For all the shit Lakers fans give Pierce about leaving on a wheelchair only to come back out firing 5 minutes later, Anthony Davis is the worst offender of this I've ever seen. He suffers 1-2 season ending injuries every single month, it's remarkable.AD takes the ball to the rim, Draymond leaps up and knees Davis in the lowbrows. AD on the floor writhing in pain. Timeout.
Edit: AD's grundle is hurt. Headed to the locker room. Welcome back Dae Dae.
It really is, even if the equivalent matchup in the east would be Brooklyn/Toronto. These two bring out the best in each other.This is a pretty great game for a national tv broadcast. And LeBron is amazing. He is dominating the game like he was in his 20s.
Yup. And that Curry shot where he went from lying on the floor to knocking down that corner 3 was ridiculous.This is a pretty great game for a national tv broadcast. And LeBron is amazing. He is dominating the game like he was in his 20s.
That Curry three to pull it to one after he was tangled up out of bounds where he got up, relocated to the corner - AND have to give props where its due, Draymond manages to feed him perfectly - was just sick. One of one.Yup. And that Curry shot where he went from lying on the floor to knocking down that corner 3 was ridiculous.
And, great play call to Klay there.
LeBron looks like the Uncle Drew version of his young self.The one thing I'll disagree with, Lebron looks nothing like he did a decade ago. He used to be the best player on both ends of the court, flying all over the place never getting tired. He's invisible defensively most of the time, and he noticeably wears down (basically praying that his jumpshots go in) late in difficult games. He's more than content to be a distributor, getting the ball in the hands of Reaves/Russell/Davis in good position.
Made up for it there on the last two possessions.DLo has been playing great all night (and season) but what terrible set of sequences there. The Warriors had him so they knew his tendencies.
Plus his team isn't very good. Like, peak LeBron would drag any supporting cast to 50 wins.The one thing I'll disagree with, Lebron looks nothing like he did a decade ago. He used to be the best player on both ends of the court, flying all over the place never getting tired. He's invisible defensively most of the time, and he noticeably wears down (basically praying that his jumpshots go in) late in difficult games. He's more than content to be a distributor, getting the ball in the hands of Reaves/Russell/Davis in good position.
Younger Lebron would never disappear for multiple possessions of an OT game against a rival. He's incredible for his age, but this guy is fraction of the player who was the best in the NBA (by a mile) for about 10 years.LeBron looks like the Uncle Drew version of his young self.
Indeed. He has been playing really well all year.Made up for it there on the last two possessions.
An illegal screen by Green.How was Curry that open?
Lebron on the Lakers:Plus his team isn't very good. Like, peak LeBron would drag any supporting cast to 50 wins.
Because Draymond set a screen where he basically ran into the defender.How was Curry that open?
I'm thinking that Uncle Drew was an older lesser version of Kyrie.Younger Lebron would never disappear for multiple possessions of an OT game against a rival. He's incredible for his age, but this guy is fraction of the player who was the best in the NBA (by a mile) for about 10 years.
Draymond is still moving.You guys are high. There was nothing wrong with that screen and Vandy tried to flop his way to the illegal screen instead of playing defense.
For sure, but he went 3 full minutes in OT with his name not even appearing in the play by play, other than to grab a defensive rebound. I remember him disappearing when (like you said) winning wasn't possible, at least in his mind, but that isn't the case in OT games. He's still great, but just another guy now.I'm thinking that Uncle Drew was an older lesser version of Kyrie.
Small nit.. LeBron even as a younger player would take whole games off in the playoffs if his team was behind and he didn't think they had a chance. There were many games where LeBron would completely disappear in the playoffs.. and then come back and completely dominate the next game.
AD wanted to be a spectator. He completely froze on the play standing straight up guarding nobody after Vanderbilt flopped.How was Curry that open?
Oh, Dray screen.
Didn’t read posts above this but agree that flop was 100% T-worthy in the normal course of the game.You guys are high. There was nothing wrong with that screen and Vandy tried to flop his way to the illegal screen instead of playing defense.
It works when you have the physical ability to gain an angle while creating contact. Few are able to draw a whistle in the final seconds.Go to the basket, it works.
Great game, this league etc.
It’s remarkable to me that people are bagging on LeBron here after that amazing performance. Partisanship over everything.LeBron only had 36 points, 12 assists, and a career-high 20 boards, imagine if he was young and/or engaged in the game. (!!!!)
Some crazy individual +/- numbers in a one point double OT game, Draymond was somehow a +31 in 46 minutes while Vanderbilt was +30 in 41 minutes, that seems close to mathematically impossible but it happened.
Bagging on nothing, it's not dragging him down to say that he's not the same player that won 4 MVPs in 5 years. I think people have seen him slowly decline for so long that they've forgotten just how good he was at his peak (amplified by stat inflation causing his general numbers to look very similar to his prime).It’s remarkable to me that people are bagging on LeBron here after that amazing performance. Partisanship over everything.
Including a couple of really ugly losses (Charlotte, San Antonio) and close wins over lousy teams (Brooklyn by 2, Detroit by 7). Lucky to only be a half game out of first, they played the hardest schedule (by opposing win%) in the league for awhile, and are stumbling now that they get to the easier parts.MIN quietly coming back to the pack, 8-7 this month after a 24-7 start to the season.
They all must be hits at parties.It’s remarkable to me that people are bagging on LeBron here after that amazing performance. Partisanship over everything.