During the Golden State Warriors’ 10-game winning streak, power forward David Lee has been on a tear.
Lee, who played at UF in 2001-05, has averaged 22.6 points on 61.4 percent shooting and 10.4 rebounds in his past 10 games. Throughout the span, the 6-foot-9, 240-pound power forward has recorded six point-rebound double-doubles.
In the Warriors’ 101-80 win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, Lee scored 22 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds.
For his play from the week of Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, Lee was named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week.
As of Jan. 7, Lee ranks 24th in the league in scoring with 19 points per game and 11th in rebounding with 9.8 per contest. With Lee surging, the Warriors are 24-13 and remain in the Western Conference playoff hunt.
Beal working his way back:
A stress injury in Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal’s right leg has become a roadblock in his quest for an All-Star bid.
Prior to missing nine games with the injury, Beal led the Wizards in scoring with 20.6 points per game in a league-high 40.2 minutes per contest. But since returning on Dec. 16, 2013, Beal has played with hesitancy in 10 games and seen his minutes limited, averaging only 13.9 points on 41.6 shooting in 27.6 minutes.
But in the Wizards’ 97-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday, Beal came up big, shooting 10 of 18 from the field for 21 points. He also notched three assists and did not turn over the ball.
Hawks struggling without Horford:
The 18-17 Atlanta Hawks have been on a slide since losing center Al Horford for the season to a torn right pectoral muscle.
The team is 2-4 since he suffered the injury on Dec. 26, 2013, and has seen its grasp on the third spot in the Eastern Conference weaken.
Before suffering the injury, Horford was having one of the best seasons of his career. He led the team in scoring with 18.6 points per game on the seventh-best field-goal percentage (.567) in the league. He also averaged 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 blocks in 33 starts.
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Golden State Warriors forward and former Gator David Lee won his first NBA title Tuesday night as the Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With the title for Lee and fellow former Gator and Warrior teammate Marreese Speights, a Gator has now been a part of the championship-winning team for five consecutive years.
