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12.31.20 Hoop Tales: 2020 Will End, but the Props Never Will Edition

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Lorenzo de Almagro recap”: Darius Garland impresses in his debut - Fear The Sword

Wednesday: 0-2 (-2 units)

Season: 4-7 (-3.58 units)

Recap: The Bucks were leading by 5 with 2:20 left in the first and then surrendered an 11-0 run by the Heat to close the quarter. Elsewhere, Durant did everything against the Hawks, except cook three times from behind the arc.


First Pick: Cavs +2 1st Quarter vs IND (-109) – Loser

Fact #1: The Pacers have yet to hold a lead entering the 2nd quarter in this young season and are 0-4 ATS in the 1st quarter thus far

Fact #2: The Cavs are 3-1 ATS in the first quarter thus far


Second Pick: Darius Garland O14.5 pts vs IND (-121) – winner

Fact #1: Garland has posted 15+ points in three of four games this season

Fact #2: The Pacers are allowing an average of 28.5 points to the 2-guard position through 4 games


Third Pick: Pascal Siakam O19.5 pts vs NYK (-110)

Fact #1: I’m not stopping this “Skilled Big Man Point Total Over vs NYK” narrative until it goes ice cold. I played Drummond on my own the other night, but felt shaky about it blog wise and it didn’t hit because he didn’t get the shot attempts. So it’s like it never happened in our world.

Fact #2: Siakim dominated this matchup a season ago, posting point totals of 23 and 31 points, respectively.

Fact #3: Siakim has eclipsed 20+ points in two of three games thus far and the Knicks allow an average of 25.6 points to the PF position.


Fourth Pick: 5-Pt Teaser of Thunder +10.5/Suns +9 (+107)

Logic: The Thunder have been playing close games to start, so the points are just for comfort here against a Pelicans team off to a 2-2 start. On the other side, the Suns played the Jazz well in two meetings last season + aside from a thrashing of the Blazers to open the season, teams have kept it close with Utah out the gate

The NBA Draft Was an A+ Fashion Show Per Usual

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As per usual the NBA Draft was the can’t miss fashion show of the year. I mean even Maria Taylor was just straight up flaunting her neon Yeezys right in my face while interviewing each player.

This has become something I look forward to blogging every year and the boys in this year’s draft did not disappoint. Zion Williamson kicked off the night with his all white everything suit looking like the Kingpin.

Bol Bol, who I was PINING for the Celtics to draft, had arguably the best outfit of the night with his suit that will undoubtedly turn another NBA athlete into Venom sooner than later.

Ja Morant just looked like a guy straight out of the 90s and more specifically a fit you’d expect to see on the cover of someone’s Death Row Records debut album.

Assuming this isn’t a religious thing because if it is then forget what I’m about to say, but this is just a preposterous outfit for a guy who just became a millionaire. Legit looks like a Matrix set costume.

Okay, I spoke too soon because Jaxson Hayes had the outfit of the night with his custom Simpsons jewelry alone pushing him over the top.

While the ESPN analysts were not as kind, with one of them saying he looked like he was wearing drapes, I audibly gasped when I saw Tyler Herro’s suit.

A lot of loud outfits on draft night that you really have to be a rapper or an athlete, or at the very least a very wealthy Silicon Valley bro, to pull off.

Rounding things out was Nickeil Alexander-Walker-Texas-Ranger.

Until next year!