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FULL NBA Review From May 3, 2021
See the full NBA Game Reviews from Monday, May 3, 2021 with entertaining highlights, interesting facts, valuable takeaways, and more!
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The eighth spot in both conferences are becoming very intriguing, and teams are going all out for it in order to have two opportunities at making the playoffs. The LA Lakers were on the verge of falling down to seventh entering the evening, but picked up a clutch victory over Denver. Golden State’s win behind Steph Curry’s 41 points and Draymond Green’s triple-double propelled them into eighth thanks to New York defeating Memphis on the road. San Antonio is now 1.5 games behind the Dubs after their loss to Utah.
In the highest-scoring affair of the night, Russell Westbrook had his second-ever game with 20+ assists and 20+ rebounds, and went on to beat Indiana. Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to have a game like this. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari each had seven threes in Atlanta’s win over Portland. Philadelphia secured their fifth straight victory with a road defeat over Chicago, and Orlando beat Detroit in the battle of the Eastern Conference’s worst.
Here are the best NBA highlights, facts, performers, and takeaways from May 3rd, 2021:
Denver Nuggets (89) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (93)
[Highlights] @LAKERS (+166; $8.55) d. NUGGETS (-191; $10.98) 93-89 [LAL +5 | u213]
[Highlights] MAGIC (+105; $6.69) d. @PISTONS (-125; $9.49) 119-112 [ORL +2 | o211]
[Highlights] @HAWKS (-136; $13.20) d. BLAZERS (+120; $10.78) 123-114 [ATL -2.5 | o235.5]
[Highlights] @JAZZ (-300; $13.03) d. SPURS (+250; $12.07) 110-99 [UTA -7 | u219.5]
[Highlights] 76ERS (-235; $11.25) d. @BULLS (+195; $9.90) 106-94 [PHI -6 | u211.5]
[Highlights] @WIZARDS (-172; $10.74) d. PACERS (+152; $8.89) 154-141 [WSH -4 | o246]
[Highlights] KNICKS (+146; $17.77) d. @GRIZZLIES (-160; $12.05) 118-104 [NYK +3.5 | o220.5]
[Highlights] WARRIORS (+120; $8.49) d. @PELICANS (-140; $9.03) 123-108 [GSW +2.5 | u236]
Edmond Sumner rocking the rim 💥 pic.twitter.com/jv2kIYhKFV
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 3, 2021
Draymond throwing it DOWN 😤 pic.twitter.com/tZUVUMonZD
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 4, 2021
CLUTCH bucket by Horton-Tucker 👀 pic.twitter.com/2qDe9RoLeS
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 4, 2021
AD with an unreal block to seal the Lakers' win 😲 pic.twitter.com/h24rg6PKTA
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 4, 2021
Russ dropped a full-court dime to Beal 👀 pic.twitter.com/ne3vA5C4pk
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 4, 2021
[Highlights] PG Russell Westbrook, WSH (W v.IND): 14 PTS (5-8 FG | 0-0 3P), 24 AST, 21 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 6 TO
[Highlights] PF Domantas Sabonis, IND (L @WSH): 32 PTS (14-22 FG | 1-3 3P), 9 AST, 19 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 6 TO
[Highlights] PF Draymond Green, GSW (W @NOP): 10 PTS (4-5 FG | 0-0 3P), 15 AST, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 3 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, GSW (W @NOP): 41 PTS (14-26 FG | 8-18 3P), 8 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (L @ATL): 33 PTS (11-19 FG | 6-11 3P), 8 AST, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 3 TO
THE FUTURE OF SPORTS BROADCASTS IS HERE WITH AR
Monday night’s matchup between Golden State and New Orleans looked a little different on TV than people are used to seeing. ESPN partnered with Marvel to take sports broadcasting to new heights. Marvel implemented augmented reality where images appeared on the screen in real-time. There were superheroes around the arena, animations when a basket was made, and name tags following players around at times, amongst other things.
This was the first time something of this nature had been done in the NBA, and it was very interesting to see. There was even the first-ever “Arena Of Heroes” champion, which was awarded to Draymond Green (slightly different than the NVP which was solely based on fan votes). Green obtained this by accumulating the most “Hero Points”, which is a combination of all-around production like points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Missing a shot, free throw, or turning the ball over leads to a deduction of hero points.
AR can be implemented in more ways and build on what happened Monday night. For example, it could show how many points a player has at the time live over his head. Also, displaying statistics and trends like “Made last four threes” would be something that a viewer may be interested in or seeing the percentages of how likely a player will make each shot based on a variety of factors.
There is even the option to go down the fantasy route, and show how many fantasy points they’ve racked up so far or add a wagering element to the broadcast by showing how the spread is looking based on the current score or when the over cashes, add in some type of edit at the basket that shows money signs or something. The opportunities for AR are endless, and it will be exciting to see where it goes from here with this game laying the groundwork for a bright future ahead.
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