Yesterday’s NBA slate of games was jam packed with heart pumping action (except in Cleveland) as an incredible four of yesterdays 10 games went to overtime. Earlier in the day the Knicks needed double OT to dispatch of the suddenly pesky Philadelphia 76ers 119-113. Robert Covington declares the bank open to send it to 2OT. [...]
January 19, 2016
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Daryl Morey lives in the now. And, by extension, so do the Houston Rockets. Relative to last season’s second-place finish in the Western Conference, the Rockets are laying a dud. They’re miles away, in terms of championship value, from the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, and if [...]
January 19, 2016
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Joakim Noah’s shoulder injury puts the Chicago Bulls in a tricky situation. The 30-year-old center needs to undergo surgery on his left shoulder and will miss four to six months, ending his 2015-16 season. Joakim Noah is slated for unrestricted free agency this summer and will most likely leave. A breakup between he and the [...]
January 19, 2016
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Hopefully Joe Johnson enjoys playing out another year of his twilight with the listless Brooklyn Nets. Because he isn’t going anywhere. Not by the Nets’ hands at least. Some have speculated that Brooklyn would look to deal Joe Johnson’s expiring contract after firing head coach Lionel Hollins and reassigning general manager Billy King. But, as [...]
January 19, 2016
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Times really are changing in Philadelphia. Used to be that the Sixers were one of the NBA’s trade-deadline draws, as they proved only last season in many ways, most notably with their decision to flip 2013-14 Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that netted them the Los Angeles [...]
January 19, 2016
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Kristaps Porzingis is going to be fine. Cue the sighs of relief coming from New York Knicks fans everywhere. The rookie landed awkwardly on his right foot after going up for a rebound late in the fourth quarter of New York’s Monday afternoon double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. He tried to shake it off [...]
January 19, 2016
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“Psych!” -Kevin Durant, probably. Kevin Durant’s relationship with the media has, by many appearances, deteriorated quickly. He has gone from lovably infallible to ostensibly agitated. At last year’s All-Star festivities, when commenting on the job security of now-former head coach Scott Brooks, he claimed the media didn’t know shit. Most recently, he implied that the [...]
January 19, 2016
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Just 43 games into Roy Hibbert’s California tenure, the Los Angeles Lakers may already be planning its abrupt end. Hibbert has always been considered a one-year stopgap. His contract comes off the books after this season, and the Lakers are going to be flush with cap space over the summer. He was supposed help bridge [...]
January 19, 2016
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The New Orleans Pelicans’ season of misfortune is raging on. Tyreke Evans sat out during a Monday loss to the Memphis Grizzlies after, per a team announcement, experiencing pain in his right knee: Tyreke Evans experienced right knee soreness during his pregame warmup and consequently will not play in today's game at Memphis. — Pelicans [...]
January 19, 2016
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Three players registered a triple-double during Friday’s action: Russell Westbrook, Hassan Whiteside and Marcus Smart. This was only the second time this had happened in the NBA in the past 13 years, the only other time was on April 1, 2015. Here is the statline for each player and some additional info: Russell Westbrook: Westbrook [...]
January 18, 2016
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