NBA 2018/19

AD went for 34/26/4/3, 3 more guys had 20+ and the Pelicans still lost to Brooklyn. Their bench got outscored 55-5. What a joke of a bench

Hayward just loves playing Minnesota 😄, 30/9/8 first meeting , 35/5 78% FG tonight. unfortunately for him they won't meet Minnesota again

Embiid put up 30/14 in that first half lool Phoenix got no chance against him

NBA Summary - 2nd January 2019

Mavericks 122-84 Hornets

DAL:
Doncic 18 pts 10 Rebs 4 ast
Dennis Smith JR 18 pts 7 ast 3 stl
Harrison Barnes 17 pts 4 Rebs
Powell 15 pts 8 Rebs
DeAndre Jordan 8 pts 13 Rebs

CHA:
Walker 11 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Biyombo 10 pts 7 Rebs
Marvin Williams 10 pts

Heat 117-92 Cavaliers

MIA:
Josh Richardson 24 pts 5 ast
Tyler Johnson 16 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Derrick Jones JR 13 pts 7 Rebs
Winslow 10 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast

CLE:
Tristan Thompson 14 pts
Hood 13 pts
Sexton 12 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Clarkson 11 pts 5 ast

Hawks 98-114 Wizards

ATL:
Len 24 pts 11 Rebs 3 blk
John Collins 21 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast
Huerter 12 pts 5 ast
Bembry 11 pts 7 Rebs

WAS:
Beal 24 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Jeff Green 22 pts 6 Rebs 6 ast
Thomas Bryant 16 pts 15 Rebs
Satoransky 14 pts 11 Rebs 7 ast
Ariza 12 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast

Pelicans 121-126 Nets

NOP:
Anthony Davis 34 pts 26 Rebs 4 ast 3 blk
Elfrid Payton 25 pts 7 ast
Randle 21 pts 4 Rebs
Holiday 20 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
E’Twaun Moore 16 pts

BKN:
Russell 22 pts 5 Rebs 13 ast
Joe Harris 21 pts
DeMarre Carroll 19 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Dinwiddie 18 pts 4 ast
Jarrett Allen 10 pts 11 Rebs

Timberwolves 102-115 Celtics

MIN:
Wiggins 31 pts 3 ast
Towns 28 pts 12 Rebs 7 ast
Tyus Jones 14 pts 9 ast 4 stl

BOS:
Hayward 35 pts 5 ast 14/18 FG
Rozier 16 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast 5 stl
Horford 15 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Marcus Morris 12 pts 3 Rebs

Magic 112-84 Bulls

ORL:
Vucevic 22 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk
Aaron Gordon 18 pts 7 Rebs 9 ast
Ross 15 pts 6 Rebs
Fournier 13 pts 7 ast

CHI:
LaVine 16 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Kris Dunn 14 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Markkanen 14 pts 6 Rebs
Blakeney 11 pts 4 Rebs

Pistons 101-94 Grizzlies

DET:
Griffin 26 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast
Reggie Jackson 16 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Kennard 13 pts 5 Rebs
Bullock 13 pts 3 ast
Drummond 11 pts 10 Rebs

MEM:
Jaren Jackson JR 26 pts 10 Rebs
Kyle Anderson 15 pts 5 Rebs
Dillon Brooks 14 pts 4 Rebs
Marc Gasol 11 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast

Sixers 132-127 Suns

PHI:
Embiid 42 pts 18 Rebs 3 stl
Ben Simmons 29 pts 3 Rebs 6 ast
JJ Redick 27 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Korkmaz 10 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast

PHX:
Devin Booker 37 pts 8 ast
Ayton 18 pts 11 Rebs
Josh Jackson 16 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Holmes 13 pts 4 Rebs

Thunder 107-100 Lakers

OKC:
George 37 pts 4 rebs 4 stl
Westbrook 14 pts 16 Rebs 10 ast (3/20 FG)
Adams 14 pts 15 Rebs 3 ast
Jerami Grant 13 pts 7 Rebs
Schroder 10 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast

LAL:
Caldwell-Pope 25 pts 3 Rebs
Ingram 17 pts 11 Rebs 5 ast
McGee 15 pts 8 Rebs 4 blk
Josh Hart 13 pts 15 Rebs

Top Rookie Performances

Jaren Jackson JR (MEM) 26 pts 10 Rebs
Luka Doncic (DAL) 18 pts 10 Rebs 4 ast
Collin Sexton (CLE) 12 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Kevin Huerter (ATL) 12 pts 5 ast
Mo Bamba (ORL) 10 pts 5 Rebs 3 blk
De’Anthony Melton (PHX) 10 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Rodions Kurucs (BKN) 10 pts
Elie Okobo (PHX) 9 pts
Miles Bridges (CHA) 8 pts 5 Rebs
Trae Young (ATL) 5 pts 3 Rebs 9 ast

Takeaways

Dallas finally win a road game and in an amazing fashion!

Pelicans need to improve their bench

Nets continue to impress

Hayward loves playing the Timberwolves

KAT’s passing is improved

Bulls get blown out too often

Surprising win for Detroit

Conley got shut out! (0 pts 0/8 FG)

Embiid OBLITERATED the Suns 😄

Paul George is just incredible right now

Lakers offense was tragic and they MUST get Bron get healthy asap

Westbrook is in a horrid slump

Interesting Stats and Facts

Dallas nailed a franchise high 10 threes in the 1st quarter. One off an NBA record for made threes in a quarter

Dallas won their first road game since 28th November snapping a 9 game road losing streak

Cavs are the first team to lose 30 games this season

Hayward has had 2 30+ pt games this season. Both came against Minnesota 😲

Nets have won 7 of their last 8 home games

Pelicans have lost 6 straight road games

Nets bench outscored the Pelicans bench 55-5 in their 5 pt win!

Joel Embiid has 11 30/15 games this season which is most by a Sixer since Charles Barkley in 1989.

Bulls have lost by 25+ pts for the 8th time this season

Grizzlies have lost 7 of their last 10 home games

Lakers are now 1-3 without LeBron James

Westbrook’s 15% FG triple double was the 5th lowest percentage with a triple double

Finally Mavericks ended their road loosing streak. It was a great chance against Hornets. Lamb and Zeller didn't play a give this opportunity for the Dallas.

Some interesting total numbers were before Lakers - Thunder match. Lakers had 65% home games under this season and Thunder 70% on the road. I didn't expect that this match will be ended in the favor of numbers.

Russel Westbrook continues to dissapoint me. What a selfish player who continues drowning the team on the bad days.

There is a time when u have to know when to stop shooting, Russ doesn’t know that. That’s why come playoff time I don’t believe them because Russ will shoot OKC out of games

Injury Report for tonight

Rockets @ Warriors

HOU: Chris Paul is OUT, Eric Gordon is likely OUT, however James Ennis is expected to Return
GSW: Damian Jones and DeMarcus Cousins both remain OUT.

Raptors @ Spurs

TOR: Jonas Valanciunas is still OUT while Kyle Lowry is upgraded to Questionable
SAS: Dejounte Murray remains OUT, Rudy Gay is upgraded to probable

Today I'm thinking Golden State smokes Houston tbh. They've lost far too many big games by big margins at home and eventually they gotta break out and send a message themselves. Harden will have a big night but it won't be enough

As for Raptors-Spurs, I think Kawhi and DeRozan put on a show tonight both scoring 30+ but Spurs will come out on top as Winners as they are simply playing too well at home right now

Predictions:
Rockets 106-127 Warriors
Raptors 115-123 Spurs

Spurs came out like a house on fire. 34-11 lead to start WOW

DeRozan is playing sensational man, his all around game is so improved this year

What a move by DeRozan here aswell

Man it's so frustrating that DeRozan couldn't cover the pts over smh.. 19 at the half, just needed 5 more and he finishes with 21. Great performance by him but come on man

Good stat that shows how the league is evolving. Warriors are playing the fastest they've played, but they're just 10th in the NBA in pace this season. Used to be the fastest team in the league before with a slower pace than they play with now

This Rockets-Warriors game is absolutely incredible man. Harden KD Steph Capela have been NUTS tonight

JAMES HARDEN WHAT THE HELL... MVP. NO DEBATE.

