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Indiana has "had our number" because of us coming off of back to back games. I think we will blow them out next time we face them.

There's a reason Toronto has only beaten Lebron 1 time in 5 years. They have nobody that can physically guard him. No Kyle Lowry tonight.

there are also a whole slew of teams that would have our number if we sit LeBron and Kyrie

GO CAVS!

We can't just rely and expect Lebron to play like Lebron and bail us out.

WHY ON EARTH IS TRISTAN IN AGAINST VAL

Good God Blatt

He got tired of looking at Mosgov's shoes..

Words of advice for Toronto

http://youtu.be/py1WDlaIr9A?t=15s

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Russell Westbrook is ridiculous. He might be the best player in the league when Kevin Durant isn't playing. I don't even know if he's human.

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 3m3 minutes ago
What. A. Game! Russell Westbrook GOES OFF for 49 Pts, 16 Reb and 10 Ast as Thunder beat 76ers in OT, 123-118.

He had surgery on his broken face four days ago. Not human.

That is just incredible! Geesh. Scoring like that is impressive enough, but to then add 10 assists as well is amazing. Did he touch the ball and not have his team score?

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver · 2h 2 hours ago
Russell Westbrook first since Michael Jordan (1988-89) to get 4 straight triple-doubles. MJ had 10 in 11-game stretch

Westbrook is the most fun player to watch right now and it's not close.

He's probably just tired of hearing people say OKC should of kept Harden instead of him..

Well, they should have kept Harden over Ibaka.

But man, 49 points just days after breaking his cheekbone?! Dang! He's a hockey player.

That was a very entertaining game last night

He didn't really have surgery, they went in to do surgery and found this...

Web Page

lol, the mask is just for entertainment purposes.

Who should we expect him to play like?

The irony is that if the cap gets elevated like they're talking, they could of kept all four..

Or just not be cheap and keep all four and pay some luxury tax.. but whatevs...

They also could have amnestied Kendrick Perkins and kept Harden.

It is one of the dumbest trades ever.

Watching Dirk has got me thinking. Who would be on your "Mount Rushmore" of guys who made the NBA what it is today?

Oscar Robertson - I think of him as the Godfather of point forwards or "big guy with point guard skills." Definition of all around player.

Elgin Baylor - Pioneer of the aggressive, athletic, slashing attack style we see now. Invented the Euro Step.

Michael Jordan - Nuff said. Maybe more from a global marketing perspective than on the court. Turned Nike into an empire. Became a billionaire recently.

Dirk Nowitzki - Made the stretch 4 position coveted in today's league. Incredibly skilled offensive player that could post you up and take your big men out of the paint.


You could definitely include guys like Wilt, Larry Bird and etc.

No Mike D'Antoni? All these teams basically stole his offense (and then added to it) from when he was with the Suns.

I meant to go with just players, but you can definetly say Dantoni changed how offenses work. Definetly gotta include Don Nelson as well.

Moz is getting embarrassed. Team looks awful right now.

Was just going to make a identical post. It looks like they are playing sloppy and now Atlanta's defense is starting to feed off it.

Not off to a strong start...

We look lazy. Turning the ball over, no movement on offense, not rebounding, and not making correct switches.

Hawks are shooting 68%

Jesus.

There is a reason they are the best team in the east.

I feel pretty confident in saying that any team shooting 73% is going to have a pretty nice lead.

Hawks are only up 12 even with their ungodly shooting right now.

We're getting into the lane and getting to the FT line. Keep this lead under 10 and I think we've got this.

Blatts retarded lineups cost the game. I think the only way we get out of east is if someone else beats atlanta. They are too strong to beat them 4 times..they play amazing together. And they destroy the cream puffs we have inside

This was one of the worst games I've ever seen Lebron play. Just a awful all around game. Kyrie and Love didn't do much either.

I don't like mosgov..he's soft, has horrible hands and has a worse gather than TT. I thought the trade was bad then and still do. He hasn't played well against any of the teams we are going to need to beat. I want to root for him, but I don't see anything special about him

Ironically I think the role players outplayed the Big 3.

one of the things I hoped lebron learned as he matured was knowing when he's hurting the team and keeps forcing it. He just keeps doing it. I've watched him stand there and make no attempt to go after a loose ball by him..maddening

I've been surprised by Jr's defense. He's pretty tenacious