NBA 2018/19

NBA Summary - 14th March 2019

Thunder 106-108 Pacers

OKC:
George 36 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Westbrook 19 pts 11 Rebs 14 ast 4 stl
Adams 17 pts 8 Rebs
Schroder 7 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast

IND:
Sabonis 26 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Bogdanovic 23 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast
Collison 17 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast 4 stl
Matthews 16 pts 7 Rebs
Thaddeus Young 11 pts 4 Rebs 3 stl
Myles Turner 10 pts 6 Rebs

Cavaliers 91-120 Magic

CLE:
Sexton 23 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Clarkson 15 pts 4 Rebs
Brandon Knight 12 pts
Zizic 11 pts 8 Rebs
Love 10 pts 8 Rebs
Osman 8 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast

ORL:
Aaron Gordon 21 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
D.J.Augustin 20 pts 3 Rebs 7 ast 7/11 FG
Vucevic 19 pts 11 Rebs
Ross 14 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Birch 13 pts 11 Rebs 6/8 FG
Fournier 10 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Isaac 10 pts

Kings 120-126 Celtics

SAC:
Hield 34 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast
Harrison Barnes 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Fox 19 pts 7 Rebs 9 ast 3 stl
Bagley 14 pts 6 Rebs
Cauley-Stein 10 pts 13 Rebs 4 ast 5/7 FG

BOS:
Irving 31 pts 10 Rebs 12 ast
Jaylen Brown 22 pts
Marcus Morris 21 pts 13 Rebs
Tatum 15 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Horford 12 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast
Hayward 10 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast

Lakers 98-111 Raptors

LAL:
James 29 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Caruso 16 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast 5/7 FG
Rondo 13 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast
Kuzma 7 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast 3/11 FG

TOR:
Leonard 25 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Powell 20 pts 8 Rebs
Siakam 16 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast 3/16 FG
Marc Gasol 15 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast

Timberwolves 100-120 Jazz

MIN:
Towns 26 pts 12 Rebs 4 ast
Wiggins 14 pts 3 Rebs 6/17 FG
Tyus Jones 12 pts 3 Rebs 9 ast 6/9 FG
Saric 10 pts

UTA:
Mitchell 24 pts 3 Rebs 6 ast
Crowder 18 pts 3 Rebs
Favors 17 pts 11 Rebs 8/12 FG
Ingles 12 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast
Korver 11 pts
Gobert 10 pts 13 Rebs 5/7 FG
Rubio 8 pts 3 Rebs 8 ast

Mavericks 99-100 Nuggets

DAL:
Doncic 24 pts 11 Rebs 9 ast
Brunson 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Tim Hardaway JR 17 pts 3 ast
Powell 16 pts 10 Rebs
Kleber 11 pts 11 Rebs

DEN:
Millsap 33 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast 14/19 FG
Jamal Murray 12 pts 5 Rebs 7 ast
Malik Beasley 12 pts
Jokic 11 pts 14 Rebs 8 ast
Barton 11 pts
Plumlee 3 pts 11 Rebs

Top Rookie Performances

Luka Doncic (DAL) 24 pts 11 Rebs 9 ast
Collin Sexton (CLE) 23 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Marvin Bagley (SAC) 14 pts 6 Rebs

Takeaways

Fantastic comeback by the Pacers against OKC

western conference playoff race is pretty much over at this point

Mavericks just can’t seem to win at the moment

Interesting Stats and Facts

Kyrie Irving became the 1st Celtic in over a decade to post a 30 pt triple double

Raptors have beaten the Lakers 9 straight times

Mavericks are now 1-12 in their last 13 games

LeBron James is OUT tonight against the Pistons due to "Load Management"

Sheesh D-Wade!

