PLAYERS:
J.R. Smith,
Josh Boone,
Gerald Green,
Patty Mills,
Kenyon Martin,
Marcus Haislip,
Anthony Roberson,
Charles Gaines,
Dan Gadzuric,
Stephon Marbury
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets
TEAMS: Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets
Zhejiang 103, Tianjin 91: Jr Smith didn’t play until the midway point of the second quarter, end even then he may as well have been sitting on the bench… until the fourth quarter, that is. I’m not sure why JR was held out of the starting lineup and kept on the pine for so long. I haven’t heard about any more troubles between he and his team, so I’m going to assume it’s because they were playing a garbage team and held a double-digit lead for pretty much the entire time he was sitting. Anyway, once JR entered the game he looked disinterested. It’s the first time I’ve ever watched him play where he didn’t even appear to want to shoot the ball. At about the same time Tianjin closed to within one point (about six minutes to go), one of their gaurds made a key mitake: he awoke the sleeping monster. As Tianjin was capping off their biggest run of the game, JR Smith’s defender decided it would be a good idea to clap in his face as he dribbled up the floor. Smith proceeded to bury
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