[Highlight] Franz Wagner is helped to the locker room after he goes down holding his knee
[Highlight] Pat Spencer ices the game with a free throw then waves goodbye to the Cavs crowd and tells them to go home
[Youngmisuk] “‘He’s traveling!’ Of course, now literally everybody’s doing it,” Harden said. “It is literally like you created something and it takes a while where everybody [has] to catch on. Now it’s like even the youth, the kids are doing it. “It’s something that I can really be proud of myself.”
Kawhi Leonard has statistically been one of the worst on-ball defenders in the NBA this season. According to nba.com tracking data, opponents are shooting 55.9% when guarded by him, compared to an expected FG% of 46.6%. That 9.3% gap is the 5th worst in the entire NBA.
Steve Kerr on Pat Spencer: “I think the other thing is that his coach realized that Pat is that motherfucker. I was getting the inkling, it was beginning to seep in, but I didn’t realize it until he told the world. And tonight it was very clear.”
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg DETONATES in transition
[Highlight] Anthony Davis drops 29 points on 14⁄19 shooting with 0 turnovers vs Rockets
[Post Game Thread] The Pat Spencer led Golden State Warriors (12-12) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (14-11), 99-94.
[Daniel Li] Kawhi Leonard’s Lazy Defense Drives Chris Paul Crazy
[Highlight] Amen Thompson turns on the rocket boosters for a block on AD
Pat Spencer in his first career NBA start against the Cavaliers: 19 PTS (7⁄12 FG), 4 REB, 7 AST, +9
The LA Clippers are now 3-16 in their last 19 games and 14th in the West
[Highlight] Christian Braun to reporter “Is that gum good?” Reporter “It’s to much in my mouth”
[Guillory] Multiple league sources have already told The Athletic that the Pelicans have not engaged in any trade discussions involving Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy or Herb Jones. Jones is the most likely to get traded out of the three at the deadline.
The Cavs were 56-11 with a net rating of +11.1 last season prior to Garland’s initial toe injury. They are 22-18 and only +3.5 net in regular season games since.
Jalen “Jriple Jouble” Johnson vs the Wizards: 30 PTS | 12 REB | 12 AST | 2 STL | 10⁄18 FG | 2⁄5 3FG | 8⁄8 FT
[Post Game Thread] The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) defeat the Houston Rockets (15-6), 122-109. Behind AD’s 29 points on 14⁄19 shooting from the field!
With the loss against the Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now 14-11 coming off a 64-18 record last season. They are ranked 8th in the East
Pat Spencer in his last three games: 17.3⁄3.7⁄5.7 on 58.8⁄75.0/100.0 splits to only 1.0 turnovers
SGA visiting a Children’s Hospital for the Holidays
The worst per game point differential in NBA history is -15.2, the Wizards are at -15.9 through 22 games.
Michael Porter Jr. today: 35/9/3 on 14-23 from the field
[Highlight] Desmond Bane rockets the ball at OG Anunoby which leads to a confrontation. Leads to a technical on Desmond Bane after being rule a hostile act
Anthony Davis is done for the night: 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, +11, 30 MIN
Johnathan Kuminga despite the win: 4 points on 1⁄10 FG
[Highlight] James Harden passes Carmelo Anthony to move to 10th on the all-time scoring list
Jonas Valanciunas has finally been the backup center that Denver have needed for years. In 261 minutes with him on the floor and Jokic on the bench, the Nuggets have an almost neutral -0.46 net rating. This is a massive improvement from the past when they’d constantly bleed points.
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (15-8) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (6-18), 109-106.
[Highlight] Desmond Bane rockets the ball at an out-of-bounds OG Anunoby, which leads to a confrontation. Leads to a technical on Desmond Bane after being ruled a hostile act
[Highlight] James Harden misses the potential game tying shot and the game is over
Ryan Nembhard says he thinks the Mavs are a little “too focused” on getting Anthony Davis the ball in the paint
Thunder Injury report vs Jazz tomorrow: SGA, Dort, Hartenstein, Caruso, Joe, Topic, Sorber all OUT
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown reacts to Jordan Walsh getting an in game interview on Prime: “I’m like a proud dad”
Mookie Blaylock has the most career triple-doubles for the Hawks, with seven. Jalen Johnson has three in his last five games, giving him six for his career.
An explosion in Offensive Rebounding is reshaping offense. Oreb% is up over 5% in the past 6 years and the Oreb% leader is over 13% higher this year vs 2020
Adam Silver: “People love scoring, the one thing I think maybe that the league over-calibrated in terms of offense at times, because what fans clearly love too, is defense… they wanna see physical defense.”
[Post Game Thread] The Golden State Warriors (12-12) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (14-11), 99-97 behind Pat Spencer’s 19/4/7
[Highlight] Naz Reid sinks a massive three to give the Wolves a late lead
Bobby Portis to a fan courtside: “That’s what your mama said, b*tch ass, N-Word”
[Slater] Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga: “I’m really urging for him to get up the floor instead of holding back and asking for the ball.” Kerr on Brandin Podziemski: “He’s got to get off the ball early. When he gets into trouble is when he tries too hard to make plays on his own.”
Clippers are 6-18 now after 24 games
All 6 of wins by the Brooklyn Nets have come from Michael Porter Jr. scoring at least 30
Aaron Gordon’s first ten years in the NBA: 32.3% 3PT on 3.2 3PA, 68.3% FT on 3.2 FTA. Aaron Gordon’s last two years in the NBA: 43.8% 3PT on 3.7 3PA, 82.4% FT on 3.7 FTA.
Nuggets currently have 6 Players shooting 40%+ from THREE - Jamal Murray 46.1%, - Aaron Gordon 44.4%, - Spencer Jones 44.4%, - Tim Hardaway Jr. 42.3%, - Nikola Jokić 40.7%, - Cam Johnson 40.4%
Two years after saying the “dynasty starts after you, not with you,” Draymond praises Dillon Brooks’ recent play: “I think he is the heart of your team. I wasn’t sold earlier in his career, I’ll be honest. But I respect the work that he’s put in. I think he has a legit opportunity to be an All-Star”
Since 2016-17, One of these four NBA players has led the NBA in moving the least distance per time played while on defense: Dirk Nowitzki, James Harden, Luka Doncic, Chris Paul
The Timberwolves are 1st in the league in games played with their full preferred starting lineup. They were also first last year.
SGA is averaging 0.98 points per minute this season, which would be the highest points per minute mark since Wilt’s 50 PPG season in 1962.