It’s been a rough couple of seasons for now 31 year old point guard Deron Williams, who is now playing in his first season for the Dallas Mavericks. Once considered among the Top 5 floor generals in the game just a few short seasons ago, as some touted him as on a level even with [...]
November 23, 2015
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One of the longest streaks in NBA history came to an end Friday night in the Spurs 104-90 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Tim Duncan failed to grab a rebound for the first time in his 19 year career. Before Friday’s game, Duncan had recorded a rebound in 1,342 consecutive games, the third longest [...]
November 23, 2015
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Offbeat
Who can stop the Golden State Warriors? The defending champions continued their impressive run this season after emerging victorious yet again last night at Pepsi Center, beating the Denver Nuggets, 118-105. Klay Thompson and Stephen led the way for the Warriors, as they combined for 40 points (15-of-32) that included seven buckets from beyond the [...]
November 23, 2015
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Highlights, Hoops TV
In this week’s THD Video, we put together a highlight mix from the Top 10 NBA Plays of the Week. As you can imagine from the week that was, the highlights feature Lebron James, Steph Curry, and DeMar DeRozan. But you may not expect who steals the spotlight with the number one play of the [...]
November 20, 2015
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Ty Lawson is mostly fine with playing among the Houston Rockets’ second-stringers. A lot is going to change in the aftermath of the Rockets’ decision to fire head coach Kevin McHale. One of those tweaks, it seems, includes moving Ty Lawson to the bench. He started in each of Houston’s first 11 games this season, [...]
November 20, 2015
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Blogs
For a short while on Thursday night, it looked like the Golden State Warriors, trailing by as many as 23 points to the Los Angeles Clippers, were going to lose. They didn’t lose. They fought back. They flew around on the offensive end in the second half. Stephen Curry went off. Andre Iguodala hit big [...]
November 20, 2015
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver, much like Santa Clause, is always watching. On Twitter. The Wall Street Journal‘s Jason Gay talked social media shop with the NBA commish, discussing everything from the Association’s new League Pass features to its willingness to let viewers run wild with highlight clips. Tucked within the story is this nice little [...]
November 20, 2015
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The league is still somewhat in shock after yesterday’s surprise firing of Rockets head coach Kevin McHale. The Rockets made the Western Conference Finals a year ago, so this season’s 4-7 start can’t entirely be pinned on his shoulders. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be. But luckily for him, he has friends in the league. [...]
November 19, 2015
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Rumors
Rumor has it that DeMarcus Cousins has “matured.” But that doesn’t at all appear to the case. At some point, we just have to realize that people are who they are that’s just how it’s going to be. As such, Cousins mixed it up with Al Horford last night in Atlanta. Actually, he mixed it [...]
November 19, 2015
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Rumors
It’s good that Draymond Green and J.J. Redick aren’t on the same team, because they’re certainly not on the same page. Ahead of Thursday night’s tilt between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, both were asked about the rivalry that’s been brewing between these two sides. Their answers weren’t completely divergent, but they [...]
November 19, 2015
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