We choose to supersize that meal or put cheese on the burger so that our stomachs look like Kuato in Total Recall. That’s our choice. We choose to wear the jimmy hat or live dangerously. That’s our choice. We choose to draft KAT over Anthony Davis in fantasy. That’s our choice. But there is so much out of our control. The world we were born into. Our parents. What we look like. In a videogame, we choose what difficulty level we play on. In life, that has been chosen for us. Some play on hard, while others get cheat codes. Willy Hernangomez hit the genetic lottery. 6′ 11″ 240 pounds, athletically skilled, and good looking. Sure, he worked his ass off to get where he’s at. Lifting weights, running, and plucking eyebrows, but he had a nice base to work with. Last year during his rookie campaign, he was a monster per-36: 16 points, 13.6 boards, 2.6 dimes, 1.1 steals, 1.0 blocks, 53% field goal percentage, and 73% free throw percentage. Unfortunately, he only played 18 minutes per game. Out of his control. Regardless, Willy was viewed as a franchise piece, but then the Knicks acquired Enes Kanter. The minutes plummeted to 9 a game, even though the per-36 numbers were still robust. Out of his control. If you go back to my earlier blurbs regarding Willy, I mentioned that he hooked up with Hornacek’s daughter. I’d hit up the Google machine right now. Wouldn’t you? I’m still not dismissing that angle, so maybe Willy had some control in the matter. Anyways, after bitching and complaining, he finally got his wish and was shipped to the Hornets. Too bad the Hornets had some guy named Dwight Howard. Can’t forget about Cody Zeller as well. So, Willy was not freed and the situation looked identical to the one in New York. But, Zeller is out for the season due to injury and yesterday, Willy played a season-high 22 minutes.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 11/14 |
Per-36 in CHA, Willy is at: 17.7 points, 14.9 boards, 1.8 dimes, 1.1 steals, and 1.6 blocks. The Hornets are out of the playoff picture and there’s no reason to push Dwight, so Willy should see significant run to end the season. Free at last….free at last….Willy is free at last.
Here’s what else I saw yesterday:
Dwight Howard:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/5 |
Played 26 minutes and did just enough to fill his quota for the day. Why would the Hornets push Dwight down the stretch? A perfect time to see what exactly they have in Willy.
Kemba Walker played 26 minutes and scored 10 points. Nicolas Batum played 22 minutes and scored 8 points. No reason to give these guys significant run.
Malik Monk:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4/9 | 6/13 | 0 |
Played 24 minutes. Monk should get the run down the stretch. Here’s hoping that Malik’s got some OCD in him.
Robert Covington:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1/9 | 7/21 | 2/2 |
The Lord giveth. The Lord taketh away. Guess it’s fitting that on Easter Sunday, the Lord Covington did both. Funny that he accumulated the holy number in the category that is forbidden in the Ten Commandments.
Ben Simmons:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10/17 | 0 |
In this day and age, Ben is the new unicorn. I’ll be honest, I was fronting on him coming into the season. Was skeptical that he could be this productive without a J. I BELIEVE!!!
Marco Belinelli:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3/4 | 9/10 | 1/1 |
Played 31 minutes. Momma mia!!! Doesn’t shoot as many downtowners as Redick, but Marco has been a consistent performer. Getting over 25 minutes per game and has failed to score in double figures just three times this month.
The Wizards lost to Da Bulls, 94-113. Remember all the fans earlier in the season chanting, “We don’t need no Wall?” A bunch of Caspers now.
Bradley Beal:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0/6 | 5/17 | 5/5 |
While Beal can run and initiate on offense, he is better suited working off the ball. Wall played two games ago and should be back against HOU on Tuesday.
Lauri Markkanen:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5/8 | 7/11 | 4/7 |
I think Markkanen is going to be a star. Can’t wait to see the developments he makes in the offseason.
Bobby Portis:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/2 |
Only played 16 minutes. Do you like to live dangerously?
Sean Kilpatrick:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/5 | 6/13 | 0 |
Played 23 minutes and led the Bulls in shot attempts.
So, 12 players for CHI played at least 15 minutes, but no player received more than 26 minutes of run. Ha! Have fun trying to mine production. Might as well mine bitcoin while you’re at it.
Chris Paul did not play, but is expected to play on Tuesday.
James Harden:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1/6 | 8/19 | 8/8 |
A limp performance. Should expect more of these, as the Rockets have nothing to play for.
When one of either Paul or Harden sit, Eric Gordon slides into the starting shooting guard role, while Gerald Green moves up the assembly line and takes on the microwave role.
