Literally a perfect game 21

Yeah but Russ isnt playing. Oh wait. 3

Who is Okogie and why has he taken those shots 0

OP just got Wooooooshed 5

ITS BEEN 5 GAMES! 2

A miracle for a top 3 player to win MVP? If the Warriors dominate during the regular season with say 70 wins he could definitely win it. He always puts up amazing numbers so that no issue. Its just about whether voters think he is better than Curry o -6

Why is it titled as Kemba Walker instead of Charlotte Hornets. 4

wtf op? Before the post gets deleted this is what /u/electrowhizzz said: >I feel there is a strong correlation between low bbiq and hip hop in the NBA. Players that chose to get tattoos and adopt the hip hop hustle mindset tend to not get signed 8

Who wants to take on his contract? 1

What a stupid irrational take. 5

Oh that makes sense. Thanks 1

Thats insane! 3

Good for you buddy 1

>Serious 6

Oof 3

Wow you are so brave op. You dont even care about being downvoted 2

Id like to think most people with at least half a brain cell would do the same 1

Lmao OP stop being insecure and needing people to tell you that your team is playing well. 1

Worst part is I was just looking at his history OP is a Boston fan. How lame do you have to be to try and pull a stunt like this. 4

How many times do Raptors fans have to go through this. In their eyes the media is always disrespecting them. Well respect is something thats earned and when the Raptors fall apart every playoffs they wont earn it. 1

How embarrassing. Why do people even do this shit? 2

Good lord thats impressive, im so glad I drafted him on my fantasy team. 5

I cant even be mad. That was awesome to see him playing so well. 5

Get lost 1

Ouch! 4

This post is not faulting Dwight. Its saying that the Wiz fans told us to wait for him and they would preform better with a healthy team. Now they are down 30 at home at halftime. 8

I dont want to right them of with the talent they have but they are awful right now. 1

This is awesome! 0

You cant be serious? This sub loves Lebron like crazy. the Woj post only made it so much more obvious. 16

Apart from Booker those players have all lead their team to the playoffs though. 1

Nah that was a hamstring, this looks so much worse. 2

Luke is going to be a scapegoat whenever things go bad because Lebron wont get any large scale blame for his lazy defence and Lakers fans will want to defend their young core of players that they have been hyping up. Another thing Id like to add is t 34

It makes sense as well tbh as to why fans always use coaches as a scapegoat. They always hype up their young players and so to say that they are underperforming will look bad on them. On the other hand nobody really goes around bragging about how muc 2

True, but you get the idea though. Fans value coaches far less than they do players so its much much easier to shift blame to them. 3

The Jazz have 8 players with multiple field goals so far where as Doncic is the only such player for the Mavs 1

Delete this garbage. Trying way too hard op. 9

Forget to switch accounts? 4

Ill die fighting for what I believe in lmao 15

Couldnt agree more. The worst is post game threads that get removed 10 minutes after reaching like 500 comments and then people cant even discuss the game anymore. Its a joke honestly. 2

I made a post criticising the mods that just got banned. This may be my last message before i get banned lol. 3

Thats actually a good question. Im not sure of an exact answer but Id assume not. 8

BREAKING NEWS! 6

Thats a pretty big disparity. Im not watching but where they warranted? 1

Who have they played? 1

I hate the argument that the Spurs would have won the WCF in 2017. In game 1 of their second round series they got demolished by Houston and lost by 27 points at home. San Antonio of course ended up winning that series in 6 games with the series clin 12

> It was important in these last Finals. Not really, worst case scenario for the Warriors they win in 5. Every Cavaliers fan and every nba fan knew the Cavs where no chance of winning that series. They use the excuse of JRs blunder as "a seri 7

Lmao 11

haha good one op! very funny. 0

Easily -5

Did op make this post just so mods could delete it? 42

>I dunno maybe shaq or some other big dude lmao 10

Youve never heard the term teammates? 3

Draymond vs Fultz. 4

Id take the DPOY in Draymond over Fultz 3

Who cares? 1

Holy crap so Mitchell isnt even close. Do you know what the record would be for say the last 15 years? 3

He definitely does but Ive never seen it be this bad. 3

Unfortunately this season he has declined in efficiency. Add to that this is definitely one of the worst halves Ive ever seen him play. 4

Yikes, he really plays poorly against you guys. 1

Neither has played well but this post wasnt made to compare the two. 8

Hed be useless 4

5 15

> Little did you know Ingrams career high is 32 points. Besides that he hasnt scored over 26 points in the NBA and College since his high school days. Lets that sink in... Thats actually really ridiculous to consider. I never realised that he hasn 7

