The Raptors announce that, in addition to Marc Gasol being out indefinitely, as @wojespn reported, both Pascal Siakam (strained groin) and Norm Powell (left shoulder subluxation) are out indefinitely, too. Just brutal news for the Raptors, who have been injury-riddled all year.
https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1207836608860479489
The Milwaukee Bucks (25-4) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-5) by the score of 111-104
Giannis Antetokounmpo with a pull triple on AD to force Lakers into a timeoutHighlights
https://streamable.com/vu1wi
Houston Rockets (19-9) defeat Los Angeles Clippers (21-9) by 122 - 117 with a season high 40 points from Russell Westbrook
Giannis drains it from deep
https://streamable.com/hq9fv
Doc Rivers on if the Clippers and Rockets don’t like each other: "No, it's just me and Austin."
https://streamable.com/v840q
"I wear this shit now" -GiannisHighlight
https://streamable.com/xt0fn
Giannis going right at Anthony Davis early in the game
https://streamable.com/93bqx
Giannis airballs the 3 but gets redemption on the next play down
https://streamable.com/mbzi5
Kevin Huerter whiffs the breakaway dunk
https://streamable.com/oe0m0
Santa takes a tumble at the Hawks game
https://streamable.com/jgcxd
Trae Young pulls up from deep in transition
https://streamable.com/xqbez
Giannis hits another three and Kostas Antetokounmpo smiles on the Lakers bench
https://streamable.com/qtw6m
Halftime : Giannis has exactly double of AD's PTS, REB, AST | Giannis : 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST | AD : 8 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST | Bucks defensive rotation is on point and they're doing a great job of protecting the rim.
Giannis pulls up from downtown after KCP plays good defence on him
https://streamable.com/vo8y2
DiVincenzo with a dime to Hill, who lays it in to put the Bucks up 17Highlights
https://streamable.com/p7fz4
Trae Young hits Donovan Mitchell with a nasty crossover and drains the three
https://streamable.com/j6hbj
Antetokounmpo Brothers exchange jerseys after the game
https://streamable.com/ja3gc
Patrick Beverley fouls out and Russell Westbrook waves him goodbye
Westbrook becomes the first Rockets player not named Harden to score 40 in a regular season game since 2011
Russell Westbrook tonight vs the Clippers: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists including 12/13 from the line
Giannis against the Lakers: 34 PTS | 11 REB | 7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 11/19 FG | 5/8 3PT | 7/10 FT | 4 TO | 32 MIN
Harden styles on PG and scores
https://streamable.com/ttx86
Harden hits the ridiculous clutch 3 over Shamet
https://streamable.com/j8tcz
Giannis had more threes made (5) than the Lakers bench had points (4)
Doc Rivers on Russell Westbrook getting 40 points: "We gave so much attention to Harden, we forgot about the other MVP on their team. You need to respect him, and play him the right way."
LeBron outlets it to AD from the jam over Giannis
https://streamable.com/6qxu4
"After Patrick Beverley got ejected, James Harden came over to you. Do you wish you didn’t do that?" Westbrook: "Why would I wish I didn’t do it?" Reporter: "You got a technical." Westbrook: "What else is new?"
https://streamable.com/lyhim
Westbrook gets the and 1 for 40 points on the night
https://streamable.com/o527d
Harden 28/10/1 (50% FG) and Russ 40/5/10 (42% FG) lead Rockets to comeback win after being 15 down at Half. 15-4 run in the Fourth
Bestbrook with the pull up heat check 3 to give him 35 on the night
https://streamable.com/94as8
Nets G/F David Nwaba has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Nwaba has been emerging in Nets rotation before sudden injury tonight
http://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1207866733048074241
Lou Williams is unhappy about a foul call and subsequently gets ejected
https://streamable.com/nd3rp
Over the last 7 games, Russell Westbrook is averaging 29-9-7 on 50-30-90 (60% TS). Rockets need to continue to do what they're doing, and make sure Russ gets rest on back-to-backs going forward, bcuz if they can keep him producing at this level going into post-season, they have a really good shot.
LeBron shares his thoughts on Giannis making five three-pointers tonight
https://streamable.com/ugydu
The San Antonio Spurs (11-16) defeat the Brooklyn Nets (15-13) 118-105 behind Patty Mills' 27 points
Coming off an ankle injury, Anthony Davis just lodged 43 minutes in a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks and ended the game with 36 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Blocks and 5 Assists.
Patrick Beverley forces a turnover against James Harden
https://streamable.com/53ff4
Utah Jazz (17-11) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (6-23) 111 to 106, their 4th straight win
Harden upset with Russ after technical.
https://streamable.com/ef8kf
The Lakers bench scored a grand total of 4 points against the Bucks tonight. The Bucks bench? 34
Paul George pulls up in transition to put Clippers up 5
https://streamable.com/n671q
Rajon Rondo tonight: 2 points (1-3 FG), 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 3 fouls in 17 minutes
Westbrook gets the tough layup to fall
https://streamable.com/giol9
Players that have been injured at some point so far this season(27 games) for the Raptors: Siakam/Gasol/Ibaka/VanVleet/Lowry/OG/Powell/ McCaw/RHJ/Thomas/Johnson
Paul George drops Clint Capela, then hits Kawhi Leonard who finds Landry Shamet for three
https://streamable.com/kuu6f
Collin Sexton has the most career double digit scoring games of anyone in the 2018 Draft Class
During the 3 times the Rockets and Clippers have matched up this season, Patrick Beverley has managed to foul out of the game every single time.
