about 2 months ago
Ime Udoka Calls Out Deandre Ayton For His Flagrant Foul On Alperen Sengun In Game 4
"It looked intentional," said Udoka on Ayton elbowing Sengun in the head as the latter was driving to the rim. He would get ejected for this, something that actually took Ime by surprise. "I was surprised it was a flagrant 2. But that's the NBA nowadays and they call it a little softer than they used to."
By Samir Mehdi
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about 2 months ago
Alperen Sengun On The Speech He Gave Amen Thompson During Game 4
The Rockets won Game 4 and are now down 3-1 to the Lakers. Sengun's 19 points helped along with his motivational speech in KD's absence. "After the talk, Amen was telling me that it really motivated me, and I was like, was my English good? He said you messed up one point, but I don't care," said Sengun postgame.
By Samir Mehdi
about 2 months ago
Iman Shumpert Believes Joel Embiid's Return Stalled Philadelphia's Flow
Shumpert said Embiid was too important not to start, but felt Sixers should have reacted sooner once the offense bogged down in Game 4. He pointed to Tyrese Maxey taking only three first-half shots and said Philadelphia slipped into “pass and stand around to see what the next guy can do.” Shumpert warned they must avoid that in Game 5.
By Raahib Singh
about 2 months ago
LeBron James' Game 4 Fade Looked a Lot Like Playoff Load Management
Alan Hahn said LeBron's low-volume Game 4 “kind of shows you” this “wasn’t going to be a game where he was going to throttle down.” Hahn called it “load management in the playoffs” looks like, noting James took only nine shots after averaging 41 minutes and 19 attempts through three games. Lakers now head home for Game 5 up 3-1.
By Raahib Singh




