NBA 2018/19

Damn Utah just 30 pieced the Blazers in Portland 😲

God the Lakers are so frustrating, we gain separation and then let the Pelicans back in the game. Gotta close this hopefully

YES Lakers win! Much needed win here. Ingram and Rondo both played well in returns. Bron with a trip dub

AD had 30/20/5 and still took an L

YES Lakers win! Much needed win here. Ingram and Rondo both played well in returns. Bron with a trip dub

AD had 30/20/5 and still took an L

NBA Summary - 21st December 2018

Pistons 86-98 Hornets

DET:
Griffin 23 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Drummond 17 pts 16 Rebs 3 stl
Reggie Jackson 12 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast

CHA:
Marvin Williams 24 pts 6 Rebs
Walker 22 pts 5 ast
Kidd-Gilchrist 12 pts 5 Rebs
Hernangomez 11 pts 6 Rebs

Cavaliers 110-126 Raptors

CLE:
Clarkson 20 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Sexton 17 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Nance JR 16 pts 12 Rebs
Osman 12 pts 3 Rebs

TOR:
Leonard 37 pts 6 Rebs 12/16 FG (75%)
Anunoby 21 pts 8 Rebs
Siakam 15 pts 10 Rebs 3 ast
VanVleet 14 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast

Pacers 114-106 Nets

IND:
Oladipo 26 pts 9 Rebs 6 ast
Thaddeus Young 21 pts
Bogdanovic 17 pts 4 ast
Sabonis 17 pts 3 stl
Myles Turner 15 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast 5 blk

BKN:
Kurucs 24 pts 3 Rebs
DeMarre Carroll 16 pts 4 Rebs
Dinwiddie 15 pts 9 ast
Hollis-Jefferson 13 pts 5 Rebs

Hawks 114-107 Knicks

ATL:
Bazemore 22 pts 6 Rebs
John Collins 17 pts 16 Rebs 4 ast
Huerter 16 pts
Trae Young 15 pts 3 Rebs 10 ast
Len 12 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast

NYK:
Mudiay 32 pts 4 ast
Knox 24 pts 6 Rebs
Tim Hardaway JR 15 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast
Vonleh 11 pts 10 Rebs

Bucks 120-107 Celtics

MIL:
Antetokounmpo 30 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast 3 blk
Middleton 21 pts 9 Rebs 5 ast
Bledsoe 16 pts 4 Rebs 7/9 FG
Snell 15 pts 6/6 FG
Thon Maker 12 pts 3 Rebs 4/5 Threes

BOS:
Jaylen Brown 21 pts 7 Rebs 4 stl
Tatum 20 pts 5 Rebs
Irving 15 pts 9 Rebs 7 ast

Magic 80-90 Bulls

ORL:
Fournier 24 pts 3 Rebs 6 ast
Vucevic 19 pts 19 Rebs 4 ast 4 blk
Aaron Gordon 14 pts 12 Rebs 4 ast

CHI:
Markkanen 32 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Robin Lopez 14 pts 4 Rebs 5/6 FG
Kris Dunn 12 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast
Justin Holiday 11 pts 10 Rebs

Timberwolves 98-124 Spurs

MIN:
Wiggins 15 pts 6 Rebs
Covington 13 pts 7 Rebs 6 stl
Towns 13 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast

SAS:
Forbes 22 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast
Belinelli 17 pts 6 Rebs
Bertans 15 pts 5 Rebs
Gay 14 pts 5 Rebs
DeRozan 12 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast

Jazz 120-90 Trail-Blazers

UTA:
Rubio 24 pts 8 ast
Korver 18 pts 4 Rebs
Crowder 16 pts
Ingles 15 pts 5 Rebs 7 ast
Gobert 11 pts 11 Rebs 3 ast

POR:
Lillard 19 pts 4 Rebs 3 stl
Turner 12 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
McCollum 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 stl
Nurkic 10 pts 10 Rebs 4 ast

Grizzlies 99-102 Kings

MEM:
Conley 23 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Temple 17 pts 4 Rebs 6/9 FG
Marc Gasol 12 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast
Jaren Jackson JR 12 pts 6 rebs 3 blk

SAC:
Hield 28 pts 8 Rebs
Fox 14 pts 8 ast 5 stl
Bogdanovic 14 pts 4 ast
Cauley-Stein 12 pts 13 Rebs 4 ast

