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The Best in Sports: January 7, 2020
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Here is the best from January 7, 2020:
On the last day of the first week of 2020, it was a flashback to the 2010s with three former All-Stars all putting up big performances and delivering clutch buckets. For Carmelo, it also happened to be his best game of the season where he set his season-high of 28 PTS.
Melo. Dagger. 🔪#RipCity pic.twitter.com/6TYfAA61IW
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 8, 2020
🙌 MELO WINS IT 🙌@carmeloanthony drops a season-high 28 PTS and sinks the late game-winner for the @trailblazers! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/fR4KPkvgcK
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
Tonight:
– CP3 had 20 PTS in 4Q/OT
– Melo had 28 and a game-winner
– DRose had 24 and a game-winnerWhat decade is this? pic.twitter.com/yQpPzHdx6V
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 8, 2020
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After a five-game winning streak, OKC was on the cusp of losing their second game in a row, until Chris Paul turned into a hero and came up big down the stretch to lead OKC to the win in OT.
20 PTS combined in the 4th/OT from @CP3 guides the @okcthunder to victory in Brooklyn! #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/ZnHouAXQQ9
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
Chris Paul scored 20 of his 28 points in the 4Q and OT tonight.
CP has 105 points in the clutch this season (5-point games in the last 5 minutes) — the most in the NBA. pic.twitter.com/WRlM4CWxLW
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 8, 2020
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Derrick Rose continues to deliver in big moments for this young Pistons team. He came through once again in Cleveland to cap off another impressive performance in a season where he’s more efficient and effective on a per-minute basis than he’s ever been in his career, including his 2010-11 MVP season.
Derrick Rose floats it in to put Detroit ahead for good!
Final in Cleveland:@DetroitPistons 115@cavs 113 pic.twitter.com/YD8WNxFnD3
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
🌹 @drose (24 PTS) pours in 20 2nd half PTS and the late go-ahead floater to lead the @DetroitPistons! #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/QbwVMKBQxs
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
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Matt Rhule was the hottest college name in the Coaching search this year and used that leverage to land a lofty contract that already puts him above every NFL coach besides five. Five that all have Super Bowl rings.
Matt Rhule, the new rookie head coach for the Carolina Panthers, will be the sixth-highest-paid coach in the NFL next year. The five above him all have Super Bowl rings. https://t.co/39BC3BgZCb
— Bloomberg (@business) January 7, 2020
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The New York Giants were the first team Bill Belichick won a Super Bowl with as the DC under Bill Parcells in 1986 & 1990. His influence still reigns supreme in the Big Apple as the G-Men hired Belichick’s ST Coordinator/WR Coach after the 8x Super Bowl Champion gave a glowing review.
UPDATE: New York Giants have hired Patriots ST/WR Coach as their new HC https://t.co/hvO6UVUFlQ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 7, 2020
Bill Belichick’s comments on Joe Judge from back in July read like a letter of recommendation. Said Judge “could probably coach any position on the field.” pic.twitter.com/3PhBKoTv3B
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) January 7, 2020
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Ja Morant is a natural-born playmaker and continues to show why he has MVP potential during an impressive Rookie of the Year campaign.
We feel bad for anyone who has to defend Ja 😱#Handles pic.twitter.com/WeUEZFwN3z
— Handles (@HandlesNBATV) January 8, 2020
Ja Morant PLAYMAKING down the stretch of the @memgrizz win! 👏 pic.twitter.com/8PqRdlLL3D
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
🔥 @JaMorant tallies 25 PTS (12-18 FGM), 7 AST, fueling the @memgrizz home W against Minnesota! #NBARooks #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/LP4z1Tu6kO
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
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The ‘Fro was ruthless on both ends of the floor on Tuesday.
Show the rim some mercy, Jarrett Allen! 🤕#WeGoHard x #CenterCourt pic.twitter.com/wyKgyQZCa3
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 8, 2020
JARRETT ALLEN ON BOTH ENDS 💪
📺: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/hLZmp5lC1K
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
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Blake Griffin’s had an awful 2019-20 season by his standards, and it’s been one derailed by a knee injury he unfortunately never recovered from after offseason surgery. He now has to get surgery again and will be out indefinitely, with his season now in question.
UPDATE: Detroit Pistons PF Blake Griffin is out indefinitely after undergoing knee surgery https://t.co/JzPESgkZhF
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 7, 2020
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Andre Drummond made his presence felt early with a double-double in the 1st quarter. He finished the game in rare air thanks to another 20-20 performance, the first 20-20 game of the 2020s.
Double-double machine.
Andre Drummond records 10 PTS, 10 REB in the FIRST QUARTER! #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/an3u3lrV3k
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2020
First 20-20 in 2020 from Dre.
He’s our Player of the Game presented by @Jeep. #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/A8BahhiLLu
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) January 8, 2020
Andre Drummond (23p, 20r) notched his 6th 20 PT/20 REB game of the season – making it his 3rd season with at least 6 such games. Since 1976-77, only 4 other players have done this in 3+ seasons: Moses Malone (7), Dwight Howard (4), Hakeem Olajuwon (3), & Shaquille O’Neal (3). pic.twitter.com/gmWhhhVdYo
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 8, 2020
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Devin Booker is hotter than hot right now. He’s scoring at a historic pace and doesn’t look to slow down anytime soon.
7 straight games with 30+ PTS for Devin Booker! 🔥
34 PTS | 4 REB | 7 AST | 50.3 FPTS pic.twitter.com/4XV9l7M9g9
— NBA Fantasy (@NBAFantasy) January 8, 2020
Devin Booker now has 77 career 30-point games, the 3rd most by a guard before turning 24 in NBA history and just 1 behind Michael Jordan for the 2nd most.
Booker, who turns 24 on Oct. 30, 2020, could ostensibly pass Oscar Robertson (102) for the most all-time. pic.twitter.com/qXvVCOukhl
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 8, 2020
Devin Booker last 7 games:
34 PTS
40 PTS
38 PTS
32 PTS
33 PTS
32 PTS
34 PTSThe longest 30-point game streak by a Suns player since 1983. pic.twitter.com/ftcrPpa9Wp
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 8, 2020
The numbers for Devin Booker of the @Suns over his last 7 games:
34.7 PPG
.548 FG%
.928 FT%In the last 30 years, the only other NBA player to match or exceed each of those numbers over a 7-game span was Dwyane Wade from February 18 to March 2, 2009.#RisePHX
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) January 8, 2020
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Every MLB Team’s Most Promising Young Star https://t.co/SRjtov7ZWG
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
Biggest Offseason Needs for Every NFL Team https://t.co/NKUTkxlOjw
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
Take a look at the history of the NBA Trade Deadline https://t.co/IyjJXaNahq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Brooklyn Nets (OT)
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#PlayerOfTheDay Chris Paul came in the clutch when OKC needed him the most. He finished the game recording 28 pts with 20 of them coming in the 4th Qtr & OT where he got bucket after bucket down the stretch. His 105 “clutch” points this season leads the NBA https://t.co/Y7owUK0aqN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
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CP3 keeps coming through in the clutch.
Chris Paul has been the most clutch player in the NBA this season https://t.co/zEjnCVVNXY
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 8, 2020
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