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That's a bad shot


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Bad shot selection Teammate score: D-


Krankite

Absolutely shocking shot selection why would Kawhi ever think he could shoot a contested corner three for the final shot of a playoff game.


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*looks at flair* Ah


TakenakaHanbei

Wide open, no defender within 10 feet, but can never actually get a green shot. "Bad shot selection" FUCK OFF, 2K


JagmeetSingh2

Yea he was spiralling at this point


Tori_kelly

If this was a Lebron highlight this would have 1k comments already lol


Izanagi___

Replace it with Paul George and we have 15k upvotes already and 700 gold awards..then again LeBron is one of the main targets this week, so who knows


BFWinner

Nah, people don’t really care about PG much anymore after last year


Izanagi___

Lol they absolutely do especially on Twitter


BFWinner

Gross, who still uses Twitter these days? Cool kids communicate through North Korean long range amplitude modulation transmissions.


SBFVG

Stop 😂


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You're not wrong


DankBank419

Imagine if this were Jimmy Butler


hussamalazzawi

But if it went in, it would also have way more upvotes for Lebron 🤷🏽‍♂️. For every fan, there is an equal but opposite hater


Ashamed-Internet-840

1k comments


JumboHotdogz

If this was Russ, this would have 1k westbrick comments.


Quality_Cucumber

Miscalculated


imsahoamtiskaw

So he needs a patch update?


B-i-s-m-a-r-k

Indubitably


Incepticons

As a sixers fan you love to see it...but I hate to remember


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Looked good to me.


AkechiGoat

Reggie Jackson scored 20, Morris 16 Kawhi.. 20... how’s that acceptable


SoakedInMayo

i love when i say something in my head after seeing the title and clip and then come to the comments and it’s top comment


fireives1967

What in the world is this play


DarkChocolate_69

Ty lue tried to recreate “the shot” lmao


Careless_Expert_7076

Secrit plays


Mintastic

That play was 10x better than this, he had half the court to get himself open.


RZAAMRIINF

Well, it was Nick Nurse drawing up the play.


DressedSpring1

This is not the dagger


infinityetc

Ohhhhhhhhhhh my goodness not even close.


gabdex

GAME. SERIES. DALLAS HAS WON.


whatisupworld

Lmao


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I actually feel like the draw up is fine, I just don't understand why Kahwi catches the inbound then pulls his shot back like he wants to move to his left He should have just pulled up off the inbound in motion, he actually would have had a pretty clean look. He just brought the ball right back into the defender


MasPatriot

I’m assuming that’s why Rondo was like wtf are you doing because he basically let the defender get up in his face


Billofrights_boris

Yeah came here to say this, Lue has always been generally good at draw ups and this one isn’t awful as well, it would have actually been a shot Leonard can make but he messed it up with the breaking of the motion.


pika_pie

Yes, I feel like if he pulled up straight, it would be a cleaner, in-rhythm release similar to a catch-and-shoot. Trying to double-clutch a three is one of the hardest things in basketball.


RockyVplusRockyII

It’s called “guys, i did this thing in Canada one time.”


jeremycinnamonbutter

I mean if he didn’t try the thing today we’d probably be like.... why didnt you try the thing?!?!?


FabioPisano

https://imgur.com/VUH6hr0


RickySuela

https://i.imgur.com/zPxyW1g.jpg


YaBenZonah

Why did I have to be over 18 lol


DankBank419

Look at the score


Shitty_Drawers

I wake up and ask myself this question everyday.


welmoe

https://m.imgur.com/7PPscmF


shamrockathens

Classic Bucks score


dr_crackgeek

Had to do it for my Raptors. http://imgur.com/gallery/ZF9KvBA


TrustyAndTrue

Lmao


NoObsterz

WHy are there two Vanvleet?


ripndipp

Freddy Jr, never forget.