Ben has been pretty good this year especially lately. 4

What is satire about it? Donovan Mitchell has been wildly inconsistent this year and this is by far his worst game of the season. He has had amazing games and really bad games but overall his form this year has been worse than what he showed for the -2

2013-14 Nets 1

Never mind, the won. But that was a bit close for comfort for Sacramento fans. 4

Hes staying. Its about someone else joining him in Charlotte 22

Its one matchup but yeah he completely outplayed him. 1

I mean Jamal Murray started his career 0/17 as well to be fair. 1

Theres unpopular and then there is just stupid 1

You guys are only up 4 wtf 34

So true. Also congrats on the win against Milwaukee. 4

which is why we kept the Lakers to one field goal in the last 5 minutes of the quarter 3

He had a decent season last year TBH. 2

How many where pick 1? 21

I mean they are playing similar to their career averages arent they? -1

We wouldnt even be comparing them if they werent both European 6

Wow 1

12 turnovers for Harden thought including a bunch late in the game 14

I mean what would you expect him to say in a post game interview after a game like this? 1

Thats dumb. Also confirms that Utah are getting green jerseys 1

No, you see so many players in the NBA that dont even get minutes and they where elite at a college level or similar. How on earth do you realistically expect there to be a female player making it to the NBA? The worst NBA players or the ones that co 25

With a simple "no" 10

It has to be Rose 1

0, also whats up with fake Warriors fans? People who make accounts trying to be Warriors fans but really just talk trash about them, its hoenstly embarrassing dude. 20

Lavine? 1

34 in a half. Thats crazy low. 1

Siakam 6

He has been on fire lately but Lebron still has more credits in the bank. 19

Yeah this game is kind of why I made the post. He hasnt accepted a single foul all game and is disputing everyone of them despite so many being obvious. 4

But he had a sick dunk on Giannis 0

That story is so last week 4

Wait when were they taken away? 3

lmao I see this stat mentioned all the time. 2

Who cares? 10

Probably win, you have 4 absolute certain hall of famers and another guy with 2 DPOYs and 2 finishes in the top 3 for MVP voting. 4

Peak, Lebron being the almost unanimous best player in the league for **at least** the past 7 seasons is something Duncan never had. 40

Im confused as to why he hasnt been diagnosed until now. 1

Yeah sounds realistic 2

Thats one way to put it 2

> The Phoenix Suns just scored **10 points** in the first quarter of an NBA game >They just lost the quarter 36-9. Hmmm 6

"and its not even close" 24

lmao thats pretty extreme. Youd be a pretty bad person for that to happen 2

Huh? You made the post lmao 2

We are making the playoffs 1

Exactly what im thinking of right now. This is insane 1

Why on earth did DLo take that 3 so early? 1

He plays on an edge 1

It uses the ESPN game score as opposed to the basketball reference one. 9

WE KNOW!!! 13

Cut him some slack, hes only been a Lakers fan for 2 months 6

Whatever dude, no one cares at all 1

This OP has some of the dumbest posts ive ever seen. 16

Repost! Oh wait! 8

Donovan Mitchell -1

Nah -1

Lmao MKG with finished 9th in DPOY voting that season in 2014-15. Yet he wins it because of the conference divide. Thats gonna be a no from me. 2

Cp3 was better overall but Deron Williams would out play Paul in their matchups if that makes sense. 27

At best 2

Yeah hed probably still be a flopping choker. 12

-1 2

Both Lakers 3

Please leave this mods 95

Holy shit 9

No it doesnt 1

They showed the replay and he went form left foot to right to left to right as his pivot foot. 2

Oh yeah his selfishness that played a major in 5 rings... that really hurt his team... 1

He should easily get the triple double. 1

Nah they outplayed us and deserved the win. Congrats to OKC -9

I will, you guys have completely outplayed us today. Really impressed with PG, Adams and Dennis. Good win. -4

Hmm thats interesting to think about, i know he used to go to half court after each free throw so that could make an impact for a player. 0

Id expect him to because he is one of the best players in the league but when its a third of the season its hard to call it just a slump. 0

I dont lol I literally just want to know what changed lmao. 2

I dont, just curious what changed in his free throw shooting. Russ is one of the leagues best players. 2

Toughen up man 11

I mean if he is moving teams next season than maybe he is trying to get Kyrie to join him. 1

Russ is not a shooter lmfao 1

If he actually won anything (like 5 rings) hed be Kobe. Russ has won 3 total playoff games as the number one guy. 2

