Kyrie and Harden chirping at each other and shoving each other
would that be the weakest fight ever?
would that be the weakest fight ever?
2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks
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What is Doris going on about? Kleber just suffered a freak injury. She was analyzing it like it was Zapruder footage.
He also leapt into the air as if he were Superman and when the defender walked away fell to earth like the Greatest American Hero.
Does anyone why Jeff Green is wearing Paul George’s jersey tonight? That can’t be legal can it?
One very annoying thing about the NBA in 2024:
Drive… get past your man… have a seam to the basket… but instead you pitch it out to the corner three guy. I mean, I understand the math. But dammit, the bucket is right there!
Drive… get past your man… have a seam to the basket… but instead you pitch it out to the corner three guy. I mean, I understand the math. But dammit, the bucket is right there!
I was watching Kevin McHale highlights the other day and was kind of dreaming about what the NBA would be like if they just ditched the three pointer.
There’s something indulgent and ego-driven about almost every Kyrie shot.
“I’m going to stop this Clipper run.”
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“This time.”
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“This is all me”
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“I’m going to stop this Clipper run.”
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“This time.”
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“This is all me”
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If an alien came down from Mars today and watched these two NBA games they would be convinced that they were played under a different set rules.
Who feels better?
a) Clippers overcoming a 15-pt lead to be tied?
b) Mavericks with Kyrie Doncic shooting 6-21 and 0-9 on threes to be tied?
Probably the team that’s at home and a game away from advancing. But the Mavs did seem to piss away a decent lead there.
And Harden seems hurt, yet it's still just a 10 point game. It feels like Dallas should be up by 25.
Well, Kyrie coming alive certainly put the score where it felt like it should've been all along. Hard to be too upset at the Clippers on the court (no Kawhi means they shouldn't have had a chance), but George and Harden are 10-30.
Nothing remains of PJ Tucker's ankles at this point. His sneaker collection may be on the market soon.
I mean, he's shooting 19% from the field (8-42) since the start of game 2. He's not the reason they're going to lose, but he's been fucking awful this series.
I was mostly kidding... But the game fell apart when Westbrook tried to impose his will... So not completely kidding
Yeah I get that, but other than a few minutes at the end of the 1st half, Dallas dominated this game (if not always on the scoreboard). They generated good shot after good shot, while everything for LA seemed like a slog. It was just a matter of time before Luka or Kyrie got going, and it blew open once Kyrie caught fire.
More than anyone else, Paul George seems like an infuriating player to root for. Maybe it's because we've seen it before (when he's bad, he's the worst possible version of Tatum, super passive, frequently disappears, and won't stop settling for contested jumpers over physically inferior defenders), but he doesn't catch half the flack that the other future HOFers on their roster seem to get.
When Kyrie is motivated and engaged he’s really incredible to watch. He could have been a legend in Boston and probably leading the Celtics to their second or third title right now.
I don’t think it is coincidence that he’s been at his best when next to a megastar #1 option that he respects in LeBron and now Doncic. That seems like the sweet spot for his makeup.
The Pacific Division was the best division in the league this season by W-L, with all five teams 46-36 or better, and MVPs, Finals MVPs, and future HOFers galore
All gone fishin’.
All gone fishin’.
Bref has him at 97.9% likely to make the HOF. They've got 88 players at 90% or higher, and all but one (Larry Faust at 94.2%) are either in the HOF or are not yet eligible. 9x all-star, 6x all-nba, 4x all-defense, 2016 gold medal...he's in. Not the greatest honor considering their policy is to basically invite anyone, but he's definitely gonna get in.
Neither? There was no defined role in Brooklyn with those 3 all fighting for shots. The chemistry he had with LeBron and Doncic surrounded by willing role players was different than playing off the ball in Brooklyn having to share the backcourt w Harden.
I was reading the Athletic post mortem today with the argument to run it back with PG13. It's a conundrum as he's terrific and a version of this squad with a healthy Kawhi (similar to Philly words about Embiid) is still scary. Don't really see a better option.
That said, beyond the obvious question for both Philly and L.A. of what are the chances they'll be healthy for a playoff run, in the Clippers case you do get a strong sense that they don't care very much. Kawhi, PG13, and Harden are all L.A. kids. Per your thought that PG might just prefer to stay home to be with kids, I can easily imagine a team not just older by a year but also even more dis-spirited than this squad -- just going through the motions for the 9 to 5 job before heading home to a Malibu mansion (put that way, can't say I'd blame them).
sort of? They were mostly old and while best in the regular season, they were all shown in playoffs to not even be playoff-competitive. So pretty easy to make case it was very deep division (no bad teams) but also thoroughly mediocre
Equivalent to some NFL seasons where we see all 4 teams in a division with winning records but even the best team isn't really a contender.
I can’t see that happening as they’ll be moving into a new arena and want a somewhat competitive team. Running it back is really their only choice. Can’t go into a rebuild.