hello friends it's the 2018 NBA Playoffs, a place where dreams GO 2 DIE

james is a wizard

def a power move there, daring the ref to call backcourt

The vacant expression on his face is just...

Foul on MCW 🙃 pic.twitter.com/GrBYT6CFGB

— Warm Weather Stan Acct (@bayani13) January 2, 2018

yeah would've been a big deal had he not got that call too, the game was tight and the wolves were coming. he got free throws from that trash and made it a 3 possession game

yeah that play is amazing xp

was trying to remember where i'd seen a similar play

https://78.media.tumblr.com/e3aa53f52be4ca84632b09d864c64a70/tumblr_n4qufxJ0OG1s4bl2qo1_400.gif

lmao

harden owns the refs

James Harden ranked 355th in travels per game this season. Yes, the NBA’s leading scorer ranked 355th in travels per game (0.03).

— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) April 16, 2018

I could buy that he travels less than average on a per-possession basis just on the basis of his practicing his moves a ton, very clear he knows the rules inside and out and how to use them to his advantage, but basically ranking last PER GAME is preposterous, things of that nature

who ranked first???

http://www.nbaminer.com/player-turnover-details/

via this site (i don't think it's updated completely), the top five at the time (guys who played enough for it to be a pattern):

Dwight (0.39)
Boogie (0.35)
Marc Gasol (0.31)
Melo (0.27)
Kyle Kuzma (0.27)

fwiw cp3 for his career has some of the best playoff numbers ever xp

― lag∞n, Monday, April 16, 2018 9:41 AM (one hour ago)

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― k3vin k., Monday, April 16, 2018 11:32 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Easy to keep your averages up when you keep your total games down :)

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last night really did hurt as a cp3 stan but I still believe

not surprising

Yahoo Sports story: Spurs star Kawhi Leonard expected to miss remainder of postseason, committed toward rehab toward full health. Details: https://t.co/WiDuP2WygU

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 15, 2018

totally normal and okay, everything is fine

the fuck is happening w/ him

vaguely reminiscent of the wtf pacers implosion back in 2014 or whatever year that was

kind of seems like he’s being a little fuckin punk tbh

Spurs need to tear it down imo

Also maybe bump Pops up to the front office? He seems a little fried to me

the organization is def at a crossroads here

I wouldn’t say Pop is fried, he still dragged this Kahwi-less Frankenstein of misfits and olds to the playoffs

Video Essay on Kawhi Leonard and why the San Antonio Spurs star remains sidelined: pic.twitter.com/KAT0UWBXtI

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 16, 2018

this made me feel better tbh

hmm idk

hes accomplished a lot obv but he just needs to say SOMETHING. the radio silence is a very bad look.

ballers de bellyasova

josh richardson was arguably the best heat player for big chunks of the season but he looks shook out there.

hes accomplished a lot obv but he just needs to say SOMETHING. the radio silence is a very bad look.

― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, April 16, 2018 7:35 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

im saying i think he has an anxiety thing im sticking with this explanation

Keep the dream alive, gotta stay strong

When did Kawhi stop travelling with the team – just for the playoffs? Anxiety about sitting next to his judgy creakyass Spurs teammates doesn't seem far-fetched. More surprised that Pop wouldn't mask his exasperation a little more.

this wade performance is cracking me up

19 points all on shots where he’s like turning around a full 180 degrees before shooting

dwyane is putting together an impressive years long stretch of having a little left in the tank

Heat really have no use for Whiteside; wonder if there's a team that wants to handle that contract.

seems doubtful

i didn't realize he was maxed out ouch

wait ben simmons is australian, is that legal

no, he is currently a fugitive from justice

i think wade just picked up his dribble, then dribbled again before hitting a turnaround jumper

whiteside will actually be useful in this series once embiid gets back but yeah otherwise they’re way better playing with olynyk & johnson or even smaller

Whiteside might be the dumbest player I’ve ever seen. He takes himself out of so many games mentally. Miami got duped.

i think wade just picked up his dribble, then dribbled again before hitting a turnaround jumper

― 龜, Monday, April 16, 2018 10:07 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Good thought I imagined the double-dribble -> travel there.

he’s okay. he has warts that ultimately make him not worth the money they’re paying him, but he also has stretches every year of really good basketball. he’s overpaid but they still get use out of him.

re whiteside

miami's payroll is 4th in the league jeeeeez

waiting for somebody to post video to twitter lol xp compuipost https://twitter.com/search?q=wade%20double%20dribble&src=typd

IIRC Blazers were after both Parsons AND Whiteside during 2016 FA summer bonanza for max / near max $.

there were plenty of other mistakes the blazers were delighted to make that summer

can't stop the Ersanity

Yes Wade!!