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Oh...so that's what you meant by KAT getting after them cheeks
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we cannot guard quality bigs...Captain Canada wrote: ↑07 Jan 2021, 13:12Oh...so that's what you meant by KAT getting after them cheeks
I love LA but he needs help down there. these games have been rough. and now we got vucevic next followed by portland to close out the month
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Final / Dec 29, 2020
San Antonio Spurs @ Orlando Magic
Vucevic scores 24, Magic erase 14-point lead to wash away Spurs 110-95
Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Spurs fell victim to another masterful big-man performance
SA / Starters / ORL
Dejounte Murray / PG / Markelle Fultz
Derrick White / SG / Evan Fournier
DeMar DeRozan / SF / Dwayne Bacon
Trey Lyles / PF / Aaron Gordon
LaMarcus Aldridge / C / Nikola Vucevic
95 110
SA // 33 / 27 / 14 / 21 // 95
ORL // 23 / 30 / 33 / 24 // 110
Game Highlight: Markelle Fultz connects with Aaron Gordon for the patented alley-oop.
San Antonio Spurs // (6-7)
Derrick White: 21 pts / 2 reb / 2 ast / 7-14 FG / 4-7 3PT / 3-3 FT
Keldon Johnson: 16 pts / 2 reb / 1 ast / 6-14 FG / 2-7 3PT / 2-2 FT
DeMar DeRozan: 15 pts / 6 reb / 2 ast / 6-11 FG / 1-3 3PT / 2-2 FT
LaMarcus Aldridge: 13 pts / 6 reb / 1 ast / 6-8 FG / 1-1 3PT / 0-0 FT
Team Stats: 44% FG / 11-33 (33%) 3PT / 10-11 (91%) FT / 14 TO
Orlando Magic // (7-5)
Nikola Vucevic: 24 pts / 15 reb / 4 ast / 10-19 FG / 1-3 3PT / 3-3 FT
Evan Fournier: 21 pts / 3 reb / 3 ast / 8-15 FG / 4-10 3PT / 1-3 FT
Cole Anthony: 14 pts / 4 reb / 1 ast / 5-12 FG / 2-7 3PT / 2-5 FT
Terrence Ross: 12 pts / 6 reb / 4 ast / 4-11 FG / 2-7 3PT / 2-3 FT
Team Stats: 48% FG / 15-41 (37%) 3PT / 9-18 (50%) FT / 9 TO
Game Notes
ORL Jonathan Isaac - DNP (Injury)
ORL Mo Bamba - DNP (Injury)
ORL Al-Farouq Aminu - DNP (Injury)
ORL James Ennis III - DNP (Injury)
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DeMar needs to do more work. Can't be giving up games like these
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Final / Dec 30, 2020
Portland Trail Blazers @ San Antonio Spurs
Back-to-back proves costly, Spurs fall to Blazers 131-103
Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum combined for 63 as they caught San Antonio napping on their second game in as many nights
POR / Starters / SA
Damian Lillard / PG / Dejounte Murray
C.J. McCollum / SG / Derrick White
Rodney Hood / SF / DeMar DeRozan
Robert Covington / PF / Trey Lyles
Jusuf Nurkic / C / LaMarcus Aldridge
131 103
POR // 37 / 31 / 36 / 27 // 131
SA // 34 / 20 / 25 / 24 // 103
Spurs Highlight: Murray spins through the lane and finds DeMar DeRozan for the splash.
San Antonio Spurs // (6-8)
DeMar DeRozan: 19 pts / 5 reb / 3 ast / 9-18 FG / 0-0 3PT / 1-1 FT
Dejounte Murray: 18 pts / 6 reb / 6 ast / 7-14 FG / 0-1 3PT / 4-6 FT
Keldon Johnson: 12 pts / 4 reb / 5-17 FG / 2-8 3PT / 0-2 FT
Rudy Gay: 11 pts / 5 reb / 1 ast / 4-8 FG / 1-1 3PT / 2-2 FT
Team Stats: 44% FG / 9-29 (31%) 3PT / 10-16 (62%) FT / 8 TO
Portland Trail Blazers // (8-6)
Damian Lillard: 32 pts / 3 reb / 6 ast / 11-20 FG / 5-11 3PT / 5-7 FT
C.J. McCollum: 31 pts / 2 reb / 4 ast / 13-21 FG / 3-6 3PT / 2-5 FT
Anfernee Simons: 16 pts / 1 ast / 6-14 FG / 2-7 3PT / 2-3 FT
Carmelo Anthony: 13 pts / 8 reb / 5-11 FG / 1-3 3PT / 2-2 FT
Team Stats: 50% FG / 13-38 (34%) 3PT / 12-21 (57%) FT / 6 TO
Game Notes
POR Derrick Jones Jr. - DNP (Neck)
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League News / '20-21 December Review
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard named Kia Players of the Month
LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards named Kia Rookies of the Month; Giannis leads both conferences with two Player of the Week awards
Points Per Game Leaders
POR D. Lillard 33.7 // WAS B. Beal 29.4 / MIN K. Towns 28.3 / DAL L. Doncic 27.0
Rebounds Per Game Leaders
MIL G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 // ORL N. Vucevic 13.1 / MIA B. Adebayo 12.3 / MIN K. Towns 12.1
Assists Per Game Leaders
MIN R. Rubio 7.9 // GS S. Curry 7.8 / PHI B. Simmons 7.6 / LAL L. James, DAL L. Doncic, HOU J. Harden 7.4
Steals Per Game Leaders
LAC K. Leonard, MIL J. Holiday 2.1 // NY E. Payton, LAL A. Davis, POR R. Covington, 2.0
Blocks Per Game Leaders
MIN K. Towns 2.3 // PHX D. Ayton 2.2 / SAC H. Whiteside 2.1 / MIA B. Adebayo 2.0
