Friday’s 14-game NBA slate saw Dame Lillard score 51 points to lead the Blazers to a blowout win at home, handing the Warriors their fifth loss of the season. Earlier, the Pacers beat the Thunder in Oklahoma City.
Lillard steals both Curry’s lightning and thunder
Heating up early, Lillard scored 17 points in the first quarter. His final tally of 51 points came on 18-of-28 shooting, with nine triples in 12 attempts, seven assists and six steals. While Curry put up 31 points himself, this was Lillard at his finest. Portland all but refused to miss shots all game, while its defense played fantastic just by performing the basics, like pick-and-roll defense that featured no elaborate switching or doubling.
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During his last game against the San Antonio Spurs, Kobe Bryant dislocated his finger. With this being his final season, fans were this close from losing Kobe for a few more games. But the team’s athletic trainer Gary Vitti changed all that with one resounding NOPE!
He calmly guided Kobe to the bench and lodged his finger back into place, but not before Kobe winced in pain. Vitti has definitely done this before, given his very calm parental demeanor. Still, we can’t imagine ever getting used to seeing this on a regular basis. The woman on the right didn’t expect to see that either.
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Or maybe Blazers fans are just really good at half court shots. It was only last year that a fan pulled off the same feat:
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There are full-court shots, and then there are full-court shots made by Vince Carter. Look at the way a simple flick prior to launching the ball propels it to look like the longest rainbow shot imaginable.
Age is just a number for 39-year-old Vince Carter, especially when he’s making shots like that.
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Sometimes, there are NBA moments that are just too perfect, too poetic to properly express. For times when you just can’t put it into words, there’s Bob Dylan.
Read Article >Davis threw down a sick reverse on the Sixers
Davis made that look way too easy. Just casually throwing it down with two hands behind his head without even really looking. No big deal. Poor Jerami Grant never stood a chance.
Read Article >OKC honored Monty Williams’ late wife with flowers
Hundreds of people showed up to Ingrid’s memorial service on Thursday, where Monty Williams shared a touching, emotional speech about her. We recommend you watch it.
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