Eric Gordon:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 7/15 | 2/3 |
Gerald Green:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 | 3/8 | 3/3 |
The Rockets should just change their name to the Houston Possums.
LaMarcus Aldridge:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11/19 | 1/1 |
No laughing matter, as LMA led the Spurs to a 100-83 victory over the Houston Possums.
Rudy Gay:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 9/13 | 3/5 |
Played 24 minutes. I feel like the Spurs and Gay have been playing possum all season long as well. Wouldn’t surprise me if Gay goes nuts in the playoffs. He’s so versatile. With that said, he’s still probably recovering from all his injuries.
Myles Turner:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 9/15 | 4/5 |
Uh, officer. I was not going 100 mph in a 35 mph zone. At least that’s what my Odometer was telling me. So hard to trust Myles because he’s been so inconsistent, but the ceiling is super high. Only 22 years old, though. Yes, I’m going to fall for the bananna in the tailpipe again.
Victor Oladipo:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 30 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3/6 | 11/17 | 5/6 |
Oladipo Ho! Oladipo Ho! Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I did not fully believe in the resurrection of Oladipo’s career.
Danilo Gallinari:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/3 | 1/9 | 5/5 |
Played 32 minutes. Second game back after missing 18 games. The shooting has been bad, but that’s to be expected. The contributions in the periphery have been nice, though. Clippers have a shot for that final playoff spot, so I’d expect all hands on deck.
Tyrone Wallace:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 0 |
Got the start at shooting guard and played 37 minutes. Has played 37, 35, and 34 minutes the past three games. Won’t be dropping 40-burgers anytime soon, but contributes across the board.
Montrezl Harrell:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 9/12 | 0 |
Played 21 minutes. Another per-36 monster, Harrell always has the potential for ceiling games. Tough to count on, though, due to the minutes restrictions. Would love to see what he could do in a full-time role.
Aaron Gordon:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/6 | 4/13 | 0 |
The Commissioner has been underwhelming, as injuries have taken a toll, but I still believe. May be tough sledding for the remainder of this season, but I’m very optimistic about his prospects for next year.
Jonathan Isaac:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/6 | 5/11 | 2/2 |
Played 20 minutes. Missed three games due to injury, so I’d expect the minutes to ramp up to the 26 minutes per game range soon. As long as he’s healthy, no reason for the Magic not to give him significant run to get experience.
Nikola Vucevic:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 3/19 | 4/4 |
I’m a fan of Vucevic. Big man that can score, shoot from outside, and play D. Really was a shame that he got injured earlier in the season.
DJ Augustin:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 8/14 | 3/3 |
Steady production with access to a ceiling game once in a while. Just remember that he’s DJ Augustin.
Mario Hezonja:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3/8 | 5/12 | 1/2 |
Played 28 minutes. Super Mario hasn’t been too consistent, but has the ability to go nuts once in a while. It’s just tough with Gordon and Vuc sucking up most of the usage. And don’t forget about DJ! Never thought I’d be writing that.
John Collins:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/3 | 5/9 | 0 |
Played 33 minutes. Yes! More! I’m very, very excited to see Collins next season. I believe in his offensive skill set.
Taurean Prince:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1/3 | 2/6 | 0 |
Played 27 minutes. 17.7 usage rate yesterday. He had been consistently in the 30 range. Me thinks aberration, but maybe the others are no longer deferring to His Highness. It’s time for everyone to get theirs!!!
Dewayne Dedmon:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 7/16 | 0 |
Three straight double-dubs. 16, 13, and 11 shot attempts. The numbers speak for themselves. Some intelligent ass numbers.
Mike Muscala:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/9 | 5/11 | 0 |
Came off the bench and played 25 minutes. Getting his.
Tyler Dorsey:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 8/11 | 0 |
Played 22 minutes. Allen Crabbe of the South.
Anthony Tolliver:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
April Fools!!! No, seriously. Tolliver played 33 minutes and grabbed 12 boards. He has 210 boards on the season, so 5% came yesterday.
Stanley Johnson:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 6/11 | 4/6 |
Played 35 minutes. SVG was very pleased that his Johnson performed well yesterday.
Reggie Jackson:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0/1 | 9/22 | 11/13 |
Played 32 minutes, while Ish Smith (17 points) played 17 minutes. Numbers speak for themselves. Damn, we got some edumacated numbers up in here.
D’Angelo Russell:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/11 | 5/15 | 0 |
Still loading………………………………………….
