#🏀irl-hoops-talk

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rich egret
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Yoo fam what's up everyone? Are you ready for more winnings actions?

glossy pasture
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Lebron still got it

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Crazy how everyone’s hating on the lakers for winning after saying they’ll be an easy sweep just cuz they won when kd was out despite having their best 2 players out

vocal barn
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our roster is really flawed

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vocal barn
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game 1 shouldve been a blowout but we had a bunch of turnovers and we cant rebound

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And were efficient

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which is good obviously

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but if the rockets werent missing we wouldve lost

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vocal barn
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thank goodness for the goon 🙏

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vocal barn
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😭

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vocal barn
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luka's more active compared to bron

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but obv bron takes the edge when he's the first option

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vocal barn
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vocal barn
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and AYTON

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ayton was defending the perimeter

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vocal barn
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ehh laravia's mainly known for his defense

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tbh i wish he was more active offensively

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And smart got 2 blocks i think too (ik he has a dpoy but he’s more of a steal guy)

vocal barn
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i was lowk nervous cause smart was shot chucking and the goon was foul baiting

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Same with bronny

vocal barn
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and rui

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open corner three and he passed it on the fans

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vocal barn
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yeah

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true

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We lost 4-1 last year and i’m still pissed about it

vocal barn
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kennard's shot selection was so crazy this game

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that middy is so deadly

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Cuz no team’s perfect

vocal barn
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lakers gave me hope when vando made a 3

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Last year luka just came and ovr the team has more chemistry now

vocal barn
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we had better offense with luka but we lost so much defense

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im not blaming luka

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but ad was the only defender we had last season

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vocal barn
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yeah he's too unhealthy

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gave it his all in 2020

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Cuz after 2020 he was switching between 4 and 5 and so he needed to gain weight which he did

vocal barn
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so impressive how healthy bron is compared to most of the players

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His 10 pt streak reflects that

vocal barn
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playing 82 games in 17-18 szn

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on his 30s

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vocal barn
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my goat

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Ye but u gotta consider that the team playstyle shifted to him midseason with no time to adapt

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Btw i’m sure if denver did what the lakers did in game 1 without jokic and murray everyone would’ve glazed them like crazy saying they have rlly good depth and are making it to the wcf

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I said if denver did this against houston is game 1

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Ye they have good defensive and they’re the best rebounding team

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Btw reed had deep bomber all game long

tribal sphinx
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need rlly good crew dm to show stats

blissful dust
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luka in spain, reaves in pain, legoat will reign. LAKERS IN ✋.

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The finalists for seven awards honoring top performers from the 2025-26 NBA regular season will be revealed on @​NBAonNBC tonight starting at 6 PM ET.

Pregame:
▪️Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
▪️Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
▪️Kia NBA Most Improved Player
▪️Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year

Halftime of ORL-DET game:
▪️Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
▪️Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
▪️NBA Coach of the Year

prisma dew
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morning crew

frozen raptor
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Morning

raw night
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morning

atomic tapir
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whos trying to 1v1 quick play i can use 2010 all star?

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The finalists for the following awards will be announced on @​NBAonNBC during halftime of the Orlando at Detroit game:

▪️Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
▪️Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
▪️NBA Coach of the Year

dusk matrix
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podz for mvp

modest plank
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9 ppg to 21

modest plank
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He already averaged like almost 20

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Ye

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How do you improve so much from this

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In 1 summer

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He will probably average like 25 5 7
On the same efficiency if not better

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Ofc
Bucks got nothing

marsh totem
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Lf level 28+ crew for 3 of my friends and I

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modest plank
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The winners of the following awards will be announced this week:

MON: Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
TUE: Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
WED: Kia NBA Sixth Man Award
THU: NBA Sportsmanship Award
FRI: Kia NBA Most Improved Player

Complete schedule for the week ⬇️

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Idk how shai’s there but not luka

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If luka was on okc and had the exact same season he would be the favorite to win mvp

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Tbh u could make the argument for wemby and jokic but shaii

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Ye but here we’re talking about the most valuable player not the best one on the best team

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The mvp should be like if u had to make a roster and u can get any player who are u getting first

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That’s how i see it personally

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Jokic has a td season wemby is a rlly good player on offense and defense and just his presence alone is enough to make a diff

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Luka has rlly high scoring stats as well as playmaking and rebounding

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And he plays decent d too

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But shai is just ok compared to the others

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No since most of the guys hate the lakers and glaze denver

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They blame the lakers for winning cuz kd’s out acting like the lakers are fully healthy

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Not the same

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Cuz in all star u gotta consider position

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Sga is rlly good but he doesn’t have any good argument despite being on okc

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Like what can shai do that luka can’t

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Cuz he has the ball less

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Ye as a pg it’s not that big of a deal anyway

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That one game against okc where the lakers didn’t even try rlly made everyone forget how good we were in march

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Idk what he needs to do more tbh

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If we’ll just give mvp to the best player on the best team then just make a separate award for it

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The winners of the following awards will be announced this week:

MON: Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
TUE: Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
WED: Kia NBA Sixth Man Award
THU: NBA Sportsmanship Award
FRI: Kia NBA Most Improved Player

Complete schedule for the week ⬇️

formal totem
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They don’t have the same playstyle

acoustic falcon
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1 seed for what Detroit?

