Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green once again defied the numbers. Green had 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals and 4 points Friday night, making him the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double with fewer than 10 points scored, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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A comeback victory in hand, Denzel Valentine lobbed a pass to Jake Layman in the final seconds. Valentine added a little extra loft to give the 6-foot-9 Maryland product an easy chance for an alley-oop slam or lay-up. Layman missed. Here’s why it stung: Valentine had nine assists to go with 34 points and 14 rebounds. Layman’s Windy City Bulls teammates razzed him. Valentine looked at him incredulously.
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As the NBA All-Star break approaches, the season is heating up. There are lots of great storylines: Giannis Antetokounmpo has suddenly become a top-10 player, the revamped Warriors are still a sight to behold and Russell Westbrook is averaging a triple-double (and still somehow not the MVP favorite!) My favorite storyline, year in and year out, is checking in on the Michigan State Spartans in the NBA.
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Denzel Valentine had some big goals coming into the season. And that’s the way you’d want him thinking.“I can only control what I can control,” Valentine shrugged after Thursday morning practice about the season thus far. “If I get hurt, I just have to do what it takes to get back on the floor; obviously, it’s upsetting. I want to be out there competing and be Rookie of the Year and all the goals I had in mind, but sometimes it just doesn’t go the way you planned.
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