Lawrence and Dallas area Sports Reporter Valencia King chop it up about Friday’s loss to the Bucks and today’s woes against the Bulls. We also get her thoughts on Porzingis and more!
Oof, this one hurt! Greg Mroz gives a quick hitting recap of the Bulls’ 127-125 loss to the OKC Thunder on Friday night, blowing a 16 point lead with 4:30 to go. Greg hits hard at the turnover problems & states why this could have been a defining moment in the season.
The Brooklyn Nets have traded for James Harden and the guys are here to break it all down. Najee and Hunter go over the full trade details and give grades for the four teams involved before diving into whether or not this trade is comparable to the Nets’ 2013 disaster. Brooklyn might be headed to the promised land, but none of it would’ve been possible without that 2018 roster, so the boys pour one out for guys like D’Angelo Russell, Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert and Theo Pinson as they thank them for making the Nets a desirable destination. Kyrie might be coming back, hopefully? Naj and Hunter give their thoughts on his absence from the team and go over how this Nets team will look on both offense and defense while comparing them to their biggest competition now: LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Hunter and Naj also give their top-3 free agent pickups for Brooklyn and answer a question that everyone has been answering: Is this the best big-3 ever assembled?
Defense is finally starting to make its presence felt with the champion Lakers, who are riding high with the league’s best record, first to 10 wins and some really impressive defensive clamps. JC recaps the streak and also gives his thoughts on the James Harden trade and how it affects The Lakers
After a false start to the road trip, the Pels took the floor against the Clippers. Nickeil Alexander-Walker stepped up with 37 points but the Clippers were too strong winning 106-111. Lyle reacts to the coring outburst and the honourable loss
After stewing over it for a few days, Greg Mroz gives a quick recap of the Bulls 130-127 loss to the LA Clippers at the Staples Center on Sunday. Greg talks about Zach LaVines insane performance & why we should expect his upward trend to continue. Plus, in the wake of the Bulls-Celtics game being postponed, Greg outlines the new health & safety protocols set forth by the NBA on Tuesday.
Lawrence gives his postgame report and instant reaction to tonight’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets, which included the return of Kristaps Porzingis!
Kings are 5-6 after a bounce back win over the Pacers? A lot of talk this week about urgency and effort. Harrison Barnes deserves more credit. Richaun Holmes is Damien’s favorite player. Targeting Buddy. Can this team really be good defensively?
Brad Hardin FINALLY gets to cover a Hawks win against a depleted 76ers team but the Hawks broke a lot of bad habits and slumps in this game getting some much needed confidence heading into a mini West Coast road trip starting in Phoenix.
Greg Mroz welcomes Brandon Marcusfrom the Hoop Ball Los Angeles Clippers podcast to preview this afternoon’s matchup between the Bulls & Clippers in LA.
On this solo edition of the Hoop Ball Lakers podcast, Ethan takes you through the Lakers’ 7-3 start and reasons to feel fantastic about the way Los Angeles has started the season. Despite some questions surrounding effort and the Lakers continuing to experiment with the lineup, the Lakers still look every bit like the NBA’s team to beat. Ethan gives you some promising stats to support the solid start, addresses KCP’s absence and his importance to the team, dissects the play of LeBron and AD, and, of course, it wouldn’t be complete without bringing you another update on the Kyle Kuzma and Talen Horton-Tucker fronts.