Tag Archives: Kawhi Leonard

Best Value Picks For NBA DFS March 8, 2020

It was two days ago where I last had the BEST VALUE PICKS and I pretty much got everything right except for De'Andre Hunter's pedestrian performance. However, his fantasy points that night where just on his average so I should not complain much. Suggested Aaron Gordon and even though he had 15-10-4 plus extras, it could have easily been around 45 FP if not for the blowout. Bam Adebayo had a single-digit points output but made up for it by stuffing the stat sheet. The first-time All-Star had 12 Read More

Best Value Picks For NBA DFS Feb. 28, 2020

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the current state of the Sixers should allow primarily Tobias Harris and Al Horford to shine. If you did pick up on my suggestion and perhaps even took it further by buying Shake Milton, you are in pretty good shape. Harris started out strong and finished even stronger to the tune of 34 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, a steal and a block. Horford flirted with a triple double (15-7-9 plus a steal and a block) while Milton had 19-3-4 plus Read More

NBA All-Star Weekend 2020 Predictions: Dribbles, Passes, Slam Dunks And Three-Pointers

Based on the headline alone, you can readily see that I'm somewhat biased when it comes to the events I'm going to watch in the NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago this year. I think the Dunk Contest and the Three-Point shootout is when I see a semblance of competition, so I'm not going to miss that for anything. Unless the NBA decides to include a King of the Court competition (or something of that sort) for the Saturday festivities, them slam dunks and three-pointers are going to be the center of Read More

NBA Finals Game 4: 5 Awesome Stats and Facts

1.) It's Kawhi's series Cary Edmondson, USA Today Sports/Reuters Kawhi Leonard's 36-point output in Game 4 is his 14th 30+-point effort in this postseason. That's the third-most All-Time behind Hakeem Olujawon and Kobe Bryant, who did 16 and 15 times, respectively. 2.) The Oracle is Kawhi's playground Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports In the last four games at the Bay Area, Leonard is averaging almost 32 points in 51% shooting clip from the floor. 3.) Speaking of... The Read More

3 Things To Expect In NBA Finals Game 3

Game 3 of the NBA Finals is upon us and it looks like we are going to see a tug-of-war for the Larry O'Brien trophy from hereon out. From what transpired in Game 2, Toronto have played well enough to give them a shot but Golden State simply used one quarter of immaculate basketball and then hold on the rest of the way. That said, adjustments will be made from both sides to increase their chances of wrangling the series away from the other. We will probably see more of what worked in Game 2 Read More

NBA Finals Game 2: 7 Awesome Stats and Facts

1.) Draymond Green tonight 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists on 50% (6-for-12) shooting. Finals MVP? Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP 2.) DeMarcus Cousins tonight Dan Hamilton, USA Today After a cameo 8-minute appearance in Game 1, Boogie gave the Warriors 28 minutes in a starting capacity, ending up with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. 3.) 23 Photo from NBA's Twitter account That's the number of consecutive playoffs series the Warriors have won a road Read More

NBA Finals Preview, By The Numbers: 10 Raptors Stats In The Playoffs

Basketball statistics, especially the advanced variety, is currently all the rage so we're not going to swerve off the highway now that we're in the NBA Finals. This is going to be a two-part series and we are going to start with the Toronto Raptors. First of all, how did the Raptors got here? If there's one word to describe it, Raptors are here because of their RESILIENCE. They have all seen some type of adversity in the postseason, down 0-1 against Orlando, a possession or two away from going Read More

7 Insane NBA Stats and Facts of the Day– May 27, 2019

1.) Fred VanVleet Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports FVV was pretty much unplayable in the Philly series and the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals but he came alive at just the right time. He shot 14-of-17 from the three point area in Games 4 to 6, the highest three-point shooting percentage of any player in a three-game span with at least 15 deep attempts in the post-season. 2.) Kyle Lowry Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports If you trust analytics, Lowry may even Read More

5 Insane NBA Stats of the Day– May 25, 2019

1.) Kawhi Leonard Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports I mean, this playoffs is all about this guy so we might as well talk about him first. *Finished Game 5 with 35 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists-- the dimes tying his career-high. *He shot 90% from the stripe in 51 attempts in the series while in comparison, Giannis Antetokounmpo shot 60% on 50 attempts. *He is on pace to become the third-leading playoff scorer in Raptors franchise history behind Kyle Lowry, DeMar Derozan, Read More

5 Insane NBA Stats Of The Day– May 20, 2019

1.) Kawhi Leonard (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) The Klaw's body of work in Game 3: 36 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals, a block in 52 minutes! He also helped hold Giannis Antetokonmpo to 12 points on 5-for-16 shooting. 2.) Gasol sighting!  ( Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) Marc Gasol finally woke up and contributed 16-12-7 with 5 blocks in the double-overtime Game 3 win. 3.) Steph Curry's incredibly clutch FT shooting AFP Photo/Stacy Read More