It had been several years since Orlando showed an endemic weakness in the post of playmaker. The Magic took advantage of the end of the transfer window to finally strengthen in this key position. Finally, at best in the medium term, since his new recruit, Markelle Fultz, able to evolve in positions one and two, … Read more
The Sacramento Kings got their first victory in the Orlando bubble on Thursday (140-125). And at the same time they put the New Orleans Pelicans in difficulty since the two teams now have the same record: 29 wins and 39 losses (just like Phoenix), which leaves them little hope of taking the 8th or 9th … Read more
Alvin Gentry will have to leave New Orleans, a year before the end of his contract. Coach of the Pelicans since 2015, he has failed to lead his team, and his young star Zion Williamson, beyond 13th place in the Western Conference after the resumption at the end of July. The Louisiana franchise had yet … Read more
Four defeats in a row now, and even ten of the last twelve games: times are hard for the Charlotte Hornets, beaten in Phoenix on the night of Sunday to Monday (100-92). Very used (32 minutes of play), Nicolas Batum could not do anything to prevent this new failure (2 points at 1/5 shooting, 6 … Read more
According to reporter Shams Charania (Stadium, The Athletic), the NBA plans to play games at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, if the 2019-2020 season, interrupted since March 11, following the coronavirus pandemic, came to resume. She would have already obtained the agreement of the Disney company. – – Also according to Charania, … Read more
They are not fooled: Toronto, the defending champion, returned to 2-2 in their Eastern Conference semi-final by beating Boston, and Denver, carried by their duo Nikola Jokic / Jamal Murray, equalized at 1-1 against the Clippers. Crunchy nuggets again After a first game where they drank the cup, in the wake of their testing qualification … Read more
The NBA Milwaukee-Orlando play-off match N.5 scheduled for Wednesday will not take place in the Disney World bubble on Wednesday, the Bucks players having decided to boycott it, after the police shootings on Jacob Blake, report various media. The Bucks did not show up on the field, fifteen minutes before kick-off to warm up, unlike … Read more
Five tenths of a second is an eternity in the NBA. A lapse of time capable of changing the course of a match. The rules of the NBA are clear: if the clock shows three tenths or more, a player is considered to have time to catch the ball and shoot in a hurry before … Read more
We can’t stop the Rockets anymore! Passed very close to the exit after a series against the Thunder, finally won (4-3) thanks to a last second against James Harden, they won (112-97) against LA Once again in relying on the efficiency of their star (36 pts, 13/20 on shots, 5 assists) and on a fierce … Read more
Five complicated matches San Antonio will face only one direct competitor in the race for the play-offs (or preliminary round) in its last five classification matches: the New Orleans Pelicans. DeMar DeRozan and others will face Denver and Utah before that. They will face off against Houston and Utah at the end of the regular … Read more