Oh my goodness James Harden 😲 I'm lost for words man. They were down 20 without EG and CP3 too and he still goes and does this after they come back. WOW

On another note, how do you miss that call. This led to a go ahead Curry bucket to give GS a 134-132 lead before Harden nailed the GW. If Harden doesn't hit that it costs them the game. Referees are horrible in this league no wonder fans and players complain about them smh

NBA Summary - 3rd January 2019

Raptors 107-125 Spurs

TOR:
Leonard 21 pts 5 ast
Delon Wright 15 pts 4 Rebs
Ibaka 14 pts 6 Rebs
Powell 14 pts 3 Rebs
Siakam 10 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast

SAS:
Aldridge 23 pts 5 ast
DeRozan 21 pts 14 Rebs 11 ast
Forbes 20 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast 6/7 Threes
Derrick White 19 pts 4 ast 8/11 FG
Gay 13 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast

Nuggets 117-113 Kings

DEN:
Jamal Murray 36 pts (34 in 2nd half) 7 Rebs 6 ast
Jokic 26 pts 13 Rebs 6 ast
Gary Harris 14 pts 3 Rebs
Plumlee 12 pts 10 Rebs 4 ast
Millsap 10 pts 6 Rebs

SAC:
Hield 29 pts
Bjelica 17 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Fox 16 pts 8 ast 7/10 FG
Bogdanovic 14 Rebs 5 ast
Cauley-Stein 13 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast

Rockets 135-134 Warriors

HOU:
Harden 44 pts 10 Rebs 15 ast
Capela 29 pts 21 Rebs
Rivers 18 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Danuel House JR 17 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Gerald Green 16 pts 4 Rebs

GSW:
Curry 35 pts 3 Rebs 6 ast
Durant 26 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast
Klay Thompson 26 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Looney 12 pts 7 Rebs
Draymond Green 9 pts 11 Rebs 8 ast

Takeaways

DeRozan gets the first laugh!

Surprised how badly Kawhi got treated by Spurs fans

Jamal Murray is special when he’s in the zone

Kings are starting to fall off a little bit

James Harden is undoubtedly the MVP right now. Insane level of play

Warriors have struggled against top teams this season

Interesting Stats and Facts

Spurs have beat Toronto for the 10th straight time at home (16th of last 17)

Spurs are 10-1 in their last 11 home games. They’ve scored 120+ pts in 7 of those

Spurs are 8-2 at home against the Lakers Warriors Rockets Raptors Nuggets Celtics Pacers and Sixers combined. Not an easy place to win for elites

Raptors have lost 5 of their last 6 road games

DeMar DeRozan’s triple double was his first of his career. Ironically against his former team

Raptors are only 8-8 in their last 16 games

Jamal Murray had 2 pts in the first half and 34 in the 2nd half

Kings have now talked to .500 at 19-19 with 3 straight losses

James Harden has posted 35+ pts and 5+ ast for the 9th straight game which is an NBA record

Harden has scored 40+ pts in 5 straight games which Houston won all

Rockets are 11-1 in their last 12 games currently on a 6 game win streak

Warriors are 2-9 against top NBA teams (Lakers Rockets OKC Raptors Bucks Spurs Nuggets)

Warriors are 1-5 at Home against OKC Raptors Lakers Bucks and Rockets.

Rockets were down by as many as 20 and didn’t have CP3 or Eric Gordon in their win over GSW. 😲

Harden is something else...

LeBron James (groin) out at least 1 more week

LeBron and the team downplayed the injury initially, but James has already missed four games and will miss at least four more. The earliest LeBron will be able to return is for next Friday's matchup vs. the Jazz, and that's assuming he is cleared to play immediately after his next re-evaluation