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[The Chosen One]

Harden or no Harden, championship teams don't blow 18 point second half leads.

 

[DY_nasty]

If by "win" you mean "PRESERVIN' DAT TANK" then awwwwwwwwwww yyyeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

The Bumcats are fucking it up right now though. Assholes.

tank is barreling out of control


kemba is worse than anyone could've imagined

 

[The Frankman]

Damn. Just read this on the Coach Nick stream:


The Frankman(Philadelphia, United States)Coach Nick, I did an analysis of OKC possessions that have 2 or less passes. Over 70% of OKC possessions have that. OVER 70 percent... They don't run plays.

Obviously someone is using my name there. Everyone knows I live in NY.

 

[jordan0386]

Hopefully Harden is ok. Good win for the Lakers and lakers-age.

Kobe has still got it man. I'd love to know what was said during that post-game exchange between Brown and Kobe.

"Thanks for drawing up that play for me, Coach. It worked perfectly!"

"No prob, Mike, I'm here to help"

Also, lol espn/abc for basically ignoring artest's bullshit play.

They showed it 50 times and spent the whole halftime segment on it. Meanwhile, in the gym that it happened, never appeared on the big board.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Perfect

 

[Black Mamba]

Harden or no Harden, championship teams don't blow 18 point second half leads.

Dallas blew a 20 point lead in the 4th versus Portland in the playoffs. Last year.

Why do people keep forgetting this?

 

[Emwitus]

"Kobe's opponents today: Kevin Durant 8-27, $20 million. Russell Westbrook 3-16, $10 million, Vanessa Bryant 0-0, $175 million."

Fake Bill walton is marvelous.

 

[giri]

Harden or no Harden, championship teams don't blow 18 point second half leads.

A lot of teams do. Particularly when your best play maker gets knocked out cold.

 

[OddSpoon]

I've seen Durant miss so many buzzer beater shots this year. It's getting on LeBron's level.

 

[obijkenobi]

All comes down to if Harden is Healthy.

If Harden is done for the year, i'm not sure OKC can chip.

If Harden is out, they don't chip unless the other contenders have similar injury issues.

 

[DY_nasty]

kemba just got a taste of JIMMER RANNNNNGGEE

 

[Canuck76]

Dallas blew a 20 point lead in the 4th versus Portland in the playoffs. Last year.

Why do people keep forgetting this?

But they also came back the next game and shut the Blazers down.

We'll have to see what happens in the playoffs

Really sad that this whole game was sullied by the MWP cheap shot. Probably the playoffs are messed up now that Harden will be out for at least a little bit.

 

[Prototype-03]

A lot of teams do. Particularly when your best play maker gets knocked out cold.

Yo, they got the 18 point lead WITHOUT him. It's not like they built the lead on Steve Nash then lost to an accident.

 

[jordan0386]

Damn. Just read this on the Coach Nick stream:


The Frankman(Philadelphia, United States)Coach Nick, I did an analysis of OKC possessions that have 2 or less passes. Over 70% of OKC possessions have that. OVER 70 percent... They don't run plays.

PnR for YNB iso. Simple screens for Durant jumpers. Best team in the west. They be ight.

 

[GremlinFool]

If Harden is healthy, 6 is the absolute max it goes.

Can't wait to witness the Thunder going fishing after the first round.

 

[DY_nasty]

JIMMER WITH THE HEADFAKE

KEMBA IN TEARS

 

[giri]

Yo, they got the 18 point lead WITHOUT him. It's not like they built the lead on Steve Nash then lost to an accident.

Harden runs their offense in crunch time. With out him steadying people, shit like this will happen.

 

[OddSpoon]

kemba just got a taste of JIMMER RANNNNNGGEE

Kemba and the Bobcats organization are complete and utter trash. If it weren't for your posts here, they wouldn't even be talked about.

 

[jordan0386]

I've seen Durant miss so many buzzer beater shots this year. It's getting on LeBron's level.

Its just another jumpshot.

 

[Emwitus]

He will get zero PT until the Lakers are down 3-0 against someone and MBrown enters panic mode.

