We witnessed two world class blowouts yesterday, as the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz were no match for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder respectively. The tightest game featured the visiting Suns ousting a determined Orlando Magic. The Pistons had too much talent for the Nets to handle, and the Kings’ lack of outside shooting doomed them against the Lakers. Tonight, there are nine games on the NBA schedule. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
Stephen Curry/GSW returned, but Portland rolled right over Golden State to continue their winning streak. LaMarcus Aldridge/POR had a career game to lead the way. Philadelphia kept things interesting in Indiana, until a lack of effective outside shooting doomed them. The Rockets didn’t feel the absence of James Harden/HOU very much, as they marched to an easy win over the Timberwolves. The Heat had to fight tooth and nail to hold off the improving Magic, while the Milwaukee Bucks were
The anticipated collision between the Spurs and Grizzlies fizzled when Marc Gasol/MEM left early with a knee injury. The Sixers showed their moxie with a comeback overtime win over the Bucks. The Pacers ground down the Celtics and the Raptors overcame John Wall’s/WAS third quarter heroics to register wins. The Lakers’ depth was too much for a weakened Golden State team. That was last night. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
As expected, most of the games last night were tightly contested. The exception was the Heat’s relatively easy victory over the Orlando Magic. The audience witnessed the first NBA start for Victor Oladipo/ORL, and saw the best and worst of him. The rookie filled the stat sheet, but also turned the ball over far too many times to be a successful point guard. In the nightcap, the Grizzlies prevailed in overtime over the Curry-less Warriors. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin.
The Sacramento Kings took advantage of the absence of Eric Bledsoe/PHO and rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Suns. It was a key win after the demolition suffered at the hands of the Grizzlies in their last home game, during which most of the starters were benched. The Heat and the Rockets easily handled the visiting Hawks and Celtics respectively. Their star players’ minutes were reduced, much to the chagrin of fantasy players counting on the
Blowouts were expected but none came. Portland overcame terrible first quarter defense and pulled away from the Nets in the second half on the strength of superior outside shooting. In Oklahoma, the Thunder rallied to win the expected shootout against the Nuggets. The Bulls and Mavericks played down to the level of their opponent, and secured a narrow win over the Bobcats and 76ers respectively.In the nightcap, Zach Randolph/MEM and Marc Gasol/MEM led the Grizzlies to an impressive road win
The Raptors fell behind the Trail Blazers in the third quarter before rallying to send the game to overtime. Portland eventually prevailed, on the strength of their three-point shooting. In the nightcap, the Pistons shooting turned from hot to cold in the second half and they could not keep up with the Lakers. We have six games on schedule tonight. Here is today’s Fantasy Spin. [Read more…]
There was a flurry of injury news leading up to the evening action yesterday. Word came down that the Nets would be without Deron Williams/BKN, Brook Lopez/BKN and Paul Pierce/BKN. This meant that Andray Blatche/BKN and Shaun Livingston/BKN got starting assignments and became very popular selections in DraftStreet leagues. The injury-riddled Nets put up a heroic effort before falling to the Clippers. Derrick Rose/CHI was ready to go. His Chicago Bulls sprinted out to a big lead over the Pacers