/r/NBA Index + Daily Discussion (05.25.2018)

Daily Discussion Thread: Rules

Top News of the Week:

1. Golden State could have stopped scoring after the third quarter and would have still won 88-85.

2. [Charania] All-NBA teams: First: LeBron James, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant. Second: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook, Joel Embiid, LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan. Third: Stephen Curry, Victor Oladipo, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jimmy Butler, Paul George.

3. [Charania] NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma, Lauri Markkanen. Second team: Dennis Smith Jr., Lonzo Ball, John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Josh Jackson.

4. [King] Ty Lue said the Celtics “threw (the Cavs) for a loop” by declining to play Ojeleye. That’s why Korver didn’t play as many minutes. That was his matchup.

5. Spurs reportedly disband all-female dance squad for 'family-friendly' coed hype team

Today's Games:

Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Yesterday's Games:

Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets | (Post-Game thread)

Top Highlights:

1. CP3 hits the improbable 3 over Curry & then shimmys on him | (Comments)

2. Draymond Green turns it over with 2.4 seconds remaining | (Comments)

3. Ariza gets called for a "blocking foul" on Durant | (Comments)

4. Steph reacts to CP3's shimmy: "If you can shimmy on somebody else, you gotta be alright getting shimmied on. So I'll keep shimmying and maybe he will too." | (Comments)

5. Kerr (on drawing 3 free throws) to Harden: "That's your move!" | (Comments)

6. Capela denies Draymond at the rim | (Comments)

7. Kerr tells Durant a story about Michael Jordan in the finals to discourage iso play | (Comments)

8. Chris Paul nails the tough three in David West's face as time expires | (Comments)

9. Mike D'Antoni raves about CP3: "What he did was remarkable... His heart, his will to win. If you can't root for him, then I think you've got some problems" | (Comments)

10. James Harden turns Curry around & finishes | (Comments)

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Submitted May 25, 2018 at 05:03PM by brexbre https://ift.tt/2GSvHVC