He's had a better game than Mcbobs and Twuphy EVER had after playing the whole season.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Just caught the replay. Wow wtf. That elbow MWP Artest threw was dirty as hell. Was Harden okay?

 

[Ohwiseone]

Dallas blew a 20 point lead in the 4th versus Portland in the playoffs. Last year.

Why do people keep forgetting this?

Because Dallas won the championship,

which according to some people on here the Thunder can't do because they are "constructed" weird.


This loss sucks, but I am not gonna lose sleep over it, we are the second seed and that's fine. we will play either Dallas or Denver.

I am used to these stupid blow lead losses.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Just caught the replay. Wow wtf. That elbow MWP Artest threw was dirty as hell. Was Harden okay?

Likely concussion.

 

[Conflict NZ]

For all those who said LBJ should be MVP because he doesn't need to be surrounded by talent to carry a team, check out the Heat-Rockets game.

 

[Canuck76]

Can't wait to witness the Thunder going fishing after the first round.

They'll make it to the second. Oh man i want to see Lakers destroy fake sonics in the playoffs it's not even funny. Will be an awesome series for sure.

Hope and pray Harden is good enough for the second round. They shouldn't rush him back in.

 

[Prototype-03]

Just caught the replay. Wow wtf. That elbow MWP Artest threw was dirty as hell. Was Harden okay?

Initial reports was that he was okay and he almost came out to play. Then there were reports that he had a headache and I think he went back in for more tests.

 

[SamuraiX-]

HOLY SHIT

YNB MENTION ON COACH NICK STREAM

He's never heard of it. lol

"I don't know if that's gonna stick."

 

[The Frankman]

AHAHAHHAHHA HE SAID YNOTBROOK.

He never heard of it? WHAT?

SOMEONE LINK HIM THE STORY!

 

[Forceatowulf]

WOW@ Jordan Hill stats. Fucking animal today...

Huge round of applause for Steve, RZA, and Jordan. We needed them badly tonight and they came through in spades. And damn is it good to have the Mamba back. Dude is the straight up Anti-LeBron. lol

As happy as I am right now I'm still having trouble getting over that Artest elbow though. ugh... I really hope Harden is ok.

Artest missing more than 3 games is going to hurt us badly. I'd be shocked if he didn't get at least 5+ for that shit. =/

 

[KingGondo]

All comes down to if Harden is Healthy.

If Harden is done for the year, i'm not sure OKC can chip.

If that's true, it goes beyond "not sure." They flat-out can't.

They said he could have played in the second half though, he'll be fine. And he'll get rest because the 1-seed is done now.

 

[Canuck76]

AHAHAHHAHHA HE SAID YNOTBROOK.

OH HELL YES

 

[Red Blaster]

Because Dallas won the championship,

which according to some people on here the Thunder can't do because they are "constructed" weird.


This loss sucks, but I am not gonna lose sleep over it, we are the second seed and that's fine. we will play either Dallas or Denver.

I am used to these stupid blow lead losses.

Blowing leads doesn't mean anything, it's the fact that OKC devolved into the same BS that thwarted them in the playoff last year. Nothing has changed.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

WOW@ Jordan Hill stats. Fucking animal today...

Huge round of applause for Steve, RZA and Jordan. We needed them badly tonight and they came through in spades. And damn is it good to have the Mamba back. Dude is the straight up Anti-LeBron. lol

As happy as I am right now I'm still having trouble getting over that Artest elbow though. ugh... I really hope Harden is ok.

Artest missing more than 3 games is going to hurt us badly. I'd be shocked if he didn't get at least 5+ for that shit. =/

The way Stern operates, Artest is done for the year.

This might have been his last game as a Laker.

 

[Emwitus]

Is this the part when I quote you shitting on Brown for playing Hill over McBobs?

CROW CONSUMED

LOL indeed.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

ehhh, I complained about Sessions-Blake AND Hill. I did say like a post or two later I was surprised no McBobs, but I'm fine with Hill over Murphy.

