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Old 12-13-2019, 01:30 PM   #15
Izulde
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Two straight home losses to start November before we top Boston 120-103 on the road. The Celtics have been awful to start the season and are now 2-7. Everyone but Steven Adams of the starters scores at least 16. Dubious PotG honors to Nicolas Batum with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block.

All five starters in double-digit scoring, with Monte Morris the MVP at 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals as we host Houston to a 106-95 upset. Nerlens Noel paces the bench with 10 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

The Lakers - AD + championship hangover = mediocrity, and we beat them 106-89. Steven Adams is PotG with 21 points, 8 rebounds, a block, and a steal. Monte Morris scores 22 and our rookies highlight the bench - 12 points from Xavier Smith, who is proving deadly behind the arc (44% from 3 point range), and 10 from Jason Minor. We're back over .500.

Despite AD, Atlanta has the same 6-5 record as us when they come to town. They promptly smash us by 20 and we lose by 5 at home to the Clippers next up. Then our defense and Steven Adams (20 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block) roar to life in Miami, resulting in a 98-85 thumping. Pat Connaughton scores 17 off the bench and Caleb Martin adds 10. The Heat come to Charlotte and we whip them even further, 110-81, behind 8 players in double-digit scoring, with Gary Harris the high at 15 points in a boring, balanced blowout.

Boston's a little better at 5-10, but we still beat them 109-105. Monte Morris scores 22 to lead us, Nicolas Batum just misses a double-double with 13 points, 9 rebounds, Nerlens Noel goes ape off the bench for 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block, and Cory Joseph scores 10. The next night we polish off our first B2B of the season by dropping a 2 point heartbreaker in Detroit. We would have won if we were at full rest.

Steven Adams has 26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and a block to win us a 119-117 nailbiter when we trek to DC. Pat Connaughton scores 12 to lead the second team, Cory Joseph and Caleb Martin each adding 10 vital points.

I don't understand our home mediocrity as Karl-Anthony Town's Minnesota Timberwolves maul us there. But Monte Morris scores 30, Steven Adams puts up 15 and 13, and Pat Connaughton scores 10 with 2 steals as we top Andrew Wiggins's terrible Thunder 109-91 in OKC on a B2B front half, then clamp down to an 85-77 win in TO on the back half. 17 points, 6 assists, and a block for Monte Morris, 14 points, 6 rebounds for Cory Joseph, and 10 bench points by Xavier Smith: those were our only players in double-digit scoring in this college-esque game against the woefully underachieving Raptors.



I'm sure AD is pissed about .500 mediocrity in Atlanta. The Pelicans days all over again. Utah is doing just fine without Donovan "Spider" Mitchell thank you - they're 14-6, leading the Northwest. Clippers are leading the league at 16-5.
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