There were blowouts in both Thursday night games and we have a dozen Friday contests to preview, but first a word from our sponsor. Please join the Sheridan Hoops Freeroll at DraftStreet. It’s literally money for nothing. [Read more…]
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It was raining three-pointers in Houston. Jeremy Lin (28 PTS, 9 AST) hit five of the Rockets’ team record 23 triples, which equals the NBA mark. James Harden (18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL) and Chandler Parsons (16 PTS, 8 REB) added four apiece, and the bench knocked down another nine. As a team, they shot 23-40 from deep (57.5%) and scored 140 points, 77 in the first half. [Read more…]
Apparently it’s some kind of national holiday, as there are only three NBA games on Sunday and they all start early. Don’t forget to set your fantasy basketball lineups before 1:00 Eastern, about when the Super Bowl pregame shows begin. [Read more…]
Giving the most interesting man in the world a run for his money, this new daily feature presents five interesting items from the previous night. Nine games made up the NBA schedule on this first Saturday of February. The Spurs recorded a team triple-double but lost Tim Duncan to a scary injury, the Knicks ran the Kings out of New York and the Cavs upset the Thunder. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS! [Read more…]
Lessons learned on Monday? 1) You can’t win the $1,000 Survivor tournament if you get knocked out the first night. 2) Never be ‘sure’ about players. I ‘loved’ Al Jefferson; thought he’d shoot over and duck under Omer Asik with ease. Paul Millsap was another ‘lock,’ as I thought the Jazz would win 115-110 or thereabouts. They got blown out by 45, which never happens in Utah.
Yet another ‘minor’ ankle sprain for Stephen Curry (17 PTS in 26 minutes) meant that his teammates needed to close this one out. David Lee (21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST) led seven Warriors in double figures; by far the most surprising was Andrew Bogut. [Read more…]
If you missed yesterday’s MVP rankings on this site, you missed the preface in which I made the case that Kyrie Irving could lead the Cleveland Cavaliers into playoff contention. It doesn’t look likely, but the kid is that good. [Read more…]