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That was painful to watch

fleet kiln
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sup people

vocal barn
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Ayton of Fun will cook Wemby

digital idol
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Who yall got winning the chip

uncut seal
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uncut seal
vocal barn
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You're no fun

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took the bait

vale tapir
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Damn wemby

formal totem
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Luke dropped 34

solar warren
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Sino pwedeng kalaro dyan sa nba 2k26 steam? nag hahanap lang ng tropang pinoy

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add niyo ako or pabulong ng discord

pearl glen
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spurs winning it all

hollow stratus
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i hope okc and spurs get to the finales

umbral tulip
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Love kobe he isnt top 5

dense atlas
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I have to get my first dunk soon man 💔

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It's been a while

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The Chicago Bulls have started the search process for their new head of basketball operations, receiving permission to interview Minnesota's Matt Lloyd, Detroit's Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta's Bryson Graham, Cleveland's Mike Gansey and San Antonio's Dave Telep, per ESPN sources. The Bulls are also expected to speak with the co-head of CAA's basketball division, Austin Brown, regarding the vacancy, sources said.

sweet meteor
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Spurs are winning this year with mvp wemby

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That game was 10/10

pale cove
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Too sad gs got eliminated

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Who’s figthin for tommorow

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ripe jasper
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Hi

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Knicks fans are crazy

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And this is only after game 1

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fluid zephyr
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Jokic in 4

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The Brooklyn Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fernandez and the entire coaching staff to multiyear contract extensions, sources tell ESPN. This solidifies a long-term commitment for Fernandez after two seasons at the helm.

ripe jasper
fluid zephyr
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This is crazy

lilac swallow
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Cone brew

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Btw

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And sga isn’t that good of a defender too

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He’s good

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But nothing crazy

lilac swallow
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Luka is great on offense don’t get me wrong

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Idk bout mvp tho

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And btw don’t forget steph won unanimous mvp and he wasn’t an unbelievable defender

graceful sphinx
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I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but does anyone have any tips on how to shoot better and how to actually dribble the ball? I got a hoop two days ago, so I'm very new to everything. I'm currently making 4 out of 10 shots from roughly the free throw line, but those 4 are not the most consistent tbh.

abstract garden
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Hii 🙂 i’m sorry for the random approach i’ve got a cool question for you rq💕🌺

sweet merlin
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4/10 ain bad

marble thicket
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Hey

pearl grotto
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how do i create a ticket

graceful sphinx
wintry light
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So happy that its play-offs time😃

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San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He is the youngest player in league history to win the award.

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San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, earning the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy.

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Victor Wembanyama is the youngest player to win the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.

He is also the first player to win the award within his first three seasons since David Robinson (1991-92 with San Antonio).

San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, earning the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy.

long plank
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Wemby is so long and skilled, he can stretch the opposing team from long range and finish inside at will also he has a rock solid D which cause problems for the Blazers players.

graceful sphinx
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Victor Wembanyama is the first unanimous Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year since the award’s inception in 1982-83.

The winner was selected by a global media panel of 100 voters.

Complete voting results ⬇️

graceful sphinx
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Dude are you a real alpaca

copper tusk
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If I’m offline, you know the drill — hit me up on the low

graceful sphinx
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Nah dude, he won't win it next year

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You will

graceful sphinx
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Dw you got it

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I believe in you

slender elm
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yo i’m new to 2k who can teach me something

vale tapir
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Walk run dribble pass shoot

lavish wren
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cj mccollum!!!!

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this only meant the competition was difficult, he only turned it up late in the season while jokic, wemby, and shai has been doing it consistently

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they didnt call timeout???

valid hull
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does anyone have the clip of the hawks players thinking a foul was called for brunson but it was just a timeout?

graceful sphinx
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They did it for you dude

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They told me

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If he does bro, its gonna be miami bron pt2

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Yessir, hes in that mindset

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Dude I was so angry at game 1

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I had a bet with a return of 2.9k, jist needed smart to make 2 more 3s and I hit everything on the slip

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Crazy result fr

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By 1 point too

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Mike Brown probably cussed them out in the locker room

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They gonna come out in game 3 and absolutely dominate

candid sentinel
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Anybody selling a ps5 account max is $50 using fedhss as mm

loud slate
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Rudy had like 2 points in 28 mins ant and Randle were carrying

strong scarab
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lebrons taking us to the finals

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probably not ngl if we play kd and wemby

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we need warriors to get taken out

toxic crest
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jamal murray taking the last shot pissing me off

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bro was so bad in the fourth quarter

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redemption ahh

vocal barn
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and he was still unstoppable

cyan gorge
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Who else saw the raptors game today

formal totem
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Knicks fans will somehow find a way to blame trae young for their loss 😭

vocal barn
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and he will always be connected

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i gotta respect podz

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he better develop more

vale tapir
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he a center it's aight to not have many points

vocal barn
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he had 5 fouls

mellow turret
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If you want Spot next Summit come dms

modest plank
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And 2 layups as I can remember

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The Bulls made clear that the organization wanted Donovan back after making sweeping changes to their front office, but Donovan held an option in his contract for next season and elected to step down after extensive meetings with team ownership in the last week, sources said.

Donovan determined he wanted to give the team a clean break, provide the ability for the organization to undergo its front office search and allow the new top basketball executive to make the next coaching hire.

BREAKING: Billy Donovan is exiting as head coach of the Chicago Bulls after six seasons, sources tell ESPN.

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RARE POSTSEASON COMEBACK 🤯

Road teams trailing by 12 entering the 4Q in the shot‑clock era: 31-1,296.

After the @​ATLHawks W last night? 32-1,296.

