Gators in the NBA
Thursday, November 19, 2015 | Men's Basketball
By Ashley Milchman
UAA Communications
Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards
Beal and the Washington Wizards faced the San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, and Atlanta Hawks in week two of play. Beal was ruled out with a shoulder injury for Tuesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Beal averaged over 30 minutes of play during the games against the Spurs, Celtics and Hawks. In the games against the Celtics and Spurs, Beal scored over 20 points per game, scoring 24 and 25 points, respectively. Beal continues to excel in rebounds, with 5 rebounds in the games against the Spurs and Celtics, and 6 against the Hawks. Since the 11/7 meetng against the Hawks, Beal has not played because of his shoulder injury.
11/7 vs. Hawks (L 99-114): 11 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
11/6 vs. Celtics (L 98-118): 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
11/4 vs. Spurs (W 102-99): 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
Beal w/ an update on his injured shoulder & seeing his old coach tmrw (VIDEO): https://t.co/tM2nbqucUh #WizThunder pic.twitter.com/Ql8m9LzZ4H
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) November 9, 2015 One positive tonight: With his 5th straight 24+ point game, @RealDealBeal23 has tied a franchise record to begin a season #WizCeltics
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) November 7, 2015 For more on Beal, follow: @WashWizards, @RealDealBeal23
Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs
Matt Bonner didn't see any playing time during week two's games against the Wizards, Hornets, or Kings. The Spurs won their games against Sacramento (106-88) and Charlotte (114-94), and lost to Washington (99-102). He briefly came off the bench for the Spurs's wins against the Trailblazers (113-101) and the 76ers (92-83). He did not play in the games against Denver (W 109-98) or the 11/16 matchup against Portland (W 93-80)
For more on Bonner, follow: @spurs
Corey Brewer, Houston Rockets
Corey Brewer and the Houston Rockets began a 3-game win streak on 11/4 with a 119-114 win over the Orlando Magic. Brewer was then listed as probable on the roster due to a thigh bruise. Despite the injury, Brewer saw 17 minutes of play in the Rockets' 116-110 win against the Sacramento Kings, as well as 17 minutes of play in the 109-105 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. In total Brewer 5 rebounds and 6 assists during week 2 play. Brewer and the Rockets faced a four-game losing streak against the Nets (96-106), Nuggets (98-107), Mavericks (98-110) and Celtics (95-111), before bouncing back and defeating Portland 108 to 103.
11/6 vs. Kings (W 116-110): 1 REB, 1 BLK 1 STL
11/18 vs. Portland (W 108-103): 4 REB, 16 PTS
11/16 vs. Celtics (L 95-111): 3 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 11 PTS
11/4 vs. Magic (W 109-105): 4 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
Cold-blooded! Corey Brewer hit the three with .9 left to send Rockets to OT. https://t.co/l4PatvGu4m
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 19, 2015 .@TheCoreyBrewer's 16 points tonight helped lead the Rockets to a big overtime win. https://t.co/R1NJqURzkU
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 19, 2015 For more on Brewer, follow: @HoustonRockets, @TheCoreyBrewer
Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat
Haslem made a brief appearance in the Heat's wins against the Lakers and the Raptors, contributing to the team's week two wins. Haslem posted a rebound per game to close out the wins. Miami improved to a 6-4 record for the season thus far.
11/10 vs. Lakers (W 101-88): 1 REB
11/8 vs. Raptors (W 96-76): 1 REB
For more on Haslem, follow: @MiamiHEAT, @ThisIsUD
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford and the Atlanta Hawks continued their season with wins over Washington, New Orleans, Brooklyn, New Orlens, and Sacramento, and fell to the Timberwolves, Celtics, Jazz and Nets. Horford contintues to average over 30 minutes a game, as well as averaging 17 points a game.
11/18 vs. Kings (W 103-97): 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 2 BLK 4-4 FTM-FTA
11/17 vs. Nets (L 88-90): 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 1 STL
11/15 vs. Jazz (L 96-97): 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
11/13 vs. Celtics (L 93-106): 13 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK, 1 STL
11/9 vs. Timberwolves (L 107-117): 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
11/7 vs. Wizards (W 114-99): 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
11/6 vs. Pelicans (W 121-115): 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK, 1 STL
11/4 vs. Brooklyn (101-87): 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
#ICYMI last night, @Paulmillsap4 & @Al_Horford brought some serious thunder https://t.co/u7rMtICWsW #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/Y1fdluNT0M
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) November 19, 2015 Good win on the road!!! We closed the game out the right way. Go Hawks! #TrueToAtlanta
— Al Horford (@Al_Horford) November 7, 2015 For more on Horford, follow: @ATLHawks, @Al_Horford
David Lee, Boston Celtics
David Lee and the Boston Celtics began week two going 2-1, winning against the Bucks and Wizards, and falling to the Pacers. The Celtics went on a three-game win streak against the Hawks, Thunder and Rockets, before faling to the Mavericks at home 102 to 106. Lee averaged a little over 11 minutes a game, as well as 7 points per game.
