Game Threads Index (May 21, 2022):

21 points, 12 rebounds (5 offensive), 2 assists

10/14 from the field, 1/1 from the line

https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155535/kevon-looney

After making a three pointer today, Draymond now has 150 made three pointers in the playoffs in his career, putting him tied for 44th place. Dirk has 149, and Michael Jordan has 148. Three all time great scorers.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_career_p.html

Edit: in fewer games too lmao, Draymond has played 136 playoff games and Dirk played 145. Thanks to the comments that pointed this out.

Hopefully, someone has the clip, haven't seen them openly acknowledge the Tim Donaghy situation, especially with Shaq sitting right there and laughing with them.

Looney has one of his best games ever with 21 points, 12 rebounds.

Poole, Klay and Wiggins hit some big shots as well. A very strong comeback by the Warriors by going on a 24-7 run. The Mavs started off shooting red hot, but the Warriors remained resilient, Looney got some easy buckets. And to cap it all off, the Steph Curry “put em to sleep” celebration.

Mavericks scored a ton, warriors just scored more. Nice comeback by the Warriors to take G2, but also a complete meltdown by the Mavs. Live by the 3, die by the 3 i guess.

LOONGOD

and moses moody got actual crunch time minutes lmao

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71 TS%

42 points

5 rebounds

8 assists

2 turnovers

3 steals

1 block

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401438945

“We’re going to hell, I mean San Francisco,” Barkley said on “Inside the NBA,” who will be traveling to the Bay Area with the TNT crew to broadcast the Warriors-Mavs series.

“I hate San Francisco,” Barkley continued as the rest of the crew confusingly asked him why. “I just don’t like it. I have to like a city because y'all like it?”

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/charles-barkley-goes-odd-san-francisco-rant-compares-it-hell

Warriors are now 6-1 when Jordan Poole scores 20+ points in this year's playoffs.

full quotes/more context to the quote in the title:

"as a guy gets older, it's unfair for us to ask him to still be the same guy he was 5, 10 years ago. Listen, playing point guard at Chris's size, he's the best leader I've seen in the nba, think about this, he's won every single place he's been and if you can't appriciate that you really don't know anything about basketball as a fan. I mean, winning follows Chris around, when Golden State was pretty much unbeatable, who's the only team that had them down 3-2 until Chris blew out his hamstring, his resume is impecable."

conversation was on 'the Ryen Russillo podcast'.
source: https://open.spotify.com/episode/09pdXYGz5QEBzvXXUPwAe7?si=b76febc96f9b454b

quote starts around 35:00, full CP3 conversation starts around 32:30

Kevin Looney in his last two playoff games against the Mavericks: averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Ayton in his last two playoff games against the Mavericks: averaged 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/ayton-2022-stats-last-two-games

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Chet Holmgren dropping quote after quote since the lottery.

“I think I can be a 50/40/90 player.”

“I actually do lift weights and I actually do eat food.”

on who the best player in the NBA is: “Myself… in two months.”

He’s ready.

I thought the food quote was funny af lol. I like his confidence

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And people like Shaq were really saying Smart was not gonna make a difference. He's the damn DPOY for a reason. His 24/9/12 was obviously important but his defense was such a huge difference maker in game 2.