The 2014-15 NBA regular season took a strange and wild twist on Sunday, November 16. There were incredible feats and down-to-the-wire finishes, but those were overshadowed by occurrences on the opposite end of the spectrum. For starters, the association witnessed one of its lowest-scoring games in roughly a decade. It also had a number of blowouts, including one that overshadowed a significant feat. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally earned a huge victory on Saturday night over the Atlanta Hawks, who came in hot on a four-game winning streak. It was the first time this season the Cavs seemed to steamroll an opponent, which many say will be the first of many. In the 127-94 win, Cleveland set franchise records, including an NBA record. They were on fire from three-point range. And when I say fire, I mean it. [Read more…]
Lakers fans are everywhere. Literally. Before a Sunday night game in Oklahoma City between the Thunder and Houston Rockets, an LA fan had to created a little dialogue from the bleachers. Lakers fan six rows behind the scorer's table screams at Westbrook: "Russ, come to L.A.!!" Russ starts shaking his head no. — Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) November 17, 2014 Fan: "You can shoot all you want. Come to L.A. We got rings." Westbrook: "Get yo ass out of here and go back to L.A." —
Good morning! Many of you are focused on the NFL every Sunday, but don’t forget there are two ways to play daily fantasy hoops. Contests close at 1:00 ET for all four NBA games and at 6:00 ET for the three best ones. [Read more…]
Those who thought David Stern’s retirement would remove the bombast in collective bargaining between the NBA and its players association underestimated Michele Roberts. The veins may not be popping out of the temples; the face may not be as menacing as Lord Voldemort’s; the sound level may not be at Metallica decibels; but the new head of the players association made it clear again last week that Stern’s absence will make negotiations no less adversarial. Roberts repeated criticism of certain elements of the current
The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Saturday, November 15 with 20 teams taking the court in 10 games. In a balanced night across the association, there were blowouts, close encounters and down-to-the-wire finishes. Individually, multiple young players had career nights and numerous veterans put on stunning displays. Whether it was dominating the glass or lighting up the scoreboard, it was a superb evening for some of the game’s most promising players. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
Growing up in Baltimore, I didn’t really have a natural NBA team. Sure, I watched a few Wizards games, and I always watched the Finals, but by and large I gravitated more towards the sport with a true hometown team: baseball. Being a fairly bright kid, I of course took an interest in advanced stats. Once I started following the NBA more in earnest, that interest in advanced stats carried over. While I’m certainly not an expert, I always take
It was another exciting week of European basketball, with the Euroleague and Eurocup’s “regular season” stage hitting their halfway points, before both competitions shed some dead weight going into the next stage of the season. This week, we had an ex-Laker absolutely dominate as he continues his climb to the top of the European ranks, while a couple of young draft prospects make their first splashes in Euroleague waters, all below in this weeks EuroHoops update. [Read more…]