Kawhi Leonard is forever entrenched in Raptors lore, even if he only played a season there. For a one-year rental, everything went perfectly for Toronto.
Miami Heat had all kinds of crazy statlines in their 14-point overtime win over Atlanta. Hell, a 14-point overtime win already sounds crazy enough.
Bucks and Lakers are 21-3. But let’s pump the brakes on them being historically good. At least, for now.
It’s Monday so it’s Stupid Power Rankings here in TNLP! I take 10 things that happened in the NBA (or not) last week and rank them however I feel. Yeah, these rankings are stupid. Didn’t you see the title?
I went against the majority and thought the Heat would only win 34 games. Man, was I extremely wrong.
Ben Simmons can do everything but shoot. And it kind of sucks that a lot of people would rather make fun of his lack of shooting instead of look at everything he does well on the court.
I don’t know if you noticed but the Eastern Conference has suddenly become top-heavy. The #2 team in the West, Dallas, would be tied for #4 in the East. What is going on?
The New York Knicks have fired head coach David Fizdale. Fizdale compiled the worst record ever for a Knicks head coach at 21-83 (.202).
The New York Knicks continue on their tailspin. They got blown out by 37 points against the Nuggets after getting a 44-point annihilation from the Bucks. This situation just looks hopeless.
Devonte’ Graham is having a very good season for Charlotte. And I’m telling you this because he won’t get much pub from the media because he isn’t in a big market.
James Harden had two points taken away because of a “missed dunk.” That “missed dunk” ended up taking a lot of momentum and focus away from the Rockets and it resulted in a loss.
Malcolm Brogdon has led the Pacers to a 13-7 record. They could be terrifying once Victor Oladipo is back in full strength.
Let’s do Stupid Power Rankings! I take 10 things that happened in the NBA last week and rank them accordingly! Yes, I know these rankings are stupid.
The Lakers had their 10-game win streak snapped by the Dallas Mavericks. They relied on that “switch” too much and it caught up to them on Sunday.
James Harden scored 60 points in three quarters. This man is averaging nearly 39 points per game. Incredible season thus far.
It’s funny to call the defending champions an under-the-radar team but that’s what we get with the always disrespected Toronto Raptors.