NBA wRap: Bulls sans Rose and Gasol embarrass Clippers

Naveen Ganglani

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NBA wRap: Bulls sans Rose and Gasol embarrass Clippers
No Rose, No Gasol, no problem for the Bulls pulling off an impressive win over Western Conference contender LA Clippers

MANILA, Philippines – No Derrick Rose and no Pau Gasol? No problem! The Chicago Bulls had their most impressive win of the season by taking down the LA Clippers on the road despite the absence of their main guys. And the Grizzlies clobber Rockets in a battle of team standings leaders. All that and more on Tuesday’s, November 18, NBA wRap:

Dallas Mavericks (8-3) 107 – 80 Charlotte Hornets (4-7)
DAL: Chandler Parsons 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists
CHA: Gerald Henderson 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

This was a massive blowout which is probably the reason behind the lack of excitement from the commentator on this pretty awesome jam.

Denver Nuggets (3-7) 106 – 97 Cleveland Cavaliers (5-4)
DEN: Ty Lawson 24 points, 12 assists, 2 steals
CLE: LeBron James 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists

While Cleveland’s defense needs work (Denver shot 48%), their offense is already stellar so far this season, not to mention really fun to watch because of plays like this:

And because, of course, they have LeBron James, who probably mastered this “over the head” side-step from his ex-bestie, Dwyane Wade:

Phoenix Suns (6-5) 118 – 114 Boston Celtics (3-6)
PHX: Markieff Morris 30 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals
BOS: Jeff Green 28 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds

With the game tied at 114, Eric Bledsoe came up with the biggest play of the contest by making a cross-court steal and converting the basket that served as the signature for the victory: (source}<iframe class=”vine-embed” src=”https://vine.co/v/O53j9FjxI6q/embed/simple” width=”600″ height=”600″ frameborder=”0″></iframe><script async src=”//platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

It was a crucial win for the Suns. The Western Conference is a dog fight, and Phoenix is barely staying above .500 to start the season. Beating lottery teams on the road are essential wins for a squad like Phoenix who hopes to contend for a playoff seed.

The Celtics have been surprisingly entertaining this season for a lottery team. There are some games where Rajon Rondo will drop 15, 18, 20 assists. There are some games where he looks around, as if asking “who are these teammates of mine? There are some games where he’s auditioning for a new team to be traded to come the lottery deadline.

And then there are some games where Jeff Green flies over people (Highlight of the Day):

Miami Heat (6-5) 95 – 83 Brooklyn Nets (4-6)
MIA: Mario Chalmers 22 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds
BKN: Bojan Bogdanovic 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 3-pointers

The Nets lost despite the Heat playing without Dwyane Wade (hamstring), Josh McRoberts (foot), and Luol Deng (wrist). At their home floor. With the Heat playing the second game of a back-to-back. Not good, Brooklyn.

No country for old men: Deron Williams isn’t exactly old, it’s just that his ankles are really messed up. Kevin Garnett, though, is a different story. The Heat’s youngster, Shabazz Napier, you can say, “disrespected his elders” with these array of moves:

Oh and another Heat rookie, James Ennis, provided a highlight play:

Orlando Magic (5-7) 107 – 93 Detroit Pistons (3-8)
ORL: Nikola Vucevic 25 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists
DET: Brandon Jennings 18 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds

Memphis Grizzlies (10-1) 119 – 93 Houston Rockets (9-2)
MEM: Mike Conley 19 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds
HOU: Dwight Howard 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists

Trevor Ariza wasn’t exactly accurate against the Grizzlies, making just 4 of his 13 shot attempts and going 1-of-7 from downtown. But he was definitely spot on with this statement:


You tell them, Justim Timberlake! (Tweet of the Day):


San Antonio Spurs (6-4) 100 – 75 Philadelphia 76ers (0-10)
SAS: Matt Bonner 18 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound
PHI: Michael Carter-Williams 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

Old man Duncan or just a young bunch of tankers, uhm, 76ers? You be the judge:


The Spurs visit the Cavs on Thursday, November 20.

Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) 102 – 93 New Orleans Pelicans (5-4)
POR: Damian Lillard 24 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds
NOP: Anthony Davis 31 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists

The Batum-less Trail Blazers rallied from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter to come away with the win by outscoring the Pelicans 34-13 in the final period.

A lot of that was because of the questionable decisions by New Orleans point guard Jrue Holiday who somehow failed to get Anthony Davis the ball in the fourth quarter and bricked a lot of bad shots (he went 0-for-9 in total) in the fourth quarter.


Despite the loss, Davis had another couple of highlights worth talking about. The first were these pair of blocks that he managed to do so easily:

And then on offense, he somehow converted this alley-oop as if it was like making a layup:

Chicago Bulls (8-3) 105 – 89 Los Angeles Clippers (5-4)
CHI: Taj Gibson 20 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
LAC: Jamal Crawford 24 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds

Chicago won this game even without Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol. Jimmy Butler had another outstanding performance, recording 22 points to go with 8 assists and 6 rebounds. He’s certainly in the lead right now for the Most Improved Player of the Year award. Joakim Noah also had a good game with 11 points, 16 boards, and 6 dimes.

The Bulls improved to 6-0 on the road while the Clippers fell to 4-3 at home, with a 7-game road trip coming up soon.

– Rappler.com

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