Just don't want to see Sessions-Blake together versus a real 2 guard.

Mike's problem is that he needed a gun to his head. McRoberts should be first off the bench. When it's a bad matchup, he goes to Murphy. If neither of them work, he benches both of them. Hill should have received at least 1 minute after them.

Today Brown's job security is practically on the line and HILL comes off first? so what happens on Thursday? Is Hill first now and McRoberts is second? Murphy is out? What about the playoffs?

Brown is clueless.

 

[Canuck76]

Really hope Harden is healthy by the second round. What are the matchups for the playoffs now? Lakers versus Clippers? And OKC versus dallas or denver?

 

[HenryHSH]

Harden or no Harden, championship teams don't blow 18 point second half leads.

Didn't the Lakers blow such leads during their championship seasons?

 

[Dominican Power]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBej...DvjVQa1PpcFP72HBrUaVzd8cZJp-g4FwvnFgQd-y_guw=

 

[Cloudy]

Durant/Westbrook way off 2nite. I wonder how they got that 18 point lead in the first place.

Kobe playing passive. Lakers missing fts

 

[obijkenobi]

If that's true, it goes beyond "not sure." They flat-out can't.

They said he could have played in the second half though, he'll be fine. And he'll get rest because the 1-seed is done now.

No they didn't. The symptoms showed up on the second concussion test.

 

[DY_nasty]

jimmer with the halfcourt alley

mah gawd

 

[Black Mamba]

Mike's problem is that he needed a gun to his head. McRoberts should be first off the bench. When it's a bad matchup, he goes to Murphy. If neither of them work, he benches both of them. Hill should have received at least 1 minute after them.

Today Brown's job security is practically on the line and HILL comes off first? so what happens on Thursday? Is Hill first now and McRoberts is second? Murphy is out? What about the playoffs?

Brown is clueless.

Agree 100%. Makes no sense. he's random.

That said, him not benching Hill in the 4th and OTs for Bynum was really big. 1 step forward, 1 step back?

 

[Ohwiseone]

Really hope Harden is healthy by the second round. What are the matchups for the playoffs now? Lakers versus Clippers? And OKC versus dallas or denver?

Dallas at the moment, which scares the living shit out of me (manily cuz of dirk).

I hope that denver will lose and fall, I would much rather face Denver than Dallas.

Then the second round could open us as either the Clippers,lakers, or grizz.

(hoping clippers)

 

[Canuck76]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBej...DvjVQa1PpcFP72HBrUaVzd8cZJp-g4FwvnFgQd-y_guw=

That shouldn't be allowed.

 

[Nori Chan]

If that's true, it goes beyond "not sure." They flat-out can't.

They said he could have played in the second half though, he'll be fine. And he'll get rest because the 1-seed is done now.

They said that he had concussion like symptoms while walking back to the court

 

[ratcliffja]

Really hope Harden is healthy by the second round. What are the matchups for the playoffs now? Lakers versus Clippers? And OKC versus dallas or denver?

Clippers-Grizzlies, Lakers-Nuggets, Thunder-Mavericks, Spurs-Jazz at the moment

 

[The Chosen One]

Yo, they got the 18 point lead WITHOUT him. It's not like they built the lead on Steve Nash then lost to an accident.

Exactly.

I'm not saying it's unprecedented, but generally championship teams know how to grind it out even if their large lead dwindles late in the game.

Granted this is ultimately a meaningless game, but I would be a little concerned that OKC wasn't able to hang on considering they have such exceptional free throw shooters. Instead of doing fadaway chucks at the end of the 4th, they should have been driving hard trying to get to the line.

 

[DY_nasty]

Jimmer handing out dat work

let dat boy cook

 

[Black Mamba]

Mike Brown called Jordan Hill last night at 2am to tell him he was thinking about playing him today.

lol.

this guy.

 

[Canuck76]

Clippers-Grizzlies, Lakers-Nuggets, Thunder-Mavericks, Spurs-Jazz at the moment

Wow. I could honestly see 1st round upsets on all of those.

Whoever comes out of the west might be too tired to take the finals