NYK (1-1) ATL Game 3: Thursday, 7:00pm/et, Prime

HAWKS TEAM EFFORT erased 12-point 4Q deficit last night 💯

Jalen Johnson: 3-4 FGM
Jonathan Kuminga: 3-4 FGM
CJ McCollum: 3-5 FGM
Onyeka Okongwu: 2-2 FGM, 3 REB
Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 3 AST, 1 BLK

They evened the series 1-1 and head home for Game 3!

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Is kd out for game 2 ?

severe prism
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If the lakers take game 2 they’ll most likely win the serie early which will give time for luka and ar to come back healthy against okc

cinder quartz
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Anyone like talking ball here?

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That means reaves is coming back earlier

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That’s a good thing

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They just said reaves is set to come back earlier than expected not luka’s recovery being delayed

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, earning the Jerry West Trophy.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the fourth different Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year winner in the award’s four seasons.

A global media panel of 100 voters made the selection.

Complete voting results ⬇️

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How did he win cpoy while not playing alot of 4th qt

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We just gotta lock in that’s it like we did in that one close game against okc

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We played well but slacked of at the end which costed us the game

distant forge
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I hope Kd still out 🙏 Let em win Lakers 2-0 😈

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@formal totem @hollow lintel

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Nobody can play like the pacers

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I remember everyone talking about black magic

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Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been cleared to return for Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing Game 1 due to a knee tendon bruise, sources tell ESPN.

distant forge
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lakers double team on kd lockdown

vale tapir
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Spurs suck without wemby

graceful sphinx
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What happened to Wemby, I aint watch game?

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graceful sphinx
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Oh damn

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Luke Kennard unguardable

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Lets go Lakers!!

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De-fense De-fense 😈

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@hollow lintel smart’s looking like he listened to ur advice and trained with ls 😭

distant forge
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Lakers still lead 1st qtr end

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Smart lockdown kd turnover

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Bronny is now playing playoffs

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Lakers outscore Rockets 👀

distant forge
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Luke & Smart Takeover 🔥 😈

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what are u doing? Laravia 💀

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We gotta lock in

distant forge
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Lakers lock 3rd q

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Lakers going to win defeat the rockets

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Laravia get out of here

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u got 5th foul 💀

vocal barn
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oof bron lowk chucking

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ayton 2

proud trout
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I need a jumpshot for a 80 3pt 6’10 Sf

distant forge
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yo Lakers relax...

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calm down

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Rockets are gonna make comeback points 😰

vocal barn
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we stealing the ball but we cant do fastbreak for sh man

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yo laravia

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wdf

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oh my god rui

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🔥

distant forge
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Ew Ref rigged

vale tapir
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Sengoon plays so bad

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Gets so lucky with fouls

distant forge
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YES!

vale tapir
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plays even worse than kids

distant forge
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Nice one Sengun miss

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lol

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Lakers go win! 2-0

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Bang! Smart

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Sengun foul 💀

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hahahaha

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Yes win!!!! turnover rockets

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Lakers 2-0 bye bye rockets

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Sorry KD 😂

lucid root
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lakers in 5

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vocal barn
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lol rockets down

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vocal barn
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lakers defense js works so better w the rockets

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forcing kd to turn it over

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But let’s be real if we play like this in game 3 and 4 we’ll most likely lose a game or 2

vocal barn
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obv

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Thompson aint best defense

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Smart is better defense

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vocal barn
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5 steals

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vocal barn
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i love marcus smart and kennard tho

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crazy steals

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@hollow lintel

vocal barn
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rui's middy in the 4th almost killed me

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if rui was mj they'd call it the shot

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Luke be like Luka or Curry

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vocal barn
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Btw we had close to no 3s in the 2nd half

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Both teams

vocal barn
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ehh first half they were fine cause kd was shooting a lot

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Lebron seen to the future Rockets will be sure defeat gets eliminated

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I think there was a total of 4 threes

vocal barn
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we js had more free throws

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and more made shots

distant forge
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Reaves good news he will return Round 2

vocal barn
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luka might return in the middle of round 2 no?

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Luka bad news doubt it return playoffs

vocal barn
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aw

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well more for lebron

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vocal barn
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i hope they utilize bronny more

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swap jake laravia w bronny atp 😭

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Ye there was 5 3s in the 2nd half

inner magnet
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bro my lame parents got me a regular m4 instead of the m4 comp i asked for on my birthday

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tepid island
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Is there a wear and earn wed tm

graceful idol
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@native sail stop harassing me

vocal barn
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how do u almost get fouled out in less than 20 minutes

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Someone said kennard and smart are tryhards and kd has no help 💀

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Big 3 🔥

vale tapir
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Kd got no help
Senguns a lucky bum

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Lakers are just better

dense halo
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Dm me got plenty of spots open player Lock league

crude steeple
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lakers chip time

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This will be so good especially long term when luka amd ar are back

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Just a fluke game 1 Perfect Form Luke

visual pelican
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hollow stratus
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LaBron starting to look like this fr

uneven veldt
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luke kennard is the 2nd coming of bulls steve kerr

chrome willow
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If your looking for a crew lmk very active crew

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San Antonio Spurs guard-forward Keldon Johnson has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year, earning the John Havlicek Trophy.

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Keldon Johnson set a Spurs franchise record with 1,081 bench points this season.

He passed Manu Ginóbili, who scored 927 in 2007-08 – his Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year season.

