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I liked the celebration audit comparison to a Renaissance painting. Dub Nation has an erudite reputation to uphold. But the spirit of the bench may be better expressed by a certain 19th century masterpiece, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Just sayin'.

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Wolves beat the Kings 138-134. Wolves move to 34-32 while the Kings fall to 37-26.

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I dunno why, but every time the Kings play against another team, they simultaneously make that team's offense look good and their defense look bad.

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Wolves up 105-102 after 3 quarters.

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Mar 5, 2023·edited Mar 5, 2023

Jonathan Isaac is out for the season, adductor surgery. Talk about bad luck, that guy cannot stay healthy.

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76ers beat the Bucks 133-130 and snap 16-game win streak.

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Wolves up 74-64 against the Kings at halftime

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If Philly doesn't make a significant gain in the playoffs this year - conference finals or championship series, I predict that Morey relieves Doc of his coaching duties. Sooo... Doc is gone.

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Nike statement on Ja Morant: “We appreciate Ja’s accountability and that he is taking the time to get the help he needs. We support his prioritization of his well-being.”

https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1632195868265783296

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Holy shit this Chris Rock live show just went all Warriors (riffing on Draymond but not what you think it’s about)

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Transcript of post-dinner conversation with my 5 year old:

Me: Guess who's coming back tomorrow? Steph Curry!

Kid: There are other players who have scored more points than him.

Me, a bit horrified: But no one's made more three pointers!

Kid: So there are other people about as good as him.

Me: Who's telling you these lies?

Kid: You're crazy.

Wife: Is she done cleaning up the living room?

Me: We're having a basketball debate!

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Wiseman in 23:49: (-26)

3 points, 1/6 FGs, 0/1 three, 1/2 FTs

9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 3 fouls

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Wait, Moody played with the Sea Dubs? May have to watch some of that later. 24 points on 4-8 shooting threes, but he was -24 in a loss.

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Was looking at team defensive ranking changes. For the whole season, Dubs defensive ranking is middle of the pack at 13/30, but over the past 5 games in the win streak, Dubs have the #1 defensive ranking. Interestingly, in the other 5 game win streak when Curry was also out from 12/25-1/2, Dubs’ defensive ranking was also elite at #2.

What do people attribute that to?

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Ja's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been deleted.

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Not ideal for Steph's first game back to be an early start at Crypto where he seems to mostly struggle. I guess his first game back was probably going to be rusty anyway, so he can get it out the the way at the same time as his semi-annual subpar performance at the Lakers. Gonna need Poole and JP to keep stepping up, and not just expect 30 to take over immediately.

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