Thats trash 3

lmao I foolishly though that there would be at least some semblance of a protest. 1

ahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahaha 3

2017 Warriors imo 22

This is hilarious 2

Has he really been that bad? 2

Lmao its ok bro. 11

They have been bricking sooo many threes in the 4th. 2

Stop trying to suck up to him lmao. This is such a lame attempted karma grab. Did you post this in /r/rockets as well? 14

People love revisionist history tbh. 6

Yeah it is, Bogdanovic flopped like a bitch, looking for the foul not even trying to make the shot. -7

He did the same against Gobert, stared him down when the Celtics were losing by 20 lol 1

Why not? 0

Shaqeem 10

My heart isnt 18

> Luka Doncic is a fine player but today he showed that he is a real man. Sorry but for some reason this made me laugh, like some sort of documentary statement. 15

People are idiots, you just have to move on. I dont think the mods can do anything about it. 2

For anyone interested in record setting and stuff I remember OKC shooting 14/15 from three to start a game against Utah in 2017 so I dont think the Clippers have set a record but its crazy accurate either way. 3

Harris was 6/6 from deep and missed the game winner :( 18

LMFAO, he has about 160 million reasons not to care at all. 0

And its wrong 12

Yeah its up there. Its funny that people hate Lebron less than KD and say that KD "ruined the league." Its funny because the only reason they say that about KD and not Lebron is because Brons superteam underachieved. 10

Its ok, I understand that people hate KD. My argument is that people would almost universally hate Lebron (like they do with KD) if he had achieved the success with his team that they should have. Because in the end people dont hate that KD purely b 1

I can see where you are coming from and thats a pretty good argument. The ring with Cleveland really did a lot to change his reputation and perception. I guess the biggest thing that irks me is when people try to discount KDs rings because his team a 4

Im open to discussing it if you present a counter argument. Your comment doesnt really add anything to the discussion. 3

and why didnt Lebron ruin the league by joining two other top 10 players? Because his team simply underachieved. 8

the whole point is the heat were beatable because they underachieved... 5

I think so and it was one of the dumbest missed calls in NBA history. 6

Counter point, and dont hate me for saying this, that play with Kobe and Bobby occurred at the end of the game. The Kings by that stage no longer had the lead, and when they were up 24 earlier in the game it should never have gotten to that stage. 4

The refs didnt make Houston miss 27 straight threes. Unfortunately thats all Rockets fans are going to have to live by because despite any reffing they completely shot themselves out of the game. -2

And???? The margin going from one to seven points is barely any issue at all for a regular season game in December. 0

lmao you arent even going to post a clip? 4

Yeah Im an idiot. -5

Thats whats a bit annoying. I make a post with concerns about a players progress from injury and dont get any legitimate answers simply because of my flair. -5

Its annoying , I might see how this post goes in /r/nbadiscussion. -3

Was probably accurate when the commercial was made and they arent going to always change it. 1

Im watching the game... 1

Also can the mods stop trying to delete every post? Its all a bit of fun, loosen up a bit lmao. 8

I had a science test at school during game seven of the 2016 finals so I missed the second half. 2

I personally cant fathom it simply because he isnt marketable enough in a way. Dont get me wrong he is an outstanding player and has a very strong case for top 10 in the league right now, he is leading his injured team to the leagues 3rd best record. 1

Id just play him for 2 minutes at the end of the fourth quarter each game, get a guaranteed 15 points in the clutch and trust your teams defence to take care of the rest. I think it would definitely be worth the 10% cap space if they could be used in 10

He was dominant defensively in those final 3 minutes 1

What do you specifically like about it? Personally I find their commentary to be really bland and lacking any excitement during highlight plays. 1

Those are strong contested rebounds as well. He also made a great play to find Okogie for 3. 1

That was a crazy last play. 1

This is a blatant lie by OP or just a poorly researched stat. Its happened 27 times before. Here is a list of all the times it has happened listed by the most recent occurrences: http://bkref.com/tiny/wICh1 |Rk|Player|Date|Tm|Opp|TRB|AST|PTS| |-:|:-|:- 36

Michael Redd did it. 6

I dont know what to do with this information. 2

I just want to let people know incase they arent watching the game. You dont want to miss out on a great performance because you didnt know there was a game on. 2

I know we arent meant to post in game updates but this is a great performance that deserves some recognition. 2

Does nobody else say 3 quarter time haha 1

Lemmie just go with the flow and say Kuzma. 1

This is insane! Is he going to get 50? 19

Reggie Miller ^^^^^^^^^^^^/s 2

According to my calculations thats not very good. 2

Boston mods. 4

Kyrie did it against OKC last year. Got fouled shooting a 3, made the shot, missed the free throw, got an offensive rebound, scored a layup. 22

