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Wait, we're getting SoL summaries right in the article threads here? That's great!

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A win! Woohoo!

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Was impressed with GR3 tonight, he's been growing on me steadily but tonight may have been his best performance. He's getting better at moving without the ball for Dray and knowing when to cut and when to spot up in the corner. Could see him being a solid 6-8th guy in the rotation next year

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*Oakland in the house!*

Marc J. Spears

@MarcJSpearsESPN

Dame 💵 has averaged 48.8 points over his last six games.

[shakes fist in Substacks direction for some gawtdamn embed functions!!]

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My housemate is a diehard Portland fan (great to have NBA company here in Asia-land) so I've been watching a lot of his INSANE tear. It's been superhuman and awesome to watch.

He called the victory over the Lakers, and I was skeptical as hell. But damn...Dame showed up with 48/9/10...and could have had that 10th rebound but played team ball rather than chasing boards. Impressive and inspiring.

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C'mon Burks keep building up that trade value. My guess right now is that teams are probably severely low-balling the Warriors on Burks (low second round) to where I wouldn't be surprised if they just keep him and evaluate off-season for bench fit/cost.

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Well let me correct. I don't think a low second is low balling for Burks. I think that's par for the course for a streaky shooter limited defensively player of Burks caliber. I think the Warriors are hoping for a high second which will probably never come. I think maybe evaluating Burks for possible off-season re-sign may be of more value to the Warriors than Philly's own second round pick.

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Wouldn’t a low 2nd round pick be better than a high 2nd round pick?

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It's confusing and counter-intuitive, but a low 2nd rounder is one of the last picks in the draft, while a high 2nd rounder ends up being closer to the 1st round. High = nearer the beginning of the draft, while low = nearer the end of the draft.

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

I’m buying donuts for everyone!!!! Glazed and amused we got a win.

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Top players:

Warriors:

Green: (+26, 1st place)

8 points 3/6 FGs 2/5 three pointers

7 rebounds (1 off.) 16 assists 2 turnovers 2 steals 2 blocks

Robinson III: (+26, 1st place)

22 points 9/13 FGs 3/5 three pointers 1/2 FTs

1 rebound 1 assist 3 steals 1 block

Lee: (+15, 2nd place)

18 points 8/11 FGs 2/4 three pointers

4 rebounds (1 off.) 2 assists 1 steal

Russell: (+18, 2nd place)

19 points 6/14 FGs 6/11 three pointers 1/2 FTs

7 rebounds (1 off.) 8 assists 2 turnovers

Paschall: (-7, 3rd place)

16 points 5/8 FGs 0/1 three pointer 6/6 FTs

2 rebounds 2 assists 1 turnover

Chriss: (+13, 3rd place)

10 points 5/11 FGs

7 rebounds (3 off.) 3 assists 1 turnover 1 steal 4 blocks

Honorable mention:

Burks: (+6)

15 points 4/10 FGs 3/5 three pointers 4/4 FTs

3 rebounds (1 off.) 3 assists 2 turnovers 2 blocks

Spellman: (+6)

12 points 4/8 FGs 1/3 three pointers 3/3 FTs

5 rebounds 1 assist 2 turnovers 1 steal

Cavaliers:

Sexton: (+1)

23 points 9/16 FGs 3/5 three pointers 2/2 FTs

2 rebounds (1 off.) 4 assists 1 turnover 3 steals

Love: (-9)

14 points 5/13 FGs 2/9 three pointers 2/2 FTs

11 rebounds (3 off.) 5 assists 1 turnover 1 steal

Nance Jr.: (-9)

12 points 5/10 FGs 2/4 three pointers

5 rebounds (1 off.) 2 assists 1 turnover

Honorable mention:

Porter Jr.: (-25)

19 points 5/12 FGs 3/9 three pointers 6/6 FTs

3 rebounds 2 assists 3 turnovers

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Draymond Green : eight points, seven rebounds, 16 assists, two steals, and two blocks.

Warrior Wonder

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Final stats:

Warriors:

53.3% shooting (48/90 FGs)

18/35 three pointers

17/19 FTs

44 rebounds (10 off.)

39 assists

11 turnovers

11 steals

10 blocks

Cavaliers:

43.2% shooting (41/95 FGs)

16/44 three pointers

14/14 FTs

46 rebounds (13 off.)

26 assists

16 turnovers

8 steals

3 blocks

Points in paint:

Warriors: 54

Cavaliers: 44

Fastbreak points:

Warriors: 27

Cavaliers: 8

Points off turnovers:

Warriors: 17

Cavaliers: 12

Bench points:

Warriors: 54

Cavaliers: 38

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My god, those game stats...those are like Prime Dynasty numbers! 39 assists? 18/35 3's? 11 steals and 10 blocks? Getting outrebounded?

Brings up a tear of nostalgia--and a snarl of anticipation.

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I'll get this up in the main thread Luna, keep posting for us!!!

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Still the same old Cavs

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Cavs need Austin Rivers

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Nay, he is going to the Magic to join Malone...(old joke in here; very, very, old joke)

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Who gets Asik?

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

The Warriors come out after halftime and put the foot down. Third quarter domination, just like old times.

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And Dray sits all of 4th quarter!!

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Little meta question: I know victory threads were a long time custom at GSOM. Should we keep doing these fast post game threads? Or is the game thread enough below a certain number of comments? If so, what number of comments?

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I like the quick victory threads so you can talk post-game observations about the game as a whole. Where as the game thread is mostly for during the game/in the moment observations.

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Second! Like having these if I miss the game but jump here shortly after, dont have to scroll to talk overall game recap

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Thank you, this is good feedback. I mean, this isn’t exactly scientific because I’m asking about post-game thread preferences INSIDE A POSTGAME THREAD, but I still want to know

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Victory threads please!

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Any specific reasons?

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I don't know - just feel different. Kind of like celebrating at work versus going out with colleagues.

Having said that, if it's more work for you guys or say the company which hosts this website charges by articles, then it can makes sense to do what you suggested.

Either way, I appreciate what all you guys do.

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Nah, the only struggle is divorcing ourselves from the SEO world where we need a certain number of words, with links and game scores etc.

This thread took me like 5 or 10 minutes. It's really not a big deal as long as we are all cool with not having a full on recap

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that is: not having a full on recap till tomorrow. But it's comin'!

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Thanks for the clarification. For a moment, I wanted my money back 😉

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

I should mention, also, helps losing team fans who come over to praise and cry....won't really be a factor till you get the other 29 sites up! :-)

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All we have lined up is the Clippers boys. I think the Kings blog has something coming, but I've had a real hard time finding high quality team blogs outside of Vox

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Clippers are gonna be using the same platform?

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Clippers fans I should say

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Gloating. Bravado. Morale. Demoralize loser for next game. Just some healthy "gushing".

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What is this Victory that people speak of? I am not familiar with these strange customs

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Yah, like, wha...??

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Winners!! 🎉🎊

Well atleast of this game! 😀

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Somebody that is real good in Math figure out the assist-TO ratio tonight? HINT 39/11= ?

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

3.54545454545454545...

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That is a very precise ratio. Love it!

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Wow! The ENTIRE team has registered a higher assist-TO ratio than Harden ever did in his entire career!

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Feb 2, 2020Liked by punk basketball

First! On the First Victory Thread, on Duby's First Victory Article, in

Dubs' First Undefeated Month!

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