Funny that Giannis gave himself a rebound at the end of the Bucks game for a triple double.
The league rescinded the final rebound Giannis gave himself yesterday effectively taking away his triple double. AI can't remember seeing this happen before in the NBA but it seems like the right thing to do. I didn't see anything about rescinding the missed shot though.
Probably a good thing for Giannis anyway as it might save him from some criticism for being a stat padder. Say what you want about Westbrook or Jokic but I don't think this has ever happened to either of them.Maybe not Jokic but I can't say the same for Westbrook brook not being stat padder, I'm glad NBA reviewed it and deprived him of the triple double, since it wasn't a shot attempt but an obvious throw towards the backboard, I've never seen anything like before, except the usual lob at the backboard for a dunk, I guess it's very easy to assume getting the triple double was his intention, but If the had been on a triple double already did that, I supposed the narrative the narrative would have been different.
Celtics scored threes with incredible percentage in first half and played a great defense in last period. Even without Tatum they were very productive. Brogdon made an extra contribution. But they blew the lead in last 24 seconds. They had another chance to win the game but Williams shot 0/2 free throws and Cavs got a miraculous win in overtime. It's funny that these two teams' three games went to overtime this season. Cavs won all three of them. It was like a preview of a possible Eastern semis. That would be a damn good series if happens.
Just about 4 days ago, the Boston Celtics that we know to be a very defensively compact team blew a 28 points lead against the Brooklyn Nets, just 48 hours later the blew another 14 point lead over the NY Knicks and today it's a different day but the same story blowing up a 15 point advantage, I really don't know what excuse can be made for them for these 3 consecutive losses, and my strongest opinion is that Marcus Smart is one of the biggest issue, he's barely impactful on the defense, and almost useless in offense, this is surely something to be worried about for the Coach with the post season fast approaching.