0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/29/2014
Thursday night at 7 p.m., the NBA will unveil the rest of the NBA All-Star teams as the Inside the NBA crew announce the reserves for next month's exhibition game. Coaches vote on the best remaining players from their respective conferences. The debate will be endless and we will name our reserves before TNT makes […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/28/2014
Excuse anybody for being a little skeptical about Brandon Jennings at this point in his career. The mercurial guard was labeled a gunner during his four seasons witht he Bucks after averaging 17.0 points per game and shooting 39.4 percent from the floor. When the Bucks traded him to the Pistons for Brandon Knight, it […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/27/2014
Sunday night, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett returned to Boston for the first time as Brooklyn Nets following their trades out of Boston last summer. For both, it was clearly a very emotional night. Pierce, for one, spent the first 15 years of his career in Boston and set all kinds of team records. He […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/26/2014
It was just last weekend ago, we were talking about Kevin Durant's crazily efficient 54-point performance. Who knew that would kick off a week of torrid scoring performances — including a few more from Durant who is on a kick of 10 straight games with at least 30 points or more (we will get to […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/25/2014
After the second returns, it seemed like the NBA's All-Star starters were pretty much set. In the East they certainly were with Dwyane Wade, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony all but set. The West had intrigue with Chris Paul's injury opening the door for Stephen Curry to get into the starting […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/24/2014
There is not a lot to cheer about right now if you are a Knicks fan. The team is cratering after last year's second seed and playoff series victory. There are questions about Carmelo Anthony's future with the organization. And the team is stuck with few assets to wriggle their way out. The Knicks future, […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/23/2014
Among the four major North American sports, the NBA's viewers are the youngest, putting the league in a great position to continue its growth. Sports Media Watch and Paulsen report the NBA had the lowest median age of viewers of the four major sports in their championship series (h/t Awful Announcing). The league's median age […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/22/2014
There was not much of note coming out of Salt Lake City last night. The Timberwolves dominated the Jazz for a 112-97 victory at EnergySolutions Arena. Ricky Rubio's night was a rather pedestrian 11 points and 13 assists on 3-for-5 shooting. What happened during a third quarter stoppage of play as arena workers were wiping […]
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The NBA mascot world took a major hit this offseason when Toronto's beloved The Raptor tore his (its?) Achilles. The team has been going on this season — quite successfully — with Stripes, a Raptor understudy if you will. Meanwhile, the Raptor is undergoing his rehab, quite comically, with several advanced medical techniques and trainings. […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/21/2014
Monday night's Bulls-Lakers matchup came down to an exhilirating ending. The Lakers needed Nick Young to make three free throws after he was fouled taking a 3-pointer just to force overtime. Then Chicago stormed back from a five-point overtime deficit to take a two-point lead. D.J. Augustin was fantastic in leading that charge. The game […]
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The NBA usually puts on a big show for Martin Luther King Day. There are games in the afternoon and all day. The League Pass is free. And the stories about what Martin Luther King means to so many individuals are big. Taking a day to take a look back at one of the great […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/20/2014
When the Celtics endeavored to rebuild their franchise this summer, they knew there were hard days ahead. Trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to leave a roster with no coach (Doc Rivers bolted too) and an injured superstar who seemed to have Kobe-like killer instincts and hunger for wins (Rajon Rondo) was going to mean […]
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The Sacramento Kings changed their entire roster and their entire franchise's future with the major deal that brought Rudy Gay to Northern California in early December. We called it one of those rare win-win deals that got both the Raptors (who evidently have one of the best records in the East since Dec. 9 when […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 1/19/2014
How about a little game of take your pick this weekend? We have two highlight-reel, ooh-inducing plays from this weekend's action to tantalize you and get your jealous nerves pumping. First the Wizards' John Wall goes on the break, takes the hit from Mike Dunleavy, Jr., goes perpendicular to the floor and somehow still make […]
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In case you ever wanted to know what 54 points looks like, you can start here (video courtesty of Basketball Breakdown): {youtube}FkvIQqs9MBo{/youtube} It also looks like 19-for-28 shooting, 5-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc, 11-for-13 shooting from the foul line, six assists, 76.8 percent effective field goal percentage and 113.3 percent true shooting percentage. It […]