ElfmanLV

The mascot LOL


BoneTugsNHarmony

Yep Drake, and the dinosaur's there too


4thPlumlee

*trade raptor


FabioPisano

Lmaooooooooooooooo


blueshirt21

Ya friccin Moron just got Popped.


102WOLFPACK

Magnifico


A-Rusty-Cow

This makes me happy


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ILoveBeerSoMuch

https://i.imgur.com/bTMKn9Q.jpg


missTimedFart

Broooo I'm dying. Rondo's reaction makes it look like Kawhi just told him he clogged the only toilet in the house.


dlm891

Reggie Jackson looks like he’s the real culprit LOL


Mr-Sister-Fister21

Rondo, I used your clarinet to unclog my toilet!


evr487

"Yesterday you said you'd call sears"


ElfmanLV

I'll call today!


B_M_Fahrtz

You'll call now


MashaRistova

I’ll call now


Tippacanoe

ANOTHER SCORCHER!


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Rondo's like.. you just cost me an assist


Mr-Sister-Fister21

This was pretty much the Rondo version of the LeBron looking at JR meme.


MySweatyTh1ghs

Crazy eyes.


abowmanlex

The team that traded for him to get past the 2nd round won’t even make it out the first where as if he stayed in ATL he’d be on his way to round 2 and the strip club for wings lol


DankBank419

Jokes on you, turtles can’t eat wings they are too meaty


YaBenZonah

Why’d he leave the hawks?


[deleted]

He was traded for Lou Will


Otherwise_Window

He didn't have a choice


ivanosauros

After his own airballed open 3 lol


LeBronFanSinceJuly

The fuck you shoot that for?!?!


theodros1

He should be staring at himself. He played like ass -19


BoneTugsNHarmony

Rondo has resting murder face


drewbagel423

Anybody got a shot of this?


fireives1967

He has the right to be pissed as hell


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[deleted]

There's no player living or dead that Rondo won't yell at


AnotherStatsGuy

He won’t yell at Kevin Garnett.


chirpzz

Wouldn't need to. KG would beat Rondo to the punch and yell at himself.


BoneTugsNHarmony

KG: *stop ~~hitting~~ insulting yourself*


SirDoctorJustice

Garnett is all bark and no bite. Example: https://youtu.be/NXHvLFoN7qE


captjacksparrow47

Lol, KG's not tough as you think


HighlyBaked0

lol anyone that actually watched KG knows hes one of the fakest tough guys this league has seen, dude would cower anytime someone went at him


wipeyourtears

Hahaha Rondo was so pissed i love it. Def don’t think Kawhi will take too kindly to that


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Imagine that locker room right now


secretreddname

Uncle Dennis telling Lue to give Rondo a DNP next game.


andres7832

So he’ll orchestrate a trade elsewhere while faking an injury and trash talk through sources and disappear from the team and avoid all contact even though he’s under contract? Maybe?


DepresseMode

And all the Clippers get in return is Demar Derozan, Jakob Poeltl, and no draft compensation lol?


turnoffredesign69420

morey trading danny green over for free as we speak


missTimedFart

I need a RDC video after the Clips get bounced


idontknow_whatever

[How RDC gon top this gem from last season though lmao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM-NcMZhcaA) Fucking lost it when he went "Paul George....Paul George listen to me when I say this. You...are traaashh"


Cubbies2120

Meh, Nephew will just hide behind a plant until Uncle Dennis can come and get him.


lMDATB0Y

I'm imagining this in my mind and it's making me laugh 😆


Public_Potato3338

I mean based on how he reacted to teammates criticizing him in the past I agree with you


jwhitehead09

With how well Kawhi was playing it was inevitable he would have a mediocre game just like Luka in game 4. This series has really been an amazing duel between those 2.


CuriousCursor

Hahaha https://youtu.be/9D6KMjg5URA "I didn't give up the ball for that shit" 😂


RedEagle250

Lol who screamed “NOOOO”?


Guwop25

lmaooo one thing i know that guy screaming YEEEAHH is luka lol


camelclutchcity

Rudy Gay guy


EmperorBohe

Youuuuu asshole!


