Jamison Battle? What? Of course a guy most of the world haven't heard of comes to save the day for the Raps.

Like the hire. Anybody is better than Doc Rivers and at least they didn't go the college route which is seldom successful. Question really is what team Jenkins will coach. Giannis is probably gone but who they get for him will be important to see if they try to contend or tank

The 2nd paragraph's all true- but it's not like he suddenly became small. NY should know his limitations by now- it's really how they try to play around it. But Brunson's got to be better on defense too. He's just getting exposed each and every play

I mean Brunson won't be All-Defense guy ever- but at least hold his own on certain plays or matchups. Love his toughness, his clutch shots and all but yes, trying to win a chip will be tough with him playing only on 1 side of the court

Suspend the ref. The NBA really got to act on these refs. I mean right now the OKC/SGA hate hasn't gotten to insane levels but it will soon if the officiating on them continues to be like this.

Wonder if there is something wrong with Jokic's elbow or what. It's heavily wrapped and he's been shooting poorly this series.

Jokic is 4/21 from 3 point land. Big part of it is Gobert- he's doing such a great job forcing Jokic to just take those 3s instead of getting to the paint but very uncharacteristic of Jokic to shoot this bad.

BOS is flying under the radar. What Jayson Tatum is doing, less than a year after suffering an Achilles tear should be celebrated more. He's built different.

Looking back- KD to GSW was indeed the right choice for him. I mean if he didn't do that, there was no guaranty he would have won a ring- imagine his legacy if he was ring-less = he'll be in TMac range instead of DWade levels.

Again- regarding Kuminga- sometimes, it's just really being in the right position. He was sulking in GSW so some of the things that happened there was on him too. Inspiration and motivation was all he needed really.

HOU survives with a gutsy Sengun takeover in the 4th quarter. He was fantastic- saved the season for them. Jaxson Hayes should be the best matchup for him but Sengun carved him out in that 4th quarter. Sengun was great on both ends too- some great defensive stops

Spoke too soon with HOU- unbelievable collapse there in the end. We go to OT- man if that Lebron 3 went in- the NBA would go crazy. What a game.

Lebron is showing us 40 year olds that life indeed starts at 40. I mean... I mean... as a 44 yr old, I feel every hit, every bump, every fall to the ground. I don't know how he does this man.

To be fair to the Rockets-they are w/o KD, FVV, Steven Adams- all veterans that could have steadied the ship. It's an extremely young lineup out there. Talented but lacking a dog, a vet to really carry them mentally and emotionally in close playoff situations- like Marcus Smart

Every championship team needs a Marcus Smart. Finding a 1A star in the NBA is hard but finding glue guy veterans with composure, heart, hustle, guts like Smart is equally as hard.

So who are they giving up for Giannis?

Sixers fans- look away In fairness to Embiid- he's still really good when healthy. Problem is 'when healthy' seems to be less and less number of games each year. Add the 118M owed Paul George thru 2028 and the Sixers are basically capped

Lakers are tired man, could be better to rest those legs and just move on to Game 5 at home.

The fact that BOS is looking like a runaway favorite out East 1 year after Tatum had his Achilles inj is unbelievable. Brad Stevens did this while lowering tax, slashing payroll, developing guys like Queta, Hugo etc Joe Mazzulla-showing he's the real COY while Tatum= ironman

Every year, Harden does these things at the worst possible time. That's why I just don't trust the teams he plays for. I do think the Cavs have enough to beat the Raps. Even just Spida alone, it should be enough.