Johnson joins Ginóbili as the only two players to win the award with San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs guard-forward Keldon Johnson has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year, earning the John Havlicek Trophy.

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A global media panel of 100 voters selected the winner of the 2025-26 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

Complete voting results ⬇️

abstract garden
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Hii 🙂 i’m sorry for the random approach i’ve got a cool question for you rq💕🌺

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Before the playoffs we get slandered if we did lose we would’ve got slandered when we won without kd we got slandered when we won with kd we got slandered

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If we win the serie we’ll get slandered

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7 BLOCKS... IN 1 QUARTER!

DET's 7 blocks in the 1Q tie the record for the MOST in a 1Q in the postseason play-by-play era (since 1998) 🤯

The mark has been reached JUST two other times:

▪️ Bulls at Celtics (April 20, 2009)
▪️ Pistons at Pacers (May 22, 2004)

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The opening Sunday of the NBA Playoffs delivered strong viewership across ABC and NBC/Peacock:

🏀 More than 35 million viewers in the U.S., the most in 15 years and up 65% vs. last season.

🏀 4.87 million average viewers, the highest in 15 years.

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Cade Cunningham 🤝 Isiah Thomas

With tonight's performance, Cunningham joins Thomas (10x) as the only players in Pistons franchise history to record multiple postseason games with 25+ points and 10+ assists!

Cade Cunningham was swishin' and dishin' tonight!

🏎️ 27 PTS
🏎️ 11 AST
🏎️ @​DetroitPistons G2 W

DET (1-1) ORL I G3: Sat., 1pm/et, Peacock, NBCSN

indigo obsidian
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i need pro am
any team ?? i dont care if we lose all the time, all i care is the vc

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Atp idc what anyone says

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Lakers in 5

distant forge
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Marcus become the villian against rockets 😈

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But tbh i didn’t see anyone talking about how the lakers adapted to houston wheter it’s offensivly or defensivly

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easily lockdown KD 😂

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Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has been named the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, earning the Joe Dumars Trophy.

Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

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Each team nominated one of its players for the Sportsmanship Award.

From the 30 nominees, a panel of league executives selected six finalists (one per division).

Current NBA players then voted to select the winner from the finalists.

Voting results: https://pr.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2026/04/2025-26-NBA-Sportsmanship-Award-Voting-Results.pdf

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has been named the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, earning the Joe Dumars Trophy.

Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

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Tbh if we play the way we did against houston and don’t miss easy chances or conceed easy buckets we could beat them

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Denver took game to 7 games last year

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UPDATE – The NBA is averaging its highest viewership in 26 years though the first ten games of the NBA Playoffs across ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.

The opening Sunday of the NBA Playoffs delivered strong viewership across ABC and NBC/Peacock:

🏀 More than 35 million viewers in the U.S., the most in 15 years and up 65% vs. last season.

🏀 4.87 million average viewers, the highest in 15 years.

wraith crow
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hi

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BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks and Taylor Jenkins are finalizing a deal to make Jenkins the franchise's new head coach, sources tell me and @​ramonashelburne. Jenkins, a Bucks assistant in 2018-19, went 250-214 and made three postseasons across six seasons in Memphis.

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Jenkins was seen as the top available commodity in the NBA coaching landscape, and his player development pedigree, tenure as a culture-setter and someone who drives competitiveness made him the Bucks' top target. The Bucks' brass, including ownership, met in person with Jenkins last week in Memphis and on Tuesday in Milwaukee to secure his commitment, sources said.

BREAKING: The Milwaukee Bucks and Taylor Jenkins are finalizing a deal to make Jenkins the franchise's new head coach, sources tell me and @​ramonashelburne. Jenkins, a Bucks assistant in 2018-19, went 250-214 and made three postseasons across six seasons in Memphis.

formal totem
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Bro if kennard and smart can perform rlly good coming out the bench like they did in these 2 games as well as the other guys defending well we can win this

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Btw when i mean play rlly good i don’t mean score 15+ in 10 minutes but like defend well and be efficient

limpid cave
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who wanna start a crew tg

distant forge
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yo @formal totem @hollow lintel @vocal barn I have good news

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He has 3 weeks i knew it

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mostly 70% heal chest oblique 👀

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Luka is doubt it return playoffs sorry..

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Reaves first return

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True but probably restriction a short mins

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be careful reaves u are ready against the rockets

distant forge
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i accident delete 😅

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my bad @hollow lintel

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Hawks outscore Knicks 2nd qtr 🤯

olive talon
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Need a lock

blissful dust
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Who wants ps5 tweaks ( faster internet, less ping, less delay)

distant forge
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Unbelievable Hawks 2-1 🤯

dawn cedar
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magics in 5

vocal barn
cedar kiln
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Jalen Bumson stripped by The Kum Bucket for game

toxic nacelle
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As a pistons fan we've been in the gutters since 2004

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Paolo banchero is gonna get slimed

crimson widget
distant forge
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KD questionable ankle Game 3

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lol

vocal barn
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cj when he realizes he's in the east playoffs

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love that dude so much

distant forge
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Lakers going to sweep rockets gets eliminated

vocal barn
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so underrated

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i hope we get past atleast 2 rounds

distant forge
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@vocal barn CJ better than Trae defeat the Knicks

vocal barn
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honestly true

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cj had superstar potential;

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but dame was js that good

distant forge
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ye

vocal barn
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cj never misses with his middy

crimson widget
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always have been

swift scaffold
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Wolves just dominating the nuggets, no pause.

solemn sinew
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Nuggets gave up so fast

formal totem
formal totem
distant forge
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@formal totem But Reaves is restriction mins Game 3

formal totem
distant forge
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Lakers 4-0 for sure going to sweep rockets gets eliminated😈 Lakers

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Next round 2 Lakers vs OKC 👀 😰

sharp slateBOT
#

The Bulls were informed that the co-head of CAA's basketball division, Austin Brown, has elected not to pursue their head of basketball operations position, sources tell ESPN. Bulls officials started first round of interviews with candidates on Monday.

