Tag: NBA basketball

April 28, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Warriors and Bucks advance

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Giannis Antetokounmpo made sure there was no hope for a Chicago Bulls comeback, scoring 33 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in the Bucks 116-100 mercy killing of the Chicago Bulls to end their series. Giannis averaged 28.6 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in the opening round. The Bucks will face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc…

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April 26, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Ja lifts Grizz to Game 5 win

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Ja Morant Tuesday night in the pivotal Game 5 in their opening round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ja Morant showed up , dropping 30 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and handing out 9 assists in the Grizzlies 111-109 win. Morant scored the game-winning layup with one second to go and also had what is easily the dunk of the postseason thus , and arguably of the season, which Malik Beasley got a closer vantage point of than he likely wanted. Rk Player Tm  …

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NBA fines DeMarcus Cousins $15k for towel kick

Brandon King

Tuesday afternoon the NBA announced the league had fined DenverNuggets center DeMarcus Cousins. The Association relieved the veteran big man of $15,000 for kicking a towel into the stands; the incident occurred in Game 4 of their opening round playoff series against the Golden State. After heading to bench, an unhappy Boogie Morten Andersen’d towel into the stands. It wasn’t a total loss as the Nuggets did win the game 126-121.

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 26, 2022: April 26, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Apr 25 Day-To-Day Bogdanovic (knee) is questionable for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Heat, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Clint Capela C Apr 25 Day-To-Day Lou Williams SG Apr 25 Out Williams (back) has been ruled out for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Heat, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG Apr 24 Out Simmons is listed as out for Monday’s Game 4 against the Celtics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 25, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Apr 23 Out Williams (back) is out for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Heat, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks’ official site reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Ben Simmons PG Apr 24 Out Simmons is listed as out for Monday’s Game 4 against the Celtics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Joe Harris SF Mar 21 Out Harris (ankle) underwent successful left ankle ligament surgery Monday and is expected to be ready for the start of next season’s…

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April 24, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap” Nuggets stave off elimination, Pels even it up with Suns

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Grayson Allen Grayson Allen hurt the Bulls, this time just in the game and not literally, in Game 4 with 27 points on 10/12 shooting including a ridiculous 6/7 from three-point land in the Bucks 199-95 donkey-kicking of the Chicago Bulls. After being a non-factor for the for Games 1 and 2 , combining for just 3 points, 4 rebounds an assists and a block on 16% from the floor, Allen has turned it around over the last two games, scoring 49 points on…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: April 24, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Lou Williams SG Apr 21 Out Williams (back) is out for Friday’s Game 3 against the Heat. Clint Capela C Apr 19 Out General manager Travis Schlenk said Tuesday that Capela (knee) has restarted strength exercises and will be re-evaluated Friday, Mike Conti of the Atlanta Hawks Radio Network reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Robert Williams III C Apr 22 Out Williams (knee) could play as soon as Saturday’s Game 3 or Monday’s Game 4 in Brooklyn, though he currently…

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April 23, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: CP3 takes over in fourth

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Chris Paul In the fourth quarter alone of Game 2 against the Pelicans, Chris Paul had an entire game’s worth of production for most players, scoring 19 points on 7/10 FG, with 3 rebounds and two assists. The Suns needed all of that to stave off the efforts Brandon Ingram (34 points) and CJ McCollum (30 points) and a very competitive New Orleans Pelicans ballclub and get a 114-111 to go up 2-1 in their opening round playoff series. Through the first three games,…

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April 21, 2022 NBA Playoff: Memphis gets big comeback win

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Jordan Poole Jordan Poole has kicked open the door potential stardom . After showing great improvement this season, in his first three postseason games he has taken his foot off the gas, scoring 30 points in his playoff debut, and then chasing that with a 29-point performance in Game 2. Poole has kept it rolling in Game 3, scoring 27 points ,including some key baskets, in helping the Warriors take a commanding 3-0 lead in their opening round Western Conference playoff series against the…

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April 20, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- DeMar DeRozan After shooting 6-25 in Game 1, DeMar DeRozan said that such a performance would not be repeated and in Game 2 against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, he made good on those words, connecting on 16 of his 31 shots attempts for 41 points in the Bulls’ 114-100 victory. The performance was the 42nd 40-point postseason in Chicago Bulls history. Thirty-eight of those games belong to some guy named Jordan. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA…

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