Thursday, February 13, 2020

NBA Night Lights

Reporter: "Have you ever won this many games in a row, in your entire life, in anything?" OG Anunoby: "Connect Four. That's it."
https://streamable.com/bdj3w

Sigh....Damian Lillard says he will not compete in All-Star game or 3 pt. Contest because of groin injury. Says he hopes somebody deserving like Devin Booker replaces him.
https://twitter.com/jwquick/status/1227801004571316224

The Los Angeles Lakers (41-12) defeat the Denver Nuggets (38-17) in overtime, 120-116

Maxi Kleber disrespects De'Aaron Fox at the rim
https://streamable.com/8yax2

Luke Walton to Luka Doncic - "Do me a favor, give the ref your autograph after the game. He's a fan" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZzM6IrmMuU

Boban drills the triple
https://streamable.com/qwfuf

The ball gets stuck behind the backboard, the Mavs bench immediately looks at Boban
https://streamable.com/d82er

Bam bullies Gobert and throws it down on his head
https://streamable.com/lbju8

Brooklyn Nets (25-28) defeat Toronto Raptors (40-15) by 101 - 91 and end their 15 game winning streak

Luka drills a circus shot
https://streamable.com/n7v1y

Richard Jefferson after seeing the replay of Lowry's foul: "That's a 100% a foul Kyle, you can't grab both of his hands. Kyle, I've seen guys go to jail for 5-to-7 for less than that." Ian Eagle:"That was a joke, right?" RJ:"Ehhhh..."
https://streamable.com/sbagn

Lebron slams a monster jam and is looking angry
https://streamable.com/ywpnb

Andrew Wiggins had 27 points on 9/14 4 rebounds 4 assists and a career high 4 blocks and 2 steals vs the Phoenix Suns

Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, and Michael Finley... er, I mean Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, and Tim Hardaway Jr. combine for 79 points, 31 rebounds, and 16 assists on 28/48 (58%) shooting

Porzingis with a nasty dunk to give him 14 in the quarter
https://streamable.com/z44oc

The Indiana Pacers (32-23) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (46-8) by the score of 118-111 behind TJ Warren's 35 points and 7 rebounds

Luka Doncic tonight: 33 points, 12 reb, 8 assists on 10-18 shooting. Kristaps Porzingis tonight: 27 points, 13 reb, 5 assists on 11-16 shooting and 40% from 3

Ref Ken Mauer: "Foul on Hassan Whiteside and technical foul on Hassan Whiteside. And I'm not going to review it. That's it."
https://streamable.com/rt95x

LeBron James tonight: 32/12/14 in a OT win against Denver

Luka with a saucy no-look to Kleber for a jam
https://streamable.com/3qtfz

Dame after confirming that he'll miss the All-Star Game: "Hopefully Devin Booker -- somebody like -- will get the spot."
https://streamable.com/afh22

The Utah Jazz (36-18) defeat the Miami Heat (35-19) 116-101 behind 26 points from Donovan Mitchell

Carmelo Anthony tonight 5 PTS on 1/15 shooting and 15 REB with 6 OREB

The Memphis Grizzlies (28-26) defeat the Portland Trailblazers (25-31), 111-104 after Damian Lillard exits the fourth with an apparent groin injury

The Dallas Mavericks (33-22) defeat the Sacramento Kings (21-33), 130-111

Alex Caruso led the game in +/- while committing ZERO fouls.

Tristan Thompson hits back to back 3's
https://streamable.com/364se

The Utah Jazz are 18-6 this season since trading for Jordan Clarkson. He is averaging 16/3/3 on 48/38/78 shooting splits. Does he deserve more consideration for 6MOTY?

An exhausted Jokic throws the ball away and then the Nuggets forget to foul
https://streamable.com/mzm55

Bradley Beal has gone 12 games in a row scoring 25 or more

Ben Simmons hits 8 straight threes
https://streamable.com/5cbb8

Caruso gives Lakers the 4-point lead late in the 4th
https://streamable.com/nxmo7

The LeBron James Family Foundation announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Kent State University to offer four years tuition (and one year of room and board paid for) to qualifying students from his I Promise School.

In the Gobert vs Adebayo matchup tonight Adebayo was -23 for the game and had 11 REB, 9 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL & 2 BLK. Gobert had 20 REB, 16 PTS & 2 BLK. He was +25.

