Denzel Valentine Struggles Shooting On Thursday

Chicago Bulls forward Denzel Valentine struggled during Thursday night’s matchup with the Miami Heat. Valentine scored only four points on a miserable 2-for-10 shooting from the floor and an equally unimpressive 0-for-3 from behind the arc. He did manage to accumulate four assists and two steals in a weak attempt to make amends for his […]

Khris Middleton Has Productive Night Against Warriors

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton scored 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting in Thursday's win over the Warriors. Middleton, who added three steals, three rebounds, and two assists, went 3-for-4 from three. Over his past 11 games, Middleton is shooting 51.7 percent from three and averaging 22.7 points per game, as well as 5.5 rebounds […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Leads Bucks To Win Over Golden State

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points on 14-for-18 shooting in Thursday's win over the Golden State Warriors. He went 2-for-3 from downtown and also added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. The Bucks are still sitting in the eight spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture and will look to improve on […]

Bobby Portis Pulls Down 16 Boards

Chicago Bulls forward/center Bobby Portis played well against the Heat on Thursday. Portis played 32 minutes and scored 13 points on an inefficient 6-for-16 shooting from the field and 0-for-3 from deep, but made up for his shoddy shooting by pulling down 16 boards in addition to recording two steals and a block. He took […]

Robin Lopez Gets Ejected Against Miami

Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez played well against the Miami Heat despite getting ejected late in the game. Lopez got the start, finishing the night with 13 points, six boards and three blocks. The 31 minutes that Lopez played on Thursday were his highest allotment since Feb. 3, and with the team committed to benching […]

Noah Vonleh Records Double-Double

Chicago Bulls forward/center Noah Vonleh recorded a double-double on Thursday night in the loss to the Miami Heat. Vonleh, who took on extra minutes as a result of the absence of forward Lauri Markkanen (rest) and from the ejection of center Robin Lopez, scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting from the field. He also pulled […]

Carmelo Anthony Stays Passive In Thursday's Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony finished with fewer than 10 points for the third straight time on Thursday, as he had nine against San Antonio on 3-for-6 shooting. He ended up getting his points exclusively from behind the arc, going a perfect 3-for-3 with his triples. After averaging at least 14 shots per game […]

Corey Brewer Keeps Performing Well For Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Corey Brewer continued his good run with the team on Thursday, as he recorded 14 points in 29 minutes against the Spurs. He shot 5-for-8 from the floor while picking up a couple of steals and dishing out three assists. Brewer is averaging 10.5 points per game in Oklahoma, which […]

Steven Adams Extends Double-Double Streak To Three Games

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams extended his streak of consecutive games with a double-double to three on Thursday, as he finished a 103-99 loss to San Antonio with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. He played 37 minutes and shot 5-for-11 from the field, missing both attempts from the charity stripe. Adams has […]

Russell Westbrook Held In Check By Spurs On Thursday

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook finished with less than 20 points for only the third time this month on Thursday, as he scored 19 against San Antonio in a 103-99 loss. He finished 7-for-19 from the floor and misses all four shots from deep, including a couple of head-scratching attempts in the closing […]

Paul George Paces Thunder On Thursday With 26 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George scored a game-high 26 points on Thursday in a losing effort against San Antonio, shooting 9-for-20 from the floor and 3-for-6 from outside. He was perfect from the line with five attempts and added seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals to his tally in 39 minutes. George […]

Pau Gasol Narrowly Misses Double-Double In Thursday's Win

San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol was back in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Thunder and he did some decent work in 25 minutes, nearly recording a double-double with six points and 12 rebounds. Gasol was unusually poor from the field, as he shot 2-for-7, so that killed his chances of a double-double. […]

Buddy Hield Scores 20 Points Off The Bench in Kings Thursday Night Loss

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield came off the bench on Thursday night, but the 24-year-old still had an effective outing. Hield scored 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 4-for-7 from deep. The sharpshooting guard also finished the game with seven rebounds and four assists. His only blemish was his five turnovers, but all-in-all, Hield turned […]

Dejounte Murray Records Five Steals In Spurs Win

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray didn't have a good night offensively in Thursday's meeting with the Thunder, as he finished on only seven points, but he made up for it by doing great in other categories. Murray had five steals in the game, adding eight rebounds, seven assists, and a block in 30 […]

Myles Turner Struggles in Pacers Win

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner had somewhat of a disappointing outing on Thursday in the Pacers win against the Kings. Turner scored nine points on 3-for-8 shooting from the field, including 1-for-3 from beyond the arc. The 22-year-old grabbed just three rebounds in the outing but was still effective as he dished out five assists. […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Leads Spurs To Vital Win