Pelicans 104-112 Lakers

NOP:
Anthony Davis 30 pts 20 Rebs 5 ast
Randle 21 pts 8 Rebs
Holiday 18 pts 6 Rebs 10 ast 3 blk

LAL:
Kuzma 23 pts 3 Rebs
James 22 pts 12 Rebs 14 ast
Ingram 18 pts 7 Rebs
Zubac 16 pts 11 Rebs 8/10 FG
Lonzo Ball 12 pts 5 Rebs

Top Rookie Performances

Kevin Knox (NYK) 24 pts 6 Rebs
Rodions Kurucs (BKN) 24 pts 3 Rebs
Collin Sexton (CLE) 17 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Kevin Huerter (ATL) 16 pts
Trae Young (ATL) 15 pts 3 Rebs 10 ast
Jaren Jackson JR (MEM) 12 pts 6 Rebs 3 blk
Wendell Carter JR (CHI) 10 pts 8 Rebs
Bruce Brown (DET) 7 pts 3 ast 3 blk
Ryan Aricidiacono (CHI) 4 pts 3 Rebs 8 ast

Takeaways

That was a crazy efficient performance by Kawhi

Great win for Indiana against red hot Nets

Bucks laid down another statement win

Celtics are seemingly struggling again

Bad loss for the Magic

Spurs stay routing everybody..

Incredible win for Utah in Portland 😲

Donovan Mitchell is in a SLUMP

Grizzlies just can’t get it going right now. Terrible loss from 19 up

LeBron and AD put on a SHOW

AD is being wasted in New Orleans right now.

Interesting Stats and Facts

Pistons have lost 8 of their last 10 games

Hornets are 3-0 against Detroit this season

Pacers win over Brooklyn has snapped the Nets 7 game win streak

Pacers have beaten the Nets 9 straight times

Knicks have lost 5 straight games at MSG

Bucks are 5-2 against Indiana Boston Toronto and Philly this season

Bucks have now won road games in GS Denver Toronto and Boston! Big game team

Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored 30+ pts in each of his last 4 visits to TD Garden against Boston in the Regular season (37 40 33 30). 35 PPG.

Spurs are 7-1 in their last 8 games and their average margin of those 7 wins is 25.8 pts (all wins been by double digits)

Spurs current 3 game win streak has seen them win by 27 39 and 26 pts. Hottest team in the NBA

Spurs have scored 123+ pts in each of their last 3 games

Timberwolves have the worst road record in the West (2-13).

Blazers 30 pt loss to Utah was their largest home loss since 2004 December to the Spurs (34 pts)

Donovan Mitchell has shot 6/36 (16.6%) in his last 2 games, despite that the Jazz won both

Grizzlies are currently on a 5 game losing streak and have fallen to .500 at 16-16.

Grizzlies have failed to score 100 pts in 8 consecutive games (10 of last 11) 😲

LeBron James triple double was his 76th of his career

Lakers are 10-1 in their last 11 home games (win 6 straight)

Pelicans are 5-11 in their last 16 games and are now 15-18.

Pelicans have failed to hold a team under 100 points in 21 consecutive games

Kawhi Leonard is OUT tonight for Toronto in their match against the 76ers as it's a 2nd night of a B2B

NBA Injury News for tonight

Nuggets vs Clippers

DEN: Paul Millsap, Gary Harris, Jarred Vanderbilt, Will Barton, Isaiah Thomas, Michael Porter JR - ALL OUT

LAC: Jerome Robinson, Luc Mbah a Moute - Both OUT

Suns vs Wizards

PHX: Everyone Available
WAS: Otto Porter, Dwight Howard - Both OUT

Raptors vs Sixers

TOR: Jonas Valanciunas, Serge Ibaka, Kawhi Leonard - ALL OUT, Kyle Lowry and Danny Green are Questionable

PHI: Markelle Fultz, Zhaire Smith, Justin Patton, Wilson Chandler - ALL OUT

Bucks vs Heat

MIL: Malcolm Brogdon, Ersan Ilyasova - Both OUT
MIA: Dion Waiters, Goran Dragic - Both OUT, Justise Winslow is Questionable

Spurs vs Rockets

SAS: Pau Gasol, Lonnie Walker, Dejounte Murray - ALL OUT
HOU: James Ennis, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul - ALL OUT

Mavericks vs Warriors

DAL: Wesley Matthews (Questionable), Dennis Smith JR (Doubtful)
GSW: Damian Jones, DeMarcus Cousins - Both OUT

Thunder vs Jazz

OKC: Andre Roberson - OUT
UTA: Everyone available

Spurs worth trying. Rockets are 0-5 without Chris Paul.

