Game Thread: Play-In Tournament

[BigKen]

Basketball is a very fast sport. Lebron James is coming at you hard. 2 choices there. Try to make a play on the ball that would likely end in 2 fts or move out the way and give him a free dunk

Or you can set your feet and drop your shoulder and lean in. He won't do it a second time when he sees you in the lane. Then again, he'll take a fourth step and go around you. The guy lives at the foul line. Nothing pisses me off more than seeing any guy at the line for 28 or 29 free throws in a game.

 

[CitySushi]

Me too. It looks like the majority of Warriors fans in 2019 have miraculously turned into Lakers fans the following year

Well let's do the math:

2019 - ESPN's highest rated basketball game includes Steph Curry.
2020 - Lakers win the championship....crickets
2021 - ESPN's highest rated game since 2019 includes Steph Curry.

But ok, go off.

 

[CitySushi]

Or you can set your feet and drop your shoulder and lean in. He won't do it a second time when he sees you in the lane. Then again, he'll take a fourth step and go around you. The guy lives at the foul line. Nothing pisses me off more than seeing any guy at the line for 28 or 29 free throws in a game.

This isn't the 80's anymore. That move gets you tossed from the game. So he will in fact do it again because the offender won't be in the game anymore.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Well let's do the math:

2019 - ESPN's highest rated basketball game includes Steph Curry.
2020 - Lakers win the championship....crickets
2021 - ESPN's highest rated game since 2019 includes Steph Curry.

But ok, go off.

 

[CitySushi]

Apparently. I'm still sensitive over yesterday's game. Give me time to get right...

 

[CitySushi]

In other news Kwame Brown somehow is the funniest alive on the internet and we just never knew about it. I love Matt Barnes, but damn bro, lol.

 

[bksballer89]

In other news Kwame Brown somehow is the funniest alive on the internet and we just never knew about it. I love Matt Barnes, but damn bro, lol.

Best follow by far

 

[thunderc]

I didn’t watch the 2nd half but I’ve seen a couple articles accusing the Lakers of some pretty big flopping. Was it worse than normal nba acting?

 

[bksballer89]

I didn’t watch the 2nd half but I’ve seen a couple articles accusing the Lakers of some pretty big flopping. Was it worse than normal nba acting?

Nope

 

[Pastafazul]

Wrong Charles Barkley, I called it!

 

[thunderc]

I think Hachimura has a pretty high ceiling in this league.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I didn’t watch the 2nd half but I’ve seen a couple articles accusing the Lakers of some pretty big flopping. Was it worse than normal nba acting?

Really?

 

[thunderc]

Really?

Yeah

How Flopping Swung the NBA's Game of the Year, and Why the NBA Should Hate That

The NBA had what may have been its game of the year Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers rode a desperation heave from LeBron James to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-100 in the 7-8 play-in...

www.google.com

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Yeah

How Flopping Swung the NBA's Game of the Year, and Why the NBA Should Hate That

The NBA had what may have been its game of the year Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers rode a desperation heave from LeBron James to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-100 in the 7-8 play-in...

www.google.com

Terrible article

 

[filosofy29]

Terrible article

Don’t know if it changed the outcome of the game, but all 3 were embellished even tho one was a for sure foul (Green on Lebron) one was possibly (Green on AD) and one wasn’t at all. But yeah, can’t say it swung the game due to butterfly effect. Should have maybe just said the flopping was annoying and soured what was a really great game.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Don’t know if it changed the outcome of the game, but all 3 were embellished even tho one was a for sure foul (Green on Lebron) one was possibly (Green on AD) and one wasn’t at all. But yeah, can’t say it swung the game due to butterfly effect. Should have maybe just said the flopping was annoying and soured what was a really great game.

There wasn't any more than an average NBA game. To say it changed the outcome and the NBA needs to look into it just makes it look like @WiggyRuss wrote it

 

[filosofy29]

There wasn't any more than an average NBA game. To say it changed the outcome and the NBA needs to look into it just makes it look like @WiggyRuss wrote it

Lol agreed on both.

 

[Shanemansj13]

#builtnotbought

 

[thunderc]

So the 7 and 8 in the East going to end up just like they were.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

I have a feeling Todd has switched the game off and is watching YouTube clips of high school volleyball by now.