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[NBA] Cavs are legit
qwer12
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Cavs beat Hornets with a career high 41 pts from Evan Mobley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03p5rQrphNc&pp=ygUMZXZhbiBtb2JsZXkg
Also, Orlando's second best player Franz Wagner just got injured
And he was making the leap this season as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03p5rQrphNc&pp=ygUMZXZhbiBtb2JsZXkgAlso, Orlando's second best player Franz Wagner just got injured
And he was making the leap this season as well. 
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Its so hard to imagine that the Nuggets won the championship last year. Incredible.
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The Wizards hadn’t won since October
Like, if the Wizards just stopped playing, would anyone really notice? Like, even Charlotte and Orlando feel more relevant over the past thirty years than us, and absolutely no one cares about those teams
I had fun with the early 10s Knicks and the Dlo/JA Nets but it sucks not really feeling that connected to a specific team anymore
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
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Two seasons ago, but their roster was much deeper. Westbrook is doing his best, but unfortunately there isn't much of bench unit for him to captain so instead he's playing with Jokic a lot which doesn't solve the problem of them falling behind terribly whenever he's resting.
They were never going to be able to keep that whole championship team together, but they made the choice to go top heavy and not only is it not going well but also Murray hasn't even started his next extension yet. If he's still playing like Tobias Harris in two years eating up 30% of the cap then the Nugs are in for a bad time.
I know it was two seasons ago in NBA terms, but it was still just June 2023 when they won. Maybe they'll be able to figure it out since they did look good after their initial bad start, but it ain't looking good right now.
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So not dunking anymore.
https://x.com/NBA/status/1865879026071687364
2nd in pts.
2nd in assists
1st in rebounds
Bonus! 3rd in 3pt percentage.
Also the article didn't mention anything about the Blazers except that they played each other. I mean I know they suck but c'mon.
This is one of those years where I really wish Best Player and Most Valuable Player were two separate awards.
Which like, it's fucking December? God I can't imagine caring about the fucking MVP ladder at this point
Mavs fans are just prone to overreacting, same as any other team. When the losing streak happened last month and Luka wasn't performing to his usual self, people were talking like the end was nigh when it was just a few close games that went the wrong way.
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I don't know. Considering Denver is first in points per possession when Jokic is on the floor and last when he's off, that's a pretty strong case for him being both the best and most valuable player in the league.
For sure. They're also still in the playoff hunt, regardless of the issues they've had on the court, so I don't mean that to diminish Jokic or what he's doing. He's the best player in the league by a wide margin.
I think it's a shame that guys like Tatum, Ja, SGA, or Mitchell can be doing what they're doing and not even be in the conversation because of how good and dominant Jokic is. And he'll win the MVP, and I won't say that's wrong, because it's clear that this season he needs to be recognized for what he's doing, but I think the guys leading the best teams also deserve official recognition - I don't know if that makes sense.
Of course I am rooting for Luka so I hope he starts dropping 60+pt games again to strengthen his MVP case, he looks way better now compared to the start of the season.
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This is an established pattern with Luka and plays a large roll into his consideration for MVP unfortunately.
Yeah but last year Dallas was literally one of the most injured teams before the trade deadline. So during that stretch he had no Kyrie/Lively and the team was way worse as well since they hadn't traded for PJ and Gafford. Luka basically did the same thing Jokic is doing and the perception from Mavs fans is Jokic is getting more MVP love than Luka for doing the same thing.
But yeah way too early, there's more than 50+ games left in the season.
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he said he wanted to go to a contender
Wouldn't it be great if they actually reach the Finals if Butler returns? I think it's still possible this season, East sucks anyway so they can still be in the play-in and hopefully they'll be healthy enough by the playoffs. It's a long shot but everything they do is a long shot anyway. It's not like Butler is washed.
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Hell, I would try to pry Terrance Mann, Draft capital, from Balmer if I am Riley instead.
how many times does he need to teach you this lesson old man
I don't really like Trae Young all that much as a player but holy shit is he a fun villain.