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The Best in Sports: February 11, 2020
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Here is the best from February 11, 2020:
The No.1 Overall Pick had the best game of his career on Tuesday with 30+ points for the 1st time.
Zion (31 PTS & 9 REB) notched a career-high in PTS during NOLA’s W! 💪 pic.twitter.com/4TIsrvQAsW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 12, 2020
Related: NBA Draft
James Harden & Russell Westbrook handled their business vs. Boston in a solid primetime victory.
Harden & Russ combine for 78 points in the @HoustonRockets W! 🚀@JHarden13: 42 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST@russwest44: 36 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST pic.twitter.com/oomwywW9cT
— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2020
Related: Houston Rockets Highlights
In a game that could’ve been the unraveling for the Sixers, turned into a major victory, largely thanks to Ben Simmons all-around performance.
😤 26 PTS | 12 REB | 10 AST 😤
Back-to-back triple-doubles for Ben Simmons! pic.twitter.com/uZqadgoTUZ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 12, 2020
Related: Philadelphia 76ers Team Page
Forbes released their annual report of NBA Franchises on Tuesday and showed how every organization has increased it’s value by at least 5%, up to 25% in just the last year.
#NewYorkForever is the most valuable NBA franchise, per @Forbes, at $4.6 billion.
2 #Lakeshow $4.4B
3 #DubNation $4.3B
4 #BullsNation $3.2B
5 #Celtics $3.1B6-30: https://t.co/9VxBjswaYp
— Chris Crouse (@NBACrouse) February 11, 2020
Related: NBA Facts
Bradley Beal continues his impressive performances since being snubbed in the All-Star Game.
Beal (30 PTS & 7 AST) recorded his 11th consecutive game with at least 25 PTS, which marks the longest streak of his career! 👏 pic.twitter.com/mg3FMdXLc8
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 12, 2020
Related: NBA All-Star Weekend
Boston’s dealt with plenty of turmoil this offseason and will now name Ron Roenicke the interim Manager for 2020, to avoid a new Skipper coming in and having to deal with all of this.
Congrats to Interim Manager Ron Roenicke! pic.twitter.com/W8I89GRDdw
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 11, 2020
Related: MLB Updates
Tobias got up on this play and threw it down in traffic vs. the Clippers.
Tobias GOT UP 👀 pic.twitter.com/5DZCgV8ChM
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 12, 2020
Related: NBA Highlights
Damian Lillard is known as a shooter, but showed off his dribble hesitation move and dunking on this highlight.
Don’t sleep, Dame can throw it down too 💪 pic.twitter.com/586IVwS0UI
— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 12, 2020
The two All-Pro RBs in 2019 both had their season highlight clips posted by the NFL’s official Twitter account on February 11th.
Bow down when you’re in His Majesty’s presence.
Derrick Henry’s 👑BEST PLAYS 👑 of the season. @kinghenry_2 pic.twitter.com/BK8Zcl7Wme
— NFL (@NFL) February 12, 2020
UNREAL year for @CMC_22:
👏 @NFLFantasy Player of the Year
👏 AP All-Pro First Team
👏 Led the league in scrimmage yards (2,392)
👏 Third player ever with 1K rushing + 1K receiving yards in a season pic.twitter.com/S9mYQAWIAL— NFL (@NFL) February 11, 2020
Related: NFL Season Review
NFL released the 1st part of a 4-part series showcasing the 100 best plays of the NFL’s 100th season.
The Top 100 PLAYS of the 2019 Season!
⬇️ Plays 100 through 76 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/U64htLqHp6
— NFL (@NFL) February 11, 2020
Related: NFL Highlights
Top 5 NBA Plays From Tuesday (2/11) https://t.co/mjblxtQUzJ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 13, 2020
Taysom Hill as a starting QB is an intriguing possibility https://t.co/HT7kvZNJyT
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 11, 2020
Hardest Throwing Rotations in Baseball https://t.co/jRWSrMNvt5
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 13, 2020
Related: What’s Hot
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Related: Games of the Day
#PlayerOfTheDay (2/11/20) – SG James Harden, HOU
FACTS TO KNOW:
– 142 GP w/ 10+ 3PA & 10+ FTA, next closest ever is 39 GP
– 22 GP w/ 15+ 3PA & 15+ FTA; all players combined: 7 GP
– Him & Russ are 1st in HOU history w/ 30+ PTS each in 5 GP https://t.co/zZFZ2S6YGl— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 12, 2020
Related: Players of the Day
James Harden’s game is unlike any other in history.
This is the 142nd time James Harden has recorded 10+ 3PA and 10+ FTA in the same game, most in NBA history. He has a slight lead on everybody else:
142 – Harden
39 – Damian Lillard
31 – Kobe Bryant
30 – Gilbert Arenas
24 – Stephen Curry
24 – Kevin Durant
24 – Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/y0bF11zINi— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 12, 2020
Related: Facts of the Day
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