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ByRob Mason, PSO President of Sports Operations Jan 07, 2020
‘The Best in Sports’ is a daily PSO original series showcasing the best highlights, facts, and stories going on in the land of the NFL, NBA, & MLB every day. Get a recap on EVERYTHING that happened yesterday here.
Ice trae was flashing his elite handles and passing ability that has made him an instant All-Star after playing just one and a half seasons at the highest level. His friend Michael Porter Jr. might not forgive him anytime soon for embarrassing him with this nasty dribble hesitation.
The Saints season ended once again from a controversial no-call on Sunday, and it seems like that fortune (or lack thereof) carried over to Monday in the NBA where Brandon Ingram probably should’ve headed to the free throw line to tie the game, but instead got no call from the hit on his arm by Rudy Gobert on the buzzer-beating layup.
When DeMar DeRozan is this efficient, the Spurs are hard to beat. The best team in the East figured that out first hand.
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 PTS on 11-15 shooting (73%) Monday night, his eighth straight game with more than 20 points and a field-goal percentage of 50% or higher. That’s the longest such streak for any @spurs player since San Antonio joined the @NBA in 1976-77. pic.twitter.com/RcYvMNciGt
Without their three best players (Bradley Beal, Thomas Bryant, Rui Hachimura), the Washington Wizards have surprisingly pulled off some impressive upsets over the last 31 days.
The Wizards have pulled off some impressive upsets over the last month https://t.co/XuCxpcO3Yc
#PlayerOfTheDay Nikola Jokic was in the zone in ATL, putting up a career-high 47 PTS, shattering his previous season-high of 31 PTS. In a close game with the Hawks, the Serbian’s contributions proved to be the difference in a grueling road victory during Serbian Christmas Eve https://t.co/Rq9mVDA3tI