The tsunami that is the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors kept making history Monday night. With a 119-113 win over the Orlando Magic at the Oracle Arena, the Warriors set a new record for the longest home winning streak in NBA history. They have now won an incredible 45 straight home games. HISTORY! The Warriors now [...]
March 8, 2016
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Losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night did little to curb the sarcastic streak of Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle. During the Clippers’ 109-90 shellacking of the Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan exploded for 23 points, 20 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. And if you remember, the Mavericks were a broken verbal pact [...]
March 8, 2016
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How sick was Draymond Green before the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night victory over the Orlando Magic? Really sick. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne: How sick was Draymond Green on Monday? He told ESPN after the game he had strep throat and will be on antibiotics for 14 days. Had to get an IV before the [...]
March 8, 2016
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Jimmy Butler is injured again. Just one game after returning from a left knee injury that kept him on the shelf for 11 games, Butler didn’t play in the Chicago Bulls’ Monday night win over the Milwaukee Bucks due to swelling in that same left knee. The Bulls are downplaying the severity of this setback, [...]
March 8, 2016
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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a comfortable 2.5-game hold on the Eastern Conference’s top postseason spot, and they’re still favorites to return to the NBA Finals. That, however, isn’t merely enough. Not for LeBron. On the heels of Cleveland’s 107-103 loss at the pleasure of the incredibly shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, [...]
March 8, 2016
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Rajon Rondo has Carmelo Anthony’s endorsement. For some reason. Former New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher and Rondo himself both previously agreed the Sacramento Kings point guard wouldn’t be a good fit for the Big Apple’s version of the triangle offense. But Melo, per the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy, disagrees: “I think [...]
March 8, 2016
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According to multiple news sources, the New York Knicks are in the process of signing free agent point guard Tony Wroten to a three-year deal. Tony Wroten Finalizing Three-Year Deal With Knicks (via @ShamsCharania): https://t.co/3ZZzLzgeqX pic.twitter.com/PMyuBUQvei — RealGM (@RealGM) March 7, 2016 Sources say the second and third year of the deal are only partially [...]
March 7, 2016
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Kyle Lowry is having an incredible season and even though he was an All-Star in 2016 he may still be the most underrated player in the NBA. He is the heart and soul of a 41-20 Raptors team competing for the Eastern Conference’s top seed and has increased his scoring average by four points, his [...]
March 7, 2016
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News broke Monday that Michael Carter-Williams will undergo surgery to repair the torn labrum in his hip, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season. The Bucks say guard Michael Carter-Williams will undergo season-ending surgery on Thursday to repair the torn labrum in his left hip. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 7, [...]
March 7, 2016
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The San Antonio Spurs have been the model franchise in the NBA for quite some time now. They are the standard of how an organization should be run from top to bottom from ownership to the front office to their coaching staff to their on court leadership and team chemistry. They have extended two historic [...]
March 4, 2016
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