By R.L. BynumCHAPEL HILL — One game after putting her shooting slump behind her, North Carolina’s Stephanie Watts kicked her game into overdrive, missed the program’s first triple-double by one assist and was a catalyst on both ends of the court. She led a Carolina rally from seven points down with 4:46 left to snap …
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By R.L. Bynum Any Tar Heels fans who remember Carolina’s run to the 2009 national title know that Wayne Ellington seemingly can’t miss when he gets on a run of good shooting games. He’s enjoying another one of those now for the Detroit Pistons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9LJos6VXIA&ab_channel=FOXSportsDetroit Ellington was 4 of 6 from 3-point range and scored …
By R.L. Bynum When Caleb Love and Armando Bacot are confident and consistent, North Carolina is going to be hard to beat. N.C. State discovered that Saturday when it was obvious that both were in a groove as the Tar Heels avenged a December loss with an 86–76 victory at the Smith Center. Carolina (10–5, …
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By R.L. Bynum Back in his home state Friday night, Coby White played well with 18 points in the Chicago Bulls’ 123–110 win after splitting a pair of one-point games in Charlotte last season. With one of his best overall games of the season, he’s showing signs of developing the point guard skills first-year Coach …
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By R.L. Bynum With the Golden State Warriors playing host to the New York Knicks, you might guess that the best perimeter shooting effort in the game would come from Stephen Curry. You’d be wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N004NA6kVRQ&ab_channel=NBA Reggie Bullock made 4 of 5 3-point attempts, including three in the first five minutes when the Knicks went …
By R.L. Bynum Cole Anthony didn’t want anything to do with his Orlando Magic losing a seventh consecutive game since he took over as the starting point guard. He shot down that possibility at the buzzer. The Magic trailed host Minnesota by two points with 3.7 seconds left when he retrieved a Timberwolves miss and …
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — It was an ugly, listless first half for North Carolina, followed by a lengthy halftime stay in the dressing room that probably wasn’t pleasant for the Tar Heels players. UNC (9–5, 4–3 ACC) didn’t return to the court until 1:45 remained on the halftime clock. Whatever the message was, …
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By R.L. Bynum Since joining the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason, Justin Jackson hasn’t been given many opportunities to show what he can bring to the team. He got a chance in the Thunder’s 119–101 loss Tuesday at Denver and made the most of his seven minutes with nine points, making all three of …
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By R.L. Bynum Tar Heels fans knew the dynamic talent that North Carolina got when Stephanie Watts transferred back into the program before this season. But as the struggles with her shot seemed to affect her overall game, they weren’t seeing that Watts. She was back Tuesday afternoon at Syracuse. Watts came off the bench …
By R.L. Bynum It’s been a strange season for Wayne Ellington in his return to the Detroit Pistons. After he played in only one of Detroit’s first six games, and only for four minutes in that game, Ellington has started three consecutive games and five of the last seven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_4NZKW-6YM&ab_channel=FOXSportsDetroit In his latest start, Ellington …
