Oklahoma City, Memphis big man Zach Randolph made a layup to put the Grizzlies up 102-99. It seemed like a game that was going to come down to the wire. Then Russell Westbrook turned it into his personal exhibition.
Job well done Mr. Triple double.
From Nov. 26 to Dec. 9, Westbrook piled up seven straight triple-doubles, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to do that. Westbrook’s streak was snapped on Dec. 11 when he only recorded six assists.
Big lead, lose lead, win in overtime.
Playing the second half of a back-to-back and their fourth game in five nights, the last thing the Celtics needed was overtime with the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.
Of course, that’s exactly what they got.
The 2017 All-Star Game was originally scheduled to be held in Charlotte, but the NBA moved it to New Orleans after the state of North Carolina failed to repeal the HB2 legislation that strips anti-discrimination protection for LGBTQ people. It will take place on Feb. 19, with All-Star Saturday happening the night before and the Rising Stars Challenge taking place the night before then.
Memphis brought an unstoppable inside game but they couldn’t keep up with Portland’s long-range parade.
The long history of tough, close, crazy games between the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies continued full force tonight as the two teams faced off in Portland’s Moda Center. A narrow 112-109 Blazers victory took care of the “close” part. A series of deep-dug defensive stands to finish the game covered the “tough” designation.
The Warriors scored 117 points in three quarters, the most by any team through three this season.
Warriors-Clippers is normally a rivalry matchup between two teams wanting to impose their will on one another, but Golden State put this one away early.
Without Chris Paul, who’s out nursing a broken thumb, Stephen Curry went bananas, scoring 43 points on 15-for-23 shooting, including a barrage of nine three-pointers to give his Warriors a whopping 117-74 lead at the end of the third quarter.
51 points, 13 assists, 13 rebounds, and a couple of steals for good measure.
That’s the night that James Harden just had in leading the Rockets to a 123-118 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. And he did it in front of a raucous crowd and a national audience that was almost certainly rooting for the Sixers to win.
Memphis played exceptionally well in Utah as Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies to a big victory over a team ahead of them in the wild Western Conference.
The Memphis Grizzlies picked up a huge win for playoff seeding and their psyches as they defeated the Utah Jazz 102-95 Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Cool comeback win, fellas!
That was unexpected! Seemed like the Knicks were headed for yet another loss at home to a fairly mediocre team, but Courtney Lee picked the team up off the floor midway through the fourth and basically dragged our boys to a win. It was fun to watch! Let’s get right to the highlights.
