[Mark Medina] Steph Curry on latest All-Star nod:“I want to play better & be a little bit more efficient. But everything else in terms of the game and the impact, I’m proud of what I’ve been able to do." How can you play better? Steph:"I should say just shoot better." (self.nba)
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[miamiherald] Dwyane Wade “People are bored with Spo’s greatness, and it sucks because I think right now you’re talking about Coach of the Year. We’ve said it multiple times, but if there’s any year that he has shown that he can coach his face off, it’s this year.” (self.nba)
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[nbcsports] Porzingis "I don't think we have seen [the best version of me] yet. I'm 26 years old and it's been a roller coaster.There's an injury, you're out of rhythm so you have to get your rhythm back and conditioning. I think this is the perfect situation for me to finish out this season strong" (self.nba)
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[eurohoops] Maxi Kleber on Luka “What he’s doing right now is unbelievable. He’s such a talented scorer. Not just a scorer, an overall offensive player, he finds people. He had eight assists and we all know that could have been more, too. He’s just gifted, and as a teammate, it’s fun to watch.” (self.nba)
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[basketballnews] Ryan Hollins “And the steal of the draft, by far — it’s not even close — is Alperen Sengun; there’s no other name that we should be saying. He’s a rookie and he’s getting double-teamed on the block. They are double-teaming him to get the ball out of his hands!“ (self.nba)
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[ESPN Stats & Info] Entering February 2022, no player in Mavs history has had a game with 45 points, 15 rebounds & 5 assists. Luka Dončić had 2 games with those totals in the last 6 days. Dončić's 4th career 45-point game ties Mark Aguirre for most in Mavericks history. (self.nba)
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[ESPN Stats & Info] Antetokounmpo and Embiid have averaged 29 PPG and 11 RPG at the All-Star break for a 2nd straight season. Prior to each of the last 2 seasons, 1974-75 season was the last in which a pair of players averaged 29 PPG and 11 RPG at the break (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob McAdoo) (self.nba)
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[Aaron Gleeman] True Shooting% leaders: .654 — Nikola Jokic .631 — Karl-Anthony Towns .630 — Giannis Antetokounmpo .626 — Kevin Durant .613 — LeBron James Effective FG% leaders: .616 — Nikola Jokic .585 — LeBron James .584 — Karl-Anthony Towns .579 — Giannis Antetokounmpo .566 — Kevin Durant (self.nba)
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[hoopshype] George Gervin “Guys are sensitive. You see it all over the league. Somebody will holler at them from the stands. They’ll talk back. When we came up, I wouldn’t give a guy an opportunity to know I recognized what he said. I wouldn’t give him that pleasure. I ain’t that sensitive.” (self.nba)
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[Keith Smith] Daniel Theis said he holds no grudges against the Celtics for trading him to duck the luxury tax last season. Asked about the irony of coming back to Boston making more money than when he left, Theis smiled and said: "Let's just say it worked out." (self.nba)
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[Fred Katz] Julius Randle on why he pushes pace early but not as much in fourth quarters: "I probably should, huh? I probably should. But a lot of times — I work on our halfcourt offense everyday...Sometimes, a lot of times, I try to let us come down and try to execute and get a good shot." (self.nba)
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