Posts like these are how you spot bandwagon Warriors fans -2

Here we go lol, recency bias is quite a remarkable thing. 46

Nahhh, Dun, Lavine and Markannen look to be a good core going forward and they are building for the future. The Parker contract was a big mistake but I think overall they are building a good team going forward. 1

> No disrespect, but to be honest, I can’t imagine Jazz beat us.We’re so deep and young and hungry. **You don’t have any tools to defend Kuz & Ingram** > .Zo & Josh can shit Donovan Mitchell down.I’m not kidding. And Non-offensi 5

Damn reading these comments just shows how young most /r/NBA users are. 3

Lmao Im so confused. 1

Damn ill be honest with you OP I never even thought about it that way. Ive been leaning towards Giannis because his team is a top 2 seed but if Harden closes the gap than his team might still finish as the 4th seed in the West. You cant really hold that a 1

Ah yes because when I see Harden averaging 34/6/9 on 62.2% TS for the **season** then I think about how he hasnt been playing at a high level consistently... Heck, even before the Rockets turnaround when they started 11-14 Harden was averaging 30/6/8 10

Yeah hes been struggling badly but Id back him to bounce back. All players go through slumps. 2

How did he still manage to get 38 points lol 1

Why did the mods remove the last post like this? 6

He gets no calls, its ridiculous. 1

The Bulls have won 6 championships in their history, the greatest player of all time played for the team. They are definitely up there. 2

Is this based on your opinion or is there actually a way you measured this? 1

You guys deserve criticism for losing at home to the Cavs. Especially when your hyped young core play like trash. 16

lol xD epic shit post LMAO 0

This guy has one of the worst ego to talent ratios in the league 7

Just give him the MVP already 26

Trying to be funny 1

What happened to the last post? 1

Counterpoint: no he isnt 8

LeBron is most valuable but Kemba maybe as second. I cant imagine the Hornets winning 20 games without him. 1

What about the injuries to Curry in the playoffs? 15

Barely quietly. Weve been getting updates on this everyday for the past week. 1

Tim Duncan single handedly carried the 2003 Spurs to a championship. 6

No, you need to be elite from your rookie year if you want to even get close to top 5 11

24 points on 9/15 shooting in 26 minutes is really nice though. 3

Didnt even include team records in the title lol 2

Lead by 38 before our bench played out the final 18 minutes. 2

He wasnt. He was top 3 or 5 but a turnover machine that would rather complain to the refs than get back on defence isnt the leagues best center. You can talk about the distinctional Kings but even in New Orleans the team played better without him. 0

Really unlikely. I think they went 18/18 and shoot 68.7% from free throws as a team. The odds of them making all 18 is just ~~1.2%~~ 0.12% 4

My bad. 1

1.8% not 0.18% 0

Or how dumb KCP is. 4

Ok, nobody really cares tho. 6

Lakers should have not fouled they were all legit calls. 27

Wrong title. Didnt get the score right. 1

Stop complaining. You are witnessing history. 7

Give me Giannis and Harden 3

Low-key FMVP if Ray Allen never hit that 3 in game 6 0

Are you saying Rose is the 26th best player in the league? lol 8

Get lost -1

A 10x all star or a 1x all star? 1

Lame 1

Lol Id happily take him. Can you imagine how explosive a Mitchell/Westbrook back court would be omg. 8

Id use those bricks to make a building to store all the championship trophies we would win. 8

Everybody eats. 0

I feel like hes had 4 or 5 games that just completely inflated his average. His best games are soooo good they just completely make up for any extended slump. 6

BHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHA Dude you totally overrate him. DPOY and 12 assists per game omg. 2

Yep and lost 17 of 20. 3

Thats woeful for anyone but especially for a center. 3

Its pretty close to an unspoken rule especially of the team is as successful as the Pacers have been. -16

Russ was the exclamation point on an amazing MVP season. 12

Show the same stats, stop being biased. 4

Just show it all for proper context. 2

Harden by far. T-Mac is immensely over-rated. 4

> Tmac. > In the post season. Does not compute. 3

Higher than now 20

He played 2 seconds in his debut game today against the Knicks making 1 free throw. 2

He played 2 seconds in his debut game today against the Knicks making 1 free throw. 8

Ive been very impressed by his game. I hope him and Rudy both make the all star game. 6

Thabo Sefolosha 2

Nope 1

Lmfao 4

> Why is there always a post saying that he has never attempted one. That simply isnt true. Sure its more of a technicality because **they are all half court heaves** but people need to stop saying "this is his first three point attempt" 1