Yeah I backed that, great odds

INSANE

Jokic just got ejected

Surprised the Spurs lost

NBA Summary - 22nd December 2018

Nuggets 111-132 Clippers

DEN:
Jokic 19 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Jamal Murray 18 pts 3 Rebs
Monte Morris 15 pts 5 ast
Malik Beasley 11 pts 4 Rebs 5 stl

LAC:
Tobias Harris 21 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast
Gallinari 21 pts 4 Rebs
Harrell 20 pts 10 Rebs
Gilgeous-Alexander 14 pts 6 ast

Suns 146-149 Wizards

PHX:
Devin Booker 33 pts 4 Rebs 14 ast
TJ Warren 28 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Ayton 26 pts 17 Rebs
Oubre 20 pts 5 Rebs

WAS:
Beal 40 pts 11 Rebs 15 ast
Thomas Bryant 31 pts 13 Rebs 14/14 FG
Jeff Green 20 pts 8 rebs
Markieff Morris 20 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Satoransky 17 pts 4 Rebs 9 ast
Ariza 14 pts 7 rebs 7 ast 3 stl

Raptors 101-126 Sixers

TOR:
Siakam 26 pts 6 rebs
Lowry 20 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Powell 13 pts 4 Rebs

PHI:
Embiid 27 pts 11 Rebs
Ben Simmons 26 pts 12 Rebs 8 ast
JJ Redick 22 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Korkmaz 16 pts 4 Rebs 3 stl
Jimmy Butler 12 pts 7 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl

Bucks 87-94 Heat

MIL:
Middleton 18 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Bledsoe 17 pts 3 Rebs 6 ast
Antetokounmpo 9 pts 13 Rebs 3 ast

MIA:
Josh Richardson 16 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Wade 13 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast
Whiteside 11 pts 13 Rebs
James Johnson 11 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast

Spurs 101-108 Rockets

SAS:
DeRozan 28 pts 7 Rebs 8 ast
Aldridge 18 pts 6 Rebs
Gay 13 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast
Forbes 12 pts 5 Rebs

HOU:
Harden 39 pts 4 Rebs 10 ast
Capela 21 pts 23 Rebs
Eric Gordon 18 pts 6 ast
Gerald Green 15 pts
Tucker 6 pts 16 Rebs 3 ast

Mavericks 116-120 Warriors

DAL:
Matthews 25 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Doncic 19 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Harrison Barnes 17 pts 6 Rebs
DeAndre Jordan 12 pts 23 Rebs 5 ast

GSW:
Durant 29 pts 12 Rebs 8 ast
Jerebko 23 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Curry 22 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Draymond Green 14 pts 10 Rebs 5 ast
Klay Thompson 14 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast

Thunder 107-106 Jazz

OKC:
Paul George 43 pts 14 Rebs 6 ast 5 stl
Adams 15 pts 10 Rebs
Jerami Grant 15 pts 7 Rebs
Westbrook 8 pts 12 Rebs 9 ast 3 stl

UTA:
Gobert 20 pts 10 Rebs
Mitchell 20 pts 9 Rebs 6 ast
Ingles 13 pts 4 Rebs 8 ast 3 stl
Rubio 12 pts 7 Rebs 14 ast 3 stl

Top Rookie Performances

DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 26 pts 17 Rebs
Luka Doncic (DAL) 19 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (LAC) 14 pts 6 ast
De’Anthony Melton (PHX) 10 pts 3 ast 3 stl
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 10 pts 3 ast 3 stl

Takeaways

Clippers look like they’re back playing good basketball

Suns and Wizards put on an unbelievable game

Sixers finally get a win against East’s elite

Heat are playing really well right now

Surprisingly good win for Houston

Capela is a BEAST

Paul George is continuing to play out of his mind

Interesting Stats and Facts

132 pts was the most the Nuggets gave up this season

Wizards are 6-1 in their last 7 home games

Thomas Bryant became the first player since 1995 to shoot 14/14 or better and just the 5th player in nba history

Suns Wizards was the highest scoring NBA game since 2008

25 pt loss was the raptors first 20+ pt loss this season

Rockets have won 6 straight and 10 of last 11 home games

Heat have beat the Bucks 6 straight times

Heat are 8-3 in last 11 games (won 4 straight).