Miami putting on a show damn 😲

That was such a bad game to watch 😄 Lakers were just awful I cannot wait for this reg season to end

NBA Summary - 15th March 2019

Lakers 97-111 Pistons

LAL:
McGee 20 pts 13 Rebs 3 blk
Caldwell-Pope 17 pts
Caruso 16 pts 4 Rebs
Rondo 15 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast
Kuzma 12 pts 6 Rebs 10 ast

DET:
Galloway 23 pts 3 Rebs 8/10 FG
Reggie Jackson 20 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Drummond 19 pts 23 Rebs
Griffin 15 pts 9 ast
Ellington 12 pts 4 Rebs

Kings 114-123 Sixers

SAC:
Harrison Barnes 16 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Fox 16 pts 6 ast
Bagley 15 pts 4 Rebs
Hield 14 pts 5 Rebs
Cauley-Stein 13 pts 7 Rebs 6/7 FG
Giles 12 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast

PHI:
Jimmy Butler 22 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast
Embiid 21 pts 17 Rebs 3 ast 4 blk
Tobias Harris 19 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
JJ Redick 19 pts 4 ast
Ben Simmons 18 pts 5 ast 8/12 FG
Marjanovic 12 pts 7 Rebs

Hornets 116-110 Wizards

CHA:
Walker 28 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Jeremy Lamb 18 pts 8 Rebs
Batum 16 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast
Tony Parker 16 pts 3 ast
Bacon 13 pts 3 Rebs
Biyombo 11 pts 4 Rebs

WAS:
Beal 40 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Jeff Green 20 pts
Jabari Parker 17 pts 11 Rebs 4 ast
Ariza 10 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl
Troy Brown JR 10 pts 8 Rebs

Bucks 113-98 Heat

MIL:
Antetokounmpo 33 pts 16 Rebs 9 ast
Middleton 21 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast
Bledsoe 17 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl
Ilyasova 15 pts 5 Rebs
Connaughton 13 pts 6 Rebs

MIA:
Winslow 20 pts 5 ast
Whiteside 14 pts 11 Rebs 3 blk
Josh Richardson 11 pts 3 Rebs
Adebayo 10 pts 11 Rebs 5 ast
Wade 10 pts

Suns 102-108 Rockets

PHX:
Devin Booker 29 pts 5 Rebs 7 ast
Oubre 22 pts 4 Rebs 5 stl
Ayton 17 pts 14 Rebs
Josh Jackson 13 pts 4 Rebs
Holmes 12 pts 11 Rebs

HOU:
Harden 41 pts 9 Rebs 11 ast 6 stl 3 blk
Eric Gordon 19 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Danuel House JR 18 pts 3 Rebs
Capela 14 pts 11 Rebs 6/9 FG
Faried 9 pts 6 Rebs

Trail-Blazers 122-110 Pelicans

POR:
Lillard 24 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast
McCollum 23 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Kanter 17 pts 8 Rebs 6/7 FG
Hood 17 pts
Zach Collins 12 pts 8 Rebs 4 blk
Nurkic 11 pts 12 Rebs 5 ast

NOP:
Randle 45 pts 11 Rebs 6 ast 3 blk 20/34 FG
Frank Jackson 16 pts 3 Rebs
Elfrid Payton 14 pts 12 Rebs 16 ast
Jahlil Okafor 10 pts 4 Rebs

Knicks 83-109 Spurs

NYK:
Dotson 21 pts
Kadeem Allen 16 pts 3 Rebs 3 stl
Mudiay 14 pts 4 Rebs
DeAndre Jordan 11 pts 13 Rebs 9 ast

SAS:
Aldridge 18 pts 11 Rebs
DeRozan 13 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast
Forbes 13 pts
Poeltl 12 pts 9 Rebs 5 blk
Gay 12 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Belinelli 12 pts 3 ast
Derrick White 3 pts 4 Rebs 7 ast

Bulls 121-128 Clippers

CHI:
LaVine 31 pts 7 Rebs 7 ast
Robin Lopez 22 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk 9/12 FG
Porter 15 pts
Selden 14 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Kris Dunn 14 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Markkanen 10 pts 8 Rebs

LAC:
Gallinari 27 pts 7 Rebs 10/14 FG 4/4 Threes
Harrell 26 pts 5 Rebs
Lou Williams 21 pts 3 Rebs
Gilgeous-Alexander 17 pts 7 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl
Beverley 13 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast
Zubac 9 pts 7 Rebs

