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Don't worry, it's not as long as the preview, but here are my reflections on Game 1 of New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces. Everything we learned from the first 40 minutes of ball, and what we need to consider before Game 2 tonight:

Liberty-Aces Game 1 Observations

What am I gonna do, just stew on those 40 minutes of basketball? Don’t worry though, not as long as the series preview.

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Jokić could not have reacted less to that Murray shot lmfao

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A'ja Wilson was not happy with Kayla Thornton, and oh boy did her entire team, including Becky Hammon, jump on it:

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Something interesting at the end of Game 2, Jokic telling Aaron Gordon not to fully rotate off the dunker spot and force Okogie to take a floater...pays quick dividends:

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Okogie hit Ayton on that dump-off for a dunk, then Jokic implored AG not to rotate off Ayton in the dunker. Next possession, AG played between two, Jokic recovered, and Okogie had no idea what to do

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Full quote from Breanna Stewart: "To be honest, I saw the interview today, and since then have been in talks with Terri at the WNBPA. I think that it's disappointing to hear, because the way that the fans have surged, especially behind Caitlin and Angel coming to this league,

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Breanna Stewart says, of the players, "we wished Cathy would have used her platform in a different way ... kind of just telling the fans enough is enough."

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This exchange is...interesting, given that Dennis Smith Jr. has seen his minutes cut under Kevin Ollie, and only played six or seven non-garbage-time minutes tonight:

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there’s no basketball reason to watch preseason NBA over Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, let’s get real

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Kevin Durant on his six turnovers: "Every night I'm guarded by five players...get used to my turnovers."

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“sir, they’re saying Desus & Mero got beef”

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"it's the same thing every single fucking possession"

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10 months

lol we didn't see this last night, Clax telling KD after his made three: "That's for you"

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3 years

we are down horrendous

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Kyrie Irving liked Kevin Durant’s POTM post. He’s still interacting with the team.

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Chelsea Gray: "They did it last time! They did that sh*t last time!"

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Sandy Brondello on the unparalleled attention around Caitlin Clark, after the first 4 questions of tonight's pregame presser were about CC: "She's a great young talent, but I think you have to realize the other players, the great players we have around. It's unfair for Caitlin,

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GG Jackson lmfao

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3 years

Pretty admirable of Bradley Beal to stand with Kyrie and also not show up for today's game at Barclays

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1 year

"Honestly...I don't think it was the Nets' front office organization who made that decision, because, what I've heard, they wanted me back." Wow, Bruce Brown with some very interesting comments on the end of his Nets' tenure

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3 years

I think we all kinda glossed over this pass from Kyrie

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Ian Eagle with what "might have been my greatest call in NBA history." You just have to watch:

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if you’re out trick-or-treating in Brooklyn tonight and you see a 6’4” woman wearing a Donald Duck costume, it’s probably Breanna Stewart:

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Breanna Stewart just hit threes on three straight possessions, Sabrina hits her with the Mikal celly...it's a party in LA

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KD is all of us watching LaMarcus Aldridge shoot the rock

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my goodness Jonquel Jones erases this Angel Reese layup:

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Mike James iso'ing Zach Lavine in the eyes of BallDontStop

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@JonesOnTheNBA More access to more of the product is a net negative for the product?

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Giannis potentially gets away with (multiple?) travels, Dame hits a game-tying three:

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Kyrie and Cam Thomas share a moment:

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Mikal Bridges credits Manny Machado and the Padres as inspiration for his three-point celebration

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Breanna Stewart says, of the players, "we wished Cathy would have used her platform in a different way ... kind of just telling the fans enough is enough."

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10 months

Russ went at Luka on four straight possessions, pointed and yelled "go at him!" after an and-one, lmao

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Day'Ron Sharpe is hilarious: "I just didn't want them to win for real, like, I'm so serious. I didn't want them to get their first win on us. So when I'm the game, I'm playing 110%."

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Day’Ron Sharpe says he doesn’t really know Usher’s catalogue like that. Lonnie Walker IV: “Because he’s like 12 years old. He knows baby shark.”

