49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists on a ridiculous 16-23 shooting. No Kyrie, James Harden in the game but basically a decoy the entire night. Series tied 2-2, everyone calling you dead in the water. This is one for the history books. He played all 48 minutes. Didn’t sit at all. He hit a huge… Read More Kevin Durant With a Playoff Performance for the Ages
Harden has been out since game 1 with a hamstring injury. Kyrie just went down with an ankle injury in the second quarter of last night’s game. Now the series is tied 2-2 and it looks as if it’ll be KD and Blake Griffin vs. the Bucks. If both Kyrie and Harden are out for… Read More Kyrie’s Injury Changes Everything
They did it the hard way, that’s for sure. But they needed this win badly and they got it. That’s all that matters. The Bucks could’ve put this game away early when they were up 30-9, but they let the Nets climb back into it in the second quarter. I mean the Bucks started this… Read More Bucks Grind Out Game 3 Win, Get Back in the Series
Yesterday morning on First Things First, Nick Wright compiled a list of the top 10 NBA players with the most to gain from winning a Championship this season. In reverse order, and with a brief summary of his reasoning: 10. LeBron: Nick considers him the GOAT already, says you can’t get any higher than that.… Read More NBA Players With Most to Gain From Winning a Title: Top 10
Shaq says this team would be unbeatable, assuming of course all guys are in their primes: I’m inclined to agree with him. That’s as close to unbeatable as you can get. Having LeBron and MJ on the same team pretty much seals it for me. Regardless of who you consider the GOAT, most people by… Read More Is Anyone Beating Shaq’s All-Time Starting Five?
Recently, KD went on a podcast and was asked what his all-time 12-man roster would be. This was his answer: I’m not surprised he put himself in the all-time starting five. I think he actually has a case, but I’m not sure I would include him, personally. As great as he is, he’s just not… Read More Breaking Down Kevin Durant’s All-Time 12-Man Roster
Over the weekend, the LeBron-and-AD-less Lakers blew out the Harden-less Nets by 25, surprising just about everybody in the basketball world, including, I suspect, even LeBron and AD, who were in street clothes on the bench and were clearly loving every single minute of the game. Andre Drummond bullied LaMarcus Aldridge inside, and Dennis Schroder… Read More The Nets’ Fatal Flaw?
Wow. It happened: Last night, Harden formally demanded a trade for the first time. We’d all known he wanted out for the past couple of months now, but last night was the first time he ever actually confirmed it “straight from the horse’s mouth.” Here’s what he said last night, along with Rockets head coach… Read More 🚨 James Harden Traded to Brooklyn
We now apparently stand on the brink of the next major league-altering NBA Superteam. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowksi reported last night: If this trade were to happen, it would instantly tip the balance of the NBA. I don’t know if the KD-Harden-Kyrie Nets would be on the same level as the LeBron Heat teams or the… Read More Could James Harden Actually End Up on the Nets?
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