@_JasonLT I kinda think he does it as a reflex at this point to protect his knees
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Embiid has been fantastic, best player in the series by a good margin.
But this s*** where he’s on the floor on every single possession is wild. He’s on a tier by himself atop the league when it comes to flopping.
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Brother, we know. We’re all waiting for the officials to realize this too
Fullcourtpass@Fullcourtpass
SGA letting everyone know he doesn’t need free throws to score “I DON’T NEED IT”
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Strongly disagree, a lot of the most die hard fans can be found anywhere in the world let alone country. And for a lot of people (myself included) Kobe is the reason they fell in love with the sport. Ain’t always about home team
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these are the people getting votes on end of season awards and accolades…Luka never winning anything man
NBACentral@TheDunkCentral
Stephen A. Smith calls out the Warriors "They haven't been back to the playoffs since that championship in 2022. That's four years away from the playoffs.” // The Warriors made the playoffs last year 😅 (h/t @awfulannouncing )
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the colleges/coaches these guys come from play such an underrated role imo. Same with Rui im never worried he’s gonna shrink because he got that big game Gonzaga in him
SWISHOUT@swishout
Luke Kennard’s a rare not afraid of the lakers brights lights gem
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amidst all the otherworldly stats you can point to, his greatest superpower being making a guy like Jake Laravia believe he can go toe to toe with Amen Thompson is the best thing about him as a player
Wilf🇬🇭HIMMY TURNER@nobackzfred
Bron’s ability to make every team mate feel involved regardless of their skill set or role is my favourite part of his game. Real playmaking
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@BleacherReport now where’s that account, and we all know the one lmao
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PODZ FIRST 30 BALL OF HIS CAREER 😤🔥
30 PTS
3 3PM
60% FG
Balled out despite the loss 🙌
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Funnily enough this is the EXACT guy Deandre likely needs in his ear. UD wasn’t getting paid to sit on the Heat bench all those years for nothing. There’s real value in having this kind of positive reinforcement around.
BronMuse@BronMuse
Udonis Haslem encouraging Ayton 🥹❤️ "I want you to know that you are still that guy". It's just in a different role. You think Bron changed the way he sees himself cause he went to the 3rd option? Hell nah! You approach the game with the same confidence"
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honestly I think we see him within the first two games too, I think this is the most he’s ever wanted to win in his life and the team believed they had a shot
Ryan Rueda@PlayoffDude
I still feel like Luka Doncic is going to suit up in the first round.
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More examples: Kyle Hamilton, Kirby Joseph/Brian Branch, CJ Gardner Johnson (Philly SB year), Talanoa Hufanga list goes on
Paul Booming@blakebooming
You can argue Nick Emanwori alone took the Seahawks from a good defense to an insanely elite defense and y’all are still refusing to accept what Caleb Downs can do
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@davhry9 didn’t Zetsu literally tell MS Sasuke before the 5 Kage summit that SM Naruto had surpassed him😂like that was stated
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@_karateChris the only non athletic perimeter guy worth paying that much money to is Luka, otherwise you’re handicapping your team. Too many teams have answers to throw at guys like Austin come playoff time and the type of players LA needs cost too much to have to penny pinch
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I use to believe that until I see how rosters are being built. We will see this off season. If they pay Reaves 200 million they cooked
Kay@KDaboiku
As long as Luka on the team they have a chance that’s why you make the trade. The timing of this injury super unfortunate
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@RichStapless now let’s factor in how upset this line of thinking/decision making would cause Luka to be, I HIGHLY doubt he plans on giving up on this season especially knowing this is likely it for LeBron in this uniform. Also keep in mind this is the LAKERS, punting isn’t an option.
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He shouldn't play again this season. OKC has shown us that even at our best we're not at title contention. No use in risking long-term mobility issues for this year when we know we have a clear ceiling. And mind you, there's always a ramp-up period after recovering from injury. It isn't just he's healed and you throw him into the semfinals.
Unless if by some miracle we make it to the Finals, there shouldn't be any consideration for him to play. Protect the merchandise.
Ryan Rueda@PlayoffDude
Timeline is 3–6 weeks. But if you’re the Lakers, do you bring him back early, or play it safe, let him fully recover, and focus on building a stronger roster next season for a real shot at contention?
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Lakers last 10 games vs OKC:
L 110-119, LeBron James 22 pts
L 92-121, Luka Dončić 19 pts
L 120-136, LeBron James 33 pts
W 126-99, Anthony Davis 28 pts
L 93-101, Anthony Davis 15 pts
W 116-104, D’Angelo Russell 26 pts
W 112-105, Anthony Davis 27 pts
W 129-120, LeBron James 40 pts
L 110-133, Anthony Davis 31 pts
W 116-111, Anthony Davis 37 pts
Who wins tonight?
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@LegionHoops @realapp I’m old enough to remember Luka having 26/10/11 at halftime this year, was MVP mentioned when he did that?
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Wemby is single-handedly keeping the MVP race alive:
27 points
13 rebounds
10/14 FG
17 minutes
It’s only halftime 🤯 (via @realapp)
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This is why it’s disturbing to me that these are the folks responsible for deciding MVP because they’re not even aware of how certain metrics that they wanna use to justify their decisions work.
DrTG measures how many points per 100 possessions a team allows when a player is on the floor. That’s a metric heavily influenced by the team.
Luka’s DRTG on basketball reference is 114. Jokic’s is 112, but somehow that gets Jokic in a different tier even though by your own admission, Luka’s the best offensive player in the game.
Individually, Luka does rank 7th in steals, but I know, that doesn’t mean he’s a great defender.
Well in the month of March, the Lakers are giving up 10(!) points per 100 more with Luka off the court vs on.
@SIChrisMannix you gotta do better.
NBA Base@TheNBABase
SI’s Chris Mannix Snubs Luka Dončić from Top 4 MVP Candidates, Calls His Defense ‘One of the Worst in the League’ "I’ve got Luca Dončić in my second tier. Now, I know there’s going to be some criticism about Luka being on the second tier—he’s been outstanding offensively—I just can’t get past the defensive numbers for Luca Dončić. The defensive numbers have just been they’ve been bad. I want to read some of this: Luka has an individual defensive rating this year of 115.6. That would rank 119th among the 180 players with 25-plus starts this season. So he has been, in any measurable statistic, one of the worst defensive players in the league. And when the competition is this close, I’ve got to factor that in. I’ve got to include what you’re bringing to the table defensively. He’s the best offensive player in the game, the best offensive weapon in the game, but defensively he’s coming up short. My first tier is the group of players that we’ve been talking about: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokić, Jaylen Brown. Those four guys are in my first tier and those are the four guys that I am considering casting my MVP vote for." (Via @SInow )
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