Bucks were held under 90 pts for the 1st time this season

Heat have held 4 consecutive teams under 100 pts

Mavericks are 2-14 on the road

Warriors have beaten the Mavs 12 straight times at Oracle

Paul George is averaging 33 ppg in his last 9 games and has dropped back to back 43 pt games

Some of these statlines for PHX-Wizards game are crazy 😲

Pistons just lost to the Hawks and Griffin missed 2 FT's which could've put them ahead with 20 seconds to go. Terrible few weeks for the Pistons man below .500 now too

Back to back 19 pt comebacks for the Kings WOW

Westbrook airballed a FT.

NBA Summary - 23rd December 2018

Hawks 98-95 Pistons

ATL:
Vince Carter 18 pts 7 Rebs
Len 15 pts 17 Rebs 3 blk
Bazemore 13 pts 4 Rebs 3 blk
Trae Young 12 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast

DET:
Galloway 18 pts
Reggie Jackson 16 pts 5 ast
Griffin 15 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast
Drummond 13 pts 15 Rebs 5 blk

Wizards 89-105 Pacers

WAS:
Markieff Morris 16 pts 6 Rebs
Wall 7 pts 5 rebs 5 ast
Beal 7 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast

IND:
Myles Turner 18 pts 17 Rebs
Sabonis 15 pts 10 Rebs 3 ast 6/7 FG
Bogdanovic 14 pts 3 Rebs 3 stl
Oladipo 12 pts 6 Rebs 9 ast 3 stl
Collison 12 pts

Hornets 103-119 Celtics

CHA:
Walker 21 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Hernangomez 19 pts 10 Rebs
Jeremy Lamb 14 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Monk 13 pts

BOS:
Irving 25 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast 9/12 FG
Tatum 17 pts 4 Rebs
Marcus Morris 12 pts 8 Rebs
Horford 10 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast

Suns 103-111 Nets

PHX:
Ayton 26 pts 18 Rebs 13/16 FG
Devin Booker 25 pts 9 ast
Josh Jackson 11 pts 3 Rebs

BKN:
Dinwiddie 24 pts 7 ast
Russell 18 pts 6 Rebs 8 ast
Kurucs 16 pts 10 Rebs
ED Davis 15 pts 9 Rebs 3 stl
Jarrett Allen 11 pts 9 Rebs

Bulls 112-92 Cavaliers

CHI:
Markkanen 31 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Kris Dunn 17 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast
Justin Holiday 15 pts 5 Rebs 3 stl
Aricidiacono 12 pts 4 Rebs 8 ast 3 stl

CLE:
Nance JR 20 pts 6 Rebs 3 stl
Osman 17 pts 7 Rebs
Clarkson 17 pts
Burks 12 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast

Heat 115-91 Magic

MIA:
Tyler Johnson 25 pts
Winslow 22 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast 4 stl
Josh Richardson 15 pts 10 Rebs 4 ast
Whiteside 14 pts 6 Rebs 3 blk

ORL:
Fournier 17 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Aaron Gordon 14 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Simmons 11 pts

Pelicans 117-122 Kings

NOP:
Holiday 27 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast
Anthony Davis 26 pts 17 Rebs 4 ast 4 blk
Randle 18 pts 9 Rebs
Frazier 12 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast

SAC:
Hield 28 pts 6 rebs
Bogdanovic 24 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast
Cauley-Stein 22 pts 17 Rebs 3 stl
Fox 19 pts 11 ast

Timberwolves 114-112 Thunder

MIN:
Wiggins 30 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Towns 18 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast
Covington 13 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Taj Gibson 11 pts 5 Rebs

OKC:
George 31 pts 11 Rebs 3 ast
Westbrook 23 pts 11 Rebs 10 ast
Jerami Grant 14 pts 7 Rebs
Adams 12 pts 4 Rebs

