(Friday, May 25, 2018 10:45:20 PM)
It has been 25 years since John Starks performed one of the most memorable dunks ever in Madison Square Garden.
(Friday, May 25, 2018 7:34:41 PM)
Knicks assistants Jerry Sichting, Corey Gaines, and Dave Bliss are reportedly not serving on new head coach David Fizdale’s staff next season
[NYTimes] LeBron James in Game 6: 46 Points, 11 Rebounds, 9 Assists. (There Will Be a Game 7.) (Saturday, May 26, 2018 3:42:33 AM)
The Eastern Conference finals will be decided on Sunday in Boston. The Celtics are 10-0 at home this postseason.
[NYTimes] Rockets’ Chris Paul Will Miss Game 6 Against Warriors (Friday, May 25, 2018 8:40:54 PM)
Paul, Houston’s starting point guard, suffered a strained hamstring during the Rockets’ Game 5 victory.
[NYTimes] Not at the Game: One Smart Coach: How Are the Rockets Getting Away With All That Dribbling? (Friday, May 25, 2018 5:24:21 PM)
Eric Musselman used to coach the Warriors, and prefers their style of play. He marvels at what the Rockets are doing in the conference finals.
(Friday, May 25, 2018 10:52:21 AM)
Knicks rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina couldn’t legally enjoy a beer Wednesday as he sat in the stands at TD Garden in Boston watching the Celtics and Cavaliers play Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals with a small team contingent. In fact, Ntilikina, 19, won’t be able to do that until the 2020 Eastern…
(Friday, May 25, 2018 7:52:02 AM)
Going home hasn’t always been beneficial for Kristaps Porzingis. Last year, he had his driver’s license suspended, according to a New York Times profile on countrywoman and tennis star Jelena Ostapenko, citing Latvian news reports. The two like to drive fast, and in Latvia, the speed limits are low, roughly 30 miles an hour in…
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I’m pretty intrigued by the idea of a trade down with LA. Many or all of SGA, Walker, Troy Brown, Sexton, Knox, Williams and maybe Michael Bridges figure to be there. Two of those gives quite a high shot at making out we’ll from the draft.
But I doubt the offer will be there. LA apparently wants Porter. If he’s there at 9 we have to just take him ourselves, don’t we? Young is the only other guy who could fall to 9 and maybe be worth them trading for…
I think I would be in favor of trading down with LA if Trae fell to 9. The draft is such a crapshoot, it would be nice to take two upside guys instead of just one. And you could just slot Miles and Knox right into our pathetic lineup and at least have young guys at every position. I can’t watch Thomas play anymore, at least without some hope lol.
Yeah the problem with trading down is that the Clippers only do it if Trae or Porter are there. In that case I would just hang onto him.
I’d trade down either way, I think. I like Trae but I like Robert Williams, SGA, and Troy Brown just as much if not more, and I think if Porter is at 9 that indicates his injury is pretty serious and I want to stay away from that unless our medical team is bullish on him.
I don’t know if we should trust our medical team though. I don’t think the Clippers would give up their two picks just to move to 9. We’d probably would have to throw something else in.
If Porter is healthy someone will almost certainly take him before us because he was the number one HS player, he’s 6’10” and he can shoot and jump.
The Clippers need talent everywhere, with the possibility that DeAndre leaves, I can’t see them giving up 2 very good picks in a deep draft for a 3 position jump. If they had the 14th and 15th or something like that maybe, but to me it makes zero sense unless there’s a gigantic disparity in a specific player evaluation.
the clippers picks are ok but it depends on who is left at 9 and who we end up picking… if we r picking miles bridges we should trade out… if carter is there then its unlikely either pick will be better than him…
In a vacuum having the 11th and 12th picks is probably more valuable than having the 9th pick, but it depends on how the draft unfolds.
Haha, are they going to call that a flagrant? That’s a good foul on a large man.
Edit: ok
The Rockets look like a Finals champion right now.
Very fresh take: KD is overrated
If Golden St loses this game nobody better ever again call them the greatest team ever.
Just like that they’re down by 9
Would this look worse for the Warriors or Chris Paul?
Congrats to Chris Paul for finally leading his team to the nba finals
I feel like Durant is screwing up the Warriors more than helping right now.
If Harden wins this thing this year, he should demand to hold a press conference with every voter who left him off the All-NBA teams a couple years ago, only they have to sit at the microphones and answer questions about their limited capacity as evaluators of NBA talent.
But they were one of the best teams ever from 2014-2017. Why would a disappointing end to this season nullify everything they accomplished during those years?
The MVP voters may be onto something.
Klay Thompson is the master of Game 6
From Woj, “On the chances of a Chris Paul comeback with right hamstring injury for Game 7, source tells ESPN: “Less likely than likely, but working every angle to try.””
@11 Ah, that might be a little premature after losing game 6 by 29
Paul’s injury is so depressing. An incredible player, in what’s his best shot while he’s still good, struck low again.