Good morning. Quin Snyder has the NBA’s best rage face.
That and much more in Wednesday’s NBA newsletter.
Good morning. Let’s basketball.
LAST NIGHT IN 31 SECONDS: The Lakers won in Atlanta because swag is contagious. Kobe had 28. The Knicks’ comeback in Milwaukee fell short. Utah throttled the Thunder. Anthony Davis won his first battle with DeMarcus Cousins, thanks to some help from Sacramento-native Ryan Anderson. (Do not try to dunk on Brow, people.) Kentucky is super darn good, but would not beat the 76ers.
RECAPS! Here they are for all four games.
THE NEXT STEP: Paul Flannery with a great piece on how the Suns are learning to deal with expectations.
WHY NBA FANS SHOULD WATCH COLLEGE BALL: A good argument from Ricky O’Donnell. Speaking of which, here are the freshmen you need to know.
SPEAKING OF WHICH THE SEQUEL ... DraftExpress updated its 2015 mock draft after the Champions’ Classic. Okafor-Mudiay-Towns 1-2-3.
SALUTE: Zach Lowe on the absurd focus on team success when determining the league’s best players. I think Lowe’s position (which I and others share) needs a name. Maybe the “F&%k the Narrative Movement” is appropriate.
UNDERSTATEMENT ALERT: The Cavaliers’ pick-and-roll defense is terrible.
STAY TUNED: Authorities confirm Dwight Howard is currently being investigated for child abuse for reportedly hitting his 6-year-old son with a belt.
BRADY HESLIP ALERT: So the D-League’s Reno squad hired a coach from the infamous Grinnell College and instituted an aggressive offense. Brady Heslip scored 78 points in his first two games. Scott Cacciola has more.
CARMELO HURT: But he’s still playing. Should he sit?
GOOD QUESTION: What do the Clippers need to do to turn things around?
ANOTHER TWIST: Delonte West has been released by the Shanghai Sharks.
NOVELTY SITE ALERT: Via @jose3030, meet 0and76ers.net.
AFTER THE KOBE ASSIST: Kirk Goldsberry has invented the Boogie Board, a play in which a player misses a shot, grabs the rebound and makes a shot. Fittingly, DeMarcus Cousins led the league in Boogie Boards in 2013-14.
YES: A Pusha T track produced by Kanye. I will click every time.
Happy Wednesday. See you next time.
