Tag: Aussie NBA players
NBA Straya – Mon Apr 29: THE SECOND ROUND KICKS OFF + WEEKEND WRAP! (Episode 274)
What a weekend! We had the Spurs & Clippers disintegrate, and more of the 2nd round series kicking off, with the Rockets getting antsy at the Warriors and the refs, the Raps smashing the Sixers and the Celtics surprisingly whomping the Bucks… also Game of Thrones was pretty big huh? SO! we cover ALLLLL that… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Apr 26: SPURS FORCE GAME 7, VALE JOHN HAVLICEK & 2nd ROUND + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 273)
MORE BASKETBALL! Way to go Spurs – who doesn’t love a game 7? All the Nuggs not named ‘Nikola Jokic’ crapped the bed today, but at least we get more basketball! Also – sad news today with the passing of John Havlicek. A Boston Celtic legend, I loved Hondo, and reckon he’s supremely underrated. Still… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Apr 25: ANZAC DAY, CLIPPERS UPSET THE WARRIORS + SEEYA JAZZ (Episode 272)
HOW DO THE CLIPPERS KEEP BEATING THE WARRIORS AT HOME!? It’s becoming almost a trend? Anyway – we wrap today’s two potential close out games – with the Rockets getting the job done against Utah, and the Clippers holding on to force a Game 6 vs Golden State! We’ve also got some more breakdown of… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Apr 24: ALL HAIL KING DAME + SEEYA MAGIC, NETS & THUNDER (Episode 271)
WOW: have you EVER seen anything like that Dame Lillard 3pt series-ender!?… I mean… other than the LAST time Dame did it to the Rockets 5 years ago? That was WILD. And so Dame drops 50 and we bid adieu to the Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder in a day of blood-letting… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Apr 23: SEEYA PISTONS & THE SUNS ARE IDIOTS (Episode 270)
Wildly entertaining couple of games today: the Bucks eliminated the Pistons, the Jazz got up and got on the board against the Rockets and we all remembered that Donovan Mitchell can be very, very good! Not good: the Phoenix Suns who fired their coach, and the sexual assault allegations against Luke Walton. Geeeeeez. Anyway –… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Apr 22: PUNCH ONS & ELIMINATIONS: EASTER WEEKEND WRAP (Episode 269 – NICE)
WHAT A WEEKEND OF NBA PLAYOFFS! That was fun-as! We had a GM try to fight some refs, Jared Dudley tried to fight all of Philly, we said ‘goodbye’ to the Indiana Pacers, we had a couple of meltdowns AND we’ve finally figured out the answer to ‘who’s better out of Andrew Bogut and Boogie… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Apr 18: KYRIE KILLS INDY, HARDEN MAULS UTAH & GIANNIS SMASH + EASTER WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 268)
Damn Kyrie… Damn Giannis… Damnnn James… that was a BEATDOWN of a day.. Boston came back to embarrass Indiana, the Bucks stomped the Pistons and Rockets jumped the Jazz early in a fun day of game 2s! NBA Straya breaks it all down for you with That’s Not a Knife, Old Mate No Mates, Spud… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Apr 17: RAPTORS DON’T SUCK, JAMAL MURRAY GOES OFF, DAME SMASHES RUSTY & BOOGIE DONE FOR THE SEASON? (Episode 267)
Q: How much fun are the NBA PLAYOFFS!?!? A: Heaps as! Mate – today we had the Raptors go hammer and tongs on the Magic, Jammin Jamal Murray burst into flame to lead the Nuggets come back from 19 to pop the Spurs and then the Blazers beat up the Thunder! it was awesome… just… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Apr 16: WARRIORS BLOW A 3-1 LEAD AGAIN + BEN SIMMONS SMASHES (Episode 266)
The Warriors blew a 3-1 lead… AGAIN! This time it was a PLAYOFF RECORD 31-point lead, but still. Unbelievable! … Also, BEN SIMMONS and the Sixers absolutely SMASHED the Nets in our fun-as-hell game 2s today! Also – Zion Williamson declared for the draft and so did Aussie William McDowell-White! SO! We wrap up today… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Apr 15: UPSETS GALORE – PLAYOFF OPENING WEEKEND WRAP (Episode 265)
WHAT A WILD OPENING PLAYOFF WEEKEND! The Nets popped the Sixers! The Spurs consumed the Nuggs! Somehow (DJ!) the MAGIC beat the Raptors!?!?! Also – the Bucks & Warriors stomped their 8-seeded opponents, and the other games were pretty ok… but still. Wild times. So we wrap ALL that with the usual chicanery and ridiculousness…… Read more