It was a night of plenty of NBA action and not a whole lot of close games. The one-sided wins included the Spurs over the Jazz, the Mavericks over the Suns and Grizzlies over the Wizards.
Clippers don’t look great, but they keep winning
Leon Halip-USA TODAY SportsThe Clippers led by nine at the half and by as many as 13. The lead hovered around 10 and the Clippers looked like they would coast to a win, but they didn’t come to play in the fourth quarter.
They would have if it weren’t for a clutch Redick three on a beautiful play set up by Griffin in the post.
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SB Nation presents: NBA rookies imitate Kobe, LeBron and more stars
Read Article >Barton gets a technical foul for chucking a shoe
When someone loses a shoe in the NBA, the only true rule is there are no rules. From throwing your shoe at an opponent to chucking an opponent’s shoe away from him to blocking your opponent from throwing a shoe to a teammate, anything and everything is fair game.
So with that in mind, Will Barton took advantage of the pre-existing NBA trends when he snatched Trevor Ariza’s shoe and chucked it.
Read Article >Redick commits most obvious intentional foul
The free throw is still in the air, but that didn’t stop Redick from jumping all over Drummond. He came close to just climbing right on his back and going for a ride. At least it made for an obvious call for the officials.
And now here it is set to “Pony”:
Read Article >Lance Stephenson dances like inflatable tube man
We’re not exactly sure what the dance move is, but the best way to describe it is a mix between a windmill, sending the baserunner home from third base and some karate -- which, in fairness, looks a lot like the inflatable tube man dancing. Either way, it’s mesmerizing and it’s perfection.
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SB Nation presents: DeAndre Jordan punishes Greg Monroe
Read Article >Paul Millsap gets payback dunk on Hassan Whiteside
After Whiteside dunked on Millsap in the first, Millsap had no hesitation going at the Miami big man in the second.
Millsap’s slam was much more vicious -- Whiteside’s was PG-rated in comparison.
Read Article >Jahlil Okafor is making defenders look frozen
The rookie is having himself a nice night.
SB Nation presents: DeAndre Jordan posterizes Greg Monroe
Read Article >Tim Duncan spent pregame warmups as a quarterback
RHJ said his favorite Star Wars character was E.T.
For as long as Star Wars has been around, the debate about who someone’s favorite Star Wars character is has raged on.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is perhaps the first to ever answer E.T. to this question, but he technically isn’t wrong. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but here is my list of the best Star Wars characters:
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