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SGA leads the league in free throw attempts over the last two seasons, with 1,552 FTA. Second place has 425 fewer FTA.

Jaylen Brown on the refs: “I had to say something. There’s an inconsistency and it’s there. You called me for all these offensive fouls and that’s not the reason why we lost, but Shai is about to win his 2nd MVP with the same move.”

[Cowherd] Watching him (SGA) flop in an NBA game is like inserting one of those Life Alert commercials. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! into Cirque du Soleil. It tears at the fabric of the creativity of the NBA.︀︀ ︀︀

[Highlight] The Knick faithful erupt after KAT beats Drummond to the basketball

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-0) edge out the Philadelphia 76ers (0-2), 108-102.

Karl-Anthony Towns since the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2: 17.⁷⁄₁₀.⁹⁄₆.4 on 76% TS

(Basketnews) [The Athletic] NBA players voted Houston Rockets All-Star Alperen Sengun the most overrated player in the league.

[Charania] Just in: Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Game 2 tonight against the New York Knicks due to ankle and hip injuries, sources tell ESPN.

In 2014, Raptors GM Ujiri went viral by yelling “Fuck Brooklyn!” at a rally before a TOR-BKN playoff game. The Nets coach at the time was Jason Kidd. Postgame, Kidd said, “I don’t even know who that is, so I could [not] care less what they think about Brooklyn.” Ujiri is now Kidd’s boss in Dallas.

[Cowherd] “KD is like buying a boat. The first day you have it and the first day you sell it are the two happiest days.”

Jaylen Brown: “I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this. Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me I could play here for the next 10 years. This was my favorite season of my career.”

[Highlights] Paul George goes unconscious to start game 2, with an assist, a jumper and then hits four straight shots, three 3s in the defender’s face. 11 quick points

Jaylen Brown reacts to the fine he got: “They fined me $50K. Season is over. Embiid cooked us. I’m moving on.”

Lowest FG% by a Laker in a playoff game this century (min. 15 attempts): 18.8% - Austin Reaves (2026), 20.0% - Kobe Bryant (2000), 20.8% - Kobe Bryant (2009), 21.1% - Kobe Bryant (2004), 23.8% - Kobe Bryant (2002), 25.0% - Kobe Bryant (2010), 25.0% - Austin Reaves (2026)

Luka Doncic: “I’m just doing everything I can… The doctor said 8 weeks at the beginning of the first MRI, so I’m just going day-by-day and I feel better every day”

[Highlight] Julian Champagnie alley-oops a three-pointer to Devin Vassell

Tracy McGrady, mentor to Jaylen Brown, says that Jaylen is “frustrated” with the Celtics organization

Brad Stevens today - “There were a lot of teams, in the NBA, playing for draft positioning this year. And that won’t be the case next year. The league is gonna be a lot better, the regular season’s gonna be a lot harder.”

OG “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Anunobi in Game 2: 24 Pts/ 2 Assists /5 Rebounds, 4 Steals and 1 Block on 53/29/100 Splits (67% TS) for a +12

Andre Drummond gets called for his 4th personal foul. The ball gets stuck behind the backboard, Maxey gives him the mop to rescue the ball, but Drummond fails over and over again to rescue the ball.

Karl-Anthony Towns takes the mop from him and rescues the ball on his first try, and receives cheers

[Lowlight] Paul George air balls a 3-pointer late in the 4th, and the Knicks are closer to win game 2. He is having some words with Quinten Grimes.

[Hine] Ayo Dosunmu is back tonight after missing the last 2 games, the team announces

The NBA Playoffs used to be predictable. Then the 2020s started. Underdogs have won 33% of series this decade Here are 5 reasons why the NBA has entered its chaos era

[Obguia] Carmelo: “James (Harden) has to stop playing with the ball and just go… Every time you ‘tween, ‘tween, ‘tween, ‘tween, the court is shrinking and shrinking and shrinking” T-Mac shared Melo’s sentiment: “We don’t need you dancing out at the top of the key trying to get your game off”

Austin Reaves shot 0-10 on contested shots, the first player, the first player since Draymond Green in 2023

[Highlight] Brunson dribbles out the clock after Maxey’s missed 3 to win the game and take a 2-0 series lead

Anthony Edwards is playing in his 48th career playoff game tonight, most in Timberwolves history.

Michael Porter Jr: “I was talking to Christian Braun during the series he hurt his ankle the first game. He played through it same way I played through a shoulder injury last year. Now he’s getting killed on social media especially since the comments he made.”

41 years old LeBron James checks out: 27 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL

[Highlight] The New York Knicks win their fifth straight game of the playoffs with a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and take a 2-0 series lead. Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks with 26 points and 6 assists.

[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama hits a deep 3 to give him 14 points and then block Ayo Dosunmu at the other end (with replays of both plays). His first block of the night.

[McMenamin] “I went to Spain to do PRP,” Doncic said. “Everybody knows that Spain, they’re just one of the best countries to do that. And obviously, I talked with the Lakers’ doctors, so everybody agreed for me to go there.” Doncic said he received four PRP injections in Spain

[Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns drives towards the rim, hits Andre Drummond in the face and then gets fouled by Kelly Oubre Jr. (with replays). KAT is crawling on the floor and upon review, the foul by Oubre was upgraded to a flagrant-1. Oubre makes an expression, and can be seen saying “soft”.

[Highlight] Dylan Harper hits the 3 and grabs a quick steal (which Stephon Castle gives back). Spurs lead by 23 in the first half

[Highlights] Jalen Brunson dribbles out the clock and the Knicks win game 2 in MSG, going up 2-0 in the series.

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd tried to become Mavericks’ president but he has known for months that he wouldn’t get the job

[Fred Katz] Mitchell Robinson is out with an illness tonight, Knicks say.

LeBron postgame when asked about Lakers offensive issues - “Where are the offensive issues coming from? We have a guy that averaged 37 a game… There’s the issues right there”

[Highlight] Wemby sets up and drills a 3 from downtown

[Sportico] The NBA Playoffs used to be predictable. Then the 2020s started. Underdogs have won 33% of series this decade

[Moore] Jaylen Clark when asked about the Wolves’ energy becoming their identity - “Definitely. I feel like we got a lot of crash outs, so yeah. But that’s beautiful, it’s cool. I feel like people don’t want to poke us.”

[Vorkunov] Knicks head coach Mike Brown about the status of OG Anunoby: “I don’t know anything.”

[Highlight] OG Anunoby with two straight offensive rebounds to save the possession for the Knicks, and then hits a 3-pointer to give him 22 points.

The Spurs scored 35 points in the 2nd Quarter while the TWolves scored 35 points in the entire first half

[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama comes all the way from the perimeter and finishes with the putback dunk over Rudy Gobert, and the next possession gets the putback layup (with replays)

[Highlights] Julius Randle scores the layup, Carter Bryant with the dunk, and Victor Wembanyama with the deep 3 to give him 14 points.

[Vorkunov] Apparently, the Portland Trail Blazers’ fine last month for improper contact with Yang Hansen wasn’t the team’s first incident. They were fined $250,000 in 1984, the day before a coin flip for the No. 1 draft pick, for illegal contact with Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing.

[Highlight] Ariel Hukporti picks his 4th personal foul in 7 minutes.