DENI AVDIJA IS A FUCKING STAR ๐ฅ
28 PTS
3 REB
6 AST
4 STL
6/6 FT
COMPLETELY TOOK OVER THE 4TH QUARTER AND LED PORTLAND TO A BACK-TO-BACK WIN ๐
DENI IS LEGIT A TOP 3 SMALL FORWARD IN THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON.
OKC'S WORST NIGHTMARE
Thatโs such a dirty play from McCain. Straight up shoved Avdija in the back and sent him down hard. Mind you, Deni dealt with back injuries all last season. Looks like he might have to head back to the locker room to get checked out.
DENI AVDIJA AND DAME LILLARD TOOK OVER WHEN IT MATTERED MOST ๐ญ๐ฅ
UP 8 WITH 22 SECONDS LEFT.
THE BLAZERS WERE LOCKED IN ON BOTH ENDS IN THE 4TH.
THEY REALLY SWEPT THE THUNDER THIS SEASON
SGA got laid out by Cissoko and took forever to get back up. Thunder are clearly heated the refs swallowed their whistle on the offensive foul in this OKC-Blazers game, but honestly that looked like a pure flop.
ANOTHER ANGLE OF MARCUS SMART THROWING HANDS WITH CHARLES BASSEY ๐ญ๐ฅ
That's a CLEAR punch right to Bassey's nose. Didn't look like it had much power behind it, but he definitely connected ๐
Smart is 100% getting suspended for this. Gotta be at least 1-2 games.
THIS IS GIVING ME RONDO VS CP3 FLASHBACKS ๐ญ๐ฅ
BRO THIS TURNED INTO A UFC FIGHT REAL QUICK ๐ญ๐ฅ
MARCUS SMART JUST THREW A PUNCH AT THE WARRIORS' PLAYER AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE ๐๐ฅ
Smart walked STRAIGHT to the locker room because he already knew he was getting EJECTED ๐ญ
THIS MIGHT BE THE WILDEST FIGHT OF THE SEASON.
NAH SCOOT HENDERSON HAS ZERO COURT VISION ๐ญ๐
Deni Avdija was WIDE OPEN for three in transition and Scoot really said "nah, I'm good" and drove straight into an offensive foul ๐
DENI'S REACTION SAYS IT ALL ๐ญ๐ญ
BRO CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE'S WATCHING.
LUKA JUST SCARED THE HELL OUT OF EVERY LAKERS FAN ๐ญ๐
He rolled his ankle coming down from a step-back three and immediately hit the floor in pain.
Didn't look intentional from Kuzma.
THANK GOD Luka got back up and seems to be okay ๐๐ญ
NAH THE LAKERS ARE ACTUALLY CURSED ๐ญ๐
Sexton took a nasty shot to the eye on defense, got cut open and had to check out of the game.
FIRST AUSTIN REAVES, NOW COLLIN SEXTON???
BRO WHAT DID THE LAKERS BACKCOURT DO TO DESERVE THIS ๐ญ๐
Absolute beatdown tonight.
Dame: 25 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST (8/15 FG)
Deni Avdija: 24 PTS | 8 AST | 6 REB (8/15 FG)
This duo is genuinely becoming one of the deadliest 1-2 punches in the entire Western Conference. The best part? Dame got to kick his feet up the entire 4th quarter.
Fresh legs for the second night of the back-to-back tomorrow. Portland is in prime position to stack another W and make it two straight.
Williams let Donovan Clingan completely live in his head right there. Got stared down in the backcourt and Williams crashed out with a two-handed shove.
The best part of that whole sequence? Damian Lillard in the huddle coaching up the Youngster: "Big man, chill. Weโre in control. Let them be the ones desperate."
Veteran poise at its absolute finest.
OH MY GOD DAMIAN LILLARD FROM THE PARKING LOT AT THE BUZZER โ๐จ
Portland is on an absolute rampage right now. Pulled up from the midcourt logo to cap off a ridiculous, soul-crushing run.
Blazers lead OKC 97-80 heading into the 4th. The Moda Center is losing its collective mind!
VINTAGE DAME TIME HAS OFFICIALLY RETURNED โ๐ฅ
Back-to-back ridiculous, contested triples off the wing to ignite an 8-0 Blazers blitz in the 3rd quarter. Forced an immediate timeout. That signature takeover mode is alive and well.
Aday Mara is a certified monster.
Securing THREE consecutive offensive boards and then catching an absolute body on the Blazers right after? Pure violence at the rim. Someone check on that defender ๐
Scoot Henderson has officially run out of leash. Sitting at 1-for-6, looking completely lost, and actively hurting the flow of the game.
Itโs time for a straight-up DNP-CD. Reallocate all of his run to Yang Hansen and Youngblood right now. Stop prioritizing draft pedigree over actual production.
Jaylen Brown made it a point to embrace every single one of his former Celtics teammates postgameโexcept Jayson Tatum. Walked right past him like he wasn't even there.
Now the whole world sees why Boston moved off you. Paul George is simply an upgrade in every single department.