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The Official NBA/Basketball Thread

Boy, this Stephen Curry sure is something...

http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/gotta-see-it-curry-banks-in-ridiculous-circus-shot/

Golden State remains a perfect 9-0.

 
No reprieve for Deandre Jordan:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/mavs-top-clippers-amid-deandre-jordan-hoopla/

 
Valanciunas sits on the bench for the 4th quarter while the Raptors squander a lead.  Cousins was absuing Valanciunas on the perimeter...he was abusing Biombo on the inside.

I don't understand Casey's problem with Valanciunas.  Biombo was an absolute liability on the court in the 4th quarter as guys weren't even paying attention to him.
 
Those Golden State Warriors just keep on winnin'. They are currently 14-0 led by the seemingly invincible Stephen Curry.

The other night against the L.A.Clippers, GS erased a 23 point deficit and wiped out the opposition.  Can anybody stop them?

 
On the other side of the fence, the Philadelohia '76ers are 0-13 on the year, shooting air balls here, there and everywhere, making this a 'Keyatone Kops' iteration of what is unseemly a pro basketball team. 

How much worse can it get for them?
 
Cleveland's LeBron James  gets himself a place in NBA history, as James along with former NBA & Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, are the only players in the Top 25 list to lead in assists and points.


Source:  CBC Sports
 
The Bucks beat the Warriors to stop their win streak at 24 games.  24-1 on the season....wow.
 
All-Star weekend brings back memories and honour to Dell & his son, Steph Curry.

Steph has a Toronto connection, having attended Queensway Christian College back when he was a pre-teen and his father, Dell was playing for the Raptors at the time.  He stayed for three years at which time his son, Steph, honed his young basketball skills in Canada.

Welcome back, Steph!


http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2016/02/13/toronto-adds-spice-to-weekend-for-dell-and-steph-curry.html
 
Charles Barkley learns a few hockey pointers from the Kyper...

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/charles-barkley-gets-hockey-lessons-from-kypreos/
 
Get the latest happenings on the Toronto 2016  NBA All-Star Game here:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/events/2016-nba-all-star-game/
 
For the first time that the NBA All-Star Game had been held outside of Canada, the city of Toronto did not disappoint.  Not even the sub-zero Arctic cold snap could dampen the enthusiasm the city showed for this classic showcase.

From the international media throng,  to Mayor Tory honoueing Drake and presenting him with the Keys to the City, from Steph Curry returning to  the city of his schooldays, from an emotional Kobe Bryant as the fans chanted his name, not wanting him to ever leave (he was playing in the last All-Star Game of his illustrious 20 year career), from the Slam Dunk contest where Zach Levine & Aaron Gordon (literally) took it to new heights, and the Three Point competition where Klay Thompson eked out teammate Steph Curry as the winner, from Sring's performance at the half of the All-Star Game, which by the way, was the highest-scoring one in NBA history (West 197-176 over the East), and on and on and on.....

Wow!  All in all, what a way to go, T.O.!
 
?To the people of Toronto, Canada, and all of Canada as a country, thanks for welcoming our league with open and warm arms,? said LeBron James, who knows Toronto as well as any NBA player. ?Even though the weather wasn?t as warm, the arms and the love from everyone here has been well received."

The first NBA All-Star Weekend held outside the United States will be remembered for the best dunk contest since Vince Carter himself was putting the Raptors on the map in 2000, with Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon dunking over a mascot spinning on a hoverboard earning consideration as one of the greatest single dunks of all time.

And it will be remembered for Kobe Bryant?s long goodbye; the place where the 20-year NBA veteran played the last of his 18 straight all-star game...

?I think everybody got the feel of the energy that we witness every single night when we play as Raptors players,? DeRozan said. ?I think all the guys really got insight on how in tune the city of Toronto and all of Canada is to basketball. So I think just the energy. I think all the guys really enjoyed it.?

Said Lowry: ?I think tonight it capped a great weekend; the Slam Dunk, Three-Point Contest, tonight being Kobe?s last all-star game, record set by Paul and Russ getting back-to-back MVP. But Toronto, I think we put ourselves on the map a little bit around the world.?

?This is the NBA, it?s our biggest stage,? said James. ?It?s the most media coverage that we?re going to get. We have all the greatest athletes and greatest fanshere in one venue, and it?s always an honour to be here.

?I?m going to enjoy the city,? James said as the weekend got underway. ?It?s an unbelievable city. I love being here. I?ve always enjoyed being here. So I?m going to enjoy it, and then get ready for the second half of the season.?

But did anything change this weekend?

?I don?t think you can say that, and that?s a good thing. Toronto didn?t need the all-star game to announce itself to the league. The league knows all about Toronto and has for a while.?


Read more here:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/we-made-it-canada-now-firmly-entrenched-in-nba-fabric/
 
Steph Curry is just playing a different game than everyone else. It's like if Connor McDavid were regularly scoring from center ice.
 
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