NBA Season 2024-25

[Atzar]

Where was the foul on that?  Sure as hell didn't get IHart up top.  I was watching Turner's feet but it looked like he pulled back before IHart came down.  Awful call.

EDIT:  At least replay got it right.

[Who]

Holmgren has blown at least 3 scoring opportunities at the rim. The missed alley oop dunk. A drive on M Turner where Chet refused to go up straight, started pump faking instead, travelled, turnover. Another play where Chet tried to side step and do a fancy guard-like layup.

Guys gotta tell him he is 7 feet tall. Just attack direct. You don't need to be flipping the ball left and right trying to misdirect your defenders. You are not a 6-3 PG. Just go straight up. He will hardly ever get blocked if he goes up straight.

The other thing they gotta tell him is dunk with 2 hands. Not 1. So many missed dunks / drives because slight contact can put you off when you go up with only 1 hand. Do like Barkley. 2 hands every time. You either dunk or you get fouled.

And then tell him to dunk every time. Stop trying fancy layups. Just dunk. Go hard. Make them foul you. Don't avoid the contact.

[Who]

Wow, 20pt lead.

[jpotter33]

ON HIS HEAD! And that?s after the Magic-like pass from Hali!

[Atzar]

What a dunk.  Siakam just flatlined JDub in transition.

[Who]

12 first half turnovers for OKC.

Only 2 for Indiana.

SGA leads the way with 5. J-Dub 3. Chet 2. That is 10 of their 12 there from their best 3 players. Caruso and I Joe have one apiece.

[blink]

Holmgren just hasn?t played very well tonight.  he almost seems like a liability

[Who]

SGA had a slow start. Only 2pts early. But scored 13pts since checking back in late Q1. 15pts for the half. J-Dub has 16pts. Together they have 31 of OKC's 42 points.

Chet has 4. Hartenstein 4. A Wiggins a 3 pointer.

That is the only scoring OKC has gotten outside of their main 2 guys. The supporting cast needs to step up. They are sinking the ship right now.

Caruso and Dort scoreless.
Cason and Kenrich scoreless.

[Who]

M Turner did a good defensive job on Chet late in Q2. Forced a couple of turnovers. Blocked the three point shot, turnover. Defended the drive with physicality, Chet fumbled the ball, turnover. Also blocked off some other drives and stopped Chet from getting to the rim. Forced a tough fallaway J off the dribble. Miss. 

A defensive show from M Turner late in Q2.

[Atzar]

Ugly basketball to start the half, lol.

[jpotter33]

Dort's devil magic from three seems to have run out.

[jpotter33]

First basket of the second half came at 8:06 lol

[Goldstar88]

Looks like the series is going 7. Celtics swept this Indiana team last year. 

[jpotter33]

Good grief, Hartenstein. Have some self-respect. You're 7+ feet tall with that non-sense flop falling to the ground to sell the push.

[Atzar]

Flopping as a seven-foot 250-pound big man is just embarrassing.  Come on, man.