Let me start your Tuesday morning off with your daily dose of Kyrie Irving’s handles:
NBA scores 2017: Kyrie Irving is clutch, and Joel Embiid is still amazing
Monday night was so fun, you should stick around every week.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Kyrie Irving is clutch as hell.
In Boston’s clutch moments — defined as any time in the final five minutes of regulation or overtime of a game within five points — Irving has 65 points on 61.6 percent shooting from the field. He has 10 assists to no turnovers, and the Celtics have outscored opposing teams by FORTY points with Irving on the floor.
Maybe the world is flat, right Danny Ainge?
Was this a flop?
DeMarcus Cousins was ejected in the Pelicans’ win over the Thunder after elbowing Russell Westbrook in the head. But did Westbrook sell the contact? You be the judge:
Boogie gets a lot of calls for his reputation, but he seemed pretty adamant that Westbrook was flopping. And I might be grasping at straws here, but it looks like there’s a mighty suspicious delay between when Cousins’s elbow grazes Westbrook’s head and when he goes tumbling to the ground.
The Cavs annihilated the Pistons
LeBron James finished with 18 points but scored 16 of them in the first quarter. The Cavaliers shot 16-of-33 from downtown. Detroit just didn’t stand a chance.
The Hawks’ social media team is comedy
The Weather Channel got photobombed by a bus during a live recording of Monday’s demolition of the Georgia Dome:
Looks like Atlanta’s final score got photobombed, too:
Dwight Howard had a really, really good game
Howard finished with 25 points, 20 rebounds, and four blocks in Charlotte’s 16-point win over Minnesota. The last time he had those numbers was Nov. 29, 2008 as a member of the Orlando Magic. In fact, only DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, and Jusuf Nurkic have had 25-20-4 games since Howard’s in 2008.
Before then? Only Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki have had those games since 2001, according to Basketball-Reference. That’s good company for Howard, especially at this point in his career.
Joel Embiid is amazing
Just enjoy this:
Giannis Antetokounmpo stuffed Markieff Morris, then got stuffed by Bradley Beal
What goes up:
Must come down:
Paul George is having fun
Oh yeah, LaVar Ball was on CNN
You’re gonna have to click this link if you want to know why, though.
Monday night’s NBA scores
Hornets 118, Timberwolves 102
Cavaliers 116, Pistons 88
Pacers 105, Magic 97
Trail Blazers 100, Grizzlies 92
Pelicans 114, Thunder 107
Celtics 110, Mavericks 102 OT
Spurs 96, Hawks 85
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