James Harden was sidelined so long he couldn't remember what it was like even to be a starter. Harden had 18 points and 11 assists in his return from an 18-game absence to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night. Coming off the bench in an NBA game for the first time since he won the league's Sixth Man award for Oklahoma City in 2011-12, Harden also had seven rebounds after the longest layoff of his career.
Harden s return sparks Nets over Spurs
James Harden had 18 points and 11 assists in his return from an 18-game absence to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.
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NEW YORK (AP) James Harden had 18 points and 11 assists in his return from an 18-game absence to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-116 on Wednesday night.
Coming off the bench in an NBA game for the first time since he won the league s Sixth Man award for Oklahoma City in 2011-12, Harden also had seven rebounds after the longest layoff of his career, missing more than a month because of a strained right hamstring.
Apr 01, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
It may be one of the trickiest rounds yet for EuroLeague FabFive Challenge fans. There are many tough matchups in Round 33, further complicated by the fact that more than a third of all teams have been eliminated form playoff contention. Add to that the rotation juggling that always occurs during two-round weeks and you have dilemmas.
The flip side of course is what Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Olympiacos Piraeus did in Round 32, when they upset teams with so much to play for showing that pride should never be underestimated in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. So the real questions are about matchups and opportunities.
Jan 28, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
Perhaps the biggest advantage to playing the FabFive Challenge over its counterpart, the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge, is that you can adjust your lineups until tipoff. So if you missed that Alexey Shved was out in Round 21 or Mike James was out in Round 22, you may have been burned in the latter competition, but you can always make a last-minute adjustment in FabFive Challenge.
Of course, that is more helpful at certain times. For instance, all decisions regarding Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade players may hinge on the health of top scorer Jordan Loyd, who limped off the court in the second quarter on Tuesday and did not return. Waiting until just before the Zvezda game to tip off – the penultimate game of Round 23 at 20:45 CET on Friday – may be a little late, however, the idea that changes can be made at the last minute is surely helpful.