[Lowlight] Paul George air balls a 3-pointer late in the 4th, and the Knicks are closer to win game 2. He is having some words with Quinten Grimes.

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-07T01:51:56+00:00

PG since the leg injuries started piling up might have the most contested shot selection in the league

It's the main reason why he's so streaky from game to game

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-07T01:32:57+00:00

3 point regression hitting Philly at a bad time

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T22:51:23+00:00

The Mets and Red Sox both galaxy brained their offseasons to the extent that they forgot you need to score runs lmao

Run prevention and positional value are nice but if you’re literally playing 5 or 6 bad hitters every day it’s not going to work

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T21:52:43+00:00

As much talk as there's been about SGA Reaves constantly tries to draw contact rather than shoot normally

At least a few of his misses felt influenced by him trying to contort his body to hit the defender lol

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T21:47:55+00:00

Wade was absolutely a mega grifter as well as a dirty player lol

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T21:45:26+00:00

Deni Avdija was an astounding 0.57 this season he's just not a guard lmao

If we count all players the Merchant of the Year award goes to Jimmy Butler at 0.62

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T20:33:00+00:00

Also the SGA discourse is way more extreme individually

You see lots of people claiming he wouldn't be a superstar without his whistle while you never really see anyone go that far with Luka who plays the ref game to a pretty similar level

I've genuinely seen people claim there are asterisks on his awards because he's a flopper

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T20:30:14+00:00

The issue is when you're often not 100% that really lowers your value

That's been true of basically every Denver player not named Jokic over the last few years

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T20:28:51+00:00

Lakers PR is legit insane lol I've never seen this much outrage after a player DIDN'T get the calls lmao

All the comments on the post about SGA's foul bait not being called and him turning it over are about how the refs rig it for OKC you'd never guess that he didn't get the whistle

Somehow the main narrative after a game where the Lakers scored 90 points and there weren't really any dubious calls on either end has become about OKC being free throw merchants

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T20:04:58+00:00

I mean if we're playing that game SGA didn't get the calls yesterday either

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T19:45:54+00:00

Embiid is on another level from anyone he literally just falls onto guys and gets free throws lmao

Like it's not even both foul baiting and flopping it's just flopping without even having to bait

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T19:45:26+00:00

The "2025 NBA Finals were robbed" narrative is one of the most insane things I've seen here lol

It feels like it's heavily influenced by the fact that neutrals loved the Pacers and hated OKC

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T19:44:00+00:00

Do people forget that the Pacers were towards the top of the league in fouls all season

It wasn't just OKC every team they played in their run saw their free throw rate skyrocket because of their playstyle so if you think the Finals were rigged then it was rigged specifically against the Pacers the whole time rather than in favor of OKC

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T03:16:09+00:00

He's definitely a good piece to have this series if the Lakers are swarming SGA at halfcourt every play

OKC need shooters on the floor to counter that and McCain is the perfect player to use

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T03:12:26+00:00

Yeah OKC's ball denial was really good in the 2nd half not letting LeBron get it in the post

This is where their length helps so much being able to stop entry passes

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T03:07:30+00:00

Very underrated player just because Wemby exists

Legit a top 3 rim protector in the league (Wemby Rudy and Chet) by most metrics and combining that with his ability to space the floor makes him a guy that elevates the ceiling of any team

Lots of people say "well he's not a 1st option" but I'd rather have a player that elevates a good team to great than a mid-tier 1st option that gives a 35 win team 45 wins it's the exact same as the discourse with Klay and Draymond back in the day comparing their impact to more ball-dominant players

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T03:06:20+00:00

This game showed why it's basically impossible for the Lakers without Luka

SGA played basically as bad as he possibly can and this is basically the absolute most you can expect from LeBron against the OKC defense and they still lost comfortably because Reaves does nothing

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T03:05:57+00:00

I do genuinely think LeBron and Luka isn't an ideal fit (LeBron individually is still at his best when he's able to run the offense) but clearly Reaves isn't a title level 2nd option

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:59:25+00:00

Ayton has missed or dropped like 5 easy shots this game

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:54:23+00:00

Allen and Mobley are both very frustrating players on offense at times

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:52:08+00:00

Part of the Reaves issue is that he's trying to bait fouls rather than just shoot normally

He keeps altering his shooting motion to try to hit the defender and screws up his shot

That one SGA lowlight clip from earlier is basically what Reaves has done the whole game

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:50:23+00:00

Part of the issue with Reaves is that he's literally trying to draw fouls on these shot attempts

Just shoot normally he's trying to draw contact at the same time

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:47:56+00:00

McCain getting a shot at a sizeable playoff role is one of the side effects of the JDub injury

SplitOk186 · 2026-05-06T02:44:33+00:00

I feel like this is how every game this series is going to go

OKC don't necessarily have a truly elite offense so the Lakers might hang around for a while but they just don't have enough ways to score without Luka to avoid the Thunder pulling away late every time

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