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he did get that insane block but it was extremely out of character

Man phillys half court offense is brutal rn. I’d like to see them at least give jimmy a chance to run the show, it’s worked at times in this series and maybe that would get him untracked.

yeah that block was a winning play.

i’m rewatching the 4th since i was out earlier. the blazers were just able to stay solid in a game where nobody’s shot was falling. their rebounding and defensive discipline were excellent.

evan turner was awesome too. for a guy who wasn’t supposed to be playing he made a ton of plays.

he takes almost exclusively difficult shots and i think that makes him susceptible to empty nights where his shots aren't falling and he isn't giving much else. but in tight playoff games tough shotmaking is very valuable.

― J0rdan S., Sunday, May 12, 2019 8:17 PM (thirty-six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is true and i need to build it into my thinking about him.

-Barton can’t be in the 8 man rotation anymore

― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, May 12, 2019 6:55 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think you could optimistically say he's a guy who never really came back right this year and a healthy offseason will do him good. otoh i think he's on the wrong team. he isn't a 3 and they don't really need his skills or have room for him at the 2.

barton would be good for like... the kings or someone

kawhi and ibaka are the only raptors not playing like they already shit their pants

kawhi and marc w insane PNR defense

kahwi doing stuff big time

damn the raptors are straight up punking the sixers

my god that bounce

lol are u kidding me

scripted

poor demar derozan

you could hear a pin drop between the first hit on the rim and when it fell

the raptors offense at the end of the game was horrific

oh man joel poor guy :(

you could hear a pin drop between the first hit on the rim and when it fell

NBA Playoffs

2nd round delivered the goods

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6adv7-W4AINMut.jpg

completely insane shot. unbelievable.

espn showing it with all the different foreign broadcasters calls. sports are cool!

That picture and his reaction are perfection

call me crazy but imo sports are the real game of thrones

if you like unexpected twists let me tell you about a little thing called the nba playoffs

do u like drama check out these tall guys with the ball

(someone should check on our beloved mod)

KAWHI FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS pic.twitter.com/3c2dyxcUci

— The Feds watching (@FedsWatchin0) May 13, 2019

Our beautiful game.

our beautiful shy cousin kawhi

Damn! Damn! Damnnnnnnn!!!!!!

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 13, 2019

first walk off game seven buzzer beater in nba history

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6auhLPX4AEjO33.jpg

"this looks like a renaissance painting" twitter is gonna be beside itself

art show thats just low rez printouts of renaissance paintings with stock image watermarks

I see where fivethirtyeight places the chances of the blazers beating the dubs at 10% and their chances at taking the chip at <1%. I wonder if Las Vegas is offering those kind of odds?

nerp http://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/futures

Blazers prob gonna win game 1. Dubs really spent a lot of mental cache winning that series and will probably have a let down.

Really excited for the amount of scuffles that Zach Collins is going to get in with draymond and I guess klay too

"Fuck you hoe" ~ @zcollins_33 #RipCity pic.twitter.com/tcirCnJq3V

— Pinwheel Empire (@pinwheelempire) May 13, 2019

Man this was sad and I love embiid again now

Thought this was a beautiful moment here. Marc Gasol showing great humanity and care amid his team's celebration, and Joel Embiid showing his raw emotion and desire. This is truly what it's all about.

(props to u/suzukigun4life on @NBA_Reddit for the clip) pic.twitter.com/7j4Dg6UGUw

— Peter Edmiston (@peteredmiston) May 13, 2019

catching up on thread:

1. i was taken aback by Embiid's emotion, in a good way. it made me like him more, and it made me hope he can stay healthy and reach his potential and win a ring someday.

2. Blazers should lock down Collins asap. dude can play *and* is fiery as hell. he's a future franchise legend type, if it all works out.

3. the shot of Kawhi crouching is stunning, but the lighting and contrast on that second (Getty) photo is just mind-blowing, man.

good day of hoops (helped by the fact that the right team won in the West)

oh and Jokic is such a stud

and Jamal Murray finally looked 22

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― call all destroyer, Sunday, May 12, 2019 10:04 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's fine!

i feel some closure knowing now that the spurs absolutely botched this trade and i feel happy for the toronto fans who have been let down for so many years in the playoffs. kawhi takeover games are special so from an distributive justice perspective, it is v good that another fanbase got to experience it.

My once-a-year appearance here...As I posted on FB last night, Kawhi's shot was like a cross between Bautista's bat-flip HR and Tiger's famous chip shot at the Masters, the one that hung on the lip for an extra second. I'm astounded that that was the first-ever game-7 winner at the buzzer. I thought for sure the Raptors had lost the game in the first seven or eight minutes, when they dominated every which way except shooting and emerged with all of a four-point lead or whatever. If they keep playing like they did last night, I expect they'll get crushed by Milwaukee. Anyway, thrilling beyond words.

good post friend!!! you shouldn't be such a stranger here!

the bounces were one thing but i don't know how that ball didn't roll off the far side of the rim just before going through. a gust of wind/divine intervention imo

love how both tv commentators just yelled OHHHHHHHHH, which is pretty much what i did

was away from home, checked the scores on my phone and saw tie game with 3 seconds left, pulled up a reddit feed just as Raps were inbounding. omg.

i screamed OH MY GOD out loud, by myself, in my apartment, so loud, that i was a little worried one of the neighbours were gonna freak out

hah yeah I watched the first half but was busy for the second...turned it on with 30 seconds left, Philly just tied it up w/ 4 sec to go, I remember yelling at my wife "HEY GET IN HERE!!!" and she came in right as the ball was bouncing around nice

I walked into the outdoor patio section of a restaurant to find 30-40 philly fans (apparently where the club meets here) watching the last 20 seconds of the game. things didn't look good after Butler's layup, but we ended up getting a table after all. thanks, kawhi.