San Antonio Spurs forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge (knee) looked fine on Thursday, as he led the team to a vital win in the playoff race, scoring 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds against OKC. He shot 9-for-19 from the floor and also had a couple of blocks in a 103-99 win. The Spurs really can't live […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Scores a Game-High 25 Points on Thursday

Indiana Pacers forward Bojan Bogdanovic did nothing but score in the Pacers win on Thursday. The 28-year-old led the game with 25 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field, including making all nine of his free-throw attempts. The Croatian failed to contribute in any other facet of the game, however, recording a goose egg in […]

Victor Oladipo Has Efficient Night in Win Against the Kings

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo was effective from the field in the team's win against the Kings on Thursday night. Oladipo shot 9-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-7 from three-point range, as he provided 24 points in the outing. In addition to his scoring, the 25-year-old corralled five rebounds, dished out two assists and came […]

Stanley Johnson Plays Inefficiently Thursday

Detroit Pistons small forward Stanley Johnson had a very rough game Thursday night going up against the Washington Wizards. Johnson scored nine points while going 4-for-11 from the floor. Johnson also had five rebounds, four steals and two assists. In the month of March, Johnson has been struggling, shooting 31.3 percent from the field. Next […]

Reggie Jackson Continues To Struggle

Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson didn't have a very good game Thursday versus the Washington Wizards. Jackson scored 13 points while going 6-for-16 from the floor. Jackson also had eight assists and two boards. Since coming back from injury on March 20, Jackson hasn't played his best, averaging just 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and […]

Andre Drummond Cleans The Glass Thursday

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond played extremely well Thursday versus the Washington Wizards. Drummond scored 24 points, shooting 10-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-7 from the free throw line. In addition to Drummond's scoring output, he had 23 boards and four assists. Drummond has been contributing very well to the defensive stats, averaging 16.5 rebounds, […]

Bradley Beal Has A Below-Average Performance

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal didn't have his best outing Thursday night versus the Detroit Pistons. Beal scored 15 points while shooting 6-for-17 from the field. Additionally, Beal had five rebounds and two steals. In the last six games including Thursday, Beal is averaging 16.6 points per game in comparison to his season average […]

Marcin Gortat Has A Solid Game

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat played well against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. Gortat scored 10 points while shooting 5-for-7 from the floor. Besides Gortat's scoring output, he had 12 boards as well. Since March 2, Gortat has been struggling, averaging just 7.9 points and 6.3 rebounds. The next contest for the Wizards and […]

Tomas Satoransky Plays Well Thursday

Washington Wizards shooting guard Tomas Satoransky had a very good game versus the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Satoransky scored 11 points, going 4-for-8 from the field. Satoransky also had six assists and five rebounds. In the month of March, Satoransky may not be scoring at a high rate, but he is helping in other areas. […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Expected To Play Thursday

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich expects forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge (knee) to play against the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday. Aldridge went down with a knee injury on Tuesday, but an MRI revealed no structural damage to his knee. This is great news for the Spurs and fantasy owners still deep in the playoffs, as Aldridge […]

Blake Griffin A Late Scratch On Thursday

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin (ankle) popped up on the injury report for Thursday's game against the Washington Wizards and will not play. This is the first we are hearing of the injury as Griffin has been ruled out just ahead of game-time with a right ankle contusion. Anthony Tolliver will likely be thrust […]

Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside Cleared to Play

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (head) is available for Thursday's game against the Miami Heat. Joining him on the court will be Bam Adebayo (ankle), Hassan Whiteside (hip), and Tyler Johnson (head) who were all questionable for Thursday's contest. Both Wade and Johnson should resume their normal roles in the Heat rotation. Whiteside will likely […]

Kris Dunn Won't Play Against Heat

Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn (toe) will not play in Thursday's game against the Miami Heat. This marks his seventh straight game sidelined and he may not return this season. The Bulls are tanking for draft positioning and have no incentive to play Dunn at anything other than 100 percent. Cameron Payne has been playing […]

John Wall Won't Play on Thursday

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (knee) has been officially ruled out for Thursday's game against the Detroit Pistons. He went through two full practices and was listed as questionable heading into this contest. Head coach Scott Brooks said Wall will be active and in uniform, but will not play on Thursday. However, that means […]

Hassan Whiteside Could Return on Thursday

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (hip) is being considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls. He practiced fully on Wednesday and is listed as questionable after spending three weeks on the sidelines. Whiteside would be facing a minutes limit if he does indeed suit up on Thursday. He could be worth an add […]