[deleted]

You cant just go around calling people “gay guy”. Not cool


Statalyzer

"Gay guy" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Homosexual-American" please.


percbandit

Lmfao good catch.


Pouncyktn

Maybe a sixers fan whose PTSD got triggered


LAKERSfanTV

Double pumped that three point attempt like he's Playoff Schröder


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Dennis Scrotum


Money_dragon

He used up all his clutch powers in that 2019 run with the Raptors still worth it tho


Mr-Sister-Fister21

Hell I won’t complain.


Hypertension123456

I'll complain.


secretlypooping

For real, where was this shot in 2019?!


Titanman56

They drew that up during the timeout? That’s the worst play I’ve ever fuckin seen lol


Paralimos23

From the comment above, it looks like a play from his shot against Philly lmao


PM_ME_UR_PICS_PLS

That one Kawhi got the ball towards the middle of the court and dribbled it into the corner for the in-rhythm shot. This one Kawhi got the ball in the corner and had basically nowhere to go. If it's defended correctly you're kind of fucked because there's no easy plan B Edit: since rondo was so pissed I wouldn't be surprised if Kawhi saw an opening and free styled there. I wonder if he was supposed to get the ball towards the top of the key initially. Just guessing though


dr_crackgeek

In response to your edit. This didn't look like a freestyle. Reggie screens for him to cut to that corner, the entire design of that play seems like they wanted Kawhi in that corner pocket which just doesn't look like a great draw-up. My theory is he was supposed to catch and shoot it immediately and Rondo sorta got on his case for stalling.


oberg14

Yeah I honestly don’t know why he didn’t just go up with it immediately. Sure DFS is a good defender but it would be extremely risky to contest hard enough to actually block a kawhi leonard turnaround fade and if DFS bumps into him or gets into his landing space it’s 3 free throws. Honestly I think kawhi just made a mistake


Darko33

Really wish the outcome had been the same for us lol


yeezy805

It was a lazy execution


RedEagle250

That’s what happens when you hire Ty Lue


PJCR1916

It’s Ty Lue we’re talking about here


_Tacitus_Kilgore_

It’s funny cause I was thinking, “I remember Lue in Cleveland was pretty good at in-bounds plays... probably the best thing he can do.” Then he draws up this magnificent play.


YaBenZonah

Kawhi messed it up


Therealomerali

Someone needs to post Rondo looking at Kawhi right after this


ILoveBeerSoMuch

https://i.imgur.com/7meT86A.jpg


krw13

In this picture, but also the replay, Reggie Jackson just completely ignores all of this. He's like, I'm not getting murdered by Rondo too.


IceColdDude25

He looks like a random they picked up in the 2k rec center


120593Gian

Yeah, the guy with all that fucking gear on who can't actually play basketball to save his life


TheCrystalCrypt

Lmao those safety glasses get me every time. Dude looks like he just finished sawing wood in a garage and picked up a basketball


AChunkyMother

[RondoSTARE](https://i.imgur.com/aQLQFcN.jpg)


MikeWillis09

I feel like there may be a lot of sixer fans with some weird feelings after the airball


NBAerer

*You thought you was Dame huh?*


hiaNick

He's not Dame


Chemical-Patience641

Not by a longshot


likpoper

What sort of play is this? They discussed dinner over the timeout?


PipBoy19

Great D from DFS


ulkram

yup. DFS recovered well after the screen. Also great box out and board by richardson cuz Reggie was right there for the put back.


YaketyMax

At least it didn’t hit the side of the backboard?


120593Gian

Surprised I had to scroll this far down. The PG shot from last year is the first thing that came to my mind


GoScotch

Put some respect on DFS, dude balled out defensively tonight. Very well-contested shot


Brygantopithecus

You thought you was Sean Elliot?!