Reddish lobs it to Collins for the vicious one-handed slam
https://streamable.com/3sq0x

Porziņģis tonight: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks on 69/40/75 shooting

Fans get ejected from Nuggets v Lakers
https://streamable.com/0fbyf

Ja Morant fakes out Whiteside and gets the finish high off the glass
https://streamable.com/6e8kn

LeBron and Anthony Davis Combine For 65/22/16 on 52% Shooting Against Denver

Luka Doncic, staying humble, on the All Star weekend: "It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity"
https://streamable.com/9m9pi

The Phoenix Suns (22-33) defeat the Golden State Warriors (12-43) by a score of 112-106

Jamal Murray cooking the Lakers in the third quarterHighlights (
https://streamable.com/fjxr4

Tristan Thompson drains back-to-back 3s and then drives past Collins for the slam
https://streamable.com/3aqvh

Ingles and Gobert connect on a dagger alley-oop
https://streamable.com/7l4yk

Harrison Barnes isn’t cutting his hair or shaving until the Kings hit .500 or the season ends. He made the vow in mid-December and looks pretty rugged these days.

Jamal Murray in tonight’s loss to the Lakers: 32 points on 13-25 shooting, 3-8 from three, 10 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 turnovers.

"You can do it" - Richard Jefferson in a Rob Schneider voice after Boucher yams it
https://streamable.com/5404c

The Lakers are now 16-0 when LeBron scores 30+ points

Morant finds the open man for 3 straight dunks for the Grizzlies
https://streamable.com/q25ol

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 127-105, behind a 27 point night from Tristan Thompson and Larry Nance's career high of 23

Bradley goes down and Murray drills the 3
https://streamable.com/zvrps

Andrew Wiggins vs Suns 27/4/5/2/4 playing off ball, catch n shoot, cut and good defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVkHJUTA0lM

Monte Morris hits the three over LeBron and has some words from him
https://streamable.com/j74vy

The Charlotte Hornets (18-36) pull off the improbable comeback against the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-36), spoiling D'Angelo Russell's home debut, 115-108

Fultz with the 3, the steal and the acrobatic finish
https://streamable.com/ldxn8

Grizzlies are in a Valentines Day mood as Ja Morant proclaims his love for Jaren Jackson Jr

The Nets ended three different streaks with their win vs. the Raptors.
- Ended the longest win streak in Canadian sports history (Raptors had won 15 straight)
- Ended the Nets' head-to-head losing streak vs. the Raptors (Nets had lost 6 straight and were 1-18 in the past 19 games)
- Ended the Nets' 12-game losing streak against reigning NBA champions (Last win: vs. the Spurs on 12/3/14)
- It was also the longest win streak ended by the Nets in franchise history. They previously ended Seattle's 12-game winning streak on 12/21/82.

Doncic checks out with 33/12/8 and a W in his return from injury.

Jordan Clarkson lighting up Miami
https://streamable.com/773gy

Despite going on a 5 game losing streak, the Jazz managed to go 5/5 on arguably their toughest stretch of the season.

Rookie Brandon Clarke Ties Career High 27 Points In The Grizzlies 111-104 Win Over The Trailblazers

Garry Harris with the clutch shot to tie the game
https://streamable.com/060vg

Drummond to Garland, Garland to Nance for the transition smash
https://streamable.com/p4yhi

Rookie Brandon Clarke is a absolute dunk machine, drops 27 points vs. Trail Blazers  | February 12, 2020

In a pivotal part of the game Jokic expects a foul call and throws up a brick
https://streamable.com/p5r1m

Josh Okogie gets the steal at one end and lobs it to Beasley at the other
https://streamable.com/g06tg

Christian “Slangin” Wood with 26/12 and 2 blocks on 9 of 14 shooting

3 years ago Gary Harris averaged 15 on 50/42 shooting. 2 years ago he averaged 17 on 48/39. This season he is averaging 10 points on 40/30

The top 4 teams in the East have lost their last game.

Morant has his shot destroyed by Swanigan but then quickly recovers and lobs it to Clarke to beat the shot clock
https://streamable.com/gyl4i

Galloway nails the 3 to send the game to overtimeHighlights
https://streamable.com/asleg

The Washington Wizards (20-33) defeat the New York Knicks (17-38), 114-96 behind 30 from Bradley Beal

Lebron misses from midrange to send it to OT
https://streamable.com/1lhdm

Jaren Jackson Jr comes over and erases Lillard's layup
https://streamable.com/ronaj

Whiteside and JV get into it for the 2nd time after Hassan's putback, Ken Mauer reviews it this time
https://streamable.com/9rt90

Hustle plays lead to an open 3 for Gary Harris
https://streamable.com/vsosd

The Orlando Magic (24-31) led by AG’s 24/9/9 defeat the Detroit Pistons (19-38) in overtime by a score of 116-112.

