LeBron played in only 56 games this season, missing 26. When he was on the court, however, he was magnificent. Nearly won the scoring title.
Russell Westbrook had a horrible season, but he gets too much blame for the Lakers' woes. Management traded all their best defensive players to get him, so it was no surprise that one of the NBA's top defensive teams lost its defensive prowess. In addition, Anthony Davis played only 40 games.
One thing was made clear: Westbrook has the lowest basketball IQ of any NBA superstar. The number of boneheaded plays he made was an eye-opener for me. The high-visibility LA market really exposed him. Westbrook also has the worst jump shot of any superstar guard I have ever seen. It was a major disappointment that he refused to take any personal responsibility for his team's failures this year.
Devon Booker's injury was a jarring, mood-changing, shock last night. The dude scored 31 points in the first half!
And then he was gone.
I did not see him limping too badly, though, so he may be able to come back. I sure hope so. According to the interwebs, a Grade I hamstring injury is a muscle strain that should recover in a few days. Grade II, however, is a partial muscle tear that would sideline Booker for an extended period. That would put a real damper on the Sun's championship hopes.
Meanwhile, the Warriors are looking like the team that opened the season winning 21 of its first 25 games. That's somewhat of a surprise. To be sure, the Warriors are favorites against a depleted Denver Nuggets, but they have absolutely dominated in the first two games.
But it's still early... there's lots of fun ahead!
I’m pulling for the Timberwolves.
Yeah, I know they have no chance but I grew up in Minnesota. Pull for the Vikings and Twins too. I’m a sucker for losers.
One heck of an entertaining game. One of the best of the playoffs so far. The intensity of the Pelicans is off the chart. If Ingram can keep it up, they could win this round. Hopefully Devon Booker can come back, will make it even more entertaining.
Meh…not feeling it. I’m with Turkey dance. When my son was around we were doing NBA (mens) all the time. In fact, his betting picks paid for some of my vegas trips (+) as he was hitting 80% correct. But he grew up, moved out and now is has a disk golf business and is even more fanatic about that stuff: and the importance of the NBA in our lives drifted away to near nothingness with every bold Lebron statement of fact. (BTW, Lebron has some great positive quotes as well, the guys amazing)
I watch the highlights in the gym with admiration at the amazing athleticism, but I’m out of this discourse.