So… maybe we should just forget the game happened?
Here are my extremely brief unhelpful game notes:
I missed the whole first half, and this is a perplexing score to come back to [it was actually close for a half]
I see, GSW going Dragan-Chriss. So Dray got himself chucked to help the spacing. Team player
I step away for a few minutes and the game goes from close to 25 points down. THE TANK WILL NOT QUIT, THE TANK WILL NOT DIE
Welp, on the good side, the comments are way easier to follow now. The happy comments stay in place towards the bottom and it gets gloomier real fast as you go up
Run every play for Mulder and Bender you cowards!!
I think I just saw four consecutive plays end on turnovers
In case you were curious, GSW’s 25 turnovers were the most since 2018-02-02, and has not been surpassed by GSW since 2006-11-24. GSW has had 10 games of 26 or more turnovers, and went an unbelievable 7-3. Stats from basketball-reference.com.
(Update: official count was 26 turnovers for GSW last nights. Ugh. All stats above still valid.)
Also update on Ky Bowman (he’ll be out for a while, MRI tomorrow):
It would be hilarious if the Giannis-Harden feud escalated into Giannis joining the Warriors just to take it to the Rockets. (Not gonna happen, but would be absolutely incredible, with the added bonus of blocking Westbrook's path to future titles)
Both Westbrick and Harden will block their own path, just like they always do. They seem to fade late in both playoff games and series. Westbrick always seems to run out of gas and Harden just seems disinterested late in games.
I think that new comments should be at the bottom to represent the new depths of basketball hell we descend into every game. After the season ends, new comments should be at the top, because things are going to start looking up more and more with every off-season transaction.
I find it hard to believe this team easily falls apart like a cheap lawn chair. Even the 9-win Bobcats and Sixers gave teams a run for their money, instead of being down for the count even before tip-off.
Almost all contending teams are based on a big 2 3 or 4, the temporary reinforcements and one or two bench glue guys. Take two stars away (three from the Dubs, but I still think we would've found our way back to at least the second round (if not WCF) without KD if the splash bros weren't hurt) from the Lakers, Rockets, etc. and who's left? Even Wiggins didn't play last night. Also, the white flag was waived on this season after Steph got hurt, but you can't commit half-way to a tank, so Burks, GRIII, Omari, etc. were traded for assets. Next year, we'll be back terrifying the league with a a few choice sub-market FA pickups, even if we can't trade for another star.
Despite all that, though, players like Bowman still play very hard, and usually make it somewhat competitive for a quarter or two, at least. I'm only sick of this season because I know that better times are ahead almost immediately after this slog.
It's like being in purgatory vs limbo: limbo is like the Pacers. They're going to be good for a long time, but have no real hope of winning a title, and that's hell in its own way. This season for us is like purgatory because we know there's a reward at the end of this madness, even if it seems like goes on forever. Is there any place where we can buy indulgences to pay off the basketball gods to end this misery earlier?
Also have to keep in mind that GSW started this season from scratch, turned into a competitive resilient fun team by December, then dynamited the whole thing again in February by trading the top half of the team. So this is twice bombed territory, and recent rubble too, and Kerr keeps cycling in new 10-dayers
The second half might be the single worst stretch of "basketball" I have ever seen, from the team as a whole.
Normally, I dread when it's a national TV game, but this time I'm extremely relieved that I did not have to listen to Fitz's increasing levels of disbelief form into an aneurysm.
You could tell by a few minutes into the 4th Q that no one actually wanted the game to go on. (Except Quinn Cook. Bless that guy and how much he loves to play BBall even in garbage time.) Between Bender being in foul trouble, Draymond being ejected, Poole spraining an ankle, and then whatever happened to Bowman, I was starting to think the team might literally forfeit. If only they could have done that before everything that went wrong this game.
Either way (I like descending better) and it is a really nice step in the right direction but there still needs to be some shade or something to easily see new responses.
It would be hilarious if the Giannis-Harden feud escalated into Giannis joining the Warriors just to take it to the Rockets. (Not gonna happen, but would be absolutely incredible, with the added bonus of blocking Westbrook's path to future titles)
Both Westbrick and Harden will block their own path, just like they always do. They seem to fade late in both playoff games and series. Westbrick always seems to run out of gas and Harden just seems disinterested late in games.
I would love that so much.
I think that new comments should be at the bottom to represent the new depths of basketball hell we descend into every game. After the season ends, new comments should be at the top, because things are going to start looking up more and more with every off-season transaction.
I find it hard to believe this team easily falls apart like a cheap lawn chair. Even the 9-win Bobcats and Sixers gave teams a run for their money, instead of being down for the count even before tip-off.
Almost all contending teams are based on a big 2 3 or 4, the temporary reinforcements and one or two bench glue guys. Take two stars away (three from the Dubs, but I still think we would've found our way back to at least the second round (if not WCF) without KD if the splash bros weren't hurt) from the Lakers, Rockets, etc. and who's left? Even Wiggins didn't play last night. Also, the white flag was waived on this season after Steph got hurt, but you can't commit half-way to a tank, so Burks, GRIII, Omari, etc. were traded for assets. Next year, we'll be back terrifying the league with a a few choice sub-market FA pickups, even if we can't trade for another star.
