It doesn’t feel that long ago that David Lee was putting up double-doubles on a near nightly basis for a young Warriors team with his knack for cleaning up the glass and his soft touch around the rim. Lee, who hasn’t been on an NBA roster this season, announced his retirement from the NBA Sunday [...]
November 20, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks continue to catch people off-guard. Most expected them to be worse than this—much worse. Even though they’re in lockstep with their expected record roughly 15 games into the season, the notion of them hovering about .500 for this long is still disarming. To everyone outside the locker room, [...]
November 17, 2017
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Kevin Durant isn’t worried about his relationship—or, rather, lack thereof—with members of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. Although he admits to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher that he still isn’t talking to Russell Westbrook, Nick Collison, general manager Sam Presti, et al., he’s confident that will all change over time: Now, a month into his second [...]
November 17, 2017
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Kyle Kuzma, all of 22, is out here being the voice of reason. People have taken to disparaging Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball in recent weeks—more so than usual. His shooting percentages are in the toilet, and head coach Luke Walton has benched him for a couple key fourth-quarter runs. Given the hype attached [...]
November 17, 2017
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The Houston Rockets are really good at offense and the Phoenix Suns are really bad at defense. The Rockets clearly received a huge boost with the return of superstar point guard Chris Paul in Phoenix Thursday night as they scored 45 points in each of the first two quarters in their 142-116 spanking of the [...]
November 17, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Avert your eyes, Cleveland Cavaliers fans! Stephen Curry is prepping himself, and his Golden State Warriors, to face an opponent other than your favorite team in this year’s NBA Finals. That opponent? The Boston Celtics. Here’s what Curry said on Thursday night following Golden State’s thrilling loss to Beantown, per the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Connor Letourneau: [...]
November 17, 2017
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The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t exactly lighting up the nets from downtown this season. They are last in the NBA in three-pointers made through 15 games and are shooting a league worst, 28.8% from three-point range for the season. That is almost four percent worse than the next worse team, the Chicago Bulls at 32.2%. [...]
November 17, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Clint Capela, once a very raw player that wasn’t counted upon for many minutes on an NBA level, is now one of the better true centers in the NBA. He is averaging 13.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game this season in 25.8 minutes while shooting 68% with an out of this world [...]
November 17, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
LeBron James is soon to be 33 years old and is currently in the 15th season of his NBA career, a career which has included 12 playoff appearances and seven NBA Finals appearances. That is a lot of miles on that metaphorical odometer. In spite of this, he is currently leading the NBA in minutes [...]
November 17, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
After the Knicks comeback victory at home against the Utah Jazz Wednesday night, they are now 8-6 on the season and have been 8-3 since an 0-3 start. They seem much more in tune with one another, quicker, more athletic and better on both ends by revolving their offense around their resident unicorn Kristaps Porzingis. [...]
November 17, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek