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Grizzlies’ Ja Morant earns Rockets’ raves with 26-point night
Morant, 20, led the surprising, surging Grizzlies to their sixth consecutive win, a 121-110 victory over the Houston Rockets. He had 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting with eight assists and became the first rookie in NBA history with at least 25 points and eight assists in a game in which he shot better than 90% […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: SGA’s monster box score
In the win over the reeling Timberwolves, Gilgeous-Alexander became the youngest player (21 years, 185 days) with a 20-rebound triple-double in NBA history, this while entering the contest with just one game with at least 10 rebounds in his career. As a central part of the haul from the surprising late-night Paul George deal with […]
Continue readingThe dreadful race for 8th in the NBA’s Western Conference is incredibly unfamiliar
The Spurs might still find a way to extend their NBA-record streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 23 years in a row. They followed a win over the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night with a 129-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday to improve their record to 16-20. “Our themes have been the […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including what happens when Kawhi Leonard sits
The Dallas Mavericks have exceeded even the expectations of those of us who picked them to make the playoffs. Luka Doncic looks to be a generational superstar. The role players all complement Doncic and Porzingis — a perfect mix of gunners, 3-and-D guys with some off-the-bounce verve, versatile bigs, old-school point guards, and grunt-work toughs. […]
Continue readingCaris LeVert among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 9: The Bucks can’t stop winning; James Harden can’t stop scoring
In a potential NBA Finals preview and, much more importantly, an early head-to-head battle for Power Rankings supremacy, the Bucks are hosting the Lakers in a national TV showdown. As for our latest list: After our dynamic duo checks in, plenty of movement follows in this week’s edition. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s […]
Continue readingLuka’s fill-ins are among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 8: Lakers have most wins, but Bucks’ blowouts keep them No. 1
The win streak of the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t come close to being snapped this week, and they retain the top spot ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers. But here come the Boston Celtics surging right behind them to leap past the LA Clippers to round out the top four. Throughout the regular season, our panel […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Historic night for Miami’s Robinson and Nunn
In the overtime win over Atlanta, Robinson joined Kendrick Nunn, who delivered 36 points — one shy of the franchise rookie record set by Sherman “The General” Douglas back in 1990 — as the first pair of undrafted teammates to ever score at least 30 points in the same game in league history. Rostered in […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Big night for Knicks
The rare road win for the Knicks required overtime and was fueled by a somewhat historic collective of double-double performances; RJ Barrett, Julius Randle and Marcus Morris Sr. all tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, marking the first time since April of 1977 that three Knicks players each had 20-10 […]
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