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Kenneth Faried had an impressive outing against the Phoenix Suns, with 20 points on 8-12 shooting. Faried pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds in just 26 minutes, recorded four steals and finished with a 90.2 Defensive Rating. He wants to prove all the haters in the league wrong. Via BSN Denver: “A lot of people […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies played a hard fought game on Wednesday night.  The Grizzlies had control for most of the game until the Clippers came back in the fourth and the game went back and forth.  Ultimately, the game was capped off by this dagger of a three pointer by Marc […]

The New York Knicks have nothing but high praise for their second year emerging star, Kristaps Porzingis. He has been labeled as the unicorn by many in the league because he is such a rarity. He’s a 7’3″ player who has tremendous range and can also put the ball on the floor, or beat you with […]

On Wednesday night, Klay Thompson was caught pre-gaming after the game… during his postgame interview. Looks like Klay already had some plans to go out with friends, or maybe it could have just been a celebratory beer for the Warriors‘ win over the Toronto Raptors, 127-121. https://www.instagram.com/p/BM5oU_MgbLL/ Klay finished the game with 15 points, four […]

The NBA season is long and tumultuous, and it is important to stay together as a team throughout the duration of the year. However, Washington Wizards’ big man Marcin Gortat recently called out his own team’s bench for being one of the worst in the NBA. Head coach Scott Brooks immediately came out to the clear the air […]

Omri Casspi showed everyone last year that he is one of the league’s better shooters. He is very skilled at moving to the open spot and finding the holes in the defense. This year, he has only been playing 15.3 minutes per game. That is not the amount he’d hope to see because he believes he could help his […]

Even though Draymond Green does not always score the most points, he does many of the gritty things that help his team win basketball games. Even with the addition of Kevin Durant, Green finds ways to get it done, leading the Golden State Warriors in rebounds (10.1), assists (7.1), steals (2.3) and blocks (1.6). He is certainly one of […]

Harrison Barnes has only moderately been performing to the level of his contract in the early going of this season, which has a lot of people in Dallas scratching their heads. They feel if they paid so much for a guy he should be a lot better than what he’s showing. However, fans who feel this way […]

Jeff Hornacek says Phil Jackson didn’t force Kurt Rambis on him. Earlier this week Kurt Rambis was made his defensive assistant after being the head coach last year after Derek Fisher’s firing. This could be because they have one of the worst defenses in the league with a 111.5 defensive rating. The Knicks have not gotten […]

Kobe Bryant is arguably a top 10 player in NBA history. Many experts often debate on this topic, but hate or love the man, you have to give him respect for the things he accomplished as a player. He held the three-point record in one game until Stephen Curry broke it just recently. He also scored […]

The Miami Heat will be playing the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. It will be Dwyane Wade‘s first time playing in Miami since his departure. Dwyane gave so much to Miami in his 13 seasons there, bringing in an era of winning along with three championships. Wade had this say, courtesy of ESPN.com: “If you’re not […]

The Charlotte Hornets have started off the season 5-1 for the first time in franchise history. The Hornets are finding success by having one of the best defensive ratings in the NBA at 96.5. Head coach Steve Clifford has brought a great defensive focus and has attributed to more wins in that column. In addition to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the best team in the NBA at the moment. They are able to beat any opponent that comes their way. Barring any injury, they should have a cake-walk to the NBA Finals. There is not a team in the league, especially in the Eastern Conference, who can compete with them night […]

Goran Dragic is now co-starring the Miami Heat alongside Hassan Whiteside.  He has already shown signs of improvement, and with Dwayne Wade gone, he has to think more about scoring.  He’s  averaging 20.2 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, 7 assists, but the most significant improvement comes in his newfound long-range ability.  He’s improved his three-point […]

The Oakland Raiders were extremely highly rated coming into this season.  That was until they gave up the most yards allowed since 1940 (1035 yards) in Weeks 1 and 2. In their defense, they were put up against two gunslingers, Drew Brees and Matt Ryan. Still, that’s not a good excuse with the raw talent they have on […]