Allen Crabbe:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 2/5 | 0 |
Only played 21 minutes. The Tyler Dorsey of the North.
Joe Harris:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/7 | 6/12 | 1/1 |
Played 29 minutes. Getting minutes. The shot attempts have fluctuated, but he’s scored in double figures four straight games.
Caris LeVert:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1/6 | 4/10 | 1/1 |
Played 31 minutes. Is the main guy off the bench. Has triple-dub potential on any given night, due to his high usage rate.
Harrison Barnes:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5/10 | 10/19 | 5/5 |
The most productive meh player in the league. With that said, the numbers speak for themselves. Damn, these nu…..I’ll shut up now. But before I go, Mehrrison Barnes is really messing with my boo’s usage.
Dennis Smith Jr.:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2/6 | 6/17 | 0 |
Ok, maybe DSJ is messing it up for himself. Whatever. You shut up.
Maximillian Kleber:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0 |
Played 27 minutes. Enough said. Still can’t believe this guy was getting 30 minutes of run a game earlier in the season.
LeBron James messed around.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/3 | 5/21 | 4/4 |
Played 39 minutes. Struggled a bit and really had to dig deep. Probably because of the presence of Maximillian Kleber on the court. If you own LeBron, can’t ask for a better situation. Team kind of sucks so need him to go hard every night.
Kevin Love:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 4/13 | 3/5 |
Played 36 minutes. Someone give him some smelling salts and put a helmet on his head!!!
Larry Nance Jr.:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 1/3 |
Got the start at power forward but only played 22 minutes. That makes me sad.
Jordan Clarkson played 25 minutes and scored 16 points. JR Smith played 26 minutes and scored 15 points. That’s so cute.
Russell Westbrook messed around.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0/1 | 9/17 | 8/11 |
Number speak for thems…….I just slapped myself across the face. You’re welcome.
Paul George:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3/11 | 9/24 | 6/6 |
Take it easy, Paul. Don’t want damaged goods when you come to LA.
Carmelo Anthony:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4/8 | 6/16 | 0/2 |
I just always assume statistical error when I see a number in the AST column. Is Melo going to win a few games for the Thunder in the playoffs? Naw, who am I kidding?
Steven Adams:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6/9 | 2/4 |
A nice correlation play with Russ. Too bad there’s no PPR scoring.
Anthony Davis:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8/17 | 9/11 |
Something about numbers blah blah blah.
Rajon Rondo almost messed around.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1/5 | 5/9 | 0 |
Played 34 minutes. R&R has been busy and doing plenty of work. Wonder what happens to this squad if they don’t make the playoffs.
Jrue Holiday:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1/4 | 4/10 | 3/4 |
Jrue is true on most nights, but he does take too many Holidays for my liking.
Rudy Gobert:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/4 |
11% usage rate, but has such a profound impact on the game. Rudy! Rudy!
Ricky Rubio:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 | 9/14 | 0 |
We all should’ve known when Rubio came into the season looking like a White Walker. It was coming.
Donovan Mitchell:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1/3 | 10/15 | 0 |
Soup. Her. Star.
Dante Exum:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/6 | 6/6 |
Played 17 minutes. Good to see Exum getting run again. Rubio has one year left on his contract so……..Exum could be the future.
The Jazz defeated the Timberpuppies, 121-97. It got so bad that Jonas Jerebko played 16 minutes and scored 13 points.
Andrew Wiggins:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 10/22 | 2/3 |
Getting Wiggy Wit It is not a successful formula in Minnesota.
Karl-Anthony Towns:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/4 | 7/13 | 6/6 |
Only the 13th time all season that KAT did not double-dub. Rudy! Rudy!
Jeff Teague did not play due to a sore knee. Tyus Jones got the start and played 33 minutes.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 6/13 | 1/1 |
Teague should be back for the next game, but if he can’t go, Jones will get the minutes. Don’t expect too much offensive production, but the D stats should be plentiful.
Marquese Chriss:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 | 9/15 | 3/5 |
Played 31 minutes. Chriss has Risen!!!
Dragan Bender:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4/6 | 5/9 | 0 |
Prior to last night, Bender had scored in double figures once in 19 games. The few times that I’ve watched him play, he throws up some horrific looking shots. He’s only 20 years old, though, and there’s obvious potential. Will be interesting to see how he develops.
Tyler Ulis:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1/4 | 5/14 | 1/1 |
Got the start at point guard and played 42 minutes. Should be fine, as he basically rested the entire season.
