Tag: NBA basketball

March 14, 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got it Done Player Spotlight- Kevin Durant No Kyrie Irving ( who was in attendance but not allowed to play due New York’s daft vaccine mandate), no LaMarcus Aldridge, no problem, no Seth Curry was no problem for Kevin Durant. Against the Knicks, Durant scored 53 points in leading the shorthanded Nets to a 110-107 victory. KD shot 19-37 from the floor, the 37 shot attempts were a career high, added 6 rebounds and 9 assists. On the season, Durant is averaging 29.0 points, 7.4 rebounds ans 5.8 assists…

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March 12, 2022 NBA StatCap: Klay’s best game yet

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Klay Thompson Klay Thompson has his best since he has returned from those severe injuries. Against the Milwaukee Bucks Klay scored 38 points on 15/24 FG , including connecting on 8/14 from the land of three , as well as grabbing 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the Warriors 122-109 victory over the Bucks. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Josh HartPOR vs. WAS 44 8 6   6-9 3-pt Jordan ClarksonUTA vs. SAC 45 0 2   7-13 3-pt De’Aaron FoxSAC @ UTA 41…

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March 9, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Seth Curry Seth Curry got it done against his former team, scoring 24 points on 10/14, 4/8 from downtown, in the Nets 129-100 donkey-kicking of the Philadelphia 76ers. In his 11 games as a Net, the younger Curry has averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Stephen CurryGSW @ DEN 34 9 3   2 stl  Seth CurryBRK @ PHI 24 1 2   5 stl  Kevin DurantBRK @ PHI 25 14 7   2…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: March 10, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 9 Out Celtics head coach Ime Udoka said Wednesday that Nesmith (ankle) will remain out for “a while,” Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT LaMarcus Aldridge C Mar 8 Out Nets head coach Steve Nash said that Aldridge (hip) has returned to Brooklyn and will be out for road games Tuesday in Charlotte and Thursday in Philadelphia, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reports. David Duke Jr. SF Mar 7 Out Brooklyn is…

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March 9, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done Player Spotlight-Jayson Tatum Tatum chased the 54 points he dropped on the Brooklyn Nets by giving a 44-piece on 16/24 from the floor, including 6/9 from downtown to the Charlotte Hornets. To go along with all those buckets, Tatum added 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, a block and was a +18 on the evening. The back-to-back 40 point games were the first time a Celtic had achieved the feat since Paul Pierce laid 42 on the Lakers on March 13, 2001 and then followed that…

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Can the Chicago Bulls come out of the East?

Brandon King

Despite what BSPN and FS1 may attempt to portray, there are teams other than the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. One of those teams is the Chicago Bulls, who have not been not only been one of the unforeseen surprises of the not just the Eastern Conference, but the entire NBA. The Bulls currently sit second , as of the writing of this article, and have done so largely under the radar. With the success the Bulls are enjoying , the question is how far can this team…

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March 8, 2022 NBA StatCap: Kyrie is buzz killer

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Kyrie Irving The player the media loves to hate, Kyrie Irving put the boots to the collective backside of the Charlotte Hornets. Irving dropped 50, on an ultra efficient 15-19 FG, including 9-12 from downtown and 11-13 for the foul line, handed out 6 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds as he lead the Nets to a much needed 132-121 win over Charlotte. On the season, Irving is averaging 26.2 points, 5.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. top 5 are pictured pt rb ast…

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Who will, Who won’t and Who might: March 8, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Kevin Huerter SG Mar 7 Day-To-Day Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Aaron Nesmith SF Mar 6 Out Celtics head coach Ime Udoka said Sunday that Nesmith (ankle) had significant swelling and “will be out for a longer period of time” than Jaylen Brown (ankle), Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Cam Thomas SG Mar 8 Day-To-Day Head coach Steve Nash said Thomas (back) is considered a game-time decision ahead of Tuesday’s tilt with the Hornets,…

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March 7, 2022 NBA StatCap

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Who Got It Done top 5 are pictured pt rb ast Joel EmbiidPHI vs. CHI 43 14 2   12-16 ft Julius RandleNYK @ SAC 46 10 2   8-16 3-pt Nikola JokićDEN vs. GSW 32 15 13   Triple-double Luka DončićDAL vs. UTA 35 16 7   3 stl  K. TownsMIN vs. POR 27 13 1   10-15 ft I. QuickleyNYK @ SAC 27 6 4   10-11 ft Tyler HerroMIA vs. HOU 31 2 3   6-9 3-pt Jordan PooleGSW @ DEN 32 3 7   8-12 3-pt Dejounte MurraySAS vs. LAL 26 10 8   3…

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Towns and Tatum named NBA Players of the Week

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Monday the NBA announced their conference players of the week for games played during the week of February 28-March 6. The Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns was named Western Conference Player of the Week, while the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum took honors as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Towns put together an outstanding week, averaging 28.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in helping to power the Wolves to an undefeated week. Towns is displaying the caliber of play worthy of the star player he was expected to be. Jayson Tatum had a…

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