Paul George has silenced his critics for tonight. Career game tonight for him and Clippers, led by Playoff P, have put the Jazz on the brink of elimination. What a night!
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Jazz aren't that good if any of their starters are missing or have a bad game.
Their bench production just isn't good enough to replace any off their starters.
Their bench production just isn't good enough to replace any off their starters.
How can the Jazz lose this game? And the 76ers? Just wow!
Trading Ben Simmons should be on the top of the 76'ers priority list this off season.
I would have agreed two years ago. If the aim is truly to win a title you can not do it - nowadays - with a low scoring PG who is freakishly bad from the ft line.
Embiid's not fit, Simmons can't shoot, Rivers is overrated.
76ers what a joke. The only time I remember something similar is when Lakers defeated Kings in the conference finals almost 2 decades ago.
He looked more than fit in first part of the game, he had like what 17+ in 1st q.
Just to give you some idea how good Seth Curry was and how bad the rest of the Sixers team was in that second half. The Sixers made a grand total of 12 shots - Embiid went 3-9 and Seth went 9-12. The rest of the team went 0 - feck all.
Ben Simmons FT shooting is a joke. He's 22-67 in these playoffs. To put that in perspective, Curry is 32-67 from three.
And he crashed in the second half like what he's done multiple times this series. He just can't play well for that many minutes when he's up against an actual big man who makes him work to get points.
Simmons is hilarious. I've never seen such an athletic guy who hates to score as much as him.
And he's nursing his injury. Quick look at minutes...everytime Embid has played less than 35 mins, Sixers win. Everytime he's played more than 35 mins, they've lost.
Howard needs to be in the rotation a lot more it looks like. Understand Sixers bench is inconsistent, but Embid has clearly faded in crunch time the past two games after big leads.
He was mad/frustrated after he missed a flagrant foul 1 attempt, think it was the clear path foul Huerter did him on during the first half....dude has neglected his shot his entire NBA career and is mad! He himself is only to blame for his lack of shooting technique and ability to shoot from anywhere on the floor.
What does he do in the off-season?!
Him playing more minutes isn't the reason they're losing, them losing is why he's playing more minutes. They struggle to get anything done when he sits.
Wow
Bang Kardashians.
Crazy stuff.
Yea you might be right, it was just a big contrast, looking really good and then starts flopping, making some weird decisions and ended up choking for last 2 FTs.
Well he's faded the past two games at the end of the games, so it's taken it's toll. Yes, they struggle to get anything done when he sits but the rotation has to change.
If you're fading at the end of a race, you're expending too much energy at the beginning. If Howard is in, then he has to be out there with Curry and a few other shooters.
The fact that Harris was completely absent last night was rare, when considering how easy he's put up 20+ points the previous games.
If I went back to the 2001 after their loss to super Shaq to tell the Sixers - it's okay, one day you'll have your own centre who shoots a better free throw and 3pt than your prime guard. Regardless how much the game has changed... it still sounds beyond insane. feckin' Simmons man 
Nah, Kendall Jenner is with Booker now.
Pretty sure he heads back to Melbourne over the summer and takes a complete break from basketball until summer camp. Either that or he's practicing wide open 3s in the gym which he refuses to shoot in actual games.
If I were him, I'll be making 10,000 jumpers from the free throw line daily this summer to prepare for the season, but knowing him the Kings would make the playoffs before that happens.
The ironic thing is that Booker has been probably playing the best ball of his career since he started dating her. It's like he reversed the Kardashian curse.
Another coaching vacancy in the NBA...this time with a top, top player on the roster.
Dallas needs a new GM and coach. Carlisle is out in Dallas, he leaves on his own decision.
Dallas needs a new GM and coach. Carlisle is out in Dallas, he leaves on his own decision.
Mavs picking Porzingis in this battle it seems, interesting to see whether they try to trade him. It wouldn't make sense now that Carslie is gone, you felt Porzingis didn't like his role under him.
That is worse than Shaq or Wallace ever did in the postseason from my recollection.
So that's 8 teams looking for a coach next season
Was that a game 7 that went to overtime?
Shaq usually shot better in the playoffs more like low 60s.
Bud needs to be fired.
Out of a cannon.
At halftime.
Out of a cannon.
At halftime.
wtf is that FT routine by Giannis and then he misses on top of it.
and then he misses on top of it.He got that Kobe blessing that's protecting him from the curse.
Ah yes, good point!
Bud finally realises it's the playoffs and he should stop putting minutes restrictions on his starters.
KD wasn’t that great, but he really needs a bit of help. Harden was meh in the second half and Harris has been useless in this series.
Bucks are on the verge of having a terrible season or becoming the favourites to make the finals. Fascinating series.
Presti The guy could literally turn me into a couple of draft picks. Though Moses Brown is actually a valuable player after last seasons showing, but to get a very good no. 16 and Kemba - who they will probably reclaim as a project anyway and get a draft pick for next year - for Horford, whom they acquired while receiving a pick from Philadelphia too, is tremendous.
In a twisted way they just turned Schroder into Kemba and three first round draft picks.
Schroder -> Green + Lakers first rounder
Green -> Horford + Sixers first rounder
Horford -> Kemba + Boston first rounder
The guy could literally turn me into a couple of draft picks. Though Moses Brown is actually a valuable player after last seasons showing, but to get a very good no. 16 and Kemba - who they will probably reclaim as a project anyway and get a draft pick for next year - for Horford, whom they acquired while receiving a pick from Philadelphia too, is tremendous.In a twisted way they just turned Schroder into Kemba and three first round draft picks.
Schroder -> Green + Lakers first rounder
Green -> Horford + Sixers first rounder
Horford -> Kemba + Boston first rounder
How many picks do OKC need?
OKC gonna be at the clock for like half the draft this year.