Ill give him respect. He played well all game, made the right plays and his off-ball defence on Curry was great. 3

Suprised Ingram doesnt have the record. 1

1) Paul George, thats all 45

How about defensively at least? Which other duos that have existed would surpass them? 2

A Simmons for AD trade is the blockbuster I want to see 2

Rubio, Thabo, Exum and a first.... Surely the Pels cant say no.... 1

Absolutely, Exum is going to be the next Penny Hardaway. Thabo will win DPOY. Ricky is basically Spanish Stephen Curry. Tatum is only 12 years old, Browns only notable feature is his flat top. Lonzo is just trash and Kuzma wears fur coats. 3

Ostertag was pretty good 2

They had a useless team built around them and Cousins is the biggest cancer/empty stats player. -3

Really well summed up and thanks for the reply. Its definitely just pure speculation but you put things in perspective really well. 1

I vote yes 8

He staynt 4

Lol 24

I think theyve done a really good job with enforcing quality highlights tbh. 14

Hey a dunks pretty good though. Getting his athleticism back. 1

Another break? Thats just cruel man 8

Appreciation granted 1

Lol 2

They arent already? 1

No 2

Hell replace dipo 6

Lol 1

I know he was on fire but that was such a dumb shot 7

Go clips! 0

Surprised it wasnt I over turned 1

You really going to leave Embiid and Gobert out of the top 5 centres.... 27

If you want advanced stats look at Goberts - 1st in win shares. - 1st in effective field goal percentage. - 1st in defensive win shares. - 1st in defensive box plus minus. - 2nd in true shooting percentage. - 2nd in offensive rating. 1

Idgaf, Trae Young will be better than Luka 21

Has a team ever played more than 8 consecutive games on the road? -2

Jokic 1

Lol 3

Hes in his second season and was pick 30 4

When you look at the players award he is a 2x MVP. 1

Cant believe Klay got in over Bayless 22

I can never ever ever imagine Russell Westbrook on another team. 0

I hate that people blame Melo for this. He was the star player on the team, Lin was just some random player on a hot streak. Melo did absolutely nothing wrong. 8

Say it louder for the people at the back 7

Yes 1

Oh shit I remember that 12

/thread 2

Nope 2

Hope so 4

Your mother 2

Your mum and your dad 3

Yes, for Nick -2

Itll get leaked anyway 14

Nope it was built around him 2

A broken leg didnt help him much. From Utahs perspective its a miracle we were able to draft Mitchell or this team would be in a deep rebuild. Its more a testament to Mitchell than knock on Hayward 1

Hes just in a really big full season slump 1

Trash, nobody has ever wanted to join him. He joined Wades team but Kevin Love is the best player thats been moved, wanting to play on the same team as LeBron. -12

I didnt say anything about Utah, I know we arent a destination team. I was just answering the question in the thread. The fact that you had to use my flair as a response is pretty poor. Play the argument not the person. 0

lmao chill dude. Why are you getting so defensive. 1

Rockets have the edge on us from a matchup perspective. 10-3 in their last 13 games against us. 17

A 5x Allstar isnt a role player 4

2017-18 Joe Ingles 0

Yeah, been a top two MVP candidate for 4 of the last 5 seasons 1

Ill admit I dont know what it means but its a big word so it will get clicks lmao 57

Happy for you guys. 0

Efficiency bro 16

Lol, spoken like a true hater 7

You thought you were being funny didnt you? 11

He had 20 with 2:30 left, he then scored 11 points in 100 seconds to keep the streak alive. 63

Nobody being the DPOY, 6th man and COTY... 2

> You will never convince me that Iverson was not the reason they were so good that year. It’s crazy to me that you would even try to make that argument to be honest. Im definitely not disputing the fact that he deserved it. Im disagreeing with yo 0

Are you talking about putting backspin on a jump shot? 5

Shouldve been an all-star over Lowry 4

lol Suns 3

How dare you disrespect the Knicks. They are currently on a 1 game win streak. 1

Hes been injured for a 2 games in this 15 game losing streak but Im really interested to see how Booker would play on a good team. In this stretch (13 games) Booker has averaged 24/4/6 on 48/32/86 shooting. 2

Nope 1

Its casual basketball, idm. 1

take my FUCKING UPVOTE YOU STUPID FUCKING CUNT. HERE, HAVE MY STUPID FUCKING ORANGE ARROW YOU SON OF A BITCH TAKE THIS STUPID FUCKING KARMA YOU STUPID ASSHOLE AND NOW GO FUCK YOURSELF WITH A CHAINSAW. I LAUGHED SO FUCKING HARD AT YOUR "ORIGINAL" COMMENT T 15

