New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingLet’s dig further into all the matchups to find some angles of interest for the night. Immanuel Quickley over 28.5 total points, assists and rebounds (-120): Quickley’s production levels have already taken several turns this season. He was an aggressive scorer in the nine games immediately after he was traded to the Raptors, averaging 18.7 […]
Continue readingButler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall were each suspended one game for “instigating and engaging in” an on-court altercation, the NBA announced Sunday. Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Heat center Thomas Bryant were suspended three games each for leaving the bench area during the on-court altercation and fighting. Miami forward Nikola Jovic was also suspended […]
Continue reading“I don’t think I should have gotten thrown out of the game,” Butler said, noting that he was trying to keep Pelicans forward Naji Marshall away from Kevin Love when he put a hand on Marshall’s neck. Heat reserve Thomas Bryant and two Pelicans — Marshall and Jose Alvarado — also were ejected after fisticuffs […]
Continue readingThe two unusually tall Frenchmen have known each other for years, with the 31-year-old Gobert imparting wisdom to the 20-year-old Wembanyama as he made his journey to the NBA. A good portion of NBA fans got their first look more than three years ago at Wembanyama, then 16 years old and playing with Nanterre 92 […]
Continue readingWith the NBA trade deadline looming in less than three weeks and his team mired in a sub-.500 record past the halfway mark of the schedule, Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka traded Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks to the Washington Wizards to acquire Rui Hachimura. A flurry of […]
Continue readingAdebayo took part in the team’s morning shootaround but began feeling discomfort afterward. He consulted with the Heat medical staff before the decision was made for him to rest. He missed a game earlier this season with the injury. A team spokesman said Adebayo aggravated the hip bruise when he fell on it during a […]
Continue readingAs the sponsored team appearance wound down, it was hard to miss the commotion caused when Lakers big man Anthony Davis, with his sneakers slung over his shoulder like Santa’s toy sack, made his way to the group of kids as he walked off the court. “AD! Anthony! Can I get your signature?! I got […]
Continue readingThe Lakers’ main point of contention is how LeBron James was officiated, according to sources. The Lakers shared various clips showing what they believe to be clear illegal contact by Heat defenders against James that went unnoticed by the referees. James attempted four free throws against Miami, dropping his season average to 5.7 attempts, which […]
Continue readingNew this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
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