Excited to watch Haliburton and Morris square off tonight at 8 p.m. CT in Denver! The game is not going to be televised on national TV, but will find a way to stream it. Glad to have the NBA back!
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Pretty clutch 4th quarter for Tyrese in his first game. He must be so pumped.
Stat line for each Cyclone in their first NBA game this year:
THT: 6/1/0 in 11 minutes
Monte: 2/2/0 in 16 minutes
Hali: 12/4/2 in 30 minutes (!!!)
Matt Thomas: 9/4/2 in 20 minutes
Georges Niang: 0/0/0 in 9 minutes
Abdel Nader: DNP (concussion)
THT: 6/1/0 in 11 minutes
Monte: 2/2/0 in 16 minutes
Hali: 12/4/2 in 30 minutes (!!!)
Matt Thomas: 9/4/2 in 20 minutes
Georges Niang: 0/0/0 in 9 minutes
Abdel Nader: DNP (concussion)
Just wanted to add that Niang defended several shots by Melo that were missed. Won't show up in the stat sheet but at a time they were building a lead.
I won't be able to stop myself from doing this. After one game:
Tyrese:
30 min
12 points
3-7fg
2-5 3pt
4-4 ft
2 rebounds
4 assists
1 block
0 TOs
LaMelo "Mr ESPN" Ball:
16 min
0 points
0-5fg
0-3 3pt
0-0 ft
1 rebound
3 assists
2 steals (these came mixed in with his own turnovers on the same plays)
3 TOs
I see that was an OT win for Sacramento so those were important plays. I wouldn't have bet that Hali would have 6x the points of Monte in his first game. Great start for him.
Monte-like 4-to-0 assist-to-turnover there for Tyrese. I didn't think he'd be getting 30 minutes yet. What a start!
I couldn't see any of the openers but followed Matt Thomas' Tampa Raptors game. Matt was effectively the 7th man - at one point in the 4th, he had the 6th-most minutes played - and I suspect he'll settle in as the 8th man. But he played in at least the 1st, 2nd and 4th quarters.
He started out 0-3 in the first half but was finding other ways to contribute:
The Raptors were kind of lifeless, it seems, in the 2nd half but Matt heated up to go 3-for-3 from 3pt for his 9 points. He added 4 assists and two steals in his line -- he didn't hurt himself in Game 1.
Screen shot of a jump shot:
When he signed with the Raptors, Nick Nurse told Matty Ice to watch video of JJ Redick. JJ went off for 23 off the bench in this game.
He started out 0-3 in the first half but was finding other ways to contribute:
The Raptors were kind of lifeless, it seems, in the 2nd half but Matt heated up to go 3-for-3 from 3pt for his 9 points. He added 4 assists and two steals in his line -- he didn't hurt himself in Game 1.
Screen shot of a jump shot:
When he signed with the Raptors, Nick Nurse told Matty Ice to watch video of JJ Redick. JJ went off for 23 off the bench in this game.
The Twitter-verse on Tyrese (and the Kings' surprising OT win vs. Denver):
Note: Harrison Barnes, Ames High guy (and son of J. Orr's first recruit) had 21 for the Kings.
Note: Harrison Barnes, Ames High guy (and son of J. Orr's first recruit) had 21 for the Kings.
LaMelo Ball becomes first top-3 pick since 2013 to go scoreless in NBA debut
In his official NBA debut, LaMelo Ball finished scoreless in 16 minutes becoming the first top-3 pick since 2013 to do so, per Elias Sports.
This could be good news for Naz, Deonte and Marial. It seems like there will be a shortened G League season - with a bubble - and older, experienced players will be allowed. At least this is a chance to stay sharp and show what they can do (to overseas teams?).
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Details emerge on G League shortened season, ‘bubble’ and rosters
The G League is back ... or will be soon. Reports out of Forbes Sports Money and ESPN suggest preparations will begin in three weeks with a targeted Opening Night in early February. And for the...
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A couple of Cyclones got mentioned in ESPN article on "fun" factor of NBA teams
The Ice Man basically led the NBA in 3-pt percentage last year but did not have enough attempts to qualify officially. There's reason to shriek if he's shooting and he's not on your team.
