The Phoenix Suns began the 2019-20 NBA season by defeating the Sacramento Kings, one of the league’s up-and-coming teams, in a nearly 30 point 124-95 blow out. That was in large part due to the collective effort of the team […]
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Zion Williamson thrives without the ball and the Pelicans will make NBA Playoffs because of it
With all the crazy signings and superstars moving teams, there’s no lack of story lines going into the 2019-20. The talking heads and podcasters won’t have a problem finding something genuinely interesting to talk about this upcoming NBA season. As […]
Every Zion Williamson dunk and all his NBA highlights from the 2019-20 season
When Zion Williamson dunks, he dunks for real. Sorry if this sounds a bit corny, but Williamson really puts the slam in slam dunk. There’s no mistaking his graceful tomahawk dunks which are packed with power, beauty and passion. The […]
Team USA survives Turkey 93-92 in FIBA World Cup behind Khris Middleton and Turkey’s missed free throws
With time running out, Turkey had a chance to defeat the United States in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but free throws didn’t fall for Team Turkey and they did for Khris Middleton. With a one point lead late in […]
Hedo Turkoglu: FIBA refs stole Turkey’s gold medal in U18 European Championships
Former NBA player and the President of Turkish Basketball Federation Hidayet Turkoglu was livid when Turkey lost to Spain 57-53 in a tightly contested game. He wasn’t mad at his team, but unhappy with the FIBA officials refereeing the U18 […]
Team China downs Charlotte Hornets 84-80, gets second win ever in NBA Summer League
The Chinese National Team has participated in friendlies against the NBA for many years now and last night, they got their second win in the NBA Summer League. Team China fell behind early against the Charlotte Hornets then took the […]
The 7 storylines that made the Warriors’ Game 6 win over Rockets so satisfying including Curry, Durant, CP3 and #Game6Klay
There’s certainly no love lost between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, so their win last night was another feather in Golden State’s cap. And even though on paper, this may have been just another second round game, don’t […]
Dame calls Game: Damian Lillard waves goodbye to Russell Westbrook with buzzer beating three
By now you’ve probably seen Damian Lillard‘s game winner last night. If you didn’t witness the unreal 37-foot buzzer beater that sent Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder home (and produced the iconic photo above), you can watch the […]
Virginia triumphs over Texas Tech to win program’s first NCAA Championship
Author: Ashley Munson After 66 games, the NCAA Tournament Finale came down to one game between two teams: the Virginia Cavaliers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, neither of whom had ever won an NCAA Men’s D1 basketball championship in […]
How Many Times Has 3 NBA Players From the Same Team Scored 30 points in One Game?
When the Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings in a wild comeback behind Stephen Curry‘s 35 points, Kevin Durant‘s 33 points and Klay Thompson‘s 27 points, a few thoughts flew through my mind that I was surprised I never thought […]
George Hill, Hood, Clarkson, Nance contribute as new look Cavs rout Celtics 121-99
The new look Cleveland Cavs are looking…. new. As expected with five new players, but “new” doesn’t necessarily mean better. For the looks of this game, they’re both. Not to mention refreshed, re-energized, and happy. . It’s not hard when […]
Carmelo Anthony scores 25,000th point, joins 20 other NBA legends to do so
Just a few days after fellow 2003-draftee LeBron scored his 30,000th point and four years after he hit the 20,000 point barrier, Carmelo Anthony scored his 25,000th point tonight. For his 25,000th point, Carmelo hit the first of two free throws […]
The 33 players with the biggest jumps in scoring average in NBA history
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kristaps Porzingis and Victor Oladipo are having banner years where they’ve upped their scoring averages by approximately 7 points per game — that’s not insignificant, but where do those increases sit in NBA history? That got us wondering […]
After 30,000 point milestone, can LeBron become NBA’s all-time leading scoring?
Unless LeBron James gets injured or his play drops significantly this season, he’s going to be the seventh player in NBA history to ever score 30,000 regular season points. Update: LeBron scores 30,000th point, youngest ever NBA player to do so […]
LeBron James’ single game career highs in points, assists, and more
It was prophetic that LeBron James was nicknamed “King James” so early. And it wasn’t because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Since the day he was born to a 16-year old Gloria Marie James, LeBron […]
Three things that will determine the Houston Rockets-San Antonio Spurs series
A few weeks into the playoffs, we’ve hardly seen anything surprising yet. The 7th seeded Grizzlies giving the perennial playoff veterans that is the San Antonio Spurs all they can handle? That’s kind of expected, given that they’ve always matched […]
It’s Thomas Time: Isaiah’s 53 points was one for the ages
Isaiah Thomas’ Game 2 vs. the Washington Wizards Was One For The Ages When Isaiah Thomas looked at his imaginary watch on his left wrist, he wanted to let the whole world know what time it was. It was Isaiah Thomas […]
The 23 players that have scored the most points in one NBA playoff game
Forget the regular season, the NBA Playoffs is when professional basketball legends are made. Jordan, Bird, Magic, Russell, Isiah, and Hakeem. It’s no coincidence that when we talk about the best players in NBA history, the ones at the top […]
Will Markieff Morris injury hurt Wizards’ chances against Celtics?
Does Markieff Morris‘ Injury Hurts Wizards’ Chances Vs. Celtics Coming into their series with the #1 seeded Boston Celtics, the Washington Wizards were underdogs as it was. Now the Wizards’ chances of an Eastern Conference semifinals.upset got smaller. Not only […]
Hear Us Out: Tony Parker is one of the greatest NBA playoff players ever
Yawn, did you hear that the San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs once again? And again, for what seems like the 45th season in a row, their point guard is Tony Parker. You’re well-acquainted with Parker, he’s contributed to […]
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