The Los Angeles Sparks hold the current longest winning streak at 5. I probably shouldn’t forget about them in terms of WNBA contenders.
Month: August 2020
2020 NBA Playoff Hangover (Day 3): The Title Still Goes Through Canada
The Toronto Raptors continue to march unimpeded to their title defense. But as expected, no one seems to be paying attention.
Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces Make It Close Again
It came down to the wire once again between the Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces. But the Sky would sweep the season series with the Aces.
2020 NBA Playoff Hangover (Day 2): 8th Seed Pride!
8th seed?! They felt like the #1 seeds on Tuesday as the Orlando Magic and Portland TrailBlazers scored upsets in the bubble.
2020 NBA Playoff Hangover (Day 1): Murray/Mitchell Duel Electrifies
Donovan Mitchell scored 57 big ones against Denver. But Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 36 in the last 8 minutes to give the Nuggets the win.
Stupid Power Rankings (Bubble Week 3)
It’s Monday so we have Stupid Power Rankings! I take 10 things from the NBA and WNBA that happened in the last week and rank them accordingly!
2020 NBA Playoff Preview (First Round Picks!)
The 2020 NBA Playoffs are here! Will the Toronto Raptors repeat? This is a legit question.
All Arike Ogunbowale Does is Get Buckets
Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-best 33 points as the Dallas Wings defeat the Phoenix Mercury.
Blazers Advance to the Postseason
Portland advances to the playoffs after withstanding Ja Morant’s career-best in scoring. Melo also gets a bit of a redemption story.
The Seattle Storm Seem Unstoppable
The Seattle Storm are 9-1 and are both first in offense and defense in the WNBA. Who the heck can stop them?
Blazers and Grizzlies Set For Play-In Game(s)
The Suns going 8-0 was NOT enough as the Blazers and Grizzlies won their respective games to get into this weekend’s play-in game(s).
So About That Home Court Advantage…
It’s nice that the playoff seedings are nearly complete. But what about home court advantage?
Damian Lillard’s Blaze is an All-Timer
Damian Lillard continues to blaze the nets as he tied his career-high with 61 points. Portland is now the #8 seed in the West.
NBA To Have Separate Season and Bubble Awards
The NBA will rightly have awards for the bubble. They’ll have a Player of the Seeding games as well as an all-NBA Seeding team. Wait. What did I just say?
Stupid Power Rankings (Bubble Week 2)
It’s Monday so we have our usual Stupid Power Rankings where we rank NBA and WNBA things from the last week!
Damian Lillard Puts In 51 In Important Blazers Win
After a loss against the Clippers, Damian Lillard came back with 51 in a big Blazers win against the Sixers.