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NBA All-Star Game: Best dunks, skills and action from Team LeBron vs. Team Durant
It was Team LeBron vs. Team Durant with LeBron James and Kevin Durant serving as captains. They drafted their teams earlier this week. The Utah Jazz, the team with the NBA’s best record, had Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert picked last. Sunday’s festivities started with some drama as Philadelphia 76ers’ All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben […]
Continue readingGolden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry wins NBA 3-point contest; Indiana Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis takes skills challenge
Curry scored 28 points in the final round of the 3-point contest, nailing his last money ball shot (worth two points) to beat Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley‘s total of 27. “I could hear whatever crowd was in here, I could hear the temperature rise a little bit,” Curry said when asked about his final […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star 2021 experts’ predictions: Our insiders pick every event during All-Star Sunday
It all starts with the skills and 3-point contests at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by tipoff of the 70th NBA All-Star Game at 8 p.m. ET. At halftime, the dunk contest takes center stage before the coronation of the winner of Team LeBron vs. Team Durant. Will LeBron James continue his undefeated run as All-Star […]
Continue readingWhy Nikola Jokic is drawing comparisons to LeBron James and Luka Doncic
Jokic had impressed Connelly with a funky yet effective style of play as a teenager for Mega Basket in Serbia. The rare skill set at 6-foot-11, the on-court instincts, the scoring potential — those were all reasons Connelly and the Nuggets decided to take Jokic, even if they would have to wait a year to […]
Continue readingLeBron James takes Giannis Antetokounmpo first in 2021 NBA All-Star draft; Utah Jazz stars go last
But this year, with Kevin Durant getting the other captaincy opposite James, he made sure he would be playing alongside the NBA’s two-time reigning Most Valuable Player by taking him with the first overall pick of Thursday night’s All-Star Game draft on TNT. “I just try to pick players that can complement one another,” James […]
Continue readingPatty Mills wants lasting Boomers legacy from Tokyo Olympic Games
Already a three-time Olympian, Mills will lead the world No. 3 side into July’s delayed Tokyo showpiece seeking a maiden international medal and vindication after eerily-similar fourth-place finishes at the previous Games and World Cup. Tokyo’s opening ceremony is scheduled for the day after a deciding seventh NBA Finals game on July 22, with the […]
Continue readingJoel Embiid makes strong MVP case; James Harden dominant in his return to Houston
Additionally, 12 teams are wrapping up the first half of the season as All-Star Weekend rapidly approaches. With so much action to keep an eye on, we asked our NBA insiders for their biggest takeaway from the biggest games. Anyone who watched even the Philadelphia 76ers’ 131-123 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Jalen Brunson and the revival of the Mavericks
In Monday’s win, Brunson had his second-highest game score of the season. Game score is a simplified version of John Hollinger’s PER (player efficiency rating) which helps to encapsulate individual contributions to team outcomes. The Villanova product has averaged 16.9 points over the last 10 games thanks to his stellar shooting efficiency to go with […]
Continue readingStephen Curry, Devin Booker among stars named to this weekend’s roster for NBA’s annual 3-point contest
The league revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-court events besides the All-Star Game in Atlanta, with the overwhelming majority of them pulling double duty between those competitions and the game itself. Curry, Booker, the Boston duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Chicago’s Zach LaVine and Utah’s […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Miami’s hot streak continues
Goran Dragic was a key reason that the Miami Heat made the NBA Finals last season and he just might help your fantasy team contend for this year’s crown. After missing a long stretch due to injury, Dragic is now back as an important playmaker for the Miami. He has averaged 18.0 points with solid […]
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