Give thanks for a full slate of 12 NBA games on the schedule on Wednesday night to accompany your final prep for Thanksgiving. Kyle Lowry scored 27 points to lead the Raptors over the Cavaliers in Toronto, the 76ers blew a five-point lead with under 100 seconds remaining in Boston to fall to 0-16.
Kidd suspended for slapping ball out of ref’s hand
Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd has been suspended for one game following an incident in which he slapped the ball out of an official’s hand, reports ESPN’s Marc Stein. He will serve that suspension on Friday’s game against the Magic.
Kidd was not happy with referee Zach Zarba near the end of the Bucks game against Sacramento on Tuesday and took his frustrations out by slapping the ball out of Zarba’s hands during a timeout.
Read Article >CP3 sends Gobert flailing back with dribble fake
Most big men would quickly realize they’re out of their element trying to guard Paul but Gobert, as skilled as he is, tries to lock in and contain the All-Star point guard. CP3 takes it directly at Gobert, knowing he has the obvious speed advantage, then makes a nice little move that throws the Frenchman completely off balanced. Gobert goes flying onto his butt and sliding across the floor, while Paul has himself a wide open jumper.
We appreciate the effort, Rudy, but it might be best to stick to defending players who are no more than, say, eight inches shorter than you.
Read Article >Rondo’s shot was so bad it became an assist
Rajon Rondo can be a wizard with the basketball, but not even he can claim credit for this assist. Unless the Kings secretly have a throw it off the corner of the backboard and right to your teammate play. Sometimes doing something really poorly turns out to be a good thing.
Read Article >8-year-old Hawks fan devises plan to stop LeBron
Coaches will use any advantage they can get. From hours of film work to strict superstitions, if they think it will help win games, they will do it. All Mike Budenholzer needs to do for an advantage is open his mail because Eli, an 8-year-old Hawks fan, is here to help.
That is just a great observation and advanced scouting work by Eli. Reading up on your opponent trying to find clues to use against him. The only problem is it appears LeBron has since changed his website and it no longer includes his strengths and weaknesses. There is a reason James is so hard to stop, he’s always one step ahead of the competition.
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