Sunday, March 1, 2020

NBA Highlights

Jimmy Butler on Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid: “I didn’t have a problem with either one of them. Still talk to those dudes. I wish them the absolute best... I did not have a problem with any of those guys. It just didn’t work the way that we wanted it to work. That’s life."

A US-Taliban agreement to be signed shortly will allow for complete US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 14 months, officials say.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51689443

Stephen Curry has been determined and preparing to play on March 1, but sides determined Friday that he will not return Sunday vs. Wizards. Warriors want Curry to have more practice time and target return is uncertain, sources say
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1233808344940412928

John Collins is now averaging 21.3/10.3 on 58/40/80 shooting splits this season as a 22 year old

The Corona Virus has officially hit Oregon. More specifically Lake Oswego...Make sure y’all washing y’all hands with soap for 20 or more seconds & covering ya mouths when you cough. I am officially taking a break from signing autographs until further notice. Sincerely, CJ
https://twitter.com/cjmccollum/status/1233801675242188800?s=21

Jimmy Butler: “I’m not a god-given talent. I ain’t the best shooter. I’m not the best ballhandler. Not the most athletic. Not the fastest. But I battle. I fight. I’m tough as s--- and I don’t back down. There goes my talent for you. I ain’t scared of nobody. Can’t scare me.”
https://www.si.com/nba/2020/02/28/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-nba-biggest-surprise

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is 21 years old and is the leading scorer on an OKC team that is 6th in the West. SportsCenter, Bleacher Report, and ESPN have tweeted about Shai a total of 4 times this season. Those same accounts have combined for 43 Caruso posts.

Steve Kerr on the decision to hold off Steph Curry’s return: “He was not thrilled, but Steph is always very rational and easy to speak with. He put up a little fight, but also understood why we wanted to take extra precaution.”
https://streamable.com/e00pc

Sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: Kings and forward Anthony Tolliver are finalizing a contract buyout that allows Tolliver to pursue opportunities with playoff contenders. March 1 is deadline for players to be released and playoff-eligible.National Writer
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1233851306890211328

Allen Crabbe will again not play tomorrow. He’s listed as out with personal reasons. Been a week, hope all is well with Allen.
https://twitter.com/danemoorenba/status/1233833532641988609?s=21

Harden accidentally passes to Westbrook who was standing out of bounds in front of the bench
https://streamable.com/7letw

Barrett crosses up Satoransky and hits the stepback three
https://streamable.com/o95l0

Trae Young throws the ball between Arizas legs and Ariza gets called for a flagrant for shoving Trae out-of-bounds
https://streamable.com/flca6

Trae Young stares down Trevor Ariza after hitting a floater in his face just minutes after Trae drew a flagrant 1 on Ariza. Trae got a tech for this.
https://streamable.com/rofz6

Marcus Smart goes behind the back on Harden for the lay up
https://streamable.com/4mgae

Dwight Howard shoots his free throws from far behind the line and it works, knocking them both down
https://streamable.com/y0lk5

Ja Morant hammers it home on the fastbreak and flexes
https://streamable.com/0ce7l

Marcus Smart drops Harden then dishes it to Hayward for the triple
https://streamable.com/73hus

Paul Pierce casually drills the one-hander
https://streamable.com/hcutb

Jaylen Brown hounds James Harden as he drives and commits an offensive foul
https://streamable.com/4talh

Ja Morant crazy dunk attempt
https://streamable.com/p2abj

Harden assaults a chair after an air headed play
https://streamable.com/zqx8o

Brandon Ingram's Stats in February - 24.4/6.1/4.4 on 64% TS

Jaylen Brown swats Harden's lay up attempt
https://streamable.com/9c8kw

Rockets inbound the ball with 4 seconds on the shot clock. Harden gets it in the corner and hits the difficult stepback over Tatum
https://streamable.com/px9zg

Jaylen Brown with the steal and the behind the back dime to Grant Williams
https://streamable.com/0bpv1

Markieff Morris escalates a situation and gets called for a technical foul
https://streamable.com/rip9m

Dwight Howard preparing chalk for LeBron
https://streamable.com/momwd

Goran Dragic floater from 3
https://streamable.com/ye5ky

Morant gets an open mid-range jumper over AD with a yo-yo dribble into a stepback
https://streamable.com/j04my

Harden's lay up gets blocked by Daniel Theis to end the first half
https://streamable.com/blaj5

Ja Morant with a deep 3 over Anthony Davis
https://streamable.com/0qkci

Harden hits the stepback three and-1
https://streamable.com/3gj7u

Westbrook lulls Jaylen Brown to sleep for the easy lay in
https://streamable.com/52a1k

Jaylen Brown brings the game into overtime
https://streamable.com/4qksm

Lebron gets hit in the face by Brooks
https://streamable.com/lnz93

Westbrook skies for the big putback jam
https://streamable.com/fa63d

The Memphis Grizzlies (29-31) shock the Lakers (45-13), 105-88 behind rookie Ja Morant's 27/14/6

The Houston Rockets (39-20) defeat the Boston Celtics (41-18), 111-110.

