Like, this entire game has been poetry. That fucking pump fake into the spin into the step through floater is like the coolest possible move you can do on a basketball court. He’s an all-time great shotmaker who moves so cool. God I love him.
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Luka is averaging 10.1 free throw attempts per game, making 78%. SGA is averaging 9.4 free throw attempts per game, making 85%. YET SGA IS THE "FREE THROW MERCHANT"???
Shai was 7-8 from midrange tonight.
He shoots 54.5% from midrange this season and you *cannot* keep him from getting to that.
He scores 1.18 pts per pick & roll and 1.20 pts per iso.
We have never seen an on-ball scorer so efficient & unstoppable at this volume as ‘26 Shai.
Matt Bonner, who was on the Raptors when Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points on them, does not think Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game is as impressive as Kobe’s 81:
“When someone has a game like that, you want to think they were on fire, or they were in the zone, and with Bam, he was 7-22 from 3. If someone was 7-22 from 3, I’m closing out, sure, I’m not like, ‘this guy’s a threat to break the 2nd-most points in a game.’”
“It’s a fun story, but apples and oranges if you’re comparing it to Kobe.”
“When I think of greatest performances in NBA history, that’s what I picture (Kobe 81), not someone who shot 7-22 from 3, under 50% from the floor, and 42 free throws.”
(🎥: Sportsnet)
I do not blame Bam or the Heat for going for it, but that really sucked to watch and it really sucks that moves past a legitimate 81-point game.
Warriors intentionally fouled to help Wilt get 100, so it’s not like it’s never been done, but at least he already had the record.
I don’t know how anyone could still think Jokic is the *clear* best in the world. Shai is at one of the highest peaks we’ve ever seen, having a Mt. Rushmore scoring season. He’s outplayed Jokic H2H more often than not the last two years. He’s gonna very deservedly win B2B MVPs.