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 …
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Tar Heels in NBA: Anthony ends Magic’s six-game skid with buzzer-beating 3-pointer; Green, Ellington play well
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 …
Tar Heels in NBA: Jackson scores more than a point per minute in Thunder’s loss
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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Tar Heels in NBA: Ellington has best game of the season; Bullock helps Knicks win back-to-back games; Johnson gets first start of season
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 …
Tar Heels in NBA: Bullock helps Knicks end skid; White goes scoreless but with no turnovers in big Bulls win
By R.L. Bynum Reggie Bullock’s sore right hip is better and his return helped the New York Knicks roll over the Boston Celtics on Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak. In the Knicks’ 105–75 romp, Bullock collected 11 points and seven rebounds and had a career-high plus/minus of +36. His previous high was +34 …
Tar Heels in NBA: Anthony has best game of season but Magic falls in Harden’s Nets debut
By R.L. Bynum All the attention in Brooklyn was on James Harden’s triple-double in his Nets debut. But in their 122–115 victory over the Orlando Magic, Cole Anthony had his best game of the season with season highs in assists, 3-pointers, steals and game score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3-eDd6DMIs&ab_channel=NbaHighlights Anthony scored 16 points but the key numbers in …
Tar Heels in NBA: White comes close to triple-double in Bulls loss; Anthony scores 15 in Magic loss
By R.L. Bynum Coby White toyed with his first career triple-double in the Chicago Bulls’ 127–125 overtime loss at Oklahoma City after leading by 16 points. White had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists at halftime but came up short of the milestone with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. White hit a …
Tar Heels in NBA: Green continues big week by beating Heat and heat from a heckler
By R.L. BynumDanny Green will be sorry to see the Miami Heat leave town. His Philadelphia 76ers completed a sweep of two home games against Miami in three days. Green followed up his 29-point game Tuesday with 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in Thursday’s 125–108 victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEz6hXhZFzI&ab_channel=NF Tony Bradley was scoreless …
Tar Heels in NBA: Green scores 29 with a career-high nine 3-pointers in Sixers’ OT victory
By R.L. Bynum It hasn’t been a smooth start with the Philadelphia 76ers for Danny Green. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTGFwCkxkso&ab_channel=NbaHighlights He scored in double figures only four times in 11 games entering Tuesday’s home game against the Miami Heat and was coming off his worst game of the season in a loss at Atlanta. All that frustration was …
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 30, has been the most consistently good UNC alum this season
By R.L. Bynum Harrison Barnes continues to be the most consistent Tar Heel in the NBA so far this season and particularly stood out considering he was the only UNC alum to play in a win in the last two days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD9QRrzgq94&ab_channel=SacramentoKings Barnes scored a season-high 30 points to go with eight rebounds for a …
