4 months ago

Lakers’ Sloppy Win Left Shannon Sharpe Warning About What Comes Next

Sharpe said Lakers flirted with trouble despite beating Rockets 107-98, pointing to 21 offensive rebounds allowed and a plus-five turnover margin for the Rockets. He called that combo “a recipe to get your a** beat” if it continues, especially in Game 2. Sharpe added the Lakers looked sharp early, but then got careless and “lax” as the game wore on.

By Raahib Singh

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4 months ago

Sam Hauser Raves About Jayson Tatum's Determination To Come Back From Injury

Tatum returned to NBA action within 10 months of tearing his Achilles and did so in solid fashion. He dropped 25 tonight on 9-17 shooting in the blowout win over Philly. "It's pretty nuts, kind of how far he's come and how fast he's gotten back. It just shows how determined and committed he was to his rehab," said Hauser.

By Samir Mehdi

4 months ago

Jalen Green Takes Issue With Refereeing During Suns’ 35-Point Game 1 Loss vs. Thunder

"I feel like there's a couple bad calls for how we're gonna be playing in the playoffs," Green said. He wants them to call the same fouls both ways. Green added that the Suns want to play aggressively, but refs are seemingly restricting them. In the 119-84 loss, the Suns took 18 free throws compared to OKC's 23.

By Pranay Mukherjee

4 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Defends His 17 Free Throws Tonight Vs The Suns

Shai went 15-17 from the FT line in the 119-83 win over Phoenix in Game 1. This didn't help the 'free throw merchant' narrative all too much. "When you drive the ball a lot, you get fouled a lot just because most of the fouls happen on drives," said SGA post-game. Shai averaged 18.8 drives per game this regular season.

By Samir Mehdi

4 months ago

Jaylen Brown On What's Most Important In Beating The 76ers

The Celtics blew out Philly 123-91. Post-game, after dropping 26 on 52 FG%, Brown said, "Our offense can't win us this series." This means Joe Mazzulla wants to focus on holding Philly to a very low point total. "I mean our offense is important, but we gotta make sure we guard and I think tonight we did a great job."

By Samir Mehdi

4 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Details How the Thunder Restricted Dillon Brooks in Big Game-1 Win

Shai said Brooks, who scored 18 points in Suns' 119-84 game 1 loss, was always going to impact the game in some way and his team had to be ready. "They have things that they're really good at and things they''re not so comfortable doing," SGA said. He and the Thunder focused on making Brooks as uncomfortable as possible.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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