ESPN story on the Chicago Bulls beginning interviews this week for the franchise's new head of basketball operations -- receiving permission for several front-office executives plus planning to speak to a prominent player agent with previous ties: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48541368/sources-bulls-get-ok-interview-front-office-vacancies

loud cairn
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I feel like OKC won the chip yesterday in game 7 and its the playoffs already, holy

stuck solar
sharp slateBOT
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Gobert and Wolves' last night:

34.1 defensive FG% 🔥🔥🔥

"Greatest offensive player I've guarded in my whole career."

4x @​Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner @​rudygobert27 has high praise for Nikola Jokić... he's been up to the challenge through the first three games of Round 1 💯

sharp slateBOT
sharp slateBOT
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Why not.

Here's Timmy's full postseason debut 🍿

April 23, 1998: 32p, 10r, 2b, Spurs W

HISTORIC Game 2 for VJ Edgecombe 🤯

VJ is the first rookie since TIM DUNCAN to put up 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the NBA Playoffs presented by Google!

Game 3: Tonight, 7pm/et, Prime

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Cincinnati's 7-foot-2 center Moustapha Thiam has committed to play for the reigning NCAA champion Michigan Wolverines, he tells ESPN. Thiam averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks last season and serves as a major transfer portal pickup for coach Dusty May.

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Houston's Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 3 tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN.

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String of bad luck for Durant -- tendon bruise suffered in practice that sidelined him for Game 1, now an ankle sprain suffered in Game 2 holding him out following swelling and around-clock treatment -- after being healthy all season.

Houston's Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 3 tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN.

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With Durant sidelined, the Rockets are expected to utilize the second-youngest starting lineup in NBA playoff history -- their homegrown core of Reed Sheppard, Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun.

String of bad luck for Durant -- tendon bruise suffered in practice that sidelined him for Game 1, now an ankle sprain suffered in Game 2 holding him out following swelling and around-clock treatment -- after being healthy all season.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil-Alexander Walker has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, earning the George Mikan Trophy.

formal totem
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Idc if reaves plays or not kd is out 🥹

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Like i told u i rather he recovers completely than let him play when he’s not at top form

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Especially when u see that the lakers can beat houston without him or luka

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Noo noo i mean that if he comes back now while not being 100% it can cause another injury soon

sharp slateBOT
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Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, earning the George Mikan Trophy.

distant forge
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Bro I knew lol KD is out

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Eh i thought u questionable to play Reaves Game 3 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Still out

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So no problem

frigid frigate
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Why kd out again

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ts defo gonna be a sweep

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🥷

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Who the hell is ayton throwing the ball to bro

vocal barn
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oh shi it started alr

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rui is facing the grizzlies thats why he's hooping rn

frigid frigate
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ayton throwing bricks lmao

vocal barn
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he only shot one time 😭

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give him the crunk juice already

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ayton of fun will cook sengun

frigid frigate
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he need that fr

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he gonna turn to suns ayton

vocal barn
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he was never washed tbh

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ayton is still the suns ayton we know

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when bron was injured and luka and ar couldnt play together he was scoring good

frigid frigate
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lowk just doesnt play as properly, kinda lazy to rebound sometimes

vocal barn
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yeha

distant forge
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Rui takeover 🔥 🇯🇵

frigid frigate
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Alright ts a sweep

vocal barn
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im glad rui is actually good rn

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cause he wasnt moving like that in the playoffs

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he couldnt defend

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now he's a 2 way superstar

frigid frigate
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Rui one of my favorites, i got a ton of cards of him

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like actual cards lol

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Should have bought more kennard though, shi high prices now😭

distant forge
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Im watching right now Prime video Live Lakers vs Rockets Game 3

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see ya

frigid frigate
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Yall got spurs on game 3?

vocal barn
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too bad ar is not playing

frigid frigate
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Nahh

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Sengun flopped

vocal barn
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oh my god goon

frigid frigate
vocal barn
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nah not rlly

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ar's going to play on restricted minutes

frigid frigate
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what the hell possessed sengun rn

vocal barn
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ogh my god sengun

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i put all my rax on the lakers cmon now

frigid frigate
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What laravia slipping for

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😭

vocal barn
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lets go bron

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oh man lowk ayton's selling

frigid frigate
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that was a late ahh call

vocal barn
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ngl we need smith to get fouled out

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OH YEAH

frigid frigate
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why did jabari get tech i didnt see

vocal barn
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bad word!

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was mad at the ref i think

frigid frigate
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lmao

vocal barn
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foul trouble already bruh

frigid frigate
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he needs get mad. 1 more time

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hayes defo improved alot

vocal barn
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true

frigid frigate
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Nah lakers got this

vocal barn
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we need to takeover before halftime

frigid frigate
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Yeah

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And 1!