No 2

Below a 44 win team as well smh 3

Just reread your post and I dont know how you can say that LeBron should have won the championship in 2015. The Cavs were without their 2nd and 3rd options. Im not a LeBron fan but its crazy to hold that finals loss against him given the circumstance 4

2011: JJ Barea locked down LeBron. Complete choke job from LeBron so they should have won. There really arent any excuses for them to not win that. 2014: Wade and Bosh completely underperformed. While James put up 28ppg on 67% TS then Wade averag 3

Listening to the ref. They cant change the score until an official review. 2

4 points, LeBron had his foot in the line on a three. 1

Lakers are about to lose 4 points from the score lol 1

I was having a discussion the other day about MVP voting and what actually is the criteria for MVP. The best way I could think of it was its awarded to "The best player on the best team" Based on this I reckon that could be a pretty accurate way to s 2

OP if something happens Im blaming you 2

What are some painless suicide methods? 3

Its usually pretty reliable. The only thing you might want to consider is that the league shortened the three point line from 1994 to 1997. 3

1 game, they beat the league worst Knicks today 3

Lmao, that title 1

You can definitely make a case for any of Fox, Lauri, Collins, Mitchell and Tatum. 9

Id definitely put Magic, Russell or Wilt before Hakeem. Hakeem is 10-12 range imo. -1

Why would anyone call him Big Honey? Thats one of the worst nicknames Ive heard in a while. 1

I have a love hate relationship with this subreddit 1

Its fun tho 4

Lmao that was the first thing I thought of when I saw his shot. 6

They had us in the first half not gonna lie 23

No chance 6

What do the Hornets have? No championships, No conference championships, no division titles. Do they have any retired numbers? 7

121 points, 34 steals, 16 threes. 8

Offseason trades and free agency are the most exciting part of the NBA imo. 3

Ego problems 4

Fined and suspended by the team 2

OP is only 13! 9

Wtf is your username? 8

I hope he gets back to his best but I agree. Hayward has only had 4 games this season with at least 20 points so he definitely isnt back just yet. Needs to string together some consistent form. 1

>Please let me know why or why not you think this is accurate in at least 100 characters because if the moderators force me to reach that minimum, so should you Are you ok? 4

Fucking lol 23

Lou Williams gave the Clippers the game 45

Lmao bro. Its a ~~meaningless~~ regular season game. Onto the next one, dont worry. EDIT -6

Warriors, Raptors, Celtics, 76ers. This stretch is a massive boost to Hardens MVP chances. 27

Endurance is kind of underrated in basketball. People always talk about efficiency and adjusting for possession of minutes but its a skill in itself to be able to play at a high level while maintaining a high work load. Players dont necessarily 17

Thats another reason why I dont like people bashing Iverson for efficiency. He had all the defence focused on him and he still was able to average 27 PPG in his career. 17

He just said trade him for young assets and free up cap space to target free agents like Durant lmao. 1

Its actually hilarious. He was dead serious about it to! 2

Put the game on TV, increase the volume and close your eyes. 3

People have the memory of a goldfish apparently. 4

Lmao checkmate Bucks fans 3

lmao Bucks fans are desperately trying to set things straight and say its the refs fault. https://imgur.com/7B1VQO5 -1

I know the ref admitted it. Its just funny how you guys were so quick to focus on the fact that Giannis wasnt at fault compared to the fact that it was a funny play. -6

Yeah and you guys are making sure everyone knows it isnt Giannis fault https://imgur.com/7B1VQO5 -6

Ill try my best to help you and continue to edit this comment. ----- **General Important Notes** - The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers played each other in the finals in **FOUR** consecutive seasons. The Warriors won 3 champio 4

Thanks OP. Very cool 20

Yep. Dont know why you were downvoted for an honest question. In his last 10 games prior to tonight he was averaging 27ppg but on 39/29/86 shooting. More specifically the slump was a 6 game stretch in the middle of that where he averaged 21 on 11

I Think He Does Care About His Team 2

Jokic deserves recognition. Id move him into the second team over Gobert. 5

Completely unbiased. Karl Malone, at their peak both players won an MVP over Michael Jordan but I think Malones longivety gives him the advantage. 12

Of all players to leave wide open to. Bertans is shooting 45.0% from deep (2nd in the league) 23

Thats impressive to say the least. Conley has been terrific especially post all star break and Jonas is kinda underrated. 2

