NBA Post-Game Analysis and Player Feuds

Jaylen Brown responds to Stephen A Smith: "I'll "be quiet" / stop streaming if you "be quiet" and retire let's give the people what they want"

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (1-1) Obliterate the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1), 133-95.

Karl-Anthony Towns since the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2: 17.7/10.9/6.4 on 76% TS

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-0) edge out the Philadelphia 76ers (0-2), 108-102.

Stephen A Smith responds to Jaylen Brown: "Here you are making this kind of noise and it hasn’t even been a week since you lost a 3-1 lead. You’re HOME. A champion and a Finals MVP saying his favorite season is the season he’s home in the FIRST ROUND. This is not about ME. It’s about YOU"

[Collier] "I've been here before, the pressure's really not -- I don't really feel it," (Donovan) Mitchell told ESPN. "This isn't pressure. Getting your next meal is pressure. Where am I going to live? You know, that's pressure. This is an opportunity. This is fun."

Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander flopping: "Thunder fans can’t accept winning a championship gets you the championship and the bragging rights and the belt. But it does not get you necessarily love and it times it doesn’t get you much respect think you deserve."

[Fischer] The Cavaliers reportedly contacted the Bucks about a potential trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Milwaukee wanted Evan Mobley and all of their available first-round picks.

[The Athletic] “Gambling was, by far, the reason most often cited by players who said the NBA’s integrity was in danger, or suggested that it could be if changes weren’t made.”

[Charania] New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with right hamstring strain and will be day to day, sources tell ESPN. Anunoby is the Knicks second-leading scorer this postseason at 21.4 points per game. He is listed questionable for Game 3 on Friday against Philadelphia.

[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (2-0) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2), 107-97.

Austin Rivers responds to Draymond Green: “He talks too loose… Motherfu*er, why don’t you play me 1-on-1, Draymond? You can’t do handoffs in 1-on-1. You can’t set no pick-and-roll in 1-on-1.”

Victor ‘Slim Daddy’ Wembanyama checks out in the win: 19/15 with 2 blocks

After dropping 26 points in a win against the Sixers, Jalen Brunson (1,920) has passed Carmelo Anthony (1,914), Oscar Robertson (1,910) and Dwight Howard (1,909) in career playoff points

Dylan Harper continues to shine with spectacular plays on both ends of the floor: 11 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, +24

Cleveland 0-2 against Pistons, Mobley airballing the final shot and Harden being stripped in crunch time

James Harden is 12 games away from the most Playoff games played without winning a championship

[SinBin.vegas] The Golden Knights are now 0-6 in Game 2 of the Second Round.

[Bhattacharya] Rockets GM Rafael Stone: "With respect to bringing Kevin (Durant) in, that it was championship or bust – I never said that to him... We thought he could be a wonderful example to the young guys on the team on how to work like a professional and really hone your craft"

OG "Obi-Wan Kenobi" Anunobi in Game 2: 24 Pts/ 2 Assists /5 Rebounds, 4 Steals and 1 Block on 53/29/100 Splits (67% TS) for a +12

[Deveney] A Western Conference executive believes Jaylen Brown is the "perfect fit" alongside Nikola Jokic “He’d be a great match with (Nikola Jokic) and give that group a little more fire, which it needs. Boston would get back Jamal Murraybut he could be a fit there, more of a point guard for them