He’s going inside, and the Thunder have no idea what a hard foul is.

Agreed. He should be getting destroyed on certain occasions. Who cares what it creates, you’re playing for a god damn ring.

Great series, teams pretty even but Thunder are 1 great quarter from being down 3-0.

Also a foul call from having game 2 go into OT at home. Goes both ways.

i have never understood why people dont just knock the shit out of lebron. He is going to get the foul anyways, so make him feel it.

He’s 6’9″ and 275 pounds. Hard to “just knock the shit out of lebron” when he’s one of the biggest, strongest dudes in the game.

I would like to see some proof that Lebron went into a shell after the Celtics gave him hard fouls.

He’s been good in hectic situations, but Durant has gotten by him at will when he feels like driving

Sometimes have to let a guy get his instead of being aggressive every time and getting in foul trouble. Got to pick your spots, someone should tell Durant that.

Great series, teams pretty even but Thunder are 1 great quarter from being down 3-0.

i have never understood why people dont just knock the shit out of lebron. He is going to get the foul anyways, so make him feel it.

didn’t Indiana and Boston attempt this approach?

His only defense is if he thought, with a big lead, try to get him a break at the end of the 3rd, knowing that he’d have to go the entire 4th. I guess he could have got him a break to start the 4th, but if Durant committed a foul early on, he’s on the bench and Brooks is in the same situation.

If Brooks does wind up in that situation, it would have occured after Westbrook had the opportunity to extend the lead in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter. Plus at 23, I don’t think about Westbrook being tired at that point.

i have never understood why people dont just knock the shit out of lebron. He is going to get the foul anyways, so make him feel it.

The celtics knocked him around a few times, and he goes into a shell after.

He’s been good in hectic situations, but Durant has gotten by him at will when he feels like driving.

I’m not seeing much of that. LeBron is usually positioned so Durant has to drive right at the help. In those situations, of course it seems like Durant is blowing by him, but no harm if it is right into help. I’m sure they’d rather have Durant drive into help than have LeBron give a step and cede the pull-up or possibility to drive where there isn’t help.

I don’t know what Brooks was thinking taking Westbrook out of the game with Durant already out. That was galactically stupid.

His only defense is if he thought, with a big lead, try to get him a break at the end of the 3rd, knowing that he’d have to go the entire 4th. I guess he could have got him a break to start the 4th, but if Durant committed a foul early on, he’s on the bench and Brooks is in the same situation.

He’s also done an incredible job defensively….So good at funneling his man to the help.

He’s been good in hectic situations, but Durant has gotten by him at will when he feels like driving. Unfortunately he played with foul trouble and didn’t want to risk the charges

LeBron’s playing very smart.

He’s also done an incredible job defensively….So good at funneling his man to the help.

Fisher was awful in that stretch in the third quarter

Fisher had a 4 point play in that stretch that put OKC up by 10 with Durant and Westbrook on the bench. He also hit another 3 that Breen mistook for a 2. He was ok out there. I don’t know what Brooks was thinking taking Westbrook out of the game with Durant already out. That was galactically stupid.

They’ve already signed over half of their picks. This is such a refreshing change from the McLane years. I was fixated on McCullers though. He could turn out to be an absolute steal of a pick.

OT, but: Fuck yeah Jeff Luhnow!

The players may or may not pan out, but the Astros did a tremendous job with this draft. Hope they dump Wandy and plummet to Cub-like levels and get another top choice next year.