Danuel House Jr.:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/5 | 6/11 | 3/3 |
Played 34 minutes. Why not? Recalled from the G-League two games ago, House has played 34 and 25 minutes. As long as Booker and Warren remain out, House should see significant run….because, why not?
Draymond Green:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 | 5/8 | 0 |
Dray Day. Literally does it all.
Kevin Durant:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 12/19 | 2/2 |
Played 35 minutes. Third game back since missing six games due to injury. The steals are way down this year, 0.7 vs 1.2 career average. He’s just a nicer guy now, I guess.
Klay Thompson:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2/5 | 10/19 | 1/1 |
How’s this for consistency? In the two games back since returning from injury, Klay has played 33 and 32 minutes, shot 10-of-19 in both games, grabbed 2 boards in each, dished out 2 and 1 dimes, and scored 23 and 25 points.
With Steph Curry out for the remainder of the regular season, Quinn Cook got the start again at point guard and played 34 minutes.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 7/11 | 2/2 |
Has scored double figures in 10 straight games. Trade Curry!!! In the month of March, 13.2 points, 3.2 boards, 3.1 dimes, 1.6 downtowners, 49% from the field, 40% from downtown, and 87% from the charity stripe.
Dillon Brooks:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4/9 | 11/26 | 2/3 |
Played 38 minutes. What a game. Has shown flashes of this a few times this season. Just no consistency, but that’s to be expected as Brooks is a rookie. There was a stretch when he was getting 30 minutes a game and 15-17 shot attempts a game. Over the past few weeks, though, there have been 16 and 19 minutes games with 5 shot attempts in each. Just understand that the range of outcomes is very wide with Brooks.
Marc Gasol:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 3/6 | 0 |
Played 20 minutes. Why even bother?
Ivan Rabb:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 | 0 |
Played 24 minutes. Why not give the rook more run down the stretch?
Al-Farouq Aminu:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3/6 | 5/8 | 4/5 |
Top 75 player over the past month.
Evan Turner:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 7/9 | 1/1 |
Such an Evan Turner line.
Damian Lillard:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2/8 | 7/15 | 11/11 |
Should no longer be on the DL.
CJ McCollum:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2/7 | 7/16 | 4/4 |
Best backcourt in the NBA?
DEN 128 over MIL 125 in OT.
Giannis Antetokounmpo:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1/2 | 7/13 | 3/6 |
Good. Great. Gnarly. Gratifiying.
Eric Bledsoe:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/8 | 11/22 | 5/5 |
Bledsoe is good and has had a fantastic season. With that said, DEN is dead-last in defensive efficiency against the point guard position. Jamal Murray is rated 92nd out of 101 players in defensive real plus minus against the point guard position.
Jabari Parker:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5/8 | 14/23 | 2/2 |
Played 39 minutes!!! He has risen!!! Guess there’s no more minutes restriction.
Paul Millsap:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/5 | 10/20 | 4/6 |
Played 39 minutes. That’s the Millsap we’ve been expecting and hoping for. DEN is currently in 9th place, one game back in the loss column to the Pelicans for the 8th and final playoff spot. Everyone on the Nuggets should get plenty of run.
Nikola Jokic:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2/5 | 14/24 | 5/5 |
Played 44 minutes. Ain’t no Jokic. It’s winning time.
Jamal Murray:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3/7 | 7/15 | 10/10 |
As bad as Murray is on D, he’s just as good on O.
The Kings defeated the Lakers, 84-83. Usually, that calls for, “No blurbs for you!!!” I’ll Passover this one time.
De’Aaron Fox:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 6/18 | 2/3 |
Led the Kings in shot attempts. Has flashed his potential at times, but also shown that he’s still a rookie. Should continue getting plenty of run down the stretch, though. Beep beep.
Bogdan Bogdanovic played 31 minutes and scored 15 points with 2 steals. Buddy Hield played 32 minutes and scored 19 points with 4 steals. Whatever you can do, I can do better, yelled Buddy from the hilltops of Sacramento. All glory and honor goes to Vivek. He knew. He’s always known.
Lonzo Ball did not play due to a knee issue. Alex Caruso got the start and played 30 minutes.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 0 |
Played 30 minutes. I like Caruso. He’s feisty, can shoot, initiate the offense, and play D. He’s had some highlight plays this season, even getting his dunk on.
Josh Hart:
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | 3PT | FG | FT |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 2/8 | 0 |
Had been the main beneficiary when an injury hit the Lakers backcourt. Maybe the Lakers give Caruso more run down the stretch. Something to monitor.
