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Show notes:
Week 11 review (00:29)
Mon:
NBA making adjustments to health & safety protocols; isolation period from 10 to 6 days
DeAndre Ayton & coach Monty Williams (PHO) enters protocols
Trae Young clears protocols; scores 29 pts in a loss to CHI; DeMar DeRozan 35 pts & Zach LaVine 30 pts
MEM on road squeaks by PHO; Ja Morant with 33 pts & Desmond Bane 32 pts
BKN on read blows by LAC; James Harden 34 pts, 15 asts & 8 rebs
Tue:
Bogdan Bogdanovic joins 12 ATL players in protocols
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving & LaMarcus Aldridge clears protocols
Evan Mobley clears while Darius Garland enters protocols
Ricky Rubio tears ACL in a CLE loss to NOP; out for season
Coach Mark Daigneault (OKC) enters protocols; 5th coach to do so this season
MIA takes down WAS; Tyler Herro 32pts, Duncan Robinson 26 pts & Jimmy Butler 25 pts with 15 asts
DEN on rad edges GSW; Nikola Jokic 22 pts & 18 rebs; Steph Curry with 3000 3PGs made
Wed:
Isaiah Thomas, formerly with LAL, signs a 10 day contract with DAL
MIA/SAS game postponed; MIA without 8 players needed to play
Kyrie attended his 1st practice; says he missed playing ball
MEM defeats LAL; Morant 41 pts & 10 rebs; LeBron with 37 pts, 13 rebs & 7 asts in the loss
Chimezie Meku drops a 3 at the buzzer as SAC beats DAL
Thu:
Julius Randle (NYK) enters protocols
GSW/DEN game postponed; Austin Rivers & coach Mike Malone enter protocols
Draymond Green complains on Twitter about postponed game
PHI on road beats BKN in KD's 1st game back from protocols; led by Joel Embiid (34 pts) & Tyrese Maxey (25 pts)
TOR reducing arena capacity to 1000 guests for next 3 weeks
Fri:
BOS Hof Sam Jones passes away at 88 years old (more in my latest Player Spotlight episode)
1/3 of NBA referees out with either injuries or COVID protocols; calls up G League refs
Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) enters protocols
SAS assistant coach Becky Hammon hired by the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces
Other WNBA news: New York Liberty hires former Phoenix Mercury coach Sandy Brondello
DeMar DeRozan hits game winner as CHI beats IND 108-106; also scores 28 pts & Coby White with 24 pts
BOS upsets PHO; Jaylen Brown/Marcus Smart 24 pts (lead 7 players in double figures)
LAL closes out 2021 with a blowout win over POR; LeBron with 43 pts & 14 rebs
Sat:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) enters protocols
Women refs from the G league being called up for NBA games
Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr & Maxi Kleber clears protocols
Lance Stephenson signs a 10 day contract with IND, his original drafted team
DeMar DeRozan opens 2022 in the same way he closed 2021: a game winner to beat WAS; scores 28 while LaVine has 35
GSW on road takes care of UTA; Curry 28 pts & 9 asts along with Andrew Wiggins' 25 pts
LAC on road takes down BKN; Eric Bledsoe with 27 pts; KD on loss: team needs to adjust attitude or the losses will pile up
Sun:
Coach Chauncey Billups (POR) clears H&S protocols; will return to the sideline Mon
Draymond clears H&S protocols; will play Mon
Kyrie to join BKN on road this coming week
Jaylen Brown drops 50 pts & 11 rebs as BOS beats ORL in OT
Josh Giddey (OKC) becomes the youngest player ever to record a triple double (17 pts, 14 asts, 13 rebs) in a loss to DAL
SAC upsets MIA; Buddy Hield (26 pts with 7 3PGs) & DeAaron Fox (24 pts)
PHO on road crushes CHA; Devin Booker's 24 pts leads 7 players in double figures
LAL struggles a bit but defeats MIN; LeBron 26 pts, Malik Monk 22 pts & Russell Westbrook with 20 pts but also 9 TOs
