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…]
We tabbed Jrue Holiday (35 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB) against any configuration of Knicks’ guards, but never dreamed this would be so one-sided. Nick Young (20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST) was excellent in a start for Jason Richardson (knee) and Evan Turner (20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) helped the Sixers shoot better than 50% on the night. [Read more…]
Comebacks? Yeah, we’ve got comebacks this morning. If you turned off the telly too soon, you cheated yourself. And if that is the case, we are glad you are here. We run this feature every morning, allowing you to catch up on what went down in the NBA last night without sacrificing too much of your time. And so to borrow a trick from Stat Mann, who regularly posts this feature, we’ll go all caps before we begin … MAS TEQUILA! [Read
This could be the week that our Sheridan Hoops Freeroll becomes a phenomenon. Over 700 people have entered that one-day fantasy contest already, and it doesn’t close until 7:00 EST, so we could have nearly a thousand entries by then. [Read more…]
Who was that masked man? Kyrie Irving (40 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL) hit 16 of 24 shots to win the PG battle over Rajon Rondo (17 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST) and lead the shorthanded Cavaliers to an impressive win. [Read more…]
On the plus side for Memphis Grizzlies fans, they don’t have to worry about new owner Robert Pera having to reach deep into his wallet to pay the punitive repeater luxury tax in the years ahead. As if Grizz fans care about Pera’s wallet. The verdict here is that the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a heist Tuesday in making their 3-for-1 trade with the Grizzlies, acquiring Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby and a first-round pick in exchange for Jon Leuer.
(This is another in a series of 30 guest columns that will run in October, when optimism reigns supreme across the NBA. The theme will be “Five Reasons to Feel Positive About … ” We encourage you to follow the authors on Twitter and visit their sites. – CS) Two seasons back, the Grizzlies were a Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder away from making it to the Western Conference finals. To that, they entered the 2011-12 season with
It was not a good day for the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki was scratched with “swelling and soreness” in his knee and the team lost by 14 to FC Barcelona Regal in Spain. OJ Mayo missed all seven of his shots, Brandan Wright went 1-7 and Vince Carter 2-7; Elton Brand played 32 minutes as the emergency starter, for a modest 10 points and 3 rebounds. Chris Kaman was their best player, with a solid double-double. Stay tuned for updates on Nowitzki.