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FULL NBA Review From May 11, 2021
See the full NBA Game Reviews from Tuesday, May 11, 2021 with entertaining highlights, interesting facts, valuable takeaways, and more!
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With only a few games left in the season, teams are giving it their best to stay in the postseason field or optimize their seeding. The Lake show picked up a huge win over New York in overtime thanks to clutch shooting from Talen Horton-Tucker to pull within a game of the top six. Golden State beat Phoenix, making it their second win in two days over the teams with the best records in the NBA. Andrew Wiggins had 38 points for the Dubs. Miami topped Boston again, moving from sixth all the way to fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Denver held off Charlotte thanks to a double-double from Nikola Jokic, and can still sneak into the top three in the West. Domantas Sabonis notched his ninth triple-double this season for Indiana in their win over Philadelphia, and look to crack the top eight. Brooklyn wants the second spot in the East, and showed it with a win in Chicago despite 41 points from Zach LaVine. Milwaukee is right on their tail, sitting a game back after they also won Tuesday night over Orlando.
Memphis mauled Dallas, making the Western Conference race a lot tighter between the five-seven spots, and the eight-nine battle as well. The LA Clippers had no problem with Toronto, defeating them by 19 on the road. In the games with little or no playoff implications, Minnesota dominated Detroit and Sacramento beat OKC. The Kings are still holding onto a glimmer of hope to sneak into the play-in tournament.
Here are the best NBA highlights, facts, performers, and takeaways from May 11th, 2021:
New York Knicks (99) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (101) [GW-3PM in OT]
[Highlights] @LAKERS (-140; $8.67) d. KNICKS (+122; $18.11) 101-99 (GW-3PM in OT) [NYK +2.5 | u210.5]
[Highlights] NUGGETS (-240; $10.67) d. @HORNETS (+200; $15.22) 117-112 [CHA +6 | o224]
[Highlights] @WARRIORS (+160; $8.80) d. SUNS (-181; $14.59) 122-116 [GSW -4.5 | o231.5]
[Highlights] HEAT (-122; $8.70) d. @CELTICS (+103; $7.98) 129-121 [MIA -1.5 | o224.5]
[Highlights] NETS (-190; $10.79) d. @BULLS (+165; $10.45) 115-107 [BKN -4.5 | u233.5]
[Highlights] @PACERS (+171; $8.65) d. 76ERS (-195; $11.49) 103-94 [IND +5 | u233]
[Highlights] @BUCKS (-1432; $9.42) d. MAGIC (+882; $6.56) 114-102 [ORL +14.5 | u230]
[Highlights] @KINGS (-500; $11.13) d. THUNDER (+395; $6.60) 122-106 [SAC -10 | o224]
[Highlights] CLIPPERS (-1093; $10.63) d. @RAPTORS (+729; $6.58) 115-96 [LAC -13.5 | u217.5]
[Highlights] TIMBERWOLVES (-300; $8.21) d. @PISTONS (+250; $8.88) 119-100 [MIN -7.5 | u228]
[Highlights] @GRIZZLIES (+130; $12.06) d. MAVERICKS (-150; $10.15) 133-104 [MEM +3 | o227.5]
THT FOR THE WIN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mW8RQJ0xsy
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
Wesley Matthews snatches the board in traffic and puts it in, sending @Lakers/@nyknicks to OT on TNT! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5gH17Aisqz
— NBA (@NBA) May 12, 2021
🔒 AD's late defense helps force OT on TNT. pic.twitter.com/2iwtgHjlHk
— NBA (@NBA) May 12, 2021
Mike James snatching ankles 🤭 pic.twitter.com/jDTbchHo98
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
LaMelo dropping dimes 😤 pic.twitter.com/l4fxHCpk4Y
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
KAT with a behind-the-back dime 😯 pic.twitter.com/QyD7OcV6RD
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
Rondo getting fancy with it 👀 pic.twitter.com/IQreYAeZvC
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
dime droppa 🥽@JaMorant | @Rookiedunker pic.twitter.com/EYYICx0OGX
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) May 12, 2021
STEPH. TOO CLUTCH. 😱 pic.twitter.com/iGnE7cHzgQ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
Wiggins attacking the rim 😤 pic.twitter.com/MhfuujSbly
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 12, 2021
toughhhhhh
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 12, 2021
📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/av7GvXV7ev
[Highlights] F Andrew Wiggins, GSW (W v.PHX): 38 PTS (17-24 FG | 2-6 3P), 3 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] PF Domantas Sabonis, IND (W v.PHI): 16 PTS (7-9 FG | 2-2 3P), 15 AST, 13 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] F Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (W v.ORL): 27 PTS (11-18 FG | 0-3 3P), 5 AST, 12 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (W @CHA): 30 PTS (7-16 FG | 0-2 3P), 6 AST, 11 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] C Karl-Anthony Towns, MIN (W @DET): 28 PTS (10-19 FG | 4-11 3P), 5 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 2 TO
THE PAUL GEORGE TRADE IS STILL PAYING DIVIDENDS FOR THE PACERS
Paul George began his career as an Indiana Pacer for seven seasons, but was traded to OKC, and then again to LAC. Indiana made this move after the 2016-17 season, and still seeing excellent value four years later. They originally acquired Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo in the deal. The big man out of Gonzaga is fifth in triple-doubles this season and has become a perennial All-Star-caliber player. Oladipo also got his first nod too as a member of the Pacers.
Indiana went on to use the Paul George trade to create even more assets. They received Caris LeVert for Victor Oladipo as a result of the James Harden-Nets trade, and LeVert has blossomed into an elite scorer. He had a team-high 24 points and the dagger with under a minute left to give Indiana a clutch win on Tuesday for their play-in seeding. Indiana wasn’t the only team to benefit from a Paul George trade, however. OKC traded him after two seasons and received plenty of draft capital, fueling an exciting rebuild.
The Thunder now have the largest stockpile of draft picks this league has ever seen, as well as a young and talented Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. They’ve turned Paul George into an extremely bright future for the franchise. Time will tell if, like Indiana, the trade will pay dividends in the long run. Four years later, it looks like George’s move from the Pacers has come into full effect, as they are set up with two players aged 26 and under that can represent this franchise for years to come.
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