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Kia Rookies of the Month
Charlotte's LaMelo Ball and Minnesota's Anthony Edwards take down this month's honors
CHA LaMelo Ball / East
This Month: 14.4 ppg / 5.8 rpg / 6.3 apg
MIN Anthony Edwards / West
This Month: 15.8 ppg / 6.6 rpg / 3.1 apg
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Playoff Picture
Milwaukee is at the top of the East, while the West is headed by the Lakers and Clippers in the battle for L.A
Eastern Conference W-L GB
1 Milwaukee Bucks 11-2 --
2 Brooklyn Nets 10-3 1.0
3 Washington Wizards 9-3 1.5
4 Toronto Raptors 8-5 3.0
5 Philadelphia 76ers 8-6 3.5
6 Orlando Magic 7-6 4.0
7 New York Knicks 6-7 5.0
8 Atlanta Hawks 6-8 5.5
9 Chicago Bulls 6-8 5.5
10 Miami Heat 5-8 6.0
11 Charlotte Hornets 5-9 6.5
12 Boston Celtics 4-8 6.5
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-9 7.0
14 Indiana Pacers 4-10 7.5
15 Detroit Pistons 3-11 8.5
Western Conference W-L GB 1 Los Angeles Lakers 10-4 -- 2 Los Angeles Clippers 10-4 -- 3 Golden State Warriors 9-5 1.0 4 Denver Nuggets 8-5 1.5 5 Minnesota Timberwolves 8-6 2.0 6 Portland Trail Blazers 8-6 2.0 7 Utah Jazz 7-6 2.5 8 Dallas Mavericks 7-6 2.5 9 Sacramento Kings 7-6 2.5 10 Oklahoma City Thunder 6-7 3.5 11 San Antonio Spurs 6-8 4.0 12 Phoenix Suns 5-7 4.0 13 New Orleans Pelicans 5-9 5.0 14 Houston Rockets 5-9 5.0 15 Memphis Grizzlies 4-10 6.0
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League News & Notes
Joel Embiid, Trae Young highlight notable injuries that occurred this past month
GS K. Thompson / Achilles (season)
ORL J. Isaac / ACL (season)
HOU C. Clemons / Achilles (season)
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LAC P. George / Knee (1-2 weeks)
PHI J. Embiid / Ankle (6-8 weeks)
ATL T. Young / Ankle (2-4 weeks)
IND D. Sabonis / Leg (6-8 weeks)
GS D. Green / Shoulder (1-2 weeks)
MEM J. Morant / Ankle (4-6 weeks)
PHX D. Ayton / Ankle (6-8 weeks)
ATL C. Capela / Hand (4-6 weeks)
OKC S. Gilgeous-Alexander / Hamstring (4-6 weeks)
DEN M. Porter Jr. / Leg (6-8 weeks)
IND M. Turner / Ankle (6-8 weeks)
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Team Update / December 20-21
San Antonio Spurs Player Stats
DeMar DeRozan is leading the Spurs in scoring with 21.1 points on an efficient 53.6 FG%
Spurs PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% DeMar DeRozan 21.1 6.1 3.2 0.4 0.1 53.6 36.0 Dejounte Murray 13.6 5.9 4.5 0.4 0.1 45.8 26.5 Derrick White 12.7 1.9 2.1 0.4 0.3 39.6 33.3 Keldon Johnson 12.3 4.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 41.5 25.9 LaMarcus Aldridge 11.3 9.0 1.4 1.1 0.7 50.4 24.2 Lonnie Walker IV 9.4 3.2 2.0 0.4 0.1 35.4 28.6 Rudy Gay 8.6 5.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 47.1 28.0 Patty Mills 8.3 1.7 2.2 0.4 0.0 38.3 32.1 Trey Lyles 3.6 6.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 41.2 22.7 Devin Vassell 3.4 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 37.2 33.3 Jakob Poeltl 1.7 4.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 62.5 0.0 Tre Jones 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 Luka Samanic 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 Drew Eubanks - - - - - - - Quinndary Weatherspoon - - - - - - -
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Thoughts so far on chising with San Antonio? Happy you made the selection?
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I moved to texas for a few years growing up when I started watching hoops so this is my team. It’s unusual that we’re not stacked, so it’s perfect to run with this year. I like that we’re just average and I have a lot of flexibility in terms of buying or selling. Not sure yet though which way I’m going.
In terms of 2k, Keldon is my guy irl so it’s fun ballin with him. Lonnie is pretty streaky, but fun to use. Derrick White is ok but I like Lonnie more. DeRozan is money and super easy to use if u know his game irl. Trey Lyles is kind of underwhelming. Patty Mills is the fn king coming off the bench. Love him in this game. Dejounte has a jumper that’s pretty slow so it’s hard to get off by time the d closes out. LA is great, but when running plays he never seems to get to his spots. All around the three point shooting has been pretty lackluster. Need to get a legit knockdown three point shooter in 2k on this team.
Long winded review so far but tried to keep it short. Having a blast overall.