Former Raptor Ed Davis and current Raptor James Johnson making posters

The workhorse power forward Ed Davis is making an argument for the most underpaid player in the league with his play this season for the LA Lakers. He's currently signed to a 2 year contract worth just under 2.1 million dollars across those 2 years. Coming off the bench for Boozer he's averaging 10.4 pts 7.2 rebs and 1 ast per game while providing constant hustle for the purple and gold. 

North of the border James Johnson shows that he can still get up as he dunks on over and through 76er Brandon Davies. Poor guy was hoping to draw a charge but couldn't get over in time and pays the price as a result. Also I enjoy Drake's enthusiasm on the play but wth is he wearing. I may never understand "fashion" but sometimes I'm quite happy about that. 

NBA Last Team to Lose

Going into tonight's games there are only 3 teams remaining who have yet to lose, the Houston Rockets (6-0), the Memphis Grizzlies (5-0) and the Golden State Warriors (4-0). This arises the question, which team can remain undefeated for longer? 

The Memphis Grizzlies play against the injury ridden Oklahoma City Thunder tonight and the rebuilding Milwaukee Bucks tomorrow and are assumed to win both games. The next game for the Warriors and the Rockets are actually against each other tomorrow night so it's guaranteed that by Sunday there will be at least one undefeated team remaining and the winning streak of either the Rockets or the Warriors will come to an end. So assuming the Grizzlies avoid a major blunder come Sunday two teams will be left. If the Warriors win they will then have to beat the Phoenix Suns the next night to keep the streak going and if the Rockets win they will be able to relax until their next game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Before that game though, on Tuesday, the Grizzlies will have to beat the Lakers and the Warriors will have to beat the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. This leads me to believe that the Warriors will not stay unbeaten for the longest since they face 3 teams quite capable of ending said streak. It's also worth mentioning that the Warriors only won 1 of the 4 possible games last season against the Rockets and their game against them on Saturday is in Houston so I'm comfortable saying that the Rockets and the Grizzlies will be the last two teams to stay undefeated. The Grizzlies may face 3 lower skilled teams for their next games but upsets happen in the NBA almost every night (they'll have to face Kobe one night) and the Grizzlies have issues scoring some nights so simply by having to face more teams the Grizzlies have a harder shot than the Rockets. For these reasons it's my opinion that the Houston Rockets will be the final team in the NBA to remain undefeated.  

Gordon Hayward and Tobias Harris game winners all around

You get a buzzer beater, and you get a buzzer beater, everyone gets a buzzer beater !

Tied at 100 with only 3.4 seconds to go the Utah Jazz and specifically Gordon Hayward would not allow the game to go into overtime. Hayward finished the game with 21 points and the game winner which I'm sure he feels is the most important part too in defeating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-100. 

Tobias Harris also hit a game winner, his against the Philadelphia 76ers. With the game tied at 89 the Magic made sure to make the most out of their final possession by getting the ball to Harris who hit the fade away jumper to give Orlando the 91-89 win. 

Carmelo Anthony scores his 20,000th point

Tonight in a game between the New York Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets history was made as Carmelo Anthony becomes only the 40th player in NBA history to score over 20,000 points. Carmelo Anthony is the 6th youngest player to pass the 20,000 mark and 3 of those 6 players are still playing in the league today. Surprisingly the two mainly known as prolific scorers, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, actually reached the 20,000 plateau later than LeBron James who has the reputation of being an MVP candidate every year because of his skills on the defensive and offensive end. Few people see James as a prolific scorer and many forget he has the potential to finish among the top 10 scorers in NBA history. Still nobody can deny that Kobe, LeBron, and Carmelo are all straight up ballers. 

Kirk Hinrich Halloween Hustle vs Cavs

Kirk Hinrich brought the hustle and heart in a game vs the Cleveland Cavaliers on Halloween of 2014. He finished the game with 20 points on 7/11 shooting with 2 rebounds 1 assist and 2 steals. That plus some hustle plays that you won't find on the stat sheet. It's these intangibles that make Hinrich one of Tom Thibodeau's favourite players, and one of my favourite Bulls. Sadly for the Bulls they lost 114-108 in OT but it wasn't for Kirk's lack of effort as shown in this video.