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11 months

THREAD: Cam Thomas scored his third-straight 30-ball to start the season last night. Let’s get into what makes him such an unstoppable scorer:

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Asked Cam Thomas if his fourth-quarter minutes feel performance-based or “random” based on the first three quarters. “Random.”

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3 years

what year is it?

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@jen4eva58 That's not the issue here. It's players wanting the commissioner of their league to condemn racism and other forms of hate when given the chance, rather than the pontificate about the financial benefits of "rivalries"

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Before everybody goes too far, the locker room has spoken quite highly of DSJ the whole season. If this is indeed frustration, I don't think it's anything to worry about.

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“If [James Harden] was promised something, I think you need to come through with that promise” - Danny Green on The Jump just now, summarizing how I think a lot of players will feel

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Son they broke the WNBA attendance record today lmao

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Mike Wilbon on the Liberty crowd: "They are barely awake in Brooklyn. It is the worst home-court advantage, home-court situation in terms of spirit in the entire NBA, all 30 teams -- maybe Washington -- and the entire WNBA, all, whatever it is, 12 teams. It's the worst."

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Bruce Brown on James Harden: "When he left, the locker room was kind of quiet. Nobody really did much together...James was a great teammate on and off the court, was definitely one of the best teammates I've ever had...he's just a different breed.

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Kevin Love

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Mikal Bridges gave a long answer about Harry Giles staying ready, and it speaks to why Giles is beloved by his teammates: "I mean, that's just the mentality. Most guys would sulk if they know they're not playing and stuff like that. And he's just, you know -- his attitude is

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Jonquel Jones hits a three, Jordan Horston re-enacts it on the bench:

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Courtney Vandersloot: “It’s never a good feeling to go from a starter to the bench, but when I say I want what’s best for the group — it was a smart and efficient change.”

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Eric gordon cmon

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i mean what Mike James said makes sense. Not that Kyrie is better than Steph, but just in terms of his 1 dribble pullup, his 2 dribble pullup, his pump fakes, how he gets guys up in the air, his touch around the basket, his turnaround over both shoulders, his left hand, his abili

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I think Nic Claxton is making a leap fellas

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:)

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The Brooklyn Nets gave up a 22-0 run to the Los Angeles Clippers to end yesterday's loss. It is inarguably one of the worst finishes to a game in NBA history. How did it happen? How did a game they dominated for three-and-a-half quarters go so wrong? Here's a thread:

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1 year

I think people forget the lunacy that Vince Carter did to the Raptors after becoming a Net. "Oh, No!"

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Cam Thomas was atypically short with the media at shoot-around today. Clearly unhappy with BKN's last couple of losses

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Cam Thomas and Kevin Durant have enjoyed competing tonight, have talked and smiled a bunch:

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With 7 minutes to go, the Nets were down 106-93. Here's a thread of how they pulled off a sweet comeback for a big road W, starting with this Kyrie 3. Royce initially wants to slip but realizes the opportunity for a re-screen, but Poole has to be better:

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This Barclays Center usher had enough of this fan showing love to KD. "Can't have too much love-bombing," says Sarah Kustok:

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I miss Jarrett Allen's goofy ass smile in Brooklyn man

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"I love my guys to death and I told them 'I'm sorry I couldn't come through.'" - Mikal Bridges

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Whew, from Kevin Ollie himself: "It's not all on JV. We all have a part in this. And I know he took a lot of bullets up here for a lot of people, and the respect I have for him is always overflowing, but it definitely has an effect with the players. At the end of the day,

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Kevin Ollie just had a quote that made me wanna lace up right now, ended with “I’m built for this.” Could release a spoken word album if the coaching thing doesn’t work out.

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@WorldWideWob Of all arenas, visiting teams shot the worst FT% in Barclays Center this season, fwiw

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More Bruce Brown: "Front office-wise, they're great, they're amazing. I love Sean Marks, [Jeff Peterson]. But I think, locker-room wise, it was cool, but we didn't do much together off the court. But when James [Harden] was there, obviously it was more fun."

