AROUND THE 2024 NBA PLAYOFF: PLAY-IN and FIRST ROUND

JV 17 rebs, Thunder by 4

 

Yep no match for Jonas.

 

TV timeout, crunchtime in OKC. Those pesky Pelicans won't go away.

 

Coach Green thinks refs are blind, challenges outta bounds call.

 

Pelicans ball, 2 point lead, 3m to go

 

OKC flops too much.

 

Chet BLOCK, Thunder lead

 

Pels need 2 to tie, 3 to win...

 

CJ leaner no good, OKC wins game 1

 

CJ missed it

 

okc with a really lucky win there.

 

That was a good look.

 

The previous success we had with the Dame/CJ squads continues to look more and more impressive.

 

OKC so deep with like 10-11 players that all can play

 

live by CJ hero-ball...die by CJ hero-ball

by the way, the Pelicans:

Jonas Valančiūnas 6-11
Herbert Jones 6-8
Zion Williamson 6-6
Naji Marshall 6-7
Brandon Ingram 6-8
Dyson Daniels 6-8
Larry Nance Jr. 6-8
Trey Murphy III 6-8

Neil Olshey says that will never work...too tall

 

CJ did get an open look. It wasn’t a great look but he could have made that. Yes OKC dodged a bullet.

 

first playoff game down to the wire. 13 ties, 23 lead changes. McCollum dang near connected

 

the turnovers by SGA, the wide open looks NO missed the last minute by Jones/Ingram/CJ, the stupid challenge by the OKC coach that turned a jump ball into a NO possession and a lost timeout, the Chet missed FT, etc etc.

Such a lucky ass team. We make this many mistakes, we get destroyed by opponents.

Even this "defensive gem" by Wallace at the end was simply CJ dribbling the ball off his foot.

 

Yeah he could have made that shot. He’s made much tougher shots to win games.

 

Dyson Daniels doesn't count. Just add 4 inches to Alvarado.