Ryan Bawek

Jimmy Butler continues to mold himself into a top tier player in the NBA and establish himself as the Bulls go to player. Butler scored an incredible 42 points in the second half of the Bulls 115-113 win over the Raptors on Sunday, breaking Michael Jordan’s franchise record for points in a half which was [...]

With the Spurs 112-79 trouncing of the quickly fading Phoenix Suns last night, the Spurs with a December net rating of 20.4, which is the greatest for one month by far since the NBA first tracked the stat in the 1995-96 season. Net rating is the estimated point differential per 100 possessions with opponent strength [...]

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In the third quarter of the Pistons 93-92 win over the Heat in Miami last night Justise Winslow displayed some of his impressive athleticism in cocking it back on the fast break and dunking on Pistons forward Ersan Illyasova in the third quarter. He also took five steps, yes five steps, to get there… Matazo [...]

Joakim Noah injured his shoulder and looked to be in a lot of pain during Monday’s 105-102 loss to Brooklyn. The injury took place in the third quarter of the game while Noah was guarding Andrea Bargnani. Joakim Noah just injured his shoulder, and left the court. Hope his reaction is not a sign as [...]

In the fourth quarter of the Hawks 106-97 win over the Blazers in Atlanta Monday night, Dennis Schroeder took a nasty hit slipping and falling head first into Meyers Leonard’s knee, knocking out one of his teeth in the process. Schroeder understandably sat there in pain for a little while before deciding to check himself [...]

In the fourth quarter of the Jazz 110-89 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Utah, those in attendance got to see a bonafide dunk of the year candidate as Alec Burks gathered speed on the launch pad that is the left side of the court, catapulted himself into the atmosphere, and not only dunked on [...]

On December 20, 2005, Kobe Bryant made history by becoming the first player in NBA history to single-handedly outscore an opponent through three quarters. Kobe outscored the Dallas Mavericks 62-61 through three quarters and sat out the entire fourth quarter in a 112-90 win over the Mavs at the Staples Center. He finished the game [...]

Will Barton, the Denver Nuggets sixth man extraordinaire and my personal current selection for sixth man of the year, continued his breakout season Sunday in Denver’s 130-125 loss at home to Pelicans. Barton had a career high 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, becoming only the fifth player in the past 30 seasons to [...]

Kyrie Irving made his much anticipated return Sunday night after suffering a knee injury during overtime of game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals and missing the first 24 games of the 2015-16 season for the Cavaliers. Irving looked good but definitely like a player trying to get his legs, stamina and cardio back after [...]