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Justin Carter is PhD candidate at the University of North Texas. His poems and short stories--often about sports--appear widely. In addition to the NFL, Justin also watches too many NBA games and NASCAR races and considers Food Network competition shows to definitely be a sport.
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Philadelphia 76ers power forward Dario Saric scored 20 or more points for the third time in three first-round playoff games on Thursday as the 76ers beat the Miami Heat to take a 2-1 series lead. Saric finished with 21 points in Game 3 on 7-for-17 shooting and added seven rebound and four assists. For the... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had been out of action since leaving Philadelphia's March 28 win over the Knicks with a broken bone in his face, but he returned to the floor on Thursday to help lead the 76ers to a 20-point victory over the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA playoffs.... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons played a large role in Philadelphia's Game 3 victory over the Miami Heat, pouring in 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting and grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds. He also added seven assists and four steals. Simmons, the likely Rookie of the Year, is almost averaging a triple-double in this series... Read More
Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green scored 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in Thursday's Game 3 win over the San Antonio Spurs. He also added six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and four blocks in the victory. Green hasn't had any wild scoring nights in this series -- he's averaging 10.3 points in three... Read More
Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson shot the ball effectively in Thursday's Game 3 win over the San Antonio Spurs, scoring 19 points on 8-for-16 shooting. He had three rebounds and a pair of assists as well. Thompson has shot the ball well during this series and could see an increased offensive role in... Read More
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant put up strong numbers in Thursday's Game 3 victory -- 26 points on 9-for-17 shooting, nine rebounds and six assists -- but left the game in the fourth quarter after falling and tweaking his ankle. Durant appeared to be fine after the game, but it's worth monitoring this... Read More
San Antonio Spurs power forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge didn't have the same scoring impact in Game 3 that he'd had in Game 2, but his team had the same final result, a loss to the Golden State Warriors. Aldridge scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. He had four assists as well. Aldridge... Read More
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker had only scored four points so far in San Antonio's first-round series against the Golden State Warriors, but he found his shot in Thursday's loss, scoring 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting while adding two assists, a steal and a rebound. With the Spurs down 3-0 in the series,... Read More
San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay had been a bright spot in a disappointing first-round series for the Spurs, but he wasn't able to do much on Thursday to help his team as San Antonio fell behind 3-0 in their first-round series against the Warriors. Gay scored 11 points on just 4-for-11 shooting and... Read More
Golden State Warriors small forward Andre Iguodala scored under 10 points 51 times during the regular season during a year in which Golden State never relied on the veteran for scoring. In Monday night's Game 2 win over the Spurs, though, Iguodala scored 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting. He also added seven rebounds and five... Read More
Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 31 points on 12-for-20 shooting in Monday's victory over the San Antonio Spurs. He was 5-for-8 from deep and added five assists as well. Thompson has shot the ball incredibly well in this series, an impressive feat against a Spurs team that ranked near the top during... Read More
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant scored a team-high 32 points on 10-for-19 shooting in Monday's Game 2 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors star went 9-for-10 from the free throw line in the victory and added six rebounds and six assists. Durant is hitting 52.8 percent of his shots in this... Read More
San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay played well enough in Game 1 to justify a change in the Spurs starting lineup before the second game of their first-round series against the Warriors. He responded by shooting 6-for-12 from the field with 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Gay was 0-for-3 from... Read More
San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills saw a marked increased in shot attempts in Monday's Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors, taking 16 shots and making seven of them. Mills scored 21 points and added three rebounds and three assists. After a lackluster opening game, Mills was a key piece in San Antonio's... Read More
San Antonio Spurs power forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge scored 34 points on 11-for-21 shooting in Monday's Game 2 loss to the Golden State Warriors. He made all 12 of his free throw attempts and also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds. If the Spurs have any hope of overcoming their two-game deficit in the series, Aldridge will... Read More
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant has to lead the Warriors in the first round with Stephen Curry out and he showed on Saturday that he's up for that task, sweeping aside memories of the Warriors's end of season struggles as the team blew out the San Antonio Spurs. Durant scored 24 points on... Read More
Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has to be the main outside shooter for the Warriors with Stephen Curry out for the first round of the playoffs. On Saturday, Thompson made 11 of his 13 shot attempts, finishing with 27 points as the Warriors dominated against the San Antonio Spurs. Thompson had two assists,... Read More
Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green did a lot of the dirty work in Saturday's win over the San Antonio Spurs, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out 11 assists in addition to scoring 12 points on 5-for-13 shooting. He had a pair of steals and a block as well. Green's numbers weren't too far... Read More
Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee wasn't even announced as the starting center until Saturday morning, but the big man made an impact on the Game One victory early, taking control in the first quarter as the Warriors cruised to an easy victory. In just 16 minutes, McGee scored 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting, grabbed... Read More
San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili looked sharp in limited action during Saturday's first round loss to the Golden State Warriors, scoring nine points on 3-for-6 shooting and making both of his shots from three. Ginobili also added three rebounds, an assists, and three steals, but he turned the ball over three times and... Read More
San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes shot the ball well in Saturday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, finishing with 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Three of those missed shots came from behind the three point arc, though. Forbes had three rebounds and an assist as well. While he isn't one of the players... Read More
San Antonio Spurs center/power forward LaMarcus Aldridge couldn't find his rhythm in San Antonio's playoff opening loss to the Golden State Warriors. Aldridge scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting, but he was limited to just two rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. During the regular season, Aldridge averaged 26.8 points and 11 rebounds... Read More
San Antonio Spurs small forward Kyle Anderson played just 11 minutes in Saturday's Game One loss to the Warriors despite being part of the Spurs's starting lineup. Anderson missed both of his shot attempts, grabbed three rebounds, and had a single assist. Anderson was a minus-15 on the court and is likely to see his... Read More
San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay scored 15 points in 22 minutes off the bench in Saturday's loss to the Warriors. Gay was 5-for-12 from the field and also added six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. The Spurs offense looked lost at times against the Warriors, but Gay could find himself playing a... Read More
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will look to make up for his struggles against the Washington Wizards during the regular season in this year's first-round matchup against the team. Lowry, who averaged 16.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game on 42.7 percent shooting and 39.9 percent three-point shooting this year, saw a... Read More
Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan had a strong regular season for the Raptors, scoring 23 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting. He averaged the highest three-point attempts per game of his career with 3.6 attempts from deep per game on his second highest shooting percentage from three. His numbers against first-round opponent Washington... Read More
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (knee) is targeting the Western Conference semifinals for his return from a sprained MCL, Yahoo's Shams Charania reported on Friday. This would mean that the Warriors will be without their star for the entirety of their first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The team has struggled since Curry... Read More
San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray was a strong defensive presence during the regular season, averaging 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game for the Spurs. In three games, two of them as a starter, against the Warriors this season, Murray averaged 6.3 rebounds, one steal and nine points per game. Murray has upside... Read More
San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills struggled in four games against the Golden State Warriors during the 2017-2018 NBA regular season, scoring just 8.3 points per game over that sample on 30.8 percent shooting. On the season as a whole, Mills scored 10 points per game on 41.1 percent shooting. It's hard to trust Mills... Read More
San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge, who played at the five for a career-high 62 percent of his minutes this season, has had some success in four meetings with the Golden State Warriors this season. In those games, the Spurs star averaged 26.8 points and 11 rebounds per contest, both higher marks than the 23.1... Read More
