Gotta step up in the east
WP76 wrote:Well, we can't beat Cleveland, Boston, or OKC but we've swept our counterparts in the standings from the west--Memphis and Denver. So we got that gong for us.
+1
I was going to say the same thing.
We’re in the bedt of the rest category… with some upside.
We know we haven’t played our best yet.
Mitch with a +11 in 12 minutes. I see you big dog.
martin wrote:
I thought for the 1st time all year he played with great quickness and explosiveness.
He's had some big time dunks but the jets and explosion on the dunk tonight along with his jump shot elevation - just thought he looked VERY HEALTHY.
martin wrote:
Crazy - Grizz shoot 4-31 from 3 and we need a miss at buzzer to sneak out of there - + 2 clutch 3's in final minute.
martin wrote:Yup
The one thing that is very noticeable when Mitch checks in is that opposing players are aware he's lurking and often defer to drive kick rather than full assault on the rim (like when Kat is in).
Thought Mitch looked very light but muscle tone may have suffered significantly --- at least no Embid to deal with for now.
We had them right where we wanted them!
Cavs celts and okc are so dumb they don’t see we’re giving them the rope a dope treatment
If the NBA had a Bronze game, we’d win that for sure.
technomaster wrote:WP76 wrote:Well, we can't beat Cleveland, Boston, or OKC but we've swept our counterparts in the standings from the west--Memphis and Denver. So we got that gong for us.
+1
I was going to say the same thing.
We’re in the bedt of the rest category… with some upside.
We know we haven’t played our best yet.
Not a horrible place to be in year 1, with clear depth and defense issues. Some chemistry, development and moves around the margins could work wonders for this team next 1-2 years.
We are 0-7 versus top 3 and 9-3 versus rest of the top 10. 39-13 versus the field sans the top 3 elites. Great argument for the 4th best team in the league.
LivingLegend wrote:martin wrote:
Crazy - Grizz shoot 4-31 from 3 and we need a miss at buzzer to sneak out of there - + 2 clutch 3's in final minute.
MEM was 22-6 at home, take the W any way you can.
Good win!
Memphis is a tough away game.
Good to see even scoring from Bridges. OG and Deuce.
Still got killed on boards so need to sharpen that up.
KAT and Josh had tough games.
Great to see Mitch back. Hopefully get wind back.
Knicks showed toughness in fourth.
Easily a game they could have checked out of after getting down late in the fourth.
This was a huge play in the game. Mikal blew the layup but forcing this 8 second violation was incredible
Was driving to the airport yesterday had to miss last 2 minutes of the game. Watched it later on yt. Holy Cow.
Fun game on a Friday night! This win really solidifies us as the 4th best team in the entire league. I know that's not good enough for some and it shouldn't but it's still a tremendous accomplishment and something we should ve proud of!
So good to see Mitch back! He was rusty as expected but he will come around IF he can miraculously stay healthy. Thibs needs to be very VERY careful with his minutes.
Great clutch 3 by OG! Made a ton of big plays at both ends all game and played great defense on JJJ. And great clutch pass by the Captain to set him up for the game winning 3! Which wasn't easy! Brunson was falling down and found OG at the last second. And another huge clutch 3 by JB right before that.
Great defense by Bridges on Morant at the end. Made him a lot of tough shots all game. Loved him forcing that 8 second violation late!
Shout out to the bench! Outscored the Grizzles bench! Deuce was great all game and that baseline dunk was nasty! Big shots by Payne and Shamet at the start of the 4th.
Off game for KAT. Bad defense and couldn't get rebounds. It happens and I'm not worried. Cannot wait to see what this KAT next to Mitch looks like!
martin wrote:I am not a Shamet fan
Maybe just patience is needed for him to get back to playing shape
I gotta say the play where Shamet did a front flip trying to grab the ball from JJJ was pretty epic and reminded me of DDV.