R. WestBrook tonight: 41/8/5

Jaylen Brown: “We had a lot of attention on James Harden and we forgot about the other MVP over there.” He said Westbrook dominated the game.

Russ and Harden embrace after forcing a win over the Celtics in OT
https://streamable.com/7tlgp

The Warriors just beat the Suns by 16 points on the road despite having only 8 players (including Michael Mulder playing 33 minutes) and ZERO point guards. Despite all of this, they had just 10 turnovers.Spoilers

Dinwiddie throws the game away with an awful pass
https://streamable.com/3pklh

Westbrook makes the and-1 bank shot off one foot
https://streamable.com/kpo87

Trae Young and Trevor Ariza reconcile after the game
https://streamable.com/nw7yy

PJ Tucker singlehandedly shuts down a Celtics possession
https://streamable.com/1ymdm

After a game-high 27 points and ending the Grizzlies losing streak, Ja Morant says this performance was dedicated to a Twitter commenter who said he didn’t have the fire in his eyes anymore
https://streamable.com/aw4gf

Tatum demonstrates Natural Shooting Motion to Eric Gordon
https://streamable.com/qvyou

Smart drills the triple to make it a 1 point game
https://streamable.com/xqwy5

Jaylen Brown misses the stepback jumper and the Rockets win in OT
https://streamable.com/ppkuv

Ja. Morant tonight: 27/6/14

Robert Covington hits a huge deep 3, catches a stray elbow from Theis, and recovers in time to block Brown and grab the rebound
https://streamable.com/zb6gr

Harden saves the game by stripping Smart and drawing the foul
https://streamable.com/tnymb

The Phoenix Suns just scored only 8 field goals in the second half to blow an 18 point lead and lose by 16 to an 8 man Warriors team.

Barrett crosses up Satoransky and hits the stepback three
https://streamable.com/o95l0

Russell Westbrook: If teams want to leave me open, good luck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmTVp_RE24U

The Atlanta Hawks (19-43) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (26-35), 129-117

Dragan Bender Revenge Game with 13/9/4/3

Covington splashes the deep triple to beat the buzzer
https://streamable.com/xpny5

Crazy final 11 seconds of Spurs Vs Magic
https://streamable.com/k4hsf

If the Lakers do not make the NBA Finals, it will be the first time in 10 years neither LeBron James or Stephen Curry will play.

Since the addition of Robert Covington the Houston Rockets have the third highest Net Rating in the league

James Harden now moves to 5th all time on 3PM list.

PJ Tucker and Robert Covington's best defensive/hustle plays against the Celtics
https://streamable.com/2mqqa

The Indiana Pacers (36-24) win a hard-fought game over the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-43) by a score of 113-104

The San Antonio Spurs (25-33) defeat the Orlando Magic (27-33), 114-113

Eric Paschall tonight: 25 Points 4 Assists 3 Rebounds 10-16 FG (62.5%) 1-2 3P (50%)

Marquese Chriss throws down the putback slam off of the miss by Wiggins
https://streamable.com/oqevx

The New York Knicks (18-42) defeat the Chicago Bulls (20-40) 125-115

Theis blocks Harden off the glass
https://streamable.com/nd0hy

The Celtics bench scored 4 out of their 110 pts vs the Rockets.

The Miami Heat (38-22) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (26-33), 116-113

Russel Westbrook enjoying the 2020 vision of the new year with his shot. Finally seeing the basket, Russ? Shooting way over 50% the last two months.

Tatum blocks Westbrook for the fast break opportunity
https://streamable.com/ihhqk

Theis pins Harden's lay up against the glass
https://streamable.com/zj7k3

Rondo trips over his own feet bringing the ball up and almost kicks it out-of-bounds
https://streamable.com/nwebb

2 ex-Suns M. Chriss with 11/9/3/1/3 on 3-6 shooting and D. Bender with 13/9/4/3/1 on 5-10 shooting against the Suns tonight.

Milwaukee Bucks (51-8) blow out Oklahoma City Thunder (37-23) by 47 points and with the score of 133 - 86 with 32 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Harden against the Celtics tonight: 21/4/8 with 5 turnovers on 7/24 shooting (4/17 from three).

Seth Curry recorded the highest 3-point field goal percentage in a calendar month

CJ McCollum is averaging 32ppg, 9 assists over 5 games with Dame injured.

Indiana's starters accounted for 99 of their 113 points tonight

Dragic drills the mid-range stepback to give Miami a 4 point lead with 14 seconds left
https://streamable.com/tct8q

Jayson Tatum pulls it back against Covington and steps back for the three
https://streamable.com/8lv09

2019 CBA scoring champion and 2x G League All-Star Pierre Jackson drops 38 points on 10-21 shooting (6-13 from 3, 5-6 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in South Bay's 123-118 win over the Agua Caliente Clippers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGmUX-ohwE

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the league in PER, PIPM, PIE, WS/48, BPM, RPM

Mitchell Robinson 23 Pts, New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 125-115

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