First-ever 20 rebound game for LeBron James. 21 seasons in and still setting career highs.
[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (JAN)
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kingsboi
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if he truly is avoiding the altitude, does he have any asthma issues?
SacTownKid
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Kerr with that 3 point guard lineup. Bad move.
Telemachus
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I haven't heard anything, but that doesn't mean much.
kingsboi
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well he played versus Jokic on January 16th so it can't be said that he avoids big matchups, let's see if this is a continuing trend moving forward
coolhandluke
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Lakers are the stupidest team I have ever seen. They have LeBron and are letting DLo make plays for the team.
iowamcnabb
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That was a sick ending.
coolhandluke
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I'm not going to comment on what a whiny baby Kerr is.Steve Kerr: “I’m not going to comment on their 43 free throws to our 16. I’m not going to comment on Steph shooting three free throws in 43 minutes.” pic.twitter.com/C2iGHDkUsE
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 28, 2024
kingsboi
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Kerr wants another round with the officials huh
QWERTYLICIOUS
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Honestly, in real-time, it looked like he didn't clobber him in the face, and was legit going after the ball. But the replays did show otherwise, and I, too am surprised that it wasn't called a flagrant.
With that being said, also keep in mind that, for the most part, NBA referees have to make a judgmental call after seeing stuff like this in real-time and, in many cases (I would even argue in most cases), stuff like that is not as obvious to the naked eye as the replays show.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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This has been the NBA for as long as I've known it. One team's always gonna get more calls than the other. It is what it is. It sucks. It's frustrating. But it's reality. Suck it up, accept it, and move on.
Telemachus
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There is a huge difference between getting more calls, and one team shooting 27 more fts.
Telemachus
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On the Embiid avoiding good teams, here is a rabbit hole to go down. This guy breaks down who he has played against this season.
ShastaKingsFan
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Something I've been noticing is that Huerter has that "hitch" even when he's shooting really well. Many were asking about it when he was cold,...but it's always there. Just the way he shoots
kingsboi
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take a look at Bron and Vanderbilt's reaction as it happens and they knew immediately that it was a good shot in the face but doesn't matter anyhow because LA won the game. We all want consistency and hopefully come Playoff time, they let things go a bit more
QWERTYLICIOUS
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More calls leads to more free throws, though. If you want a team to shoot less, then don't you also want them to get the benefit of the doubt on fewer calls?
There was a lot of handwringing last week that the Kings had fallen to 8th in the West. As part of this 3 game win streak we have taken back over sole possession of 5th. During our mini-win streak, the Suns have lost back to back roadies to the Magic and Pacers, the Pellies have lost 3 of 4, and Dallas has lost 4 of 5 (including to us).
The West has settled into four tiers at this point. There is still plenty of time to move between tiers, but we are currently in the second tier with the Pellies, Suns, and Mavs, occupying spots 5-8 (with 5 and 6 in the playoffs and 7 and 8 in the playin). That makes the win over Dallas huge, and the loss to Phoenix so frustrating.
Tier 1 (spots 1-4)
Thunder, Wolves, Clippers - 14 losses
Nuggets- 15 losses
Tier 2 (spots 5-8)
Kings- 18 losses
Suns, Pellies- 20 losses
Mavs- 21 losses
Tier 3 (spots 9-12)
Lakers, Jazz- 23 losses
Rockets, Warriors- 24 losses
Tier 4 (spots 13-15)
Griz- 28 losses
Blazers- 32 losses
Spurs- 36 losses
The West has settled into four tiers at this point. There is still plenty of time to move between tiers, but we are currently in the second tier with the Pellies, Suns, and Mavs, occupying spots 5-8 (with 5 and 6 in the playoffs and 7 and 8 in the playin). That makes the win over Dallas huge, and the loss to Phoenix so frustrating.
Tier 1 (spots 1-4)
Thunder, Wolves, Clippers - 14 losses
Nuggets- 15 losses
Tier 2 (spots 5-8)
Kings- 18 losses
Suns, Pellies- 20 losses
Mavs- 21 losses
Tier 3 (spots 9-12)
Lakers, Jazz- 23 losses
Rockets, Warriors- 24 losses
Tier 4 (spots 13-15)
Griz- 28 losses
Blazers- 32 losses
Spurs- 36 losses
Telemachus
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Someone dared to say the quiet part out loud.
Billy Mac dropped some interesting stats on the broadcast:
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 30, 2024
"The Lakers have shot 233 more free throws coming into this game than their opponents this year. Far and away ahead of the 2nd place team, the New York Knicks... Oddly, the Lakers are dead last in drives to the basket." pic.twitter.com/3UPUj2GWXT
Telemachus
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LoungeLizard
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Shocking I tell you. Just shocking.
Draymond commits his first foul on the opening tip.
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