Not saying I was that impressed with Dallas overall but I do feel like over the full 6 games they were the better team pretty clearly

whoever wins tmrw would've had a easier road with OKC


OKC also just took way too long in this series to find any semblance of a correct rotation as well. Perhaps if they started Joe, played Wallace more from the jump the result would've been different

It sure didn't feel like Dallas was the better team tonight, just pure 3 point variance this time. Well that and Giddey playing 11 mninutes. Daigneault should have to give back his COY trophy. Weird game for Chet, 8-8 from 2 point range, but couldn't hit a 3 and didn't have quite the same defensive impact he usually does.

Too bad, OKC would've been a tougher match-up in the WCF with Luka hobbled (and Washington/DJJ about to cool off in a hurry).

Maybe not start to finish but they did come back from 17 down in the last 20 minutes of the game.

I will say, I am pretty sure that is the most I've ever seen an NBA player complain over a full game before. If that thing went 7, the refs might've just told Luka you may as well try calling your own fouls out there because we're not giving you ****.

If Chet can't keep Lively/Gafford off the boards, not sure how he is holding up vs Minn/Den in the conf finals. I guess we'll see what Dallas has to offer though. Atleast OKC would've had HCA

You guys think Luka woulda been tossed if this was a regular season game? He sure did yap enough to warrant a 2nd tech maybe?

Also Presti is incredibly dumb for not trading for a big. Like dude you had a chance to do something great. And you just trotted out there Twig boy.

firmly believe winner in denver tomorrow determines nba finals. can both teams show up on the same night? based on decades of minnesota fandom my magic 8 ball says not likely. but then...

My friend who’s a sports betting degen told me he really wants to bet the house on Nuggets -4.5.

Looks like Twolves are gonna win.

Went to my first WNBA game today. Atmosphere was electric, probably 100x more fun than any of the 10 or 15 nets games I've been to

CC was great but Indiana is a mess. Their defensive strategy was "concede as many open 3s as possible" and NYL was something like 14/20 from three at one point. Boston so disappointing, I've watched all 3 Indiana games so far and she's looked awful. Apparently she was ROY last year? Samuelson was totally overmatched. Fagenele at least tried. CC has like 21 turnovers in 3 games but I think a solid 8-10 of those were good passes that her teammates just fumbled away.

Liberty looked like a well oiled machine, which makes sense.

Will probably catch a couple more Liberty games this year and maybe an Aces game over WSOP

Very cool, mang

fyp

Lol lesbians. CC is goat tho

Is there actual a rule against this being he wasn't on the floor?

I know in baseball base coaches aren't allowed to touch players.

Well we know he’s not allowed to pour a soda on him.

Didn’t really matter anyways since SGA hit a three within seconds.

The benches help people up all the time to no repercussions

Knicks are going to win.

What’s the line on “Knicks win AND at least one player suffers season ending injury”. Cause that’s a lock.

CliKnicks-112
Pacers-98

OG finishes the game in the locker room, Hart in the nearest hospital with a severe abdominal issue. Both are listed as questionable for Gm. 1 @ BOS

Man, that atmosphere is understandably hyped

OG can't miss, but man...he looks a step slow on defense

Good question. Seems there should be. Often with the bench players helping others up it is a dead ball situation. Not always of course. How can that not be gaining an advantage of some sort? Yeah in baseball say a player hits one in the gap and falls coming to first. He's outside the lines, in foul territory. First base coach helps him up, he runs and gets the double. So if there is a specific rule in baseball making that against the rules, it sure seems like it should be near universal in sports. Football, player runs out of bounds on a route, falls, coach helps him up, he runs back in for a catch. Hmm. True I don't know for sure the rule book.

The Halliburton step back 3 is peak nba traveling rules. It’s a minimum of 4 steps without dribbling every time. Sometimes 5

With 9:52 left in the 2nd quarter, the Pacers are shooting FTs for the first time in the game

That they allow basically any number of steps on the gather is the problem. According to the rules, if you haven't gathered, you get the first two steps back free, then two more like normal.

It's a joke and needs changed ASAP.

Yeah he takes a step. And then two more full steps to shoot.

It’s 100% traveling and I don’t know why the won’t call it.