Dwyane Wade on James Harden: "It’s undeniable that he’s one of the greatest to ever touch the basketball...Just the way that he's able to score the basketball...That’s why he’s getting hate, because we’ve never seen it like this before."
https://streamable.com/ielga
Curse of the 2019 NBA Finals. Since Game 1 of the finals, 26 players from both teams have missed time due to injury, or found themselves out of the league.
On May 30th 2019, the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors faced off in the 2019 NBA Finals. 33 players entered the arenas for their teams... and it immediately went to shit from there. Since the start of that series, almost all of those players have found themselves either injured or entirely out of the league. Obviously the basketball gods were demanding payment from the Warriors for their dynasty, while also being pissed off that a Canadian team was even in the finals. So here I present to you, the hitlist for the 2019 NBA Finals Curse.
Golden State Warriors
Kevon Looney - Suffered a collarbone cartilage fracture to start the finals, showed an incredible amount of heart and played through it. He then missed most of the start of this season with a combination of a hamstring strain and a neuropathic condition.
Klay Thompson - Injured himself during the finals and missed a game, then tore his ACL in the middle of a potentially legendary Game 6 Klay performance. Out for the entire season.
Kevin Durant - Snapped his achilles during game 5 of the finals, is now on the Nets bench with Kyrie. While being Kyrie's teammate may not be part of the curse, I'm sure KD thinks otherwise.
DeMarcus Cousins - Tore his ACL in the off-season after joining the Lakers. Has been hanging out on the Lakers bench all season chanting Taco Tuesday, and is not likely to play this season.
Jonas Jerebko - After the finals, Jerebko found himself in Europe and not in the NBA. Rough times ahead.
Andrew Bogut - Left for Austrailia, not sure what happens down there but he's definitely not in the league right now.
Andre Iguodala - He is stuck in Memphis, a fate worse than death. Definitely counts as out of the league. I'm not even sure if they have a team.
Shaun Livingston - After the finals he was waived by the Warriors, and chose to retire rather than risk the curse trying to give him an injury.
Quinn Cook - Started the 2019-2020 season nursing a sore left calf.
Jordan Bell - Started the 2019-2020 season with a calf strain, has also dealt with a shoulder strain putting him in and out of the lineup.
Steph Curry - Started this season by breaking his hand against the suns. Warriors are now in a freefall tank, Chase Center was built over an Indian Burial Ground.
Marcus Derrickson - Was on a two-way during the finals, and is now out of the league playing with Atlanta's G-League team.
Jacob Evans - Still on the Warriors but strained his left adductor 2 months ago, missed 3 weeks.
Draymond Green - The Warriors tank commander tore a ligament in his left index finger in November, has also banged up his heel and elbow this season. Along with this he has reported that his back hurts due to carrying the entire franchise in his backpack.
Damion Lee - Was on a two-way during the finals, and he broke his hand earlier this November. The gods do not care if you played a minute in the finals or not.
15/17 players on the Warriors roster for the finals have either suffered injuries causing them to miss time, or found themselves out of the league since the 2019 NBA finals.
Toronto Raptors
Jeremy Lin - After logging an unbelievable 51 seconds during the finals, he found himself out of the league and playing in China.
Jodie Meeks - Currently not signed to any roster
Eric Moreland - Spent the summer trying to get a long term contract, and now finds himself in China.
Jordan Lloyd - Got a contract in europe, left the league quickly to pay his price to the curse.
Patrick Mccaw - Sat out the start of the season up until earlier this week recovering from knee surgery. 3-peats are expensive.
Kawhi Leonard - Played with an overexterted leg during the finals, and has been dealing with a knee strain as well as his chronic condition all season so far. Can you load manage a curse?
Kyle Lowry - Played through an injured thumb during the finals which required surgery during the summer, fractured his thumb again during this season.
Serge Ibaka - Sprained his ankle gruesomely during the season, needs to eat more Bif Pinus
OG Anunoby - Did not play during the finals due to recovery from an appendix surgery. The gods chose to make this up by having Kawhi Leonard claw his eyes out early in the season.
Fred VanVleet - Bruised his knee last week, out indefinitely. Might need to have another baby.
Marc Gasol - Hamstring strain just recently, out for a number of weeks. The gods chose to strike him immediately after his hangover had worn off.
Norman Powell - Banged up his shoulder against the Pistons, likely to miss 20+ games with a similar injury to what he had last year.
Pascal Siakam - Groin strain against the Pistons as well, out indefinitely. Entire city of Toronto currently burying itself under mountains of snow.
13/16 Raptors players from the finals have either missed time due to injury or found themselves out of the league.
Out of the 33 players on these teams during the finals, 28 of them have been hit with the curse so far. Somewhere in LA Danny Green is shitting himself, waiting for the curse to catch up to him. (Someone put my boy Danny in bubble wrap please I don't want to lose him) This isn't even counting all the new players for both teams who also have been hit with some serious injury or another. I'm not sure what the hell is happening, someone help us. This curse is real.
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