Clippers 127-129 Warriors

LAC:
Tobias Harris 32 pts 9 Rebs 6/7 Threes
Gallinari 25 pts 11 Rebs 3 ast 5/5 Threes
Lou Williams 25 pts 9 ast
Harrell 13 pts 3 Rebs

GSW:
Curry 42 pts 6 Rebs
Durant 35 pts 12 Rebs 5 ast 3 blk
Draymond Green 14 pts 4 rebs 6 ast 5 stl
Klay Thompson 12 pts

Mavericks 118-121 Trail-Blazers

DAL:
Harrison Barnes 27 pts
Doncic 23 pts 11 Rebs 6 ast
DeAndre Jordan 14 pts 10 Rebs
Powell 14 pts

POR:
Lillard 33 pts 7 ast
McCollum 22 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Meyers Leonard 13 pts 6 Rebs
Harkless 13 pts 4 Rebs
Nurkic 10 pts 12 Rebs 6 ast

Grizzlies 107-99 Lakers

MEM:
Jaren Jackson JR 27 pts 9 Rebs
Marc Gasol 17 pts 9 Rebs 8 ast
Conley 17 pts 8 ast
Temple 14 pts 7 Rebs

LAL:
James 22 pts 14 Rebs 7 ast
Ingram 20 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Zubac 19 pts 4 Rebs 4 blk
Kuzma 11 pts 6 Rebs 6 ast

Top Rookie Performances

Jaren Jackson JR (MEM) 27 pts 9 Rebs
DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 26 pts 18 Rebs 3 blk
Luka Doncic (DAL) 23 pts 11 Rebs 6 ast
Rodions Kurucs (BKN) 16 pts 10 Rebs
Ryan Aricidiacono (CHI) 12 pts 4 Rebs 8 ast 3 stl
Trae Young (ATL) 12 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast
Aaron Holiday (IND) 12 pts
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 11 pts 6 rebs 3 ast
Bruce Brown (DET) 10 pts 3 Rebs
Mikal Bridges (PHX) 9 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast 5 stl
Josh Okogie (MIN) 9 pts 3 stl

Takeaways

Pistons are now becoming an absolute mess

Wall and Beal got CLAMPED

Pacers defense is elite

Ayton is balling

Hornets are extremely inconsistent

Heat are now officially RED HOT

Sacramento Kings love come backs

Pelicans continue to be a disappointment

Shocking win for the Timberwolves

Steph and KD DID Work

Mavs suck on the road

Jaren Jackson JR is being slept on and he’s having a very good rookie season

Lakers are way too inconsistent and must figure it out

Interesting Stats and Facts

Pistons have lost 9 of their last 11 games

Pacers have held a team under 100 pts for the 15th time this season (44% of their games). That is most by any NBA team this season

Wizards have lost 6 straight road games

Hornets have now fallen to .500 for the 15th time this season at 16-16.

DeAndre Ayton is averaging 24 ppg on 67.7% shooting in his last 4 games scoring at least 20 in each game

Heat have won 5 straight games holding teams under 100 pts in each of those games

Kings have came back from 19 pts down in back to back games

Pelicans are 5-12 in their last 17 games and have lost 4 straight

Pelicans have failed to hold a team under 100 pts for 22 consecutive games

Timberwolves Win in Oklahoma was their first road win against a western conference team this season (1-12)

Timberwolves are 4-1 against OKC in last 5 meetings between them

Clippers have given up 120+ pts in 5 of their last 7 games

Mavericks have lost 6 straight games

Mavericks have the worst road record in the league at 2-14

Grizzlies 107 pts was their first 100 pt game in 8 games

Lakers loss at home was their first home loss since 25th November.

Lakers have been held under 100 pts only for the 2nd time at home this season

Biggest Increases In NBA PPG:

- D. Rose (12.7)

- J. Collins (8)
- P. Siakam (7.5)
- Z. LaVine (7.1)
- M. Morris (7)
- J. McGee (7)
- B. Hield (6.6)
- J. Hernangomez (6.6)
- D. Fox (6.5)
- T. Thompson (6.2)
- B. Forbes (5.2)
- I. Shumpert (4.9)

Since it's Christmas here's a throwback when Rookie LeBron James and Trady McGrady put on a crazy duel in 2003