With the Utah Jazz missing defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert due to a tweaked ankle, it was up to power forward Derrick Favors to step up as the starting center against the Miami Heat on Thursday. And boy, did he step up. [Read more…]
So it was a good morning and a bad morning. I awoke to learn I had won $45 in Wednesday night’s big contest at DraftKings, finishing 1,730th out of 22,900 entrants to make a profit of $25 after my $20 entry fee. My lineup was anchored by Paul George (26 pts, 10 reb), Rajon Rondo (triple-double of 14 pts, 15 ast, 11 reb), Dirk Nowitzki (31 pts, 11 reb), Jeff Teague (14 pts, 10 ast), Kyle Lowry (23 pts, 8 ast)
Thursday’s 3-game NBA slate has the unbeaten Warriors in Minnesota, where Ricky Rubio $7500 and Andrew Wiggins $6400 are both questionable with knee injuries. [Read more…]
The bad news is that the shot didn’t count. The good news is that he had the stones to take and make what could have been a game-winner. New York Knicks rookie phenom Kristaps Porzingis went through a rollercoaster of emotions on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets in what turned out to be a back-and-forth contest that truly came down to the wire. The Knicks played well for most of the game and had a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter before
PHILOSOPHICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Patience provides the wisdom to proceed forwards at the right time and on the right terms.” -Estella Eliot [Read more…]
So, two groups of Russians and a group of Spaniards walk into a bar—stop me if you’ve heard this one … Sitting on one end is first Russian contingent, from CSKA Moscow, calmly sipping on warm vodka. They’ve had four, and they’ve yet to slur a word. They might have six or eight more before it’s all over, and if you ask them for their keys, they’ll shoot you a How dare you? glance before walking out when they damn well please and
Stuff happens. My top Tuesday pick Andrew Wiggins (knee) was a last-minute scratch, and Anthony Davis $10700 (hip) is questionable tonight after leaving at halftime. Using either was unfortunate in DFS contests at DraftKings. [Read more…]
Paul George appears not only to be back, but better than ever. His 23.7 PER is the highest efficiency of his career, 36% higher than his career average. George currently ranks 6th among all wing players in PER. George is being used at the 10th highest rate in the NBA. [Read more…]