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Hell yeah hayes

vocal barn
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bronny minutes in 2nd qrt

frigid frigate
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Hayes a good bench center bro they saying he sucks

vocal barn
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him and ayton are good

frigid frigate
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Holy hayes man

vocal barn
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hayes deserves more minutes tbh

frigid frigate
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Jeez this dude REALLY wants to win

vocal barn
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omgg

glacial vector
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Rui from 3

vocal barn
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rui

frigid frigate
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yo hayes doing everything😭😭

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Yeah why dont they play vando bro that dude helps alot

vocal barn
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if vando makes 1 three we['ll win btw

glacial vector
glacial vector
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Good shock factor

vocal barn
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yeah that was a weak pass

frigid frigate
glacial vector
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Smart

vocal barn
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omg

frigid frigate
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YEAH

distant forge
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Hayesssss

glacial vector
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When I tuned in it was tied

frigid frigate
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yam timeee

glacial vector
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They're up 9 now

vocal barn
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he's smart for a reason

glacial vector
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@distant forge wsp bro

frigid frigate
distant forge
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Hayes takeover 🔥

vocal barn
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yeah hayes is cooking

distant forge
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Hayes better
Ayton not better

vocal barn
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ayton better step up

distant forge
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xd

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Smart menance 😈

vocal barn
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cmon ayton you're playing w capela u gotta prove ur not him again

glacial vector
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Hayes works with everyone

vocal barn
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ayton is picky

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ar is just that good at playmaking

frigid frigate
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lets go rui! aint collecting him for nothing

distant forge
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Man reaves u have to play chance game 4 please 🙏

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Lakers in 4-0 Swept rockets gets eliminated

frigid frigate
vocal barn
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pls play dk in the 4th when it's a blowout

frigid frigate
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He was gtd before the game

vocal barn
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js let him play

frigid frigate
distant forge
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@glacial vector who is 2026 mvp?

vocal barn
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crazy how bronny's a reserve in the playoffs

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he can do more than that tho

frigid frigate
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yeah, he can ball, just didnt have confidence

vocal barn
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and i like how almost everyone's starting to bounce pass cuz bron got mad at bronny 😭

frigid frigate
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LMAO

vocal barn
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oh my god

glacial vector
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Refs tryna swing it

frigid frigate
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jj about to explode lol

glacial vector
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Noted silver

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🤣🤣🤣

frigid frigate
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Bro no one helped on d

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Come on

vocal barn
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lets go luke

frigid frigate
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Kennard injured???

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Did i hear announcer right

glacial vector
distant forge
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So closeee

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kennard beat buzzer 3pts

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dang hahaha

glacial vector
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Maybe that's why they gave them consecutive calls to manufacture a comeback 🤣

distant forge
vocal barn
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the amount of assists the lakers have

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man

distant forge
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actually good 6/9 3pts 14 reb and 4 stl 14 ast

vocal barn
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if the rockets signed an actual point guard or atleast traded for one they're going to be so much better

distant forge
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Rui has 16 pts leading 1st q

glacial vector
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Vando tip in

vocal barn
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james to james

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he's more like a reserve

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when smart is resting

glacial vector
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They need a point guard

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Lukas out kennard got hit

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Reaves is iffy

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Magnet ball

vocal barn
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bronny was free ngl

glacial vector
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No foul?

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See

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That's what I was saying

vocal barn
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well they have home court advantage for a reason

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we'll win regardless

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i hope

glacial vector
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Center version of deni

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Nahhh

vocal barn
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dont use the word d***

glacial vector
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I can't stand this dude

vocal barn
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wait what

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why is he shooting the free throw

glacial vector
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Goes to the line Everytime

glacial vector
vocal barn
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aw man

glacial vector
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Flopped low-key

vocal barn
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i swear he's getting free throws cause sengun moves zesty asf

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get back on d and his arms r up

glacial vector
vocal barn
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OMG

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i love you daddy bron

glacial vector
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Lebron

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Sengun need to lose weight

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How many fouls on the Lakers have they called

vocal barn
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bronny w good d

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omg

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playoff bronny

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😭

glacial vector
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Yeah ten personal fouls in a quarter and half

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That's egregious

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On the lakers

distant forge
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Father and Son James

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That crazy!!!

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LFG!!!

vocal barn
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bron n bronny takeover

cloud kraken
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Was not the shoot from lebron 3 pointer that he tried to take faul

distant forge
vocal barn
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😭

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daz too much

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get back on d sengun 💅

glacial vector
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Yeah y'all see it this quarter the foul count is 1:4

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Hou:LA

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And there's 6 minutes left

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They're tryna get a bonus if they don't already have one

distant forge
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Lets go Lakers! 🗣️

glacial vector
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Kennard in

vocal barn
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the james family is 6/6

glacial vector
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7 now no

vocal barn
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the amount of glaze man

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deserved

glacial vector
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Where was he touched

vocal barn
glacial vector
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They're tryna rig it so we can lose

vocal barn
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more playoff points than zion

glacial vector
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Or so they can shoot easier

vocal barn
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😭

glacial vector
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Hayes with the slam

distant forge
glacial vector
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I think it's the fact that they know they're a better team who has the adv and the talent necessary to win

vocal barn
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what if bronny was a lil bit taller man..