Monte Morris hits another three with Lebron James right in his face
https://streamable.com/5x49z

Kevin Porter Jr two-handed back-scratcher throwdown on the fastbreak
https://streamable.com/a461g

Jokic finishes a tough shot at the rim, but the refs call it a jump ball
https://streamable.com/4ene1

Vucevic gets the bouncing 3 to fall to give the Magic the lead with 5.5 left
https://streamable.com/tzdb2

T.J.Warren tonight: 35 PTS | 7 REB | 4 STL | 16-19 FG | 13 PTS in the 4th

In a close game Bismack Biyombo tips the rebound in his own basket
https://streamable.com/todp6

Devonte' Graham walks into a deep 3 and gives the Hornets a 7 point lead with 54 seconds left
https://streamable.com/1trgi

Damian Lillard dances around with Ja Morant and drains the midrange despite good defence
https://streamable.com/hsmyw

Rondo hits a perfect oop to Davis in traffic
https://streamable.com/gl1ck

Anthony Davis on who's the best player on the Lakers
https://streamable.com/q9565

Christian Wood blocks Fultz and then runs the court to throw down the dunk off of the lob
https://streamable.com/nfj4w

Thon Maker since Drummond Trade: 14/6 on 58% from the feild and 42% from 3

Jones lobs it up for Clarke for the fastbreak hammer
https://streamable.com/q2hkj

Lebron James practices from the quarterback position
https://streamable.com/74s3y

Christian Wood throws down the putback slam to tie the game with 28 seconds left
https://streamable.com/9x6i6

The Miami Heat are 8-0 in Overtime, nobody else has more than 4.

Welcome to All-Star Weekend in Chicago... A FireGarPax Billboard has been put up
https://streamable.com/sb7k6

Giannis Antetokounmpo to take off next 3 seasons with standard European paternity leave
https://sports.theonion.com/giannis-antetokounmpo-to-take-off-next-3-seasons-with-s-1841610005

Sigh....Karl-Anthony Towns has a left wrist injury, Timberwolves say. Towns had an MRI and will be reevaluated during the All-Star break.

Zion Williamson became the 1st rookie since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA merger to compile a 30-pt, 5-reb, 5-ast game in 30 or fewer minutes

Phoenix guard Devin Booker has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Portland guard Damian Lillard on Team LeBron in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. Booker will also replace Lillard in the 3-Point Contest.National Writer
https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/1227987369225261056

Wiggins plays great D on Booker, blocking him twice out of his 4(career-high) blocks last night
https://streamable.com/a8lbc

The 2020 NBA All-Star game will have 10 first time all-stars (the most since 2002), since Devin Booker will be replacing the injured Damian Lillard.

Brandon Ingram takes fewer shots and averages almost 3 points more than Jayson Tatum

Bojan Bogdanović is 7th in total threes made and shoots them at 42.5% and yet he isn't invited to 3pt Contest

Bojan Bogdanović on IG on not being invited to Three-Point Contest: "Your [Croatian fan page] support means more than their [NBA] stinky invite two years in a row."

Bojan Bogdanović reply on stats where he with 42.5% 3-point accuracy isn't invited to 3-point shooting content: "It means more support from all of you, than their shitty/stinky call, for another year in a row"

The NBA announced it has fined Paul George $35,000 for “public criticism of the officiating” following the Clippers’ 110-103 loss to the 76ers on Tuesday.

Dame D.O.L.L.A. (groin) still intends to perform on Saturday night at United Center during All-Star Weekend.
https://twitter.com/chrisbhaynes/status/1228035232621834240?s=21

NBA Rising Stars roster update: New Orleans‘ Nicolo Melli is replacing Suns No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton on the World team.
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1228007476165054470

Duncan Robinson made his 200th career 3-pointer last night. He reached that mark in just 69 games, 15 fewer than any other player in NBA history

Kristaps Porzingis over his last 6 games: 29/11 on 52/40/87 splits in 32mpg

Markelle Fultz has played 32+ minutes 5 times this season, his averages in those 5 games 16.8/5.8/9.6 and 2 steals

Paul George does a fancy reverse spin dunk in garbage time after winning 1 playoff game before getting bounced in 5 by the Blazers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stlI-6ILUnY

Trae Young is comfortably leading the league in ORPM (a whole 1 point better than Dame in second place), and last in the league in DRPM

John Collins in the month of February (7 games): 26/10/2 and block on 63.5% from the field and 42.9% from 3

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