Despite all that, though, players like Bowman still play very hard, and usually make it somewhat competitive for a quarter or two, at least. I'm only sick of this season because I know that better times are ahead almost immediately after this slog.
It's like being in purgatory vs limbo: limbo is like the Pacers. They're going to be good for a long time, but have no real hope of winning a title, and that's hell in its own way. This season for us is like purgatory because we know there's a reward at the end of this madness, even if it seems like goes on forever. Is there any place where we can buy indulgences to pay off the basketball gods to end this misery earlier?
Also have to keep in mind that GSW started this season from scratch, turned into a competitive resilient fun team by December, then dynamited the whole thing again in February by trading the top half of the team. So this is twice bombed territory, and recent rubble too, and Kerr keeps cycling in new 10-dayers
Absolutely, props to the front office for assembling these teams, then turning them into even more assets for when it really matters.
What game are you talking about, because the one I listened to had 2 quarters of competitive basketball before that happened.
So I should be glad this game was not televised in my area then.
Best would have been if the first half were televised and the rest blacked out
Agreed. I had to stop listening somewhere in the latter part of the 3rd quarter.
What about Poole? I watched the first half, then watched Poole limp off and I turned it off.
Seriously hope Bowman isn't hurt too bad.
Paschall had a fantastic first half.
The second half might be the single worst stretch of "basketball" I have ever seen, from the team as a whole.
Normally, I dread when it's a national TV game, but this time I'm extremely relieved that I did not have to listen to Fitz's increasing levels of disbelief form into an aneurysm.
You could tell by a few minutes into the 4th Q that no one actually wanted the game to go on. (Except Quinn Cook. Bless that guy and how much he loves to play BBall even in garbage time.) Between Bender being in foul trouble, Draymond being ejected, Poole spraining an ankle, and then whatever happened to Bowman, I was starting to think the team might literally forfeit. If only they could have done that before everything that went wrong this game.
Funny- I had a thought about them forfeiting at some point too.
Happy I missed this one. Looked at the box score and sheeeeeeesh!
I was going to explode if I saw another picked off pass.
Oh I forgot. Substack finally gave us chronological order comments. I think this is an improvement already.
Do you prefer the latest posts at the top, latest at the bottom, or it doesn’t matter to you?
Either way (I like descending better) and it is a really nice step in the right direction but there still needs to be some shade or something to easily see new responses.
You want some shade? I'll throw you some shade, sucka!
I'm ambivalent
Thank you! Doesn't really matter to me, as long as there is an order I can follow :)
Option in Settings, please.
Latest at the top feels pretty natural to me
Latest at the bottom makes the most sense to me
I prefer latest at the top, so I don't have to scroll don't to continue the conversation.
But I also like heuristically, having something like a comment that has the most like migrate to the top is good.
I prefer latest at the bottom personally.
Wait, there was a game tonight? Wha...?
good good it's working
Top players:
Lakers:
Davis: (+17)
23 points 6/13 FGs 1/3 three pointers 10/12 FTs
6 rebounds (1 off.) 1 assist 3 turnovers 2 steals 2 blocks
Kuzma: (+23)
18 points 8/17 FGs 1/4 three pointers 1/2 FTs
3 rebounds 3 assists 4 turnovers 1 steal
Howard: (+16, 3rd place)
13 points 4/4 FGs 5/7 FTs
9 rebounds (3 off.) 3 assists 1 turnover 1 steal 2 blocks
Rondo: (+17, 3rd place)
12 points 6/10 FGs 0/2 three pointers
4 rebounds (1 off.) 6 assists 2 turnovers 2 steals
Honorable mention:
McGee: (+4)
12 points 5/6 FGs 2/2 FTs
6 rebounds 1 assist 3 turnovers 1 steal
Bradley: (+6)
12 points 5/7 FGs 2/2 three pointers
1 rebound 2 assists 1 steal
Warriors:
Paschall: (-25)
23 points 7/14 FGs 1/3 three pointers 8/9 FTs
3 rebounds (1 off.) 2 assists
Poole: (-4)
16 points 7/13 FGs 2/5 three pointers
1 rebound 8 assists 4 turnovers
Lee: (-15)
15 points 5/15 FGs 4/11 three pointers 1/1 FT
6 rebounds 4 assists 3 turnovers
Honorable mention:
(none)
Honourable Chriss?
Final stats:
Lakers:
51.7% shooting (45/87 FGs)
8/24 three pointers
18/27 FTs
44 rebounds (8 off.)
24 assists
17 turnovers
13 steals
5 blocks
Warriors:
42.5% shooting (34/80 FGs)
9/32 three pointers
9/10 FTs
37 rebounds (5 off.)
27 assists
27 turnovers
7 steals
3 blocks
Points in paint:
Lakers: 60
Warriors: 40
Fastbreak points:
Lakers: 23
Warriors: 16
Points off turnovers:
Lakers: 24
Warriors: 8
Bench points:
Lakers: 57
Warriors: 45
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One positive from the game: draymond still owned AD defensively... if briefly...
It took a ref intervention (and subsequent overreaction from Dray) to stop him from stopping AD