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he's already athletic at 6'2

glacial vector
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You wouldn't have haters if you weren't successful

vocal barn
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right now 6'4 is the bare bare minimum to be playable in nba

glacial vector
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He's old it's okay

vocal barn
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IT was cooking everyone in 5'9

glacial vector
vocal barn
distant forge
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Vando u serious

glacial vector
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Insane

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This is actually disgusting

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I can't believe Adam silver is allowing this

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Mhm

vocal barn
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lakers will prevail dw

distant forge
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@hollow lintel Welcome back 😂

glacial vector
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Houston has 48 pts and 11 free throws in 2 quarters

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On 14 attempts

vocal barn
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they actually need kd bro

glacial vector
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That's true

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Plus consider

vocal barn
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i mean they were having a hard time the 1st half so yk

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we js read kd

glacial vector
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Lakers have only gotten 1 call this quarter compared to the 5 called on them

vocal barn
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as much as i love kd if you double him he's dead

distant forge
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double team easily lockdown KD

glacial vector
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Still they're up 11

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When u think how much they stop the game to debate on whether contact was made

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They're tryna get our guys outta rhythm and upset

vocal barn
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you know what id rather watch masterchef

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that commercial

glacial vector
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Why is deni on my screen bro

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Spurs better handle that

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Wemby or not

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Ruiii bro

distant forge
glacial vector
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You gotta make those

sharp slateBOT
distant forge
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wemby is out 😢

glacial vector
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Sengun needs to hit the gym

vocal barn
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dw spurs will win

glacial vector
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Can't guard a 40 year old?

vocal barn
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ayton should share his crunk juice to sengun

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he js moves awkwardly thats all

glacial vector
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Up 13

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Not just u that's how they want it

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See as you said that

vocal barn
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i mean 90% of amen's points is js free throws

glacial vector
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Another call

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What are we up to now

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12?

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13 mb

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13 fouls in 2 quarters

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Interesting

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I'm watching but the box score says something else maybe it's the personal fouls bundled in

vocal barn
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vanvleet's cut bro

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sheesh

distant forge
#

Halftime 15mins

glacial vector
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13/16 ftm for the rockets

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39 pts mb

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Outside of fts

strong scarab
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who need vc

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dm me if u need vc

distant forge
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3rd Qtr is now start

vocal barn
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lets go lets go

distant forge
#

sigh

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u need better 3rd q Lakers 🙏

vocal barn
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aw man

distant forge
#

Gg

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rockets comeback points

vocal barn
#

aw man

distant forge
#

Laravia bruhhh

west sandal
#

Ngl if the Suns don’t beat out the Thunder… I don’t think us Lakers are moving past. We got blown out against the Thunder in all 4 games of the regular season

The smart thing JJ can do is keep AR and Luka benched and save them for the Thunder. I think we can take on rocket from here on out.

distant forge
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God dang Jake get bench

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Get out Laravia

west sandal
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Lmao they don’t need to go hard rn

#

Durant is out and we staying ahead about to go 3-0

distant forge
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Jesus lakers cant handle 3rd q

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😭

west sandal
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Lakers can turn up if they need too. They more of a 2nd half team then 1st

distant forge
#

bang 3pts rui

west sandal
#

What about that alley oop jam by Hayes in 1st half 👀

distant forge
#

Reddick dont let in Laravia everytime turnover 😡

distant forge
#

I hope so Double team on SGA lockdown

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JDub injury grade 1 hamstring

west sandal
#

We not beating the Thunder bruh. I have low confidence there. We been blown out every regular season game by then.

Butttt as said if AR and Luka come then they will be well rested and hungry soooo maybe

If we beat OKC we getting the ring

distant forge
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Reaves and Luka u better be back revenge injury on round 2 OKC

static pendant
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are the dallas mavs in the playoffs?

distant forge
static pendant
west sandal
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You can add Kenard to that list

static pendant
#

who do yall think will win

west sandal
#

Truee

distant forge
#

Kennard is tired

static pendant
#

Did the rockets make it to the playoffs?

west sandal
west sandal
static pendant
#

oh

distant forge
#

Lakers 3-0 Rockets soon! 😈

static pendant
#

lakers vs rockets going on

vocal barn
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hayes cooking

distant forge
#

hayes actually monster dunk

vocal barn
#

crazy how jeff green is still in the league

distant forge
#

actually 39yrs old

static pendant
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what if the lakers blew a 3-0 lead?

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if they win tonight

distant forge
#

probably hard

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to win

vocal barn
#

we wont get wins after round 1 anyways

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😭

distant forge
#

bang 3pts Lebron

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nice nickname

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xd

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L 80 v 75 R 😰

static pendant
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rockets are gonna clutch

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i feel it

distant forge
#

Nah

west sandal
#

Lakers just turned down the Heat a little

distant forge
#

Lakers are gonna comeback points later on

distant forge
#

now 2nd half cooldown takeover

static pendant
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even if KD comes on that mf washed 😭

distant forge
west sandal
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Bruh ankles are gone this year

distant forge
#

KD knee G1 and ankle g3 injury

west sandal
#

D rose energy

static pendant
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i mean Sheppard is decent but like that aint no help.

static pendant
west sandal
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Bruh banged his knee on his homie in practice and folded

distant forge
#

i mean Game 2 was kd playing

static pendant
#

cmon rockets

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dang it

west sandal
#

James gang ring run

static pendant
#

Sengun just fouled 😭

#

hayes subbed out for ayton

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W jabari

distant forge
#

be like jokic IQ

inner summit
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Gonna eat my words but lakers are statistically the best team in clutch time this season

distant forge
#

Come on Lakers make it!

inner summit
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The thunder do not need to be clutch when they blew out 3/4 of teams this year imo

west sandal
inner summit
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Well yeah

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The lakers have no answer to the thunder

