[Charania] BREAKING: Steve Kerr has agreed on a new two-year contract to return as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Dan Eveloff and Rick Smith of Priority Sports tell ESPN.
[Highlight] LeBron James gets Lu Dort with the pump fake, gets hit, he shoots the ball, but no shooting foul (with replays).
LeBron cannot believe it.
[Highlight] James Harden hits the step back jumper to put the Cavaliers up 4, with 89 seconds remaining in regulation (with replays)
To drop below 40% on playoff 3s, Rui Hachimura would have to miss 46 straight 3s
[Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) defeat the Detroit Pistons (2-1), 116-109 behind James Harden Elite clutch time shots and 35/10/4 from Donavan Mitchell.
[Highlight] James Harden delivers 3 straight isolation buckets in the clutch
Barkley on how often flopping occurred in his era: “All the time. It’s interesting people act like flopping & tanking are new. There’s always been flopping, screaming, flailing. All great players make contact with the defense first. I always tried to knock him off balance so I could get my shot off”
Jaden Mcdaniels on Victor Wembanyama “He’s eight feet tall. He contests everything. He’s just good at his job.”
KG asks the question on everyone’s mind about Joel Embiid
Pick 38 Ajay Mitchell in the win 24/4/10 and 3 steals on 10-17 FG
[Highlight] James Harden keeps it and finds nylon on the 3, Cavs lead by 4 with 25.9 remaining
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (0-3), 131-108 behind a 24 point double-double from Ajay Mitchell.
[Lowlight] DeAndre Ayton fails to secure a rebound, fouls Ajay Mitchell, gets benched, and none of the Lakers will talk to him
The Cavs are 5-0 at home and 0-5 on the road this playoffs.
James Harden: “What chatter? I play basketball and whatever this team needs me to do, I’m gonna go out there and do it … Win the game and that’s what we did.”
[Highlight] Ayton airballs from 6 feet
[Hollinger] 1. Cameron Boozer… Yes, some weaknesses jump out when you watch Boozer… The reason you take him No. 1 anyway is that Boozer was basically “college basketball Nikola Jokić” last season… I have a basic draft theory that I call the Marc Gasol Rule: Bigs who can pass, figure it out.
The OKC Thunder have now won 8 straight postseason games, the most in franchise history.
Cade Cunningham in the Loss against the Cavaliers: 27 PTS | 10⁄27 FGS | 2⁄5 3PTS | 5⁄6 FTS | 10 REBS | 10 ASTS | 8 TOS | 5 PF | 46% TS
Free throw attempts this series: Lakers 59, Thunder 48
[Highlight] Austin Reaves drives, turns the ball over, is frustrated with the no foul call, and Marcus Smart wraps Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the other end, fouling him (with replays).
Reaves continues his protest.
Deandre Ayton has 1 Defensive Rebound the entire game
James Harden bounces back in a game 3 win against the Pistons: 19/2/7 on 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT including a clutch stepback 3 that helped seal the game at the end
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander checks out tonight: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK, +24
Knicks fans made sure that everybody got in on the fun of stomping on the Sixers’ free playoff t-shirts after going up 3-0 in Philly
Cade Cunningham currently has 8 more total turnovers than the #2 worst and 27 more than the #3 worst.
James Harden becomes the 4th player in playoff history to record at least 4,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists.
Victor Wembanyama in Game 2 against the Wolves: 39 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 13⁄18 from FG
[Highlights] Ajay Mitchell hits a 3-pointer over LeBron James, then somehow manages to hang in the air and score a tough bucket, causing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to say: “Oh my God” while waiting at the score’s table (with replays). LeBron James scores a layup
Victor Wembanyama: “I’ve really been waiting since I’ve been in the league to live those moments, those high stakes games… the feeling I get before games, this heat in my heart, it’s even stronger, and it just gets stronger as the games go on. I’m built for this, I love this more than anything”
[Highlights] Victor Wembanyama blocks Anthony Edwards despite his arm being grabbed behind the back by Rudy Gobert, then Anthony Edwards grabs Wemby’s jersey, preventing him from running on transition offense (with replays).
Wemby is upset about the no foul calls
[Highlight] The Oklahoma City Thunder take a 3-0 series lead with a 131-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. They become the sixth reigning NBA champion in history to start a postseason 7-0 or better.
Blake Griffin on Jared McCain: “They didn’t sell high enough”
Wemby on his scars postgame - “It’s gonna happen. It’s gonna happen. They’re Wolves after all”
[Highlight] Evan Mobley with the absolutely filthy two-handed poster dunk on Isaiah Stewart (with replays). When asked in halftime interview whether it was a ‘statement dunk’. He answered that it was and they need more of them.
Chet Holmgren in the playoffs this season: 19⁄9.1 with 2 blocks on 59.3⁄41.4⁄86.4 splits
Victor Wembanyama on his pick for the UEFA champions league final Arsenal vs PSG: ‘PSG of course, at least they’re going to make it fun, cause I know Arsenal ain’t’
[Lowlights] LeBron James misses two consecutive layups and is frustrated after getting no foul calls, going 1⁄8 in the paint (4⁄14 from the field).
With replays.
Donovan Mitchell in the win: 35/10/4 on 64% TS
[Lowlights] Deandre Ayton fouls Chet Holmgren on the tip off, one second into game 3, and Chet is called for the travel shortly after.
[Highlight] Spurs and Timberwolves players drawing fouls in Game 3
Scottie Barnes on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Shai don’t really foul bait, yo. He’s aggressive going to the basket so they call fouls for him….There’s no reason to hate on his game”
[Highlights] Replays of Ajay Mitchell highlights from the game.
[Highlight] Cason Wallace hits his 4th triple to give him 16 points, putting the Thunder up 23 with 4 minutes remaining in regulation.
The Lakers decide it’s time to empty their bench, as they’ll go down 0-3 in the series.
The faces on the 76ers players on the bench, as the 76ers are about to go down 0-3 in the series.
ISAIAH “waived by Daryl Morey to save taxes for 76ers” JOE in the OKC game 3 win against the Lakers: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, Zero turnover, 4⁄7 FG, 4⁄6 3PT, 3 fouls, -2 in 18 min
[Highlight] Deandre Ayton fails to grab a rebound and fouls Ajay Mitchell, who scores the And-1 layup (with replays). Ayton gets subbed out, and the Thunder get a rebound off the missed free throw by Ajai, ending with a 3-point by Lu Dort, putting the Thunder up 16 in the 4th.
[Highlight] Daniss Jenkins extends his arm and hits the neck area of Dennis Schroder, who falls on the floor, in pain (with replays).
No flagrant upon the official’s review.
Foster: “Unfortunate contact… we’ll move on from here”