NBACodex

Absolute beatdown tonight. Dame: 25 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST (8/15 FG) Deni Avdija: 24 PTS | 8 AST | 6 REB (8/15 FG) This duo is genuinely becoming one of the deadliest 1-2 punches in the entire Western Conference. The best part? Dame got to kick his feet up the entire 4th quarter. Fresh legs for the second night of the back-to-back tomorrow. Portland is in prime position to stack another W and make it two straight.

Williams let Donovan Clingan completely live in his head right there. Got stared down in the backcourt and Williams crashed out with a two-handed shove. The best part of that whole sequence? Damian Lillard in the huddle coaching up the Youngster: "Big man, chill. We’re in control. Let them be the ones desperate." Veteran poise at its absolute finest.

OH MY GOD DAMIAN LILLARD FROM THE PARKING LOT AT THE BUZZER ⌚🚨 Portland is on an absolute rampage right now. Pulled up from the midcourt logo to cap off a ridiculous, soul-crushing run. Blazers lead OKC 97-80 heading into the 4th. The Moda Center is losing its collective mind!

VINTAGE DAME TIME HAS OFFICIALLY RETURNED ⌚🔥 Back-to-back ridiculous, contested triples off the wing to ignite an 8-0 Blazers blitz in the 3rd quarter. Forced an immediate timeout. That signature takeover mode is alive and well.

Aday Mara is a certified monster. Securing THREE consecutive offensive boards and then catching an absolute body on the Blazers right after? Pure violence at the rim. Someone check on that defender 💀

Man, Dame is genuinely washed.

Scoot Henderson has officially run out of leash. Sitting at 1-for-6, looking completely lost, and actively hurting the flow of the game. It’s time for a straight-up DNP-CD. Reallocate all of his run to Yang Hansen and Youngblood right now. Stop prioritizing draft pedigree over actual production.

Jaylen Brown made it a point to embrace every single one of his former Celtics teammates postgame—except Jayson Tatum. Walked right past him like he wasn't even there. Now the whole world sees why Boston moved off you. Paul George is simply an upgrade in every single department.

WHAT THE FUCK IS JAYLEN BROWN DOING??? 💀 Sixers fans are letting the home team HAVE IT right now. Wells Fargo Center is raining down an absolute chorus of boos. Disgusting brand of basketball on the floor.

LeBron gets literally poked dead in the eye by Paul George, goes down in pure agony, and the Celtics broadcast is up there giggling and treating him like a drama queen. Zero whistle on PG for a blatant shot to the face, and the announcers are acting like he’s auditioning for an Oscar. Boston homer bias is completely unhinged.

Tatum’s face when Paul George buried that three was straight-up comedy. Looked completely bewildered like his soul left his body 😭💀 Didn't shake Boston for a second, though—Celtics answered by ripping off a ruthless 9-0 blitz in the 4th to put the game in an absolute chokehold.

Derrick White took a brutal hit to the jaw on defense from Embiid—chin got sliced wide open immediately. I won't slap the "dirty" tag on Embiid, but that was way past the line of normal basketball physicality. Intentional or not, that level of recklessness has no place on the floor. Gotta have better body control.

I need a NASA scientist to explain the physics of how that Payton Pritchard shot just went in. Defied every law of gravity, hit every part of the BOARD and still dropped. The basketball gods are wearing green tonight, there's no other explanation.

The bad blood is nowhere near squashed. Watch the postgame dynamic: Jordan Poole gives love to Yaxel with the jersey swap, hugs Steph Curry, and has a private word in 30's ear. The moment Draymond wraps up his chat with Murray and spots Poole approaching, he turns around and heads straight for the locker room without looking back. That rift is permanent.

23 PTS | 7 REB | 4 AST | 4/4 3PT | +34 🚨 Yaxel Lendeborg gave the Warriors an absolute two-way clinic in limited run tonight. Stood on business in the 4th and picked up a tech defending his guy—love seeing a rookie play with that kind of edge. He is officially in the Rookie of the Year conversation. After all these years of searching, Golden State might’ve finally found the true heir to Steph Curry.

“He's Trash Ass!” Steph Steph’s 💀reaction to Podziemski getting stuffed at the cup.

Midway through the 3rd, things got chippy between Podziemski and Fears. Fears gave Podz a shove and immediately caught a technical foul—meanwhile Podz is standing there with a smirk knowing damn well he baited him into it. Down big, and the Pelicans' frustration is completely boiling over. Defeated body language everywhere on that roster.

7-foot-4 moving like a shifty guard with handles like that. Victor Wembanyama is a literal alien. Having the entire arena in Phoenix break out into MVP chants on the road is completely absurd. He’s not real.