Necessity is the mother of invention, and Jamal Crawford's well-measured scoop shot from the free throw line while falling to the floor was the height of improvisation.
Necessity is the mother of invention, and Jamal Crawford's well-measured scoop shot from the free throw line while falling to the floor was the height of improvisation.
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Thomas Robinson has finally started to show what made him a top-five pick, and he put his strength and talent on display by crashing the boards for a one-handed rim rocker.
Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon has one of if not the best back-to-the-basket post games in NBA history. He continues to teach NBA players the art form that continues to fade out as the face-up big man becomes more prevalent. According to the Dream himself his best student was a certain Los Angeles Lakers guard who's retiring in a matter of games. “I’ve worked with a lot of players but the one who really capitalized on it the most is Kobe Bryant” Olajuwon told Sporting News in an interview over the weekend. “When I watch him play he'll go down in the post comfortably naturally and he'll execute it perfectly.”
The Sixers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 107-93 to ensure this year’s team won’t be the worst in NBA history. The hero in the victory was 32-year-old power forward Carl Landry who dropped 22 points on the Pelicans shooting 9-of-10 from the field and grabbing nine rebounds. To put it simply Landry is what we like to call a “role player” averaging just over nine points per game. So the nine-year veteran was shocked to hear the "M-V-P!" chants when he was at the free-throw line.
LeBron James claimed the Cavs were playoff ready, and they've finally started to look that way as a result.
A Detroit Pistons fan was overly excited when he took a shot during the Pistons/Mavericks game at Auburn Palace. The fan air balled the shot terribly. (SIde note: The fan is Crystal Marie's brother)
The Cleveland Cavaliers may have crushed the Milwaukee Bucks by 29 points on Tuesday night but the play of the night went to Bucks point forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Watch as the Greek Freak dunks hard on essentially the whole Cavs squad.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are peaking at the perfect moment, and LeBron James has everything to do with that.
DeMarcus Cousins has a reputation for being a bit of a hot-head, and this is indicative of why this is the case. During warmups against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Cousins inexplicably shoved Gerald Henderson, and almost started a brawl by doing so.