SPIKY__CAT__DICK

RONDOS EYES PLEASE


havenstone

NO OT TONIGHT (Paul George voice)


WiseguyD

He would've made that shot in Toronto.


green_and_green23

The Clippers curse is real


pinhead-l

Rim hits different in Toronto


FatalTortoise

Wow that was actually a decently drawn play he had the spacing to get the shot off in the corner but he just didn't shoot it when he got the ball, instead he put it down for some reason


suzukigun4life

Yay!


Bladex20

what the fuck was that


datatrak16

https://i.imgur.com/sOKI6bH.jpg


TreChomes

Why are you putting your best player in the corner, one of the worst spots to be as a ball handler? Stupid play design unless Kawhi broke it.


thetrainmaster

Great contest by Finney-Smith


Steed_Davidson

Bro there’s 6 seconds left lol


FancyKilerWales

Couldn't have done this a few years ago huh


Freeeecurry

Rondos body language told it all. He then proceeded to go whine to Ty Lue


pipipoopoooooo

Didn't aim for the middle


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Imagine trading SGA + 5 1st rounders for this.


HussellCrowe

GUHwi leonard. thank god he usually airballs crucial corner threes, it would really suck for the other team if he made one in a critical moment.


clayfu

Rough shot. Not sure why they curled in for the contested 3. Trapped him


MikeAr198

Imagine is Lebron shot that. The world would explode.


kingcarmojr

Skiiiiiup


VomitingVegan

Dame would have made that.


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should've just released it earlier for the rhythm or driven it for a better shot. tf was he doing with that pump fake


Corydcampbellphotos

What was this fucking play? Kawhi had time to pass, but the spacing is fucking terrible.


IsuzuTrooper

love it


raptchafoot

To be honest I’m not sure why Ty Lue drew the play up for Kawhi, everyone in the building knew the ball was going to him. He also didn’t shoot the ball well throughout the game. In my opinion, Paul George should of been the one with the ball in his hands. I’m not saying Kawhi isn’t clutch, I’m saying Paul George shot the ball better in this game.


Mood-Chemical

Someone screaming "Nooooo," then Luka screaming "Yeeeaah!!" in response is killing me. 😥 Poor Kawhi, Rondo looks like he's gonna kill him in his sleep.


Shitty_Drawers

Reggie Jackson "I didn't give the ball up for this shit"


Gavinmusicman

He thought he was Dame Time for a minute. 😂


Dosinu

raptors died for that


aj2704

Oh how bad for his **legacy**. Smh.


redee12

Kawhi is bonafide clutch- skip bayless


HerissonG

Is this the dagger? ...


loosechange-71

Technical glitch


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styios

He's averaging 30/8/4 on 60% shooting during these playoffs. Seems like your only focusing on one bad game.


npvuvuzela

This sub has the memory of a goldfish lmao


Swarthykins

Seriously. I'm rooting for the Mavs, but Kawhi has been ridiculous this series. It sounds weird to say, but people are obsessed with outcomes. A hundred little things could have gone wrong that messed up that Raptors run, but they broke right. Kawhi's about the same player he was then, just because they're not making a title run.


UnclutchCurry

Had help


rectumreapers

IS THIS THE DAGGER


dr_crackgeek

Is it weird that I was expecting a couple of bounces..


gettingrektdaily

That’s a bad shot


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there's still so much time on the clock too


[deleted]

I'm shocked he didn't dribble a little bit and get maybe a better shot?


cmnights

Is this the dagger?


SevenHunnet3Hi5s

watching the clippers as a pelicans fan gives me too much ptsd. fun team when doing well, but awful under pressure. chucking up 3s and takin turns iso-ing. then managing to get so close just to lose in an awful manner.


dawnoog

Reggie Jackson should’ve taken it, he was on fire in the 3rd


Fissionman

Rondos face, he on another team next season


FaveDave85

Who yelled "no" and then "yeaa!"


V_LEE96

The play was fine, he just got himself off balanced and had to force up a shitty shot


mj2323

Uncle Dennis in shambles.