We’re here at the conclusion of The Athletic’s four-month-long countdown of the 75 best players in NBA history. 75 to Michael Jordan at No. 1, the project came to about 300,000 words written by 45 writers for 75 player features, 24 complementary pieces and one introduction to the series back on Nov. 1, 2021. So, to avoid adding more words …
If ever there were a single night that could sum up the Toronto Raptors, Thursday would be a pretty good candidate. He was in a moment tonight, that’s for sure.” The list of Raptors who have scored 38 points with 19 rebounds in a game includes the name Boucher and no others. Raptors roast beef Player Season Points Rebounds Game …
When it comes to memories, the human brain functions in a way that preserves the negative or traumatic for longer periods of time than it does the positive or neutral recollections. Ray Allen’s 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals to tie a game the Miami Heat would eventually win in overtime was not only …
If the Miami Heat were “Hollywood as hell,” the 2010-11 Bulls were Chicago as hell. BREWER: Coach Thibs did a really good job emphasizing, “Hey, we’ve got a lot of talent, but talent doesn’t win games. And I’ve got to play up to this level not to do that.” DENG: Honestly, it got to a point that year where our …
