Cowherd says the Lakers are run like a "Mom and Pop" operation.

I say that's even an overstatement.

At least Dolan is butting out of the Knicks day to day operations, leaving it to the GM/Prez/Fizdale.

Random thoughts from going to the game last night.

-Joker is amazing to watch in person. The casual one handed cross court passes he makes constantly would be pretty much impossible for anyone else in the league except maybe Lebron. The ball almost always goes exactly where he wants and the guy catching the pass rarely has to reach or shift for it.

-Spurs have absolutely no answer for him in the post. It felt like a 50/50 breakdown between Denver initiating through him from the top of the key and the post, but the post seemed way more effective. Poetl is about the same height, but Jokic goes right though him every time. When he gets it at the top, it feels like a comparative win for SA.

-Didn’t realize how good Jokic is as a cutter. Had at least 10 points off great movement and angles when guys looked like they were trapped going nowhere on the baseline.

-Not news, but his weakness for the moment is stamina. He is noticeably breathing like a stuck pig from one minute in the game. It really felt like the game turned at the beginning of the forth, about 10 minute left. Jokic was on the bench, Spurs made a mini run to push it to like 8 and Denver calls TO. Was pretty shocked Jokic didn’t come back in after the TO, they had to wait like 2 more minutes I think before the next dead and it was in double digits by then.

-Was surprised Murray stayed in the game after that knee. He went down instantly and stayed down for 2 minutes before hopping up, and stayed in, but didn’t do anything rest of the game. Just go to Beasley there.

-Rudy Gay can stick around Vince Carter style if he wants to. The league has gotten so small, he’s going to be able to do his slow mo sweep across the lane fade-away and shoot over most people for a long time.

-Was really close the whole time until Spurs got a couple kind of lucky 3s from White and Forbes. Forbes had one where he picked up a loose ball and drilled it from like 28 feet with the shot clock going down that basically ended it.

-Misc. Jimmy Goldstein was in the house wearing a sick rhinestone jacket. Spurs noticeably pumped in boos and crowd noise the first quarter while it was still filling up. Everyone’s favorite Shea Serrano got some Jumbotron time. He left early when they were up 20 with like 4 mins left.

Prediction- Nugs win unless one of White, Gay, Mills, maybe Forbes has themselves a game. They can’t outscore them without 20 from a 3rd wheel. Bertans didn’t play a single real minute. Thought that was odd.

This is just an illegal screen, they happen every game.

+1

Terrible result obviously, but didn't look dirty to me.

Maybe dirty is a bit much, but it's one thing to stick you leg out vs pushing your kneecap into someone. It's now happened 3 times, and all 3 times Denver players went down. The first two were sent to the league and they agreed (per Malone's presser) that they were fouls, yet none were called including tonight.

Here's is one of the others. Less egregious, but call the ****ing foul before guys get hurt. Murray is supposedly doubtful for Saturday (could be a play to get action taken).



My guess is that Jamal plays, and Poeltl gets called for every touch foul. Popp's potential last game, Duncan's BDay, etc, might have played a part in the whistle being so rough for Denver last night, and I would be pretty shocked if that happened again on Saturday... Unless the league wants to see LMA and DDR midrange their way through the playoffs.

I don't think any one is saying they aren't offensive fouls, but 50%+ of screens are moving/illegal screens and most of them get missed.

Maybe the Nuggets are just more fragile than other teams.

Yeah that's it!

See why teams shouldn't trade their draft picks on draft day ?

Few years later their fans spend their whole 1st playoff serie in a long time hating on the traded player instead of enjoying that 7th seed upset

True Lies with the 0/0.5/1/0/0 on 0TS% and Barry Lyndon with the 0/0/0/0/0 statline.

guivre1408, noted TZ slanker, does not show up when his team gets curbstomped but does when a better team who's the favorite to advance loses a road game. shocker

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter on Friday said he has a separated left shoulder and his status for the Western Conference semifinals remains uncertain.



Damn, Meyers Leonard might be in there for 30+ mins.

The indispensable Enes Kanter

Injuries suck, I'm really glad that Kanter got to have a great moment though. His clap-back at Donovan was the stuff of legends.

C'mon CLIPPERS

You under-over-dogs.

Durant is out of his mind tonight. I look forward to him doing this half the time in THE MECCA.

They don't have a contract as good as Pascal Siakam's, but the warriors are a really impressive collection of talent.

Lol 38 points at half for KD. Hopefully the clippers get this game a little closer so KD can break the record.

Clippers are gonna come back and win, so yeah.

Most points in a playoff game
63 by Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986 (2 OT)

Most points in a half
39 by Sleepy Floyd, Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987 (2nd)

Steph needs his glasses

Not an and1 for Klay there. His foot came down. Should be 2 FTs.

Clippers constantly passing the ball to a player standing out of bounds seems like a leak.

0 Finals MVPs

Joke and1 for Durant there

It'll all be over soon KC