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Couper Moorhead
10 months
Maybe it was Bruce Lee. Maybe it was Jackie Chan or Tony Jaa. Everyone has that one fighter who unlocked an entire genre for them. That genre used to be difficult to share, but not anymore. Here are the 51 Greatest Fight Scenes...According To One Guy:
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler currently has 48 clutch points in the 2020 Playoffs. The only players with more in a single postseason this decade are Kawhi Leonard (58 in 2019) and Dirk Nowitzki (66 in 2011).
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Couper Moorhead
5 months
Miami now has four playoff games in the past two seasons with 50% shooting from three...against Boston. No other team has more than one...against anyone.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
35 points 12 rebounds 11 assists 5 steals Jimmy Butler is the first player in NBA Finals history to put up those numbers. And he made all the big plays at the end.
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2 years
Jimmy Butler is the third Heat player to post a 45-5-5 in the postseason. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James each did it once. Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player to post a 45-5-5 in the postseason with zero turnovers.
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Couper Moorhead
10 years
Happy to see the Philippines get a win after all the close games. Wish they advanced. They've been more enjoyable than Team USA so far.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Enjoy Justise Winslow's defense.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Bam Adebayo last night became the 8th player in NBA Playoff History to put up 26-12-8 before their 24th birthday. The list is: Oscar Kareem Barkley (2x) Shaq Baron Davis LeBron Luka Bam
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Heat players to score 20+ in a 4th Quarter: Dwyane Wade (5 times) Kelly Olynyk That's the list.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Duncan Robinson was literally shooting the ball before he caught the ball.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
They did it. The Heat have tied the all-time record with their 44th game, regular season and playoffs combined, decided by 5 points or less.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler Triple-Doubles before joining the Heat: 4 Jimmy Butler Triple-Doubles in the past eight days: 4
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Tyler Herro is the second player ever to put up 12-11-9 in a Conference Finals game before his 21st birthday. The other one? Magic Johnson.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Bam Adebayo's 22 shots are a career-high for any game, postseason or otherwise.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler's two clutch steals in Game 2. Absolutely huge plays.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Watch Bam just totally ruin this 76ers set.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Heat All-Time Triple Doubles 1. LeBron James: 14 2. Jimmy Butler: 6 3. Dwyane Wade: 5 4. Hassan Whiteside: 4 5. Bam Adebayo: 3
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
A couple more angles of the AD-Crowder play in question from last night's 3rd Q:
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jerry West and LeBron James both have 40-point triple doubles in the Finals, but Jimmy Butler is the only one to do it with the 40 point, 13 assist, 11 rebound line. However you slice it, that's history.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Bam Adebayo is the youngest player ever to put up 32-14-5 in a Conference Finals game, and just the 7th player age 23 or younger to post that line in *any* playoff game.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Jimmy Butler is the first player in Heat history to post a line of... 11 Assists 9 Rebounds 6 Steals 3 Blocks And he's just the 5th player *on record* to post that line in NBA History. per @bball_ref .
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Heat players to score 20+ in a 4th Quarter: Dwyane Wade (5 times) Kelly Olynyk Goran Dragic That's (now) the list.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler is the 5th player in NBA playoff history to put up 22-6-6 in a first half. He joins: Westbrook (2017) LeBron (2017) Harden (2019) Doncic (2020) Only LeBron did it before in a Finals game.
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1 year
I've never seen a run like Miami just put together, I don't think anyone else has seen a run like Miami put together, and we may never see another one like it. Just a magical, often confusing, wild, wacky and unbelievably impressive two months. Real tell your grandkids stuff.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Please watch Avery Bradley defending Redick in the far corner. When the Heat pick a shooter they want to limit, they commit to it.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Total Switches Smart: 558 Bam: 684 Switches Per 100 Smart: 9.4 Bam: 17.9 Deleted the previous tweet because I had my filters setup specifically for Bam (as the screener defender). Bam remains possibly the most prolific switch defender in league history.
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2 years
Marcus Smart makes his case for Defensive Player of the Year, fires shot at Rudy Gobert "Rudy can't guard all five spots. I can guard all five spots and I have been doing it. I've done it very well."