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They can beat the teams that can beat the thunder but they can’t beat the thunder lmao

west sandal
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0-4 agains the thunder and each one was a blowout

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Like I said before. If they beat the Thunder they getting the Ring

inner summit
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They need divorce Luka to go off

west sandal
#

Lebro finna fire em up

vocal barn
#

omg

distant forge
#

Dang

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Lakers please lockdown

#

should be reaves dang

west sandal
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They playin like 3v3 theater. They playing around with a 10+ lead doing dumb stuff then finna loose 💀

distant forge
#

we have no choice 4th q

vocal barn
#

we need to step up bruhh

distant forge
#

no foul hayes got dunk missed

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tf ref rigged

vocal barn
#

the refs

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oh wow

distant forge
#

Rockets cheating ref no foul on lakers

#

Get money on ref 😡 🤬

static pendant
#

cmon rockets

distant forge
static pendant
#

what

distant forge
#

ref help the rockers win

west sandal
#

I thought AR was suppose to come back this round at the end

static pendant
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im going off of espn

#

cause i aint got prime

vocal barn
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thank you hayes

west sandal
#

How many assist does bron have this game?

#

Man 5 assist away from a trip dub

distant forge
#

Lebron u sucks wth

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Rockets let win 1-2

#

gg

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Reaves we need you game 4

west sandal
distant forge
west sandal
#

AR suppose to come back at the end I thought

distant forge
#

Lebron good job turnover pass

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lose

vocal barn
#

noooooo

distant forge
#

Luke didnt foul for 3 pts

vocal barn
#

my rax

west sandal
#

A Magic 1.0 repeat

distant forge
#

Nice Smart 3pts ft

#

We need charge foul please

west sandal
#

Ugh

#

👀

distant forge
#

BANG

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3pts

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Holyyy shiii

#

Lebron 3pts

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all tied

#

1.2 second

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4th q

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Lakers let em know clutch!

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Come on WIN!🙏

#

overtime

#

gg

#

missed 3pts Lebron

vocal barn
#

OOF

#

in n out

distant forge
#

he has

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i thought game winner

#

Come on u got this Lakers OT!

#

bang smart

#

rui ft

frigid frigate
#

What happened why is itt ot bruh

#

Bro HOW is sengun doing these moves

#

This dude couldnt do anything past 2 games

vocal barn
#

cmon lakers

frigid frigate
#

Is it Jumpball

#

Bro

#

That dude got on top of lebron

#

Is that not a foul bruh

#

lebron smart ash on that jumpball

distant forge
#

Nice

#

Smart

frigid frigate
#

Hey, atleast he did that jumpball right

#

Smart gotta make these both

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Nice 1st make

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3 point game

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Make it 4 smart

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Nice nice

glacial vector
#

Marcus Smart I love you

frigid frigate
#

YEAH

glacial vector
#

Guys been consistent

frigid frigate
#

WHAT

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HUH

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HOW

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NAHH

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HOWBIS

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BS

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BS BRO

vocal barn
#

i hate u amen

#

😭

distant forge
#

amen flopping lol

frigid frigate
#

dumbahh call bro

vocal barn
#

hahahahaha 😭

frigid frigate
#

How is that not a flop

#

Smh

distant forge
#

Gg lakers win 3-0

frigid frigate
#

Bum ahh rockets

#

Gfo

distant forge
#

loser @static pendant

frigid frigate
#

Kd sucks ahh too bro

#

He got 20 points first half, 3 second last game

#

GGS

#

🧹🧹🧹

lofty prawn
#

bron genuinely finna sweep the rockets first round at the age of 41 he a goat no dr

vocal barn
#

refs still lsot 😭

slender tartan
distant forge
#

rockers ref is bum

slender tartan
#

but I feel bad for sengun. he's trying his best but getting hated on. and when he doesn't do as good he gets hated on again. pick a damn side.

#

this man just dropped 33 carrying tickets to a near win but he's still getting hated on

#

but we all got Lakers in 4 on monday then Lakers advance to wcf then finals where we beat the celtics 🔥 🔥 🔥

frigid frigate
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HAHAAA

#

BUMMS

distant forge
#

Hahahahahaa

frigid frigate
#

BUMS

distant forge
#

Sengun is tired

glacial vector
#

Smarts the mvp of this game fr

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is what the lakers doing even legal during the jumpballs?

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Refs tried to swing it and failed

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BUMSSS

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Lmaooo rockets fan haters

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lakers in 4444444

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🧹 🧹

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They're giving effort

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Lakers in 4

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Most travel and push off

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Most players flop

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Ts not clean

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Lakers revenge Ref rockets haters

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# distant forge Sengun is tired

man ofc he would be. he dropped 33 carrying rockets to a winning game until that jabari turn over. I don't see the reason to hate on sengun, it seems way too forced.

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Lakers going to sweep rockets gets eliminated That why talking about!!! 😈

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sengun doing all he can

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but still gets hated on, the hate is so forced

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not much more he can do tbh

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That wild OT ending

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It's disappointing he should just play ball

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3-0

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I won't lie he was clutch

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Hit some tough shots

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That foulbaiting I don't support

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this mofo lebron 41 but somehow still playing like he 30

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Lakers 3-0 see u on Game 4

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GG!

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lebron did it again

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lebron letting his last ember out😭

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Man

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can u

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WEMBY not playing game 3 😢

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i think lebron might retire

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That dude can come off the bench and give you 10 till he 60!