Play-In Game One - New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

[djrnno]

One of the annoying things about bad reffing is that it doesn't just make the game about the refs, it also takes away from what makes certain players fun to watch.

Part of what's fun to watch about SGA, when he's at his best, is the fact that he's a layup artist with very little explosion or burst. So for him, at his best, it's all about taking angles, fluid movement, odd finishing craft, etc.

When the refs decide they're going to give him 40 calls a night he quits doing all of that and just jumps into defenders. So the refs have ruined the play but also the player. It's so frustrating as a fan.

The league does not want defence , they want scoring anyway they can get it

[Pelicanidae]

The Pels just looked at everything that went right in the first half and decided to do none of it in the third. What a botch-job.

[As I See It]

Pels better dig in

And that zion interview was pathetic

Majority of his career he will spend it in bubble wrap. Ingram will eventually want out

This is what I fear the most.

[Algiersraised]

Jonas hasn’t had any touches
Willie green and co need to do better
Seem like this one is about to be over

[hornetsrebirth]

That was ugly. Man I miss Jose right now he has that frenetic spark that was missing last quarter.

[djrnno]

The Pels just looked at everything that went right in the first half and decided to do none of it in the third. What a botch-job.

That's Willie ball

[As I See It]

Man CJ is playing with effort but he is not the same player when his 3 wont fall

He is a glorified role player. Nothing more, nothing less.

[djrnno]

JV was feasting in the 1st and plays the least mins of any starter SMH

[6warddude]

the whole 2nd half we gone away from bully ball inside with jonas....it was working in the 1st half and i dont see anything that okc is doing in the 2nd half on defense that tell me they adjusted to giving up inside plays to jonas....

this the second game in a row where ingram is being played hard defensively and playing through the contact and not getting calls but herb getting touchy fouls called on him....

we need inside scoring to balance this out but jonas get no plays called for him .....hell put billy in the game to get something inside going.....jax is not a offensive physical player inside the paint....

[djrnno]

I'm starting to think maybe Willie is not the guy

[6warddude]

im glad we are all on the same page about jonas in the first half..

[Pelicanidae]

CJ and Jonas closing the gap. All of a sudden the game is close again.

[6warddude]

bout damn time...give it to jonas first...

[SonOfNOLA]

Seems Willie was saving Jonas for the 4th

[hornetsrebirth]

The mojo is back at the exact right time

[As I See It]

CJ and Jonas closing the gap. All of a sudden the game is close again.

Against this team, Jonas opens up everything.

[ragincaucasian]

WHADDYA KNOW? USE JV & HAVE SUCCESS.

[Pelicanidae]

JV got so little use in the 3rd that 25/25 is off the table, but 20/20 could still happen

[SonOfNOLA]

I'm starting to think maybe Willie is not the guy

Willie’s making the most out of the absence of the team’s best player. We shouldn’t get too far away from what worked best, but every quarter won’t be the same.

[As I See It]

JV got so little use in the 3rd that 25/25 is off the table, but 20/20 could still happen

LOL, I got you covered.

[djrnno]

We go to JV and he scores, Who have thunk it?

[hornetsrebirth]

CJ is such a better shooter than this

[SonOfNOLA]

In reality, it’s not so much the coach. But the presumed leader on the team having a terrible game when he’s needed the most in a must win game.

[djrnno]

Willie’s making the most out of the absence of the team’s best player. We shouldn’t get too far away from what worked best, but every quarter won’t be the same.

He's just has a plan and it works and he goes away from it ????????SMH

[ragincaucasian]

CJ refusing to pass to a wide open Try. What a ball hog. My god.