Name: Danilo Gallinari Ranking: 42 Team: Los Angeles Clippers 2016-17 Regular Season General Stats: 18.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.1 apg, 44.7 fg%, 38.9 3pt% 2016-17 Regular Season Advanced Stats: 17.4 PER, 62.2 TS%, 6.8 WS, 2.9 OBPM, -2.1 DBPM, 1.5 VORP The Breakdown Simply put, Gallinari makes this list because of his sometimes-absurd ability to get a bucket.
Name: Al Horford Ranking: 44 Team: Boston Celtics 2016-17 General Statistics: 14.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.3 bpg, 47.3 fg%, 35.5 3pt% 2016-17 Advanced Statistics: 17.7 PER, 55.3 ts%, 6.3 WS, 1.0 OBPM, 2.0 DBPM, 2.8 VORP The Breakdown Horford is amongst the game’s stretchiest and most diverse big men. Now at 31-years-old, Big Al
The Brooklyn Nets are undoubtedly the little brother when it comes to basketball in New York City and their mid-town rival, the New York Knicks. On one hand, it makes sense. The Nets had previously called a variety of places home – most notable East Rutherford and Newark, New Jersey – but none of which
There was only so long Greg Popovich and Kawhi Leonard could keep the Houston Rockets in check. Pop’s Spurs had managed to hold the Rockets to under 100 points in Game’s 2 and 3, the first time they’ve been held under that mark in back-to-back games all season. Led by coach Mike D’Antoni, Houston’s offense
The future of both franchises could be drastically altered by the outcome of Game 7. I would argue that there isn’t anything that quite matches a Game 7 in sports. Everything’s on the line. Win or go home. It’s like a mini-championship game. You just can’t beat a Game 7, there’s too much at stake.
Healthy for the first time all series, the Utah Jazz were able to roll past the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5, 96-92, giving them a 3-2 advantage for the series. Really, you can substitute “healthy for the first time all series” with “healthy for the first time all season” and you would have the same
Rudy Gobert returns, but it’s Joe Johnson who once again leads way for the Utah Jazz, who outlast the Los Angeles Clippers 105-98 to tie first round series at 2-2. Basketball has often been compared to dancing; a lot of movements coming together at just the right time to form something beautiful. That’s a fair
DeAndre Jordon versus Rudy Gobert was the key matchup for many coming into the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers first round matchup during this year’s NBA Playoffs. After all, the two are virtually mirror images of each other. Both freakish 7-footers that can defend the rim at a premier-level, while excelling in the pick-and-roll
Joe Johnson buried a buzzer-beating layup to lift the Utah Jazz to a 97-95 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1, but did so without Rudy Gobert, who left the game with a knee sprain and is questionable for the remainder of the series. It’s hard to find two teams that have had
Rudy Gobert leads the Utah Jazz into their first NBA playoffs since 2012, set to face a finally healthy Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers in one of the most hyped matchups of the first round. Schedule Game 1 – Sat. April 15 Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m., ESPN Game 2 – Tue. April 18