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Spencer Dinwiddie was asked if it bothers him to sit on the bench in crunch-time. His response is pretty, pretty telling. "Oh, no. I mean, we have phenomenal players on this roster. We have guys who we're entrusting the team to going forward, phenomenal human beings, phenomenal

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holy shit Breanna Stewart

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wasn't a light foul either tho

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WHAMMY ON HIS BIRTHDAY FOR THE WIN

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the Nets are in this weird limbo of feeling like a complete clusterfuck while being a signature and some proper rehab away from overwhelming title favorites. I just don't know how to feel about the season right now

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This was ridiculous btw

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Okogie hit Ayton on that dump-off for a dunk, then Jokic implored AG not to rotate off Ayton in the dunker. Next possession, AG played between two, Jokic recovered, and Okogie had no idea what to do

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Interesting moment on the bench between DiJonai Carrington and DeWanna Bonner:

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Is Damian Lillard the best contested, off the bounce 3-point shooter in the league? “I think I am,” says Cam Thomas with a smile. Adds that you can’t get discouraged when Dame makes those shots:

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LMAO

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Mike Breen’s heart is being ripped out in front of him and because it’s a national broadcast he has to keep commending the Pacers for a “historic shooting performance” I would lose my mind

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Rudy Gobert getting got with a nasty chair-pull

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on the whole, WNBA players and coaches are incredibly talented at answering really bad questions from the media

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Let it be remembered that Cam Thomas hit 30 points with this game-tying iso bucket with under a minute left:

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how many 30 MPG guys have been worse defenders than Harden this year?

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Stewie just sent this KP shot to hell and that feels like a nice punctuation mark on this one

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3 years

As much as I'd like to see the Big 3 wearing these, I like that the Nets haven't gone back to the Black Coogis since 2019. Those jerseys will always be attached to that team, which makes me smile. Fairly insignificant, but fitting.

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VIDEO THREAD: You couldn't have scripted Ben Simmons' return any better for the Brooklyn Nets, a dominant 147-114 win in which Simmons recorded a near-triple-double off the bench. So let's get into some film and break down Ben10's impact.

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yeah man I can tell

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Harry Giles played six minutes tonight, his first NBA action in over two years. He scored seven points:

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Dominick Barlow, a 2022 UDFA, was the best player on the court last night in the Spurs v. Hornets game, and showed why I think he's going to be a real NBA player. First, the movement skills at 6'10" really pop on switches:

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🚨 🚨 Sabrina Ionescu one-foot three🚨 🚨

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SABRINA WHAT THE

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Cam Thomas has a nice fro going:

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2 years

Think we're far enough into the season for me to say it: I'm very sad about what the ankle injury has done to Joe Harris

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@jackmaloneycbs @bunrxm

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Ben Simmons takes it right at LeBron James for a bucket. SOUND THE ALARMS:

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Dariq Whitehead also said that Jordi Fernández, despite being with Team Canada, is watching BKN's summer league practices and texting them feedback: "He sent us texts the other day. We didn't have the best practice. He texted and said we need to pick it up. He sent us a text

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fan with a Palestinian flag escorted out, very positive fan response

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It took Jalen Green one dribble to get from screenshot A to screenshot B

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Mikal Bridges smiling as he hears "M-V-P" chants at the free-throw line, lmao

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Jacque Vaughn says he pulled Cam Thomas aside during the game and said: "'This is great. this is growing for you also. Can you imagine this, that a team is double teaming you and you have to adjust to it?'...And he realizes that."

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Cam just hit this 35-footer right over Dame LOL:

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Is Damian Lillard the best contested, off the bounce 3-point shooter in the league? “I think I am,” says Cam Thomas with a smile. Adds that you can’t get discouraged when Dame makes those shots:

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Ryan Ruocco is the man, the shoutout is very much appreciated from him and Sarah

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@RyanRuocco just gave @LucasKaplan_ a shoutout on the YES Network for the great work he's doing. Props to Lucas!

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3 years

Wish Kyrie was around to be able to wear anything that honors the NJ Nets, though

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3 months

oh my god this Reed Sheppard to Cam Whitmore alley-oop

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The Nets love Mr. Whammy h/t @dbearak

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Visiting locker room had this on the screen tonight

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Joe Harris' Return to the Barclays Center is only bittersweet. It should have been so much more. I watched Game 7 of the infamous Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks 2021 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals series from a cabin just outside of Nowhere, Vermont. It was the day before the

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