11/18 vs. Mavericsk (L 102-106): 14 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
11/11 vs. Pacers (L 91-102): 13 PTS, 6 REB
11/10 vs. Bucks (W 99-83): 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
11/6 vs. Wizards (W 118-98): 2 PTS, 3 REB
11/4 vs. Pacers (L 98-100): 10 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
For more on Lee, follow: @Celtics, @Dlee042
Mike Miller, Denver Nuggets
Mike Miller gained a little bit of playing time during Denver's games against the Warriors, Suns and Pelicans. The Nuggets faced some adversity on the road, losing to the Warriors, Suns and Spurs, but had success at home with victoires against the Rockets, Bucks, and Trailblazers.
For more on Miller, follow: @nuggets, @MikeMiller_13
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls
Despite being on day-to-day watch for a knee injury, Noah played a total 51 minutes in the games against Minnesota and Oklahoma City, where posted 18 rebounds and 11 assists. Noah exited the November 9th game against the 76ers with knee pain, but told media, “I'll be back in no time.” Noah stuck true to his promise and came back to average 20 minutes of playing time in wins against the Hornets, Pacers, and Suns.
11/18 vs. Suns (W 103-97): 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
11/16 vs. Pacers (W 96-95): 8 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
11/13 vs. Hornets (W 111-88): 18 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK 1 STL
11/7 vs. Timberwolves (L 93-102): 11 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK, 1 STL
11/5 vs. Thunder (W 104-98): 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah are bringing the passion off the bench for the #Bulls: https://t.co/4cPtLW03xb
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 7, 2015 This week's Dunk of the Week: Mr. @TajGibson22 off a beautiful feed from @JoakimNoah! https://t.co/JlIt4ZeSUh
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 9, 2015 For more on Noah, follow: @chicagobulls, @JoakimNoah
Chandler Parsons, Dallas Mavericks
After recovering from knee surgery and making his season debut on Nov. 1, Parsons's worked his way off the Mavericks bench to play an average of 16.5 minutes of playing time per game. Parsons is also averageing 7.4 points per game, as well as an impressive number of rebounds. Parsons scored an impressive 20 points in Monday's win against the 76ers, where he also had 5 rebounds.
11/18 vs. Celtics (W 106-102): 8 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK
11/16 vs. 76ers (W 92-86): 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
11/13 vs. Lakers (W 90-82): 9 PTS, 3 REB
11/10 vs. Pelicans (L 105-120): 3 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
11/7 vs. Pelicans (W 107-98): 6 PTS, 2 REB
11/5 vs. Charlotte (L 94-108): 2 PTS, 1 BLK, 1 STL
3D talks Chandler Parsons on #NBAGametime on NBA TV https://t.co/9HkWbmIpXG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 17, 2015 .@ChandlerParsons blows by his man and finishes with the two-handed flush 💪 #DALvsNOP 🎥: https://t.co/CVEYeYwxww pic.twitter.com/NgFxpZrf4j
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) November 8, 2015 For more on Parsons, follow: @dallasmavs, @ChandlerParsons
Marreese Speights, Golden State Warriors
Speights aided to the Warriors perfect record in week two, averaging nine minutes a game against the Pistons, Kinds, Nuggets, and Clippers. Speights stepped up on rebounds, scoring 14 total over the course of the 4 games. Speights saw more playing time in Tuesday's win over the Raptors, where he scored 5 points and picked up 2 rebounds.
11/17 vs. Raptors (W 115-110): 5 PTS, 2 REB
11/9 vs. Pistons (W 109-95): 2 PTS, 3 REB
11/7 vs. Kings (W 103-94): 2 PTS, 1 STL
11/6 vs. Nuggets (W 119-104): 3 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
11/4 vs. Clippers (W 112-108): 7 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
Another great home win In front of the best fans!!!8-0 #DubNation #onamission
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) November 10, 2015 Yessir lets go congrats @FloridaGators !!!!
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) November 7, 2015 Follow: @warriors, @Mospeights16
