One of my favorite Lakers...he's young with raw talent. He shoots with great accuracy including 3 point shots. Things change when he's on the court.
But this game right now is Bane with 21 and Morant with 18
Lakers were behind by 17 and played well at the end to trail by only 9. Lakers. , win or lose, are playing fast and exciting basket ball. Ja Morant has such a leap to the basket that I've seen his hand touch the top of the glass
One of my favorite Lakers...he's young with raw talent. He shoots with great accuracy including 3 point shots. Things change when he's on the court.
But this game right now is Bane with 21 and Morant with 18
Lakers were behind by 17 and played well at the end to trail by only 9. Lakers. , win or lose, are playing fast and exciting basket ball. Ja Morant has such a leap to the basket that I've seen his hand touch the top of the glass
Long legged with long strides. Morant is the guard version of Giannis, who the other night got the ball a little past the 3 pt line, and took off with a step, and laid in the ball to the basket, without dribbling. These 2 also has that bad fall after flying up in the early games of their series.
Morant is also the top assist man in this game. Can drive, shoot, and dish. Bane also played big tonight and he is really needed to score big if the Grizz want to extend the series. I just found out that he was drafted by the Celtics a few years ago but traded to Memphis for 2 second round picks. Memphis' gain.
They were giving Sabonis the open shots. He's got to practice more and make them. Fox had a bad shooting night. Maybe the finger is causing those misses.
I would believe that anybody would have forgotten Kevin Love, who was quietly signed by the Heat after a Cavs buyout. Not only forgotten but people wondered if he's got anything left in the tank after averaging just 8 points in his last stint with the Cavs. Well, Pat Riley knows something, and Love has slowly crept in to be a starter in the Heat's lineup and last night did some damage with 15 points ( all 3 balls ) and 12 rebounds in ousting the Bucks. Spo has done a great job jelling this lineup, to think that he lost starter Tyler Herro and Oladipo. Lowry, at age 37 can still come in and snipe some shots. Knicks will have their hands full despite owning home court for the series.
True, if based on their 8th seed record. I had some feelings they would be the Bucks and now that they did, I believe they are favored over the Knicks, based on the way they are playing now. Someone has to control Butler, maybe Randle, that would be interesting. Heat has been to the bubble Finals, and last year was in the Eastern Finals and lost it by that 1 shot of Butler that didn't go in. They are playing loose and most importantly, they are playing the Spo/Riley system. They beat the Bucks 4-1, not 4-3. Compare that to the Knicks who beat the young unseasoned Cavs 4-1.
Warriors know 'close out' games a lot. I was there in 2015, at the rafters, watching how they eliminated Houston 4-1. Their crowd is loud too. If not for the wrestling clown, I would have rooted for them this year. Steve pointed out the 14 out of 15 wins at Chase, that is a massive stat to overcome, imo. I hope the Kings can find a way.
Triva time - I saw a clip where Kerr was jokingly telling Mike Brown that 'you don't know our plays anymore, we already changed them'.