Bye bye Donovan 1

Depends on matchup in my opinion. Weve been in a brilliant extended run of form lately winning 22 of our last 30. 2

Terry Rozier is so fucking dumb 11

Yes, honestly I dont know how nobody else has thought of this before. 1

WTF?!?!!!? 10

Nope 1

The question asks about iso scoring but for overall scoring Carmelo was amazing. Carmelo averaged 24 PPG for his career. While Joe Johnson (who played for 17 seasons) had one season averaging over 22. 8

They do sometimes. Depends on the timeout situation as well though. If the team down 3 doesnt have timeouts left they will often foul intentionally otherwise you trust your defence. 3

Get lost 4

They were a 67 win team that lead the league in defensive rating and averaged the most points per game lead by the reigning MVP. But ok, disrespect it if you want... 14

Technically you can have a TS% over 100000 if you get enough free throws. 1

A lot of people say he is an empty stats guy. I wont lie I was one of those people but like OP said hes only 22 and carrying the load. What more can he possibly do? 4

Conference record is the tiebreaker which we easily have over Sacramento. -1

Tiebreaker rules I think 1

Lmao I got too excited. 6

Cheers! 1

Nice try we are all 12 years old on /r/nba 1

Or is it division record since we are both Northwest teams? 1

I think it would be The Jazz. That game against the Clippers is our 3rd match up of the season and we won the first two games. We lead the series 2-0 so LA cant win it. 1

Oh whoops haha. Ill delete this 1

Ill be a man and admit it. I was completely wrong. The Bucks have totally exceeded my expectations and Im really happy for the team and the fans. Id love to see Giannis win MVP! Well done Milwaukee. 6

I dont know why you guys arent getting more hype for the improvement this season like Brooklyn and Sacramento were getting. 5

Blake Griffin of all people with 9 threes! I need to be watching 2

He is 1/5 with 2 points. 2

Thanks for the reply. Just trying to get a better understanding if this is normal play for him. Really appreciate your response. 1

Joe Ingles dunk highlights to Gangstas Paradise 2

Why not? 2

Gobert played soooo awfully today. McGee dominated 0

this meme is lit XD 5

> great basketball player. Well thats an understatement and a half 10

Yes. They would rather play Utah than OKC 37

Im so sad. The Kings were up 26. The Nuggets were up 11 in the fourth. I dont want to play Houston :( 35

As am I 11

and absolutely not thank you Sacramento 9

I am gutted 3

Finally someone that hasnt predicted Houston in 5. 3

Itll be a real test for us. Even if we dont win I hope we can be really competitive. 2

Where did this idea come from that Jordan played easier teams? - In 1991 the MVP was Michael Jordan, he beat the runner up for the MVP Magic Johnson in the NBA Finals. He defeated a 58 win Lakers team. - In 1992 the MVP was Michael Jordan, he beat 1

Tier 1: Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, KAT. Tier 2: Simmons, Mitchell, Booker, Doncic. Tier 3: Fox, Young, Tatum. Its really hard to rank them but this is my best attempt. 1

I decided to change it and put Booker in tier 2 but how can you say that none of them are better than him? 1

I think they are similar defensively but the 76ers would be better with Conley. It would allow them to mix things up a bit more offensively with Conley capable of providing strong shooting from anywhere on the floor. That said this a hypothetical for 8

Also OP, get off my lawn 2

Typical, thats just playoff Lowry -4

Absolutely, even Raptors fans were saying he probably deserved to be an all star over Lowry. 3

DeMar Derozan and choking in the playoffs 4

Go tell me about how he averaged 17ppg in the playoffs last year Raptors fans. Lowry has absolutely no history of choking am I right? 3

bUt meH pLUs mINuS 6

That was fucking hilarious 20

League fucked 22

No one thinks the series is done but the teams deserve criticism for their poor games. 5

Bro Derrick White just killed Millsap 46

With the NBA Playoffs starting I thought it would be fun to keep track of the key moments of the day in maybe a daily post. What moments did I miss that you think should be included? 1

Literally unplayable in the playoffs.. 19

Im blown away man, this is just super impressive to watch. Like in a way I cant even be mad because he is just so much better than us and its cool seeing an all time great do their thing. 16

Hes still winning by 15 tho. He might be missing but his passing has really thrown the Jazz defence around with those lobs to Capella and cuts by Faried. 34

Hes still contributed massively to his teams big lead. Hard to fault him. 25

Probably because hes a second year guard thats leading a 50 win team in scoring. He definitely has short comings but you can over look them often because of the fact that he is so far ahead of where he should be at this stage of his career. Today de 13

