[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard notices the post-game skirmish between the Clippers and Timberwolves: “Hey, a fight!”
Tyrese Haliburton: “Wilt Chamberlain 100… I ain’t know if I believed it… but after what I watched yesterday… Wilt had 100”
The reaction to Bam’s 83-point game is a perfect example of how bad the NBA discourse is
[Highlight] Jamal Shead falls and hears about it from Dejounte Murray as tempers flair!
Kawhi Leonard is done for the night with great efficient : 45 PTS, 15-20 FG, 6-9 3P, 5 AST, 2 STL, +41
So.. what happened to the Kawhi/Clippers scandal?
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (33-32) dismantle the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-26), 153-128 behind Kawhi Leonard’s 45p/5r/5a/2s on 75% shooting as they become the first team in NBA history to go above .500 after starting 0.222 or worse!
THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION
Derrick White talks about the time Joe Mazzulla let the players decide the starters, matchups, and game plan against the Raptors. Celtics won 112-96 without Jaylen Brown.
This is how we beat tanking
[McDonald] The last Spurs game vs Houston, Kevin Durant was frustrated and said “Man, why you guys triple teaming me?” An Anonymous Spur said: “it’s not because you’re good, its because the rest of your team sucks.”
Paulo Banchero: “I looked in the mirror. Over the All-Star break, I watched a lot of film… I wasn’t happy with what I put out. It’s about being honest with yourself & realizing that you didn’t deserve to be an All-Star… taking that with a grain of salt & being better in the 2nd half of the season.”
Kawhi checks out after going off for 0.54 Bams in a blowout win vs. the Timberwolves: 45/5/5 | 2 steals
Funny look at how nostalgia impacts fandom: Before writing his latest article for The Athletic “Why Bam Adebayo and the Heat should have stopped at matching Kobe Bryant’s 81 points”, Sam Amick’s most recent article was titled “Let’s appreciate SGA as he nears Wilt’s consecutive 20-point game record”
The 3-6 seeds in the West all have 40 wins
Jokic with the poor man’s 5x5 at halftime: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers
[Highlight] Yves Missi’s rejection sparks Zion Williamson’s windmill slam on the other end
[Winderman] Erik Spoelstra noted he has the box score of LeBron’s 61-point franchise-record game, but it was lost in his house fire earlier this season. Say he can laugh about it now because he now has the box score with the new record.
Frank Isola on the Clippers’ impending penalties: “I heard it could be 3 first round picks… and then it’s gonna be a lot of money…More than $30 million, I’ve heard.”
Victor Wembanyama’s reply when asked if Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points gives him inspiration to score more: “Yeah I saw…….. I think we’re in a league where’s there is plenty of inspirations to look up to but yeah I saw… *shrugs*”
[Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (40-26) dominate the Houston Rockets (40-25), 129-93.
[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell drops Noah Penda and hits the three
credit where credit is due, the transition take foul has been very successful
[Highlight] Kawhi Leonard with the step back 3 to give him 42 points!
[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (36-28) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26), 128-122. Bane & Banchero combine for 60
Kawhi Leonard in his last two games against Jaden McDaniels: 32.5 MPG │ 43.0 PPG │ 6.5 RPG │ 3.5 APG │ 3.0 SPG │ 58.0% FG │ 55.0% 3P │ +61 +/-
[Highlight] KKawhi Leonard hits the fadeaway jumper, as he is unfazed by the pressure by two Timberwolves defenders (with a replay). Giving Kawhi 45 points in the game
After scoring 39 points tonight, DeMar DeRozan has passed Tim Duncan for 18th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list
The fourth quarter of Bam’s 83 point game WAS an interesting watch
Julius Randle Post-All-Star break: 14.1PPG on 39% shooting (16% from three.)
[Charania] Golden State’s Stephen Curry will miss another 10 days with his ailing knee, stretching his absence to five more games and a total of 20 consecutive, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater. Curry has started on-court work and is aiming to intensify his workouts.
Nicolas Batum and his longevity
Clippers are currently 8th in the West and only 4.5 games behind the 7th seed
[Highlight] Desmond Bane catches the inbound and drills a clutch fading three to the right, the Magic lead by 5 over the Cavs with 17 seconds left
[Yahoo Sports] Steve Kerr reaffirms desire for 72-game NBA season after Stephen A. Smith criticizes stance. Kerr acknowledged the financial sacrifice shortening the season would take, but he doubled down on what he believes is best for the league’s product.
Kawhi Leonard’s night is done as he continues to dominate in a blowout win against Minnesota: 31 MINS │ 45 PTS │ 5 REB │ 4 AST │ 2 STL │ 75% FG │ 6-9 3P │ 9-10 FT │ +41
Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane are the second best scoring duo in the league after the all star break, only behind Jokic and Murray
[Highlight] Darius Garland with the crafty move to create the space for three over Rudy Gobert
[Post Game Thread] The Charlotte Hornets (34-33) defeat the Sacramento Kings (16-51), 117-109. The Hornets go over .500
Jordan Clarkson in his return to the Delta Center: 27 points in 26 minutes, 10-15 shooting, 3-5 from three
[Highlight] Jordan Miller with another thunderous dunk! This time he dunks it over Julius Randle for the lefty on lefty crime (with replays). Anthony Edwards also splashes the high arc rainbow free throw off the whistle, as Naz Reid gets a tech. Clippers and Timberwolves commentaries
Bam Adebayo breaks Kobe Bryant’s record and the Heat franchise scoring record in a win vs. Washington: 43 MINS │ 83 PTS │ 9 REB │ 3 AST │ 2 STL │ 2 BLK │ 20-43 FG │ 7-22 3P │ 36-43 FT
Victor Wembanyama during the Spurs 16-1 stretch: 25/11/3 with 1.3 steals and 3.7 blocks on 64% TS and an average of +16 per game
Kawhi extends his 20+ point streak to 43 games by scoring 28-pts in the 1st half vs Minnesota
[Highlight] MSG broadcast has a hard time tracking down Jordan Clarkson for his post game interview as he says hello to familiar faces in 27pt return to Utah. Thanks fans for his time there: “It’s not the first time I’ve been hot in this building, I’m just glad it happened here… I love this city.”
Quinn Cook says overseas hoops career hurt by global politics
With their loss to the Charlotte Hornets tonight, the Sacramento Kings have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Jokic is done for the day: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists on 6-12 shooting, 4-5 from the line. He also had 5 steals!