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Couper Moorhead
5 months
The Heat have a chance to do the funniest thing possible, that's for sure.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Miami's defense has been the stuff of nightmares so far. Everyone is connected and communicating. This is the way.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Tyler Herro with the finish that's impossible, even for a computer.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Tyler Herro ripping Devin Booker.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler tonight: 29 points 7 rebounds 9 assists 5 steals 1 block Third player in Heat franchise history to post those numbers, one of which was already Jimmy Butler (in the NBA Finals). Other two are Wade and Sherman Douglas.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Last night the Heat posted the 4th 50-40-90 game in NBA Finals history. The previous three: 2019, TOR* @ GSW Game 3 2017, GSW* vs CLE Game 2 1986, BOS* vs HOU Game 2 That's three title winners and two of the best teams of all time. Rare air.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Tyler Herro is the second-youngest player to score 35 points in a playoff game, joining Derrick Rose and Magic Johnson among those to do so before their 21st birthdays.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
This is one of those shots where I'm pretty sure Tyler Herro took it because of who was guarding him at that moment.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
He may not be holding the MVP trophy, but Miami doesn't win that series without Caleb Martin. That's all-timer stuff from one of the best guys in the league.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Jimmy Butler's +36 in Game 5 is tied for the third-highest postseason plus/minus for the Heat since 1997 (as far back as the data goes). All-Time Heat leader is Shane Battier with a +42 in Game 2 vs. Chicago in the Second Round of 2013.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
The most skilled player in the NBA, being skilled.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Duncan Robinson is currently shooting 40.9% on 8.5 attempts from three per game. If he finishes over 40% on 8+ attempts, he'll be just the third player in league history with at least two seasons above those marks, joining Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Jimmy Butler is the 9th player since 1996 to record 24+ points and 4+ steals in a first half. Allen Iverson did it 5 times, more than anyone else.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Did people really not already know that Spo is a Hall of Fame lock? He hasn’t even turned 50 and he’s 12th in All-Time playoff victories. There isn’t a debate.
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Couper Moorhead
7 years
By popular demand, Bam Adebayo vs. Butler, LeBron and Curry. More to defense than these isolated events, but they sure are some impressive flashes for a rookie center.
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Couper Moorhead
11 months
The now updated list of players to ever post a 22-20-10-2-2: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Nikola Jokic Chris Webber DeMarcus Cousins Bam Adebayo
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Get to Boston. Get in my ride. First song I hear on the radio? Pepas.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
The Heat are +13.7 points per 100 possessions better when Duncan Robinson is on the court. Among players with at least 1,000 minutes this season, that is No. 1 in the league. He's very good, and crucial to Miami's success.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
In his final game, Wade-to-Haslem for the triple double. Couldn't ask for anything else.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Heat's clutch offense (last four minutes tonight) was actually pretty good in the end with an 128.6 Offensive Rating, which normally would be more than enough for them. Problem was Portland's Offensive Rating in those last four minutes was 242.9. That is not a typo.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
This might be the finest offensive sequence of Miami's season so far. Has a little bit of everything that should make them work.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Through 10 games, Bam Adebayo is currently the only NBA player in history to post a True Shooting % over .700 with a usage rate north of 24%.
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Couper Moorhead
6 months
Since 2019 Austin Butler has worked with or will be working with: Jim Jarmusch Quentin Tarantino Baz Luhrmann Jeff Nichols Denis Villeneuve Ari Aster Darren Aronofsky And starred in a Spielberg/Hanks WW2 series for Apple. That's how you build a damn career.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Two years ago people were arguing that Spo wasn't a Hall of Famer.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
The Heat just posted their 4th game this season with at least 31 assists. The most games of 31+ assists they've ever had in a season is 10.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Through 3 Playoff Games Heat with... Bam ON: +50 Bam OFF: -20 He hasn't been perfect, but few players are better at making a huge impact on the game when they aren't perfect.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
The P.J. Tucker Age-36 offensive renaissance is up there among the more unexpected things I've seen with the Heat. Dude just doesn't miss.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Udonis Haslem was +3 in his one minute of play. cc: @NekiasNBA
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Victor Oladipo is the 11th player in Heat history to score 25 points in one half. Wade did it 25 times. LeBron did it 9 times. Nobody else has more than two.
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Couper Moorhead
10 months
Guess the (league-wide) category...
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
The Final 3 Minutes... LeBron: 2 FT's Jimmy: Pull-Up Jumper LeBron: And-One Jimmy: Fadeaway Jumper LeBron: Putback Jimmy: 2 FT's Davis: Putback Jimmy: 2 FT's Herro: 2 FT's No lead greater than two until Herro's final free-throws.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
Can confirm that the vibes with Josh Richardson remain immaculate.
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Couper Moorhead
10 years
Hassan Whiteside just had more blocks in 25 minutes than 293 players have had this entire season.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
Miami is the 8th team in NBA history to shoot 60% from three on at least 25 attempts in a playoff game. Those teams are now 8-0.
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Couper Moorhead
11 months
Bam Adebayo has defended 26 isolations and allowed 0.19 points-per. This has been your Bam Isolation Update.
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Couper Moorhead
6 years
Josh Richardson finished the season holding his matchup to 6.7 percent worse shooting inside of 10 feet, the best mark in the league among players 6-foot-6 or shorter. Always guarding elite offensive players. He should absolutely be in the conversation for All-Defense.
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Couper Moorhead
6 years
I'm just going to leave this right here.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Miami being 27-2 when they shoot 40 percent from three is starting to feel like one of the most important numbers in the Eastern Conference.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Jimmy Butler is a defensive genius.
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Couper Moorhead
6 years
Is that Justise Winslow?
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
We might want to appreciate the fact that it took until the NBA Finals for this Heat team to actually trail in a series.
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Couper Moorhead
11 months
Bam Adebayo has defended 25 isolations this season and allowed 0.20 points per. This has been your Iso Bam Update.