Sidenote, do you think in an open market Ben Simmons gets a max contract right now? I think he would despite his shortcomings in shooting so maybe thats why doesnt feel he needs it. Hes already a top 25 player in the league without one. 0

The actual reason is that mods dont like mid game stat posts. People used to always spam when someone had a good first quarter and all that so its just easier to make a clear cut rule. 24

Mods made a rule a while ago about not posting stats until the end of the game. They do it for everyone. 7

He also plays dirty and injures players with his reckless play. 19

Gobert, Giannis, Turner, George and Embiid are all top 5 in my opinion. This season I dont think he would really get many votes for DPOY. In terms of making an all-nba team, at the point guard position, I think Bledsoe and Holiday deserve it more tha 6

Soooo funny... how did you come up with this? 8

His intensity has been really good so far defensively had an early steal on Isaac and forced a jump ball. Hes definitely looking for redemption. 1

The defence as well tho. Hes been forcing jump balls, getting steals against renters, just overall playing a much better game and hes being aggressive. 20

It really depends on what your team needs and who the support cast is. They all player the center position but they all have different styles of play. 4

Nobody believed that 8

Easily Tampa. That was the equivalent of the 73 win Warriors getting swept in the first round. Its pretty much the greatest playoff series choke in professional sports history. 38

Its a big deal because Tampa had the greatest regular season ever and were swept. Its not like they were just an *average* 1 seed that lost in seven games. 4

Bro he also found a way to misspell Michael 4

Isnt this the Daniel House copypasta from yesterday? 2

Jamal Murray 9

Logo Lillard 15

They arent making it to the WCF 25

He has absolutely been **the** least efficient star this season He is one of the least efficient stars in HISTORY 72

Completely opposite to game 1 2

They only did it because there was contract to the head potentially making it a flagrant 3

lol 13

I dont. Steph is 8th all time in playoff points per game averaging 26 per game on shooting splits of 45/41/89. He averages more playoff points per game than Kobe, Hakeem and Dirk too 20

Ok respect, now what? 11

Were so fucking not amazing 1

I thought wed at least be competitive 9

Id actually say that this season shooting is only Ingles third best trait. His playmaking and defence have been better. Hes been awful today but overall for the whole season thats how it stands. 10

I mean you can make an argument for both of them but I value efficiency a lot more than raw numbers 4

There are lots of reasons to say that Nash is better than Russ but your argument is way out of line. Nash was an awful defender 4

> there still doesnt seem to be a consensus answer as to who should win Ive seen a vast majority of voters say Giannis. He lead his team to the best record in the league and while also having a great offensive season he played at a DPOY level def 13

God we have some stupid ass fans 2

Nope, not yet at least 17

Watch the mods remove this 3

I wish they gave out an award for that, hed have my vote 4

[Here you go!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqjGrkdIyJ4) 2

lmao probably, even if he leaves a championship is a huge achievement 12

Most improved by far, Ive loved what DAngelo Russell has been able to do but Siakam is more deserving. 3

Delete this 9

[Never forget this moment by Ray](https://twitter.com/angrymantv/status/654745279262945280?lang=en) 6

I feel like this gets posted every month lol 4

Imagine a Dame and Mitchell backcourt omg 8

This is something I cling to ahha https://imgur.com/9eCXDN6 0

I reckon you could make an argument that Duncans 03 playoffs run was more impressive than any players in NBA history. 13

I feel so bad for Joe Harris, lead the league in 3pt % and now in the playoffs hes 3/16 from deep 5

I wish it was, Nets battled hard 3

I’m so heated right now. How the hell is that not a foul on Harden on the Mitchell drive? -2

Better 8

Holy shit I think you might be on to something 11

Weve been getting some lucky whistles since Quin got a tech. Is this what it feels like to be a Rockets fan? 16

I agree 5

and Rockets are winning 8

Can we not do this :( 1

I think thats actually a fair comparison in terms of the build. We arent as good as the team for sure but it is a similar archetype. 2

Nah we are definitely not the Grit and Grind Grizz. Very weak comparison just because of our defence. 1

You really couldnt wait for the game to end first? 8

Its a fake account to make warriors fans look bad. 49

Its far from over 14

You know what youre doing 32

I think Larry Bird, Jerry West and Steven Nash were classier 10

Ricky even banked one in lmao 6

Didnt really work. Rubios been defending it a lot better. 4

He’s heating up all of a sudden this quarter tho! 26

Beggars cant be choosers. I dont know how many free agents would sign with Utah (not many would) so while I dont really like Westbrooks playstyle I would definitely accept a top 15 player. 6