Tag: NBA
NBA Straya – Monday Mar 19: Straya vs the USA & WRAPPING A BONKERS NBA WEEKEND!! (Episode 80)
NBA Straya!! NBA WEEKEND MADNESS! There are 1 seeds losing to 16 seeds while the Blazers, Rockets, Jazz and Thunder are all scorching hot, Anthony Davis is still running rampant, Russell Westbrook is throwing out triple doubles like they’re confetti at an ‘80s wedding, and refs tossing coaches for what fans said! NBA: Where Amazing Happens!… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Chris Anstey’s BEST EVER NBA GAME! Dallas Mavericks vs the Boston Celtics March 17, 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist ‘em up! 20 years ago today, the Murderin’ Melburnian, big Chris Anstey, was in his rookie year with the Dallas Mavericks and, ON ONLY BLOODY ST PATTYS DAY, torched the Boston Celtics like Johnny Storm in a wicker furniture store on his way to the BEST GAME OF HIS ROOKIE… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Mar 16: NBA WEEKEND MADNESS PREVIEW! (Episode 79)
NBA Straya!! NBA MARCH MADNESS FEVER! … Where all the good NBA prospects get bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament ay! ANYWAY! Today’s show covers the AMAZING LeBron James dunk on Jusuf Nurkic last night, the Raptors extending their win streak, the Rockets keep rolling, and, of course, Ben Simmons going into… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 15: MADNESS OF MARCH! (Episode 78)
NBA Straya!! MARCH MADNESS IS HERE! … And the NBA is still wayyyyyy more interesting! That’s right, today’s show is talking about last night’s epic CELTICS-WIZARDS 2OT game, the Bucks and Heat screwing the pooch while the Kings and Magic SOMEHOW blow their tank race, the Warriors starting a lineup of nobodies and still beating… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Mar 14: RUSTY GETS 100! (Episode 77)
NBA Straya!! 100 TRIPLE-DOUBLES FOR RUSTY WESTBROOK!! Man, that’s insane! Today’s show covers off Rusty’s achievement and why those nerds who think triple doubles are bad can go to hell, along with the Raptors rolling, the Pelicans eek ’em out, Kawhi isn’t coming back yet, LeBron remains awesome, and how good is that bad-blood Lakers-Nuggets… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Mar 13: MOCK NBA DRAFT 1.0 (Episode 76)
NBA Straya!! DAME DOLLA GOES OFF AGAIN! Today’s show: Damian Lillard’s Blazers have won 10 straight and can’t lose, Rusty Westbrook notches his 99th career triple double (and 20th for the season), the Bucks get a settler against the Grizz and how the hell are the Celtics going to cope with all their injuries? Seriously:… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks vs the Raptors (’07) and Wizards (’08), March 12 2007 & 2008
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! How’s this!? Turns out Andrew Bogut — the Croatian Wilt Chamberlain — likes this day more than Big Fev obviously likes a couple of sneaky tins and a few pies down the footy! That’s right: big Andy Bogut set a CAREER HIGH 11 years ago back in 2007 with the Milwaukee… Read more
NBA Straya – Monday Mar 12: WEEKEND WRAP (Episode 75)
NBA Straya!! DRAKE BEAT THE ROCKETS & ANTHONY DAVIS IS A BEAST! Today’s weekend wrap show covers ALL of the NBA action from the weekend, including the Rockets and Pelicans having their wins streaks snapped by Drake and the Wiz, the Warriors falling to their worst record in the Steve Kerr-era, Kawhi might be back… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Luc Longley vs the Utah Jazz, March 10 2000
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 18 year ago today, Big Luc Longley — the Aussie Bill Russell — was toiling away in the Arizona desert with the Phoenix Suns, finally away from the cold of Chicago and unburdened of carrying Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to the NBA title every year. On a balmy March evening,… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal vs Utah Jazz, March 9 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! March 9, 1997 — INT: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota — The Utah Jazz — led by JOHN STOCKTON and KARL ‘the Mailman’ MALONE — are smothering the Minnesota Timberwolves young core of KEVIN GARNETT and STEPHON MARBURY, and the Wolves are about to lose by double digits. Our hero, SHANE HEAL,… Read more