Getty Image The Philadelphia 76ers came into Monday’s second round opener in Boston as double-digit underdogs after Joel Embiid was officially ruled out of Game 1. Facing a Celtics team at full strength without their MVP candidate, all eyes turned to James Harden to see if he could step back into the 1A role once …
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Watch Victor Wembanyama Get A Putback Dunk Off His Own Missed Stepback 3
NBA As draft season inches every closer, more attention is starting to shift to prospects, particularly for fans of teams who are starting to see their play-in dreams dissipate. While there are plenty of questions about how the top-10 will shake out, there is no question about who is going No. 1 — as has …
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Kawhi Leonard Hit A Stepback Game-Winner In His Return Against The Hornets
Bally Sports Coming into this season there was hope that Kawhi Leonard would be a regular part of the Clippers rotation coming off of a year-long absence to rehab a torn ACL suffered in the 2021 Playoffs, but after starting the season coming off the bench in the L.A. opener and then their third game …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drilled A Stepback Three To Beat The Wizards
Getty Image Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has somewhat quietly blossomed into one of the NBA’s elite guards over the past few years in Oklahoma City, taking yet another leap this year into full-blown superstardom. Entering Wednesday night, Gilgeous-Alexander was averaging 31.5 points, 5.8 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game on 53.9/37.8/93.4 shooting splits, and he only increased …
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Thaddeus Young Made Joel Embiid Touch Earth And Knocked Down A Stepback Jumper
TNT Thaddeus Young hasn’t had much of a role to play in the first three games of the Toronto Raptors’ series against the Philadelphia 76ers. The veteran forward, who the team acquired at the trade deadline, has only appeared in 19 minutes and 16 seconds during those games, and has accrued a total of four …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Beat His Old Team With A Stepback Three At The Buzzer
Getty Image In the summer of 2019, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was coming off of a strong rookie season for the Clippers and seemed like a point guard of the future for an L.A. team shifting focus a bit towards the future. However, when Kawhi Leonard and Paul George came available as a tandem via free agency …
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Luka Doncic Called Game Against The Celtics By Knocking Down A Stepback Three At The Buzzer
Getty Image It turns out that Luka Doncic fella is pretty good at basketball. The Dallas Mavericks took on the Boston Celtics on Saturday night in Dallas, with Doncic doing what he does best and stuffing the stat sheet to the tune of 33 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in 33 minutes of work. …