Hoops Hype

Mavericks-Thunder and Cavaliers-Celtics delivered yet another pair of steep declines on Wednesday, May 15. Wednesday’s Mavericks-Thunder second round NBA playoff Game 5 averaged 4.26 million viewers across TNT (3.75M) and truTV (515K), down 44% from Lakers-Warriors last year (7.55M), but still the top sportscast of the day. Cavaliers-Celtics led in with 3.73 million (TNT: … [Read more...] about

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Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Mavs 104, Thunder 92 SGA – 30 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds Chet – 13 points, 4 rebounds JDub – 12 points, 6 rebounds Doncic – 31 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds DJJ – 19 points Washington – 10 points, 10 rebounds Dallas leads the series 3-2 … [Read more...] about Mavs win pivotal Game 5 behind Luka Doncic’s triple-double

Brad Townsend: Doncic says he loves the “Luka sucks” chants.” I asked if he saw the fans with the Doncic face and pacifier T-shirts. No, but it sounds like he wishes he’d seen them. pic.twitter.com/Hd2o5FYS2tSource: Twitter @townbrad What’s the buzz on Twitter? Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet Luka Doncic’s triple-double proves too much for Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic: ‘When they chant Luka sucks, it gets me going’

Jones is the only rotation player Dallas doesn’t have under contract next season. Right now, the team could offer him $5.2 million via the taxpayer midlevel exception or clear salary to unlock the non-taxpayer midlevel to pay him up to $12.9 million to start. It’s a dilemma for the future, one that neither Jones nor Turner are stressed about now with Dallas still in the … [Read more...] about Derrick Jones’ agent on free agency: ‘He wants to be back’