Top Rookie Performances

DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 17 pts 14 Rebs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (LAC) 17 pts 7 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl
Marvin Bagley (SAC) 15 pts 4 Rebs
Troy Brown JR (WAS) 10 pts 8 Rebs
Landry Shamet (LAC) 9 pts 4 ast
Mitchell Robinson (NYK) 2 pts 10 Rebs

Takeaways

Lakers hopeless. Andre Drummond is a BEAST

That was probably the final straw for the Kings playoff hopes

Bradley Beal got NO help

Incredible 2nd half for the bucks no wonder they’re the top in the NBA

Harden continues to make his MVP case

Julius Randle is a monster, Lakers are stupid to let him go

Spurs rolling

Interesting Stats and Facts

Kyle Kuzma’s 10 ast is his first double figure assist game of his career

Rockets beat suns 10 straight times

Bucks outscored the Heat 71-36 in the 2nd half erasing a 20 pt deficit to win by 15

Julius Randle’s 45 pts is his new career high

Spurs have won 7 straight games

Spurs have won 9 in a row at home and are 27-7 at home

OKC-Warriors will be flames tonight can't wait

Bradley Beal just posted 40 pts on 12/17 shooting (70.6%), 9/12 from 3 (75%, 9 Threes career high) and 9/12 from FT line (75%) and he added 5 Rebs 7 ast against the Memphis Grizzlies in a win

MY GOODNESS

Warriors just smoking OKC, back to back wins in HOU and OKC w/o KD. I think they sent a pretty clear message this week. This team is just too damn good

Spurs at home this season

1-0 vs GSW
2-0 vs OKC
1-1 vs HOU
2-0 vs DEN
2-0 vs POR
2-0 vs healthy LAL
1-0 vs MIL
1-0 vs TOR
1-0 vs BOS
1-0 vs PHI

Yet again tonight their Handicap comes in at home against a good team. I just love backing Spurs at home

Jonas Valanciunas continues to deliver and to prove that the trade was absolute disaster for Raptors side.

In these highlights Valanciunas looks like miles away from his opponents. Destroying the paint, giving the assists.

NBA Summary - 16th March 2019

Hawks 120-129 Celtics

ATL:
Trae Young 26 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
John Collins 20 pts 11 Rebs 6 ast
Taurean Prince 17 pts 4 Rebs
Vince Carter 16 pts 3 Rebs
Bazemore 12 pts 4 ast
Huerter 10 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast

BOS:
Irving 30 pts 11 Rebs 9 ast
Jaylen Brown 23 pts 3 Rebs
Marcus Morris 19 pts 11 Rebs
Tatum 18 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Smart 16 pts 9 ast 5 stl
Horford 9 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast

Grizzlies 128-135 Wizards

MEM:
Conley 28 pts 3 Rebs 12 ast
Valanciunas 22 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast
Bradley 21 pts 5 ast
Parsons 16 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Noah 15 pts 8 Rebs

WAS:
Beal 40 pts 5 Rebs 7 ast 12/17 FG 9/12 Threes
Jabari Parker 20 pts 11 Rebs
Portis 18 pts 6 Rebs
Satoransky 15 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast
Jeff Green 15 pts 3 ast
Thomas Bryant 10 pts 7 Rebs

Suns 138-136 Pelicans

PHX:
Devin Booker 40 pts 5 Rebs 13 ast
Oubre 32 pts 6 Rebs
Josh Jackson 19 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast
Bender 13 pts 5 Rebs
Mikal Bridges 12 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Melton 6 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl

NOP:
Randle 21 pts 11 Rebs 5 ast
Elfrid Payton 16 pts 13 Rebs 16 ast
Darius Miller 16 pts 4 ast
Anthony Davis 15 pts 11 Rebs 3 stl
Jahlil Okafor 15 pts 3 Rebs
Frank Jackson 14 pts
Diallo 10 pts 10 Rebs

Cavaliers 116-121 Mavericks

CLE:
Sexton 28 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Love 22 pts 12 Rebs 4 ast
Osman 22 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Clarkson 17 pts
Zizic 11 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast

