It’s got to be the camera angle, right? They look fairly normal in this picture.

This has been my conclusion as well. He has been awesome, and in the playoffs, the Raptors would be toast without him. But because he is so dominant in iso situations, it seems like the other guys aren’t able to get into a rhythm.  

For sure. I didn’t watch the whole thing, but Lowry seemed to be the biggest culprit. Green passed up his share as well open shots as well, and I’m not sure if Gasol even remembers that he’s allowed to shoot the ball.  

I agree that it is tough to tell, but I think there is an offensive system, but Kawhi’s iso-heavy game doesn’t really fit in it. Also, we should give credit to Philly’s D for making life miserable for everyone else. This article does a really good job of breaking down how the Raptors have struggled to integrate Kawhi…

“except Leonard who is doing what he does every postseason and being magnificent in a weird way that seems completely disconnected from the rest of the team”

Before the playoffs started, I thought Milwaukee had a really good chance at beating the Warriors. Like, slightly less than 50/50 if I’m throwing out numbers. I still think they have a really good chance. I’m not sold on the other teams.

It was weird how Golden State essentially conceded the game after that last Williams shot. There was still over 1:00 left - plenty of time for GS to knock down a couple of 3's. But they barely even pretended to get back in transition and gave an easy lay-up and lazy foul to end the game.

True.  I should have phrased it differently.  Still a dumb shot, but because he made it, it will go down as one of the greatest shots in NBA history.  

To my amateur eye, Fognini seems to hit some of the flattest shots on tour. I mean, he is standing straight up and down on those backhands. I remember the match when he beat Nadal at the US Open. One of the most amazing matches I’ve ever seen. And the same thing stood out to me then. He looked like he was barely…

Sportscenter and the Inside the NBA guys keep saying Russ had a great game. He was 11-31! I don’t care if he got a triple-double. That is not a good game.

I thought it was an absolutely idiotic shot.  Until it went in.  Incredible.  So glad I live on the West Coast and didn’t have to stay up past midnight to watch this.  

At 10 seconds, I was wondering when Lillard would make his move. At 5 seconds, I was screaming at him to make a move toward the basket! When the shot left his hands with two seconds left, I thought, “what a terrible, stupid shot.” Then it went in. I rewound the DVR to watch the last two minutes at least five times.…

I’d love to see Harden take down the Warriors. But I have a hard time believing the result will be any different this year than last.  

I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and say they haven’t seen the Bucks play much this season. They’re not on national TV very often.

Was thinking the same thing as I watched the game last night.  I was willing to give Utah the benefit of the doubt when they started off the game running out the same strategy.  Maybe they added a new wrinkle that would slow him down?  But when he again torched them in the first half, I couldn’t believe they were…

Sorry.  I don’t want to see him hurt either.  He’s probably my favorite player to watch right now, even if the C’s are my favorite team.  Plus, I think the Bucks are the only team that has a legit chance of taking down the Warriors.  

Celtic’s fan, and that was a nice comeback last night.  But I’m not too encouraged that the Celtics had to come back from 12 down, at home, against a Pacers team without their best player.  Unless Giannis gets hurt, they’re not getting past the Bucks in the next round. 

Are you referring to Game 5, when Wade was took 25 FT’s.  Or Game 6, when he took 21?  

In that case, they got me.

This is the correct take, yet Deadspin for some reason feels compelled to run with this narrative that it is all the Pelicans’ fault. It’s myopic and has been thoroughly debunked. If people want to criticize the Pelicans for not building a good enough roster around Davis, reasonable minds can disagree about that. But…