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2018 NBA Playoffs Thread
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Jingles cooking already.
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utah unis are weird but i kinda like em. remind me of some swim trunks.
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This court and uniform combo is beautiful
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Whose alcoholic father is announcing right now?
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Lets go HTine.
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The Houston Rockets’ Great Three-Point Experiment
The Golden State Warriors weaponized the 3-pointer last season like no team the NBA had ever seen. But as they unleashed three after three, a bolder strategy began circulating around the league: What if the Warriors weren’t shooting enough?
It wasn’t only the Warriors. There is a statistically reasonable argument that every NBA team should be shooting more 3-pointers. And there is no team better suited to make that argument than the Rockets. Houston’s team from 2015, not the Warriors, still owns the record for most three attempts in a single season. But maybe not for much longer—because this year’s Rockets are pushing the limits of the 3-pointer to the extreme.
Almost half of Houston’s field goals come from behind the strip of paint on every court. If they maintain that pace, which they should unless the numerical value of a 3-pointer changes, the Rockets would end the season with the most attempted threes of any team ever. No one else would even be close.
As it turns out, this is by design. The Rockets want every one of their possessions to end in basketball’s most valuable shots: layups and threes. Especially threes. “It’s something we’re gonna embrace,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said. “If we take a three every shot, so be it.”
From WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-houston-rockets-great-three-point-experiment-1479673700
The Golden State Warriors weaponized the 3-pointer last season like no team the NBA had ever seen. But as they unleashed three after three, a bolder strategy began circulating around the league: What if the Warriors weren’t shooting enough?
It wasn’t only the Warriors. There is a statistically reasonable argument that every NBA team should be shooting more 3-pointers. And there is no team better suited to make that argument than the Rockets. Houston’s team from 2015, not the Warriors, still owns the record for most three attempts in a single season. But maybe not for much longer—because this year’s Rockets are pushing the limits of the 3-pointer to the extreme.
Almost half of Houston’s field goals come from behind the strip of paint on every court. If they maintain that pace, which they should unless the numerical value of a 3-pointer changes, the Rockets would end the season with the most attempted threes of any team ever. No one else would even be close.
As it turns out, this is by design. The Rockets want every one of their possessions to end in basketball’s most valuable shots: layups and threes. Especially threes. “It’s something we’re gonna embrace,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said. “If we take a three every shot, so be it.”
From WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-houston-rockets-great-three-point-experiment-1479673700
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harden making mitchell shoot an air ball. cant play d tho 
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Just checked the stats. Rondo a 21 assist Savage
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Harden ain’t even got started yet. There’s about be a blood bath in salt lake
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Lmao if you color contrast your crowd you better not get blown out
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We really gonna do the "Steph is injured" spiel every time the Warriors lose or he has a bad game huh?
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mitchell need to chill and not try to be like wade and play his game. aint nobody trying to listen to kobe analyze ball. the guy wasnt known for making players better
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It's still super early. Remember Game 6 of last series against OKC. Utah will be fine once they settle down
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Mitchell has outscored Ben Simmons with that last bucket.
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Spyda doubles up the ROY 5 mins in
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Numba 1 clown
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rip utah.
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Winner winner chicken dinner. Warriors come out to playyyyyyyy
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refs got their bag and doing their job
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Winner winner chicken dinner. Warriors come out to playyyyyyyy
Warriors in 5
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