DAL:
Tim Hardaway JR 22 pts 4 Rebs
Kleber 18 pts 12 Rebs
Brunson 16 pts 7 ast
Powell 16 pts 3 Rebs 8/10 FG
Finney-Smith 14 pts 6 Rebs 6 ast
Nowitzki 14 pts 6 Rebs
Burke 11 pts
Devin Harris 6 pts 9 ast

Warriors 110-88 Thunder

GSW:
Curry 33 pts 7 Rebs 3 ast
Klay Thompson 23 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Cousins 12 pts 8 Rebs 6 ast
Draymond Green 9 pts 8 Rebs 6 ast

OKC:
George 29 pts 13 Rebs
Schroder 15 pts 3 ast
Jerami Grant 11 pts 6 Rebs
West brook 7 pts 8 Rebs 9 ast 2/16 FG 0/7 Threes

Trail-Blazers 103-108 Spurs

POR:
Lillard 34 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Nurkic 24 pts 16 Rebs 4 ast
Hood 13 pts 3 Rebs
Harkless 11 pts
McCollum 10 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast

SAS:
DeRozan 21 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast
Gay 13 pts 7 Rebs
Derrick White 13 pts 3 ast 5/7 FG
Aldridge 12 pts 8 Rebs 3 blk
Mills 12 pts 4 ast
Belinelli 11 pts 4 Rebs
Forbes 11 pts 3 Rebs
Poeltl 8 pts 6 Rebs 5 blk

Pacers 100-102 Nuggets

IND:
Thaddeus Young 18 pts 10 Rebs
Collison 17 pts 4 ast
Sabonis 16 pts 7 Rebs
Bogdanovic 16 pts 6 Rebs
Myles Turner 15 pts 5 Rebs

DEN:
Jokic 26 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Barton 17 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast
Jamal Murray 17 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Millsap 15 pts 13 Rebs 3 ast
Malik Beasley 11 pts
Gary Harris 10 pts 4 Rebs

Nets 98-114 Jazz

BKN:
Dinwiddie 22 pts
Russell 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Pinson 12 pts
ED Davis 2 pts 11 Rebs

UTA:
Mitchell 24 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Gobert 23 pts 17 Rebs 3 blk 9/12 FG
Favors 13 pts 12 Rebs 3 blk
Rubio 12 pts 6 Rebs 6 ast 2/13 FG
Crowder 12 pts 4 Rebs
Niang 10 pts 3 Rebs 4/5 FG

Top Rookie Performances

Collin Sexton (CLE) 28 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Trae Young (ATL) 26 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 16 pts 7 ast
Mikal Bridges (PHX) 12 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Theo Pinson (BKN) 12 pts
Kevin Huerter (ATL) 10 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast
Kenrich Williams (NOP) 10 pts 3 ast
DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 8 pts 5 Rebs
Alfonzo McKinnie (GSW) 7 pts 7 Rebs
De’Anthony Melton (PHX) 6 pts 8 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl

Takeaways

Kyrie and Trae put on a show

Bradley Beal has been fantastic this season

Pelicans are just a joke with that loss 😄

Collin Sexton is ballinbg

Thunder looked hopeless. Not a threat to GS scone playoff time imo

Westbrook was terrible against GS

Spurs continue to roll especially at home

Nets might be in trouble with this brutal road trip

Interesting Stats and Facts

Celtics are 5-1 in their last 6 games

Suns are 6-4 in their last 10 games 😲

Bradley Beal is averaging 31.2 ppg 6.3 rpg 6.9 on 50/40/85 shooting splits post allstar break

Collin Sexton has scored 20+ pts in 5 straight games averaging 26.4 ppg on 56/51/89 shooting splits in the stretch

Warriors won on the road in Houston and OKC without KD this week

OKC are 4-8 in their last 12 games

Spurs have won 8 straight games, 10 straight at home where they’re now 28-7

Nuggets have beat the pacers 10 straight times at home

Malcolm Brogdon will be out 6-8 weeks

What a huge blow, that's pretty much until early/mid May which would be around ECSF/ECF. Man the Bucks are in trouble because they lose a 15 ppg efficient guy who also plays great defense. Hate to see this happen

Bettor places $67K wager to win $670 on Warriors making playoffs



A Westgate sports book bettor placed a $67,000 wager to win $670 on the Warriors to make the NBA playoffs this season.

