Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index | Playoffs
Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index | Playoffs
The time when Serge Ibaka hosted OG Anunoby and OG insisted that “he put Serge on scarves” a phrase he repetead multiple times. Serge was inflamed by the “accusation”. The Raptors immediately went on a 15-0 run after that.
Charles Barkley to OG Anunoby: “What is your real name?”
.Anunoby answers: “Ogugua”.
Barkley tries to pronounce it correctly.
[Highlight] Josh Hart is asked if the Knicks winning 10 straight playoff games feels surreal:
“Nah. We don’t think about it that way. We’re 1-0 today. Monday, we’re 0-0. We’re far from our goal.”
[SNY] Donovan Mitchell on hearing “Let’s Go Knicks” chants in Cleveland: “I’m from New York, this doesn’t shock me. They do it in every arena. That’s how Knicks fans are. I was one back in the day.”
[Highlight] 2 years ago Luka hits the game winning three over Gobert to give the Mavs a 2-0 lead in the WCF.
Donovan Mitchell on what lesson the Cavs can learn from this series if they make the Conference Finals again: “Don’t lose Game 1 after being up by 22.”
Lance Stephenson made Michael Beasley tap out with a rear-naked chokehold in an amateur MMA fight.
It took him just a minute to win.
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (3-0) take full control of the series as they defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-3) in Game 3, 121-108, behind six double-digit scoring performances.
Karl-Anthony Towns: “No one wants to ask OG about 2nd team? I mean he all defense like come on bruh. He one of the best defenders in the world and he got robbed from first. Damn”
It’s Time to give Mike Brown his Flowers
[Highlight] The Cavs’ controller gets removed which allows Jalen Brunson to casually stroll for an uncontested layup
Charles Barkley: “They (OKC) ain’t playing dirty, and I’m like: ‘These are some of the softest fouls I’ve ever seen in my life’”
Reactions to the Knicks signing Brunson
Anthony Edwards on Wemby’s ejection: “Man I was so happy that n***a got kicked out…I hope they suspend him…shit I’m gonna email they ass right now ‘Hey man ya’ll gotta go review buddy’.”
A reporter asks Jalen Brunson, since he is considered ‘The King of New York’, if he wants to address the NYPD to reconsider their call, after they cancelled a watch party in New York. Brunson wisely avoids answering the question.
[Vorkunov] The Knicks are just the 10th team ever to win 10 straight playoff games in one postseason. It’s tied for the 5th-longest playoff winning streak in NBA history.
Jalen Brunson now has a record of 11-3 against Donovan Mitchell in the playoffs
Jalen Brunson is the first player with a plus/minus of +200 in a postseason since Kevin Durant in 2018.
Boban Marjanovic nearly got into a heated confrontation with Krka fans before Luka Doncic’s father, Sasa Doncic, stepped in during Ilirija’s Slovenian League semifinal loss.
Chris Paul says he didn’t join the Heat Big 3 because D-Wade didn’t want to give up #3 : “You was older you could’ve wore #33…what we going to do? CP6? Nah that ain’t it. D-Wade wants to sacrifice everything else but he ain’t wanna sacrifice a damn number.”
The NY Knicks are the 6th team in NBA history to outscore opponents by 180 points or more in their first 13 playoff games. The other 5 teams all won the NBA Finals.
Jeremy Lin breaks down Brunson’s game
[Charania] Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell has been ruled out for Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs with a right calf strain.
[Inside the NBA] Draymond: “Nobody from Cleveland is stepping up… Who’s walking in that locker room saying what you have to do, what you need to do”. Chuck: “I got a answer for that question…. That’d be LeBron James”
Scott Foster assigned as a referee for the Game 4 between Thunder vs Spurs.
Landry Shamet in the win: 14/1/3 on 111% TS
Mikal Bridges since Game 6 against ATL: 67⁄97, 10⁄21 3PT, 9⁄9 FT, 74.23% eFG
[Highlight] Mikal Bridges’ insane shooting stats in the Eastern Conference, so far.
24⁄33 from the field (73%), tonight he is 8⁄10. He is perfect from the free throw line. And, overall, he is 70%+ from the field and 40%+ from 3 in the series, scoring 18 Points Per Game.
And then he gets the steal.
Karl Anthony towns aka KAT aka the big bodega aka big purr with 13/8/7/3/1 on 0 tovs and team high +23
Since february 1st Shai has a 30-2 record and a net rating of +15.5
[Highlight] Mikal Bridges scores the easy bucket to send Cavaliers fans to the exits, and Jalen Brunson scores the easy layup, as the Cavaliers simply stop playing defense, giving up.
The Knicks will take game 3 and will go up 3-0 in the series.
Ant on why he dapped up the Spurs with 8 minutes left: “It’s 8 minutes but we not going back in the game. I was like ‘let me go ahead and congratulate these boys because I’m not going to be laughing with y’all after you whooped my ass.’ I didn’t want to dap them up at all but I gave them respect.”
After beating the Cavs, the Knicks extend their Franchise Playoff Win Streak to 10 Straight Wins.
[Highlight] Thunder fans singing along to Jared McCains theme song at watch party after game 3 win!
Breaking: 25 year old Yam Madar, who was drafted by the Celtics in 2020, has agreed to a deal with LSU to play for their College Basketball Team for a reported package of 5 million dollars per season.
Thinking Basketball The Thunder are too good
in the last two playoffs, OKC has lost the turnover battle in only 3 of 33 games. They’re 1-2 in those games (25-5 otherwise)
‘Watch Ya Head’ segment on Inside the NBA.
Draymond Green gets to watch himself dunked on numerous times as well.
[Inside the NBA] Chuck: “I’ll tell you what Cleveland, we still got the Browns….. Oh bad example.. My bad”
OG Anunoby in the win: 21/7/4 on 83% TS
[Highlight] The New York Knicks take a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks have won 5 straight road playoff games by double-digits.
[Highlight] James Harden is upset at Tony Brothers after he claimed he got fouled on his 3-point attempt to end the 1st half.
With replays of some 1st half highlights and face expression by Josh Hart.
Mikal Bridges over the Knicks’ 10-game playoff winning streak: 16.8⁄3.6⁄2.5⁄1.4⁄0.4 on 68.2⁄45.8⁄100 shooting splits (75.1% TS)
With their 13 point win, the Knicks have set the record for largest point differential in any 10 game span in NBA history at +225
Mikal Bridges in the Win against the Cavs: 22 PTS | 11⁄15 FGS | 0/1 3PTS | 6 REBS | 2 BLKS | 2 STLS | 73% TS
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 11 assists with only 2.2 turnovers per game in the WCF is very impressive considering the smothering coverage he is getting
OKC is shooting 49.4% on wide open threes in 3 games against the Spurs this series. They’ve been wide open for 77 of their 119 attempts from three, per NBA tracking.
The Knicks have won the last 10 games by an average of 22.5 PTS