Jay Williams says he can’t root for the Thunder because of all the foul baiting:
“As a fan of the game, I just want to see the game respected. There are times where I watch OKC play, I don’t feel like they respect the process of the game. It’s too much foul baiting. When you fall down 95% of every shot you take in the 4th, I get physiologically exhausted”
To understand where Lu Dort is now, you have to understand where he came from.
The competitive fervor he brings to the court every night can't be taught; the get-it-out-the-mud mentality he has can't just be developed like getting shots up in the gym – you either have it or you don't. https://t.co/Ygigv2mOit
Jaylin Williams on SGA:
"The most impressive thing as a teammate and as a friend of Shai is what he is off the court."
"He's just like me. He's just like the 34th pick, the two-way. He's the same person to everybody. He's the MVP of the league, but he's a better person."
By rule, a defensive player must allow a moving player that is receiving a pass, outside of the lower defensive box, an opportunity to avoid contact. The speed of the player will determine the amount of distance an opponent must allow. On this play, Brunson does not give Gilgeous-Alexander an opportunity to avoid contact after receiving a pass outside of the LDB and therefore Brunson is not in a legal guarding position. The referees will then judge if the contact affects the SQBR (Speed, Quickness, Balance, or Rhythm) of Gilgeous-Alexander. If it does, this would be a blocking foul and if it does not then a no call would be appropriate.
FINAL: OKC 114, MEM 100
- OKC trailed by as many as 19 points and won by 14
- OKC held MEM to just 38 points in the 2nd half
- SGA led all scorers with 35 points
- Ajay Mitchell and Chet Holmgren both with 21 points