Tag: Australian NBA Players
NBA Straya – Monday Apr 16: NBA PLAYOFF OPENING WEEKEND WRAP! (Episode 98)
NBA Straya!! THE NBA PLAYOFFS ARE HERE! Today’s show wraps a MASSIVE opening weekend for the playoffs, as we cover Ben Simmons crushing the Heat, the Cavs sucking and LeBron dropping his first round 1 game in three years, the EPIC Bucks-Celtics finish, and all the greatness on show in the Blazers-Pelicans and Rockets-Wolves matchups!… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Apr 13: THE NBA STRAYA AWARDS SHOW & PLAYOFF PREVIEW!!! (Episode 97)
NBA Straya!! WELCOME TO OUR MASSIVE NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW & AWARDS SHOW! Yep! We preview ALL of the NBA playoff first round matchups, talk about the most interesting/crucial storylines surrounding each, bust down the key matchups and pick who’s gonna win! Not only that, but it’s the NBA Straya Awards Show! We give… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luc Longley bullies Detroit: Bulls vs Pistons, April 12, 1995
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 23 years ago, big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley — aka Lucky Luc, aka Cool Hands Luc, aka the Thunder from Down Under, aka Aussie Bill Russell — was pulling on his Chicago Bulls togs and busy teaching America’s answer to Andrew Gaze — Michael Jordan — how to play… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Apr 12: THE NBA REGULAR SEASON IS OVER! (Episode 96)
NBA Straya!! THE NBA REGULAR SEASON IS OVER! THAT’S IT! DONE! SO! Today’s show talks about all the INSANE stuff that went down last night in an EPIC final night of the NBA, including some corker games, crazy performances and heaps more. Also, coaches got fired! We cover the playoff matchups, Russell Westbrook going… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luke Schenscher’s 2nd best Portland game: Blazers vs Rockets, April 11, 2007
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 11 years ago today, Fanta Pants Shaq — the ledge Luke Schenscher — was in the Pacific Northwest tugging on the black, white and red no. 24 for the Portland Trail Blazers. And on this night, answering the question ‘what would happen if Raggedy Andy was 7-foot tall and played basketball?’,… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Apr 11: LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR NBA SEASON MADNESS (Episode 95)
NBA Straya!! LAST DAY OF THE REGULAR SEASON MADNESS! Today’s show covers ALL the craziness of the last day of the season, with 12 HUGE games tonight that will decide playoff seeding! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!? So we’ve got you covered for the East: Sixers-Bucks, Cavs-Knicks, Raps-Heat & Wiz-Magic… AND the West: Jazz-Blazers, Spurs-Pelicans, Thunder-Grizz,… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Chris Anstey’s last rookie game: Dallas vs Seattle, April 10, 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 20 years ago, Chris Anstey — aka the Original Unicorn, aka Aussie Porzingis — was finishing up his rookie year with the Dallas Mavericks, and, in the last game of the year got himself his 8th ever NBA start, next to ‘Space Jam’ star/giant spud Shawn Bradley. Staring… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Apr 10: CLINCHING THOSE NBA PLAYOFF SEEDS! (Episode 94)
NBA Straya!! THE PLAYOFF SEEDING IS EVERYWHERE!?! Yep, today’s show is talking about ALL the NBA games from last night, and how each conference’s playoff races are shaping up! We also cover LeBron’s ‘I’m King’ shoes, Russell Westbrook’s BIG night and attempt to average a triple double for the season, the epic showdown between Jusuf… Read more
NBA Straya – Monday Apr 9: MASSIVE NBA WEEKEND WRAP! (Episode 93)
NBA Straya!! IT’S A MASSIVE NBA WEEKEND WRAP! Today’s show has us back in NYC and wrapping all the Winners and Losers from an EPIC NBA weekend, including the King LeBron James & the Fresh Prince Ben Simmons’ awesome duel, Kyrie Irving being ruled out for the playoffs, the Nuggets eliminating the Clippers, the Spurs… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Joe Ingles 2nd best rookie game – Jazz vs the Kings, April 8, 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Three years back as a rookie, this joker announced himself to the world as not just a ledge from Radelaide who’d do your taxes at mate’s rates, but as an NBA force to be reckoned with! That’s right, Joseph H. Ingles — aka Jingling Joe Ingles, aka Slow Mo Joe, aka… Read more