Zach Lowe just did a podcast with Howard Beck talking about that deal. Immediately before it happened was Dwight Howard's weird decision to waive his opt out with the Orlando Magic and come back for one more year. Reportedly, Brooklyn wanted to go after Dwight as a FA that offseason and also had a trade offer on the table for him, one that presumably included the pick they dealt for Wallace.Damian Lillard scored 33 points and Portland defeated Brooklyn. Thank god Brooklyn traded the pick that would become Lillard for Gerald Wallace.
I love Steph but he sold that a bit.LeBron shoves Curry down and then complains about it. Curry is giving NO fucks.
Thus far. Golden State won't shoot 67% all game and in the NBA teams make runs. Cleveland will make one.This is a beating.
Yes they will...to cut it to 15.Thus far. Golden State won't shoot 67% all game and in the NBA teams make runs. Cleveland will make one.
Not directed at you but I hear this constantly from many people both on and off message boards. Why the "but?" Selling the call is a part of the game and he's really good at is as most of the top scorers have learned to be.I love Steph but he sold that a bit.
And he still scored at a lower volume and with much worse efficiency than Curry (35 points on 18 shots in 28 minutes, while barely seeming to break a sweat).Kemba Walker with 52 points in 2OT, with 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Why would anyone think that someone who scored 52 points in 2OT be more efficient than someone who scored 35 points in 28 minutes. I don't think Walker is even in the same stratosphere as Curry but not everyone has the luxury of playing with a supporting cast as talented as GS.And he still scored at a lower volume and with much worse efficiency than Curry (35 points on 18 shots in 28 minutes, while barely seeming to break a sweat).
Somewhat lost amid the (very mild) regression by the Ws as a team is the fact that 42 games into the season and Curry is still absolutely shattering the historical efficiency/volume curve: after tonight, 31.9 points per 36 minutes on .679 true shooting.
He was fouled 12 times in the first 2.5 minutes of second half.Andre Drummond with a 13-36 night from the FT line. Brutal.
He looked this way last year in Washington too around the same time of year. Two things I'm thinking:Sad to say but Pierce looks done.
I go back and forth on this all the time but I can never decide which perfect storm was crazier--the one that brought KG to Boston for Jefferson and scraps or the one that shipped him and Pierce out for a bigger haul than any of us could have imagined.He looked this way last year in Washington too around the same time of year. Two things I'm thinking:
1- I don't think he'll have the same opportunities with LA that he did last year in the playoffs with DC so we may have very well seen the last of "clutch" Pierce too.
2- If only Red had pulled the trigger on those McHale and Parish deals once Bird was finished with his back injury. Danny took advantage of a great opportunity that Red didn't.
Boban would be starting on more than half the teams in this league he's that good.Boban.... What is his ceiling? Can be be a 30 minute a game starter? A rotation player? Or just a mop up player as he is now?
"Boban Marjanovic dropped the first double-double of his career against the Suns on Thursday, scoring 17 points with 13 rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes".
Bulls up by 9 over Cleveland with 2:55 left in the game. Glad they made that coaching change.
Cleveland missed 10 of their first 11 FTA.Bulls still ahead, but I just checked and the Cavs are shooting 38% from the free throw line!!! Wow.
Boston struggles with Brooklyn and Lopez' length, owns Charlotte because they don't have long uber athletes who give us trouble, and has trouble with Dallas due to Dirk's length. It gives teams a comfort knowing that Lopez and Dirk can get them a hoop or at least a great look pretty much whenever they need one.Match ups are funny. Chi always plays Cleveland hard but the Celtics can hang with the Bulls but have nothing for Cleveland