The gambler would get a much better return on his investment by betting on Golden State to win the 2019 NBA title.

The Warriors are minus 200 favorites to claim their third consecutive NBA crown and fourth in five years. And Westgate sports book manager and oddsmaker Jeff Sherman predicts a three-peat.

“I fully expect to see what we’ve seen the last few years,” Sherman said. “Houston took a step back when it lost (Luc Mbah) a Moute and (Trevor) Ariza on defense and the fact that Golden State added (DeMarcus) Cousins for nothing. He can be postseason help if he’s even needed.

“The only thing that might close the gap a little is if Houston trades for (Jimmy) Butler and adds him to the team.”

Short list of contenders

There are only six teams with odds of less than 25-1 to win the NBA championship. The Rockets are the 5-1 second choice and the Celtics are the 6-1 third choice, followed by the Lakers (12-1), Raptors (14-1) and 76ers (16-1).

LeBron James will try to lead the Lakers back to prominence as he joins a Western Conference team for the first time. But Sherman said their title odds are mostly based on their popularity and the amount of money bet on them and that their true odds are higher.

For example, Utah’s regular season win total (50) is higher than the Lakers’ (47.5) but the Jazz are 80-1 long shots to win the title.

“That’s because nobody bets Utah to win the title and we get tons of support on the Lakers at those odds,” he said. “Season wins are more indicative of the power ratings from each conference.

“I don’t expect this Lakers team to be a title contender this year. All the young players are going to need another year to learn from playing with LeBron. We’ve seen it in the past with LeBron teams in Miami and going back to Cleveland. There’s an acclimation period. It took a while to develop that chemistry.”

Sharp bettors wagered on L.A. to go under its win total, moving the number from 48.5 to 47.5.

Three-team race in East

On paper, James’ departure from Cleveland gave Boston a clear path to the Eastern Conference title. The Celtics lost to the Cavaliers in seven games in last season’s conference finals without All-Stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving.

They’re both healthy now and Boston is the minus 125 favorite to win the East over Toronto (plus 250) and Philadelphia (plus 350).

“I have a hard time seeing past the three teams at the top of the East,” Sherman said. “We’ll have to see how the pieces fit in Boston. Just adding talented players doesn’t automatically make you better. The best thing they have going for them is the best coach in basketball, Brad Stevens.

“He should be able to manage minutes and egos and get these guys buying into what they have to do as a team.”

The Raptors added Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green in a trade with the Spurs for DeMar DeRozan. The Sixers will start Markelle Fultz at shooting guard in Tuesday’s season opener against the Celtics after the 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick was limited to only 14 games last season with a shoulder injury.

Spurs’ last stand?

The Westgate’s two biggest NBA needs are for the Rockets and Spurs to go under their win totals. Houston was bet up from 54.5 to 57. San Antonio’s total actually dropped from 45.5 to 42.5 after a rash of injuries, most notably starting point guard Dejounte Murray’s season-ending torn ACL.

The Westgate also posted playoff props on every team. The biggest bet it took was $90,000 to win $50,000 on the Spurs, who’ve made the playoffs an NBA record 21 consecutive seasons.

“It’s fringe to me,” Sherman said of San Antonio’s chances to extend the streak.

In fact, Sherman’s best bet is on the Spurs to go under their win total, which he played at 45.5.

“I didn’t think much of them, as far as being an older 2-point shooting team,” he said. “The loss of Murray is going to be really big and the Western Conference got better from top to bottom.

“Outside of Sacramento, no matter who you play in the Western Conference is going to be competitive night in and night out.”

The Sacramento Kings officially have more wins than any season with Demarcus Cousins, and the most since 2007-2008

Spurs are so damn good at home like damn.. 29-7 there 😲

Make that 2-0 vs GSW now. Amazing

A night to remember. D'Angelo Russell 27 Points in 4th Quarter and a Career-High 44 Points vs. Kings.

Lakers did a mistake.

It just hurts smh... I’m glad he’s doing this though always been a fan of his. DLo and randle are Lakers biggest mistakes of letting go

This is who the Lakers traded Lou Williams for 😄