The Knicks are proving you can win a championship with a small guard
All you need is the best trio of wing defenders since the MJ Bulls, two of the best PG defenders in the league, the best backup defensive center in the league, back-to-back head coaches known for defensive in-
No flagrant upgrade on the uncalled foul of Spurs' Victor Wembanyama to Knicks' Jalen Brunson on Monday night, a league spokesperson tells ESPN. Wembanyama will stay at two flagrant points in postseason.
Every time Julian Champagnie takes a 3-pointer, he is looking to step on toes.
“If I see your feet near me," he says, "I’m going to search them out.”
Fun talk w/Champagnie, Fox, Harper & others about the NBA's closeout rule, how to avoid and exploit it:
https://t.co/e7J0Yj5lDc
‘GODZILLA: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS MELEE’ is being remastered.
• New online multiplayer mode & additional single-player campaign features
• Releasing November 3 on consoles
On this date in 2007, LeBron James put on one of the greatest playoff performances ever.
He scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, carrying Cleveland to a 109-107 double-overtime win over Detroit.
His 25 straight points remain the most consecutive points scored by a player in a playoff game in the play-by-play era (since 1997) 🔥
Piss Eyes faced 3 Finals opponents equivalent to LeGOAT’s worst finals opponent…
LeGOAT faced 2 opponents out of 10 with 2 or less HOF while the yellow eyed gambler faced 5 opponents out of 6 with 2 or less HOF
This is no longer a valid comparison….
LeGOAT is the Greatest of All Time
2022 Celtics went through one of the toughest paths to the Finals in recent memory
Round 1: KD/Kyrie Nets
Round 2: defending champs Giannis/Jrue Bucks
Round 3: #1 seed prime Jimmy Butler Heat
The NBA created a 65 game minimum for postseason awards, then turned around and bent the rules for Luka and Cade so they could both make 1st Team All-NBA.
If the league isn’t going to enforce its own standards, then get rid of the rule altogether.
As a Celtics fan, watching Jaylen Brown lose out on 1st Team because the NBA moved the goalposts is ridiculous.