite tactics employed by James and his media retinue. Down 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers are likely on the path to postseason slaughter courtesy of the Denver Nuggets. As such,…

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May 21, 2023 NBA Playoff StatCap: Heat Culture crushes Celtics

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title image via Bangor Daily News Player Spotlight – Gabe Vincent and Duncan Robinson Gabe Vincent did work against the Boston Celtics, connecting on 11 of his 14 field goal attempts, including canning 6 of 9 from downtown in scoring 29 points. His fellow undrafted Heat compatriot Duncan Robinson also lit the Celtics up, scoring 22 points of his own, hitting 7/11 from the floor, including 5/7 from downtown. Who Got It Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB…

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May 20, 2023 NBA Playoff StatCap: End could be near for Lakers

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Player Spotlight – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Bruce Brown Jamal Murray was amazing early and Nikola Jokić came on late but throughout the game it was the duo of Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope who had their hand prints on the game. Caldwell-Pope scored 17 points and connected on four key three- pointers. In addition to the plays he made on the defensive end, Brown also scored is points. Who Got it Done Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB…

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Nuggets push Lakers to the brink in 119-108 win

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Jamal Murray came started the game white-hot, scoring 30 of his 37 points in the first half. When the Murray express sputtered in the second half, timely baskets and plays from Kentavious Caldwell Pope and Bruce Brown, who finished with 17 and 15 points, respectively,  helped the Nuggets keep the Lakers at bay and helped Denver claim a 119-108 victory to put the series in a 3-0 stranglehold.  The Nuggets led by twelve, 32-20 at the end of the first quarter. Jamal Murray came out sharp, dropping 17 points on 7-9…

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NBA looking to change All-Star game return to conference format a possibility

Brandon King

It’s fairly safe to say the NBA All-Star game has lost its luster over the past several years. The game had become a gloflridies layup line, with defense of any type making, at best, a passing appearance. Changes to the format, that featured team captains picking teams, playground style, and teams playing for a selected charity initially seemed to breathe new life into the game, but have proven to be a band-aid over a gaping wound, with the game returning to the issues that previously plagued it. The 2023 iteration…

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May 19, 2023 NBA Playoff StatCap: Boston might be in trouble

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Player Spotlight – Caleb Martin Jimmy Buckets will , and rightfully so, get his faro share of adulation for the Heat’s Game 2 win but Caleb Martin had a big hand in the 111-105 victory. Martin hit 11 of his 16 shots , including 3 of 7 from downtown in scoring 25 points, a scoring output that was only topped by Butler’s 27. Who Got It Done Player pt rb ast Jayson TatumBOS vs. MIA 34 13 8   11-12 ft Jimmy ButlerMIA @ BOS 27 8 6   3 stl ,…

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