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Couper Moorhead
9 months
Duncan Robinson just became the 24th player in NBA history to score 20+ in the 4th Q on seven or fewer field-goal attempts.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Only Jamal Murray (7-of-9) has hit more clutch threes than Tyler Herro (5-of-10) in these playoffs.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Marcus Garrett is a special defender.
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Couper Moorhead
11 months
Over his last four games, Bam Adebayo has averaged 25.5 points on 53.7% shooting , 14.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks. The only other players in NBA history to do that over four games are: Hakeem (2x) Bird (2x) Giannis (2x) Kareem (13x)
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
These are the two threes that saved the game before Bam clinched it with that block. Jimmy and Tyler changed everything in back-to-back possessions.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
That is, indeed, Kelly Olynyk.
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Couper Moorhead
7 years
Ball control. Body control. Another smooth moment for Winslow.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
“I told my teammates I probably wasn’t going to pass the ball. I made a couple shots. They said, "That’s fine with me.” - Jimmy Butler
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
Only fitting that on the final night of the season, Miami sets the record with their 45th game, regular season and playoffs combined, decided by five points or less. It was quite literally the most clutch season of all time, and it sure felt like it.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Jimmy Butler almost has as many steals (100) as he does turnovers (101) this season.
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Couper Moorhead
10 months
That was Butler's second buzzer-beating winner with Miami - he had the lob against Houston last year - and the fourth overall for Miami since 2020. Butler is now tied with LeBron, Tim Hardaway and Voshon Lenard for buzzer-beaters in a Heat jersey, and one behind Dwyane Wade.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
1. I've got Oladipo on me, let's call for a pick. 2. Oh, there's Bam, let's kick it out now. 3. Shoot, he's got Iguodala, it's probably coming back to me. 4. Got it, let's atta...there's Bam again. Heat's rotation is almost always going to have 3+ switchable guys up top now.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
This strikes me as exceptional footwork for a 19-year old, going right, stepping back off the left and gathering perfectly on balance.
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
*Everyone* loved Sekou. Everyone.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Bam spent a good 20 minutes after practice yesterday working solely on this specific face-up jumper.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Bam. Just Bam.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Everyone. Wade. LeBron. CP3. Melo. They all knew Haslem was going to hit it.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
If the Heat pull this game out, remember this sequence.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Jimmy Butler's 23 FGA tonight are his high in a Heat uniform, regular season or otherwise.
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Couper Moorhead
6 months
"I know it sounds like mental warfare between me and Spo..." Bam Adebayo is one of the best switch defenders in league history, but as the Heat's roster changes Erik Spoelstra is asking him to do more and more of the complete opposite. And it's working.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Heat have needed a true pull-up threat to pair with Bam for years and then Kyle Lowry walks in and the music is pretty sweet.
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Couper Moorhead
6 years
Hassan Whiteside's 18 points and 15 rebounds in fewer than 21 minutes against Charlotte last night was the first such game in the NBA since 1983, and the second such game since 1967.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
Before we call it a night, a special mention needs to be made of Heat Twitter and all of its many, many reverse jinxes. They almost willed Miami to a title in 2020 and almost did it again this year.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Moments.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
Forget 2020. This isn't that. The Heat and Celtics might see a bit of each other in the mirror, and neither has just one way to stop the other. As schemes take shape around Butler and Tatum, this may be one of the great defensive battles of our time.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Bam Adebayo just posted... 14 rebounds 5 assists 4 blocks 3 steals And now he's just the second player in NBA history, since blocks were recorded, to put up those numbers with fewer than 10 points. Draymond Green was the first to do so, in 2016.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Malik Monk has 5 career games of 27+ points. Three of them have come against the Heat.
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Couper Moorhead
1 year
When Miami was making late comebacks against Bucks and Celtics, the best players on those teams got discombobulated and Miami played off misses/turnovers. Felt very different tonight when Denver could just throw the ball to Jokic. Nuggets were persistent in their combobulation.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Behind Duncan Robinson's 8 threes, the Heat just tied their record for points in a first-half with 75.
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Couper Moorhead
5 years
Tyler Herro's per-possession numbers in transition were elite at Kentucky. And now, this.
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Couper Moorhead
2 years
It's tough to make an argument for a guard when Bam does everything they do, often even better, plus more. Points Allowed Per Isolation (Shot/Foul/TO) Smart: 0.87 (64 poss) Bridges: 1.01 (128 poss) Bam: 0.74 (140 poss) Steals+Blocks/Game Smart: 2.0 Bridges: 1.6 Bam: 2.3
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2 years
New ESPN story: Marcus Smart and Mikal Bridges both believe they have strong cases to win this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. After big men have dominated it for the past 30 years, should perimeter players get more consideration to win DPOY?
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Couper Moorhead
4 years
Fear is the mind-killer Where the fear is gone Only Tyler Herro will remain Jimmy Butler has been telling us about Herro since the early days of the season. Now, you have no choice but to believe him.
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Couper Moorhead
3 years
Udonis Haslem is a +11 in 5 minutes.
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