Chandler Parsons just cannot seem to get right. The Dallas Mavericks swingman has struggled at points this season as he continues to work his way back from arthroscopic surgery. His minutes and appearances have been closely monitored, and his effective field-goal percentage is the lowest of his career. The Mavericks’ starting lineup has also fared [...]
January 6, 2016
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With the Sacramento Kings 116-114 win over the Thunder in Oklahoma City Monday night, George Karl acquired his 1,156th career coaching victory. This put him ahead of the Zen Master himself, Phil Jackson, for 5th on the all-time list. Here is the updated list of the ten coaches with the most regular season victories in [...]
January 6, 2016
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Draymond Green is on fire. During the Golden State Warriors’ 111-101 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, Green notched yet another triple-double, this time going for 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the eighth triple-double of his young NBA career, and his third in the last three games. In case [...]
January 5, 2016
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Never accuse Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott of delivering veiled messages. You can accuse Hollywood’s head honcho of many things, including ignorance, inadvertently inconsistent messages and just general stubbornness. But you cannot say that he’s afraid to speak his mind, or that his players don’t know exactly how he feels about them, even [...]
January 5, 2016
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Gregg Popovich doesn’t care that he was named NBA’s Coach of the Month for the Western Conference. And if the league wants him to care, it better break open its piggy bank. Because coach Pop won’t give a crap about monthly awards of any kind until they come accompanied with a car or yacht or [...]
January 5, 2016
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When Mo Williams, now 33, signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers over the summer, he had to know that once Kyrie Irving returned from his fractured kneecap, he wouldn’t be a prominent part of the rotation. Or, um, maybe he didn’t know that. Williams has been receiving inconsistent playing time of late, a trend that dates [...]
January 5, 2016
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If Markieff Morris’ implosion with the Phoenix Suns won’t prevent the Houston Rockets from trading Terrence Jones for him, Donatas Motiejunas’ latest injury should. Motiejunas is once again sidelined with back issues, and according to the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen, while there is technically no new injury to report, Houston’s stretch forward-center is expected to [...]
January 5, 2016
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Older Carmelo Anthony is pretty chill. In past years, Carmelo Anthony has sugarcoated answers and thoughts more so than most. His brand-built persona has left him very wealthy, but, for a while, there was contrived distance that existed between him and fans of unfiltered truth. Over the last year or so, though, Melo has become [...]
January 5, 2016
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Tim Duncan was held scoreless in 13 minutes in the San Antonio Spurs 121-103 victory over the Houston Rockets in San Antonio Saturday night. This was the first time in Tim Duncan’s 19-year career that he was held scoreless in a game and broke his NBA record streak of 1,360 straight games without being held [...]
January 4, 2016
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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 [...]
January 4, 2016
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