Basketball Poetry

That time I asked out the homecoming queen

Gorgeous basketball

Wemby was on the baseline and still was the only guy who got back in time to save this

How castle could think the refs were on his team TONIGHT

Jalen Brunson can’t find the same kind of room when Jarrett Allen is roaming off Josh Hart. Didn’t we learn that in Game 1?

But, yeah, we DO love Castle

We all love Castle, but he simply HAS to recalibrate his risk/reward meter on these passes

HE STARTED TO SAY BANG

Basket’s playing hard to get

Ausar SITTING on that flyover gather

Duren’s playoffs in a nutshell

Oubre is REALLY leaning into the “Jalen Brunson has a big-ass head” bit ha

THAT’s how you Gortat screen

YOU GOTTA FINISH THAT

Flyover gather remains the coolest move in basketball.

Has this man ever high-fived before?

WE HAVE A MURDER IN THE BUILDING

I’m not sure Hardaway cares enough

Spurs dressing for a funeral game in Game 1 is RUDE

Absolute DIME from Banchero

This is like the tenth time the Rockets have screwed up very basic defense. What is going on?

Tari Eason’s reaction lol

Pathetic effort by Toronto here in transition and on glass

How on Earth did Podz overthrow PORZINGIS

Whatever works, I guess

LaMelo’s feet on his threes look like someone playing QWOP

Holy shit Derrick White

As someone who A) loves Tron B) loves flatland BMX, and C) watches NBA games every night, how have I never seen this guy (literally called “Tron Bike”) before?

That weird siren you hear is actually Buddy Hield lmao

Harden with a DASTARDLY dime

Yeah, I’d say that 5am landing in Miami ain’t helping the Lakers

Austin Reaves telling the ball his true feelings

Donovan Mitchell, bone collector

I like when Paul Reed gets a little saucyq

Dieng with the revenge no-dip!

Can Thomas traveled TWICE on the same play, good bucket tho

Grayson Allen, what have you done

-Incredible transition D from Craig Porter, who is in the paint when this shot splashes in, but realizes De’Andre Hunter falls down and sprints back to save the point. -Also incredible camerawork, as we see the outlet pass soaring past Hunter in the zoom-in on his complaints ha

Watkins has been killing it on defense in his opportunities, and he gets the huge clutch stop here

Maxey REALLY wanted this gaoltending call

The man who taught Ant Edwards the decel step

I don’t know anything about drumming but I’m greatly enjoying the Lakers’ halftime act tonight

MEAN little play from Ty Lue. Dunn enters to Harden, then drifts like he’s going to dunker spot. Instead, sets a vicious screen to free up Zubac to catch right at rim.

Zu out here trying HARD to feed his guy Lopez

Not Chicago’s night so far

This is a pretty egregious missed backcourt, yikes

Jordan Hawkins (???) with the VJ Edgecombe double-block

Didn’t count, but insane heave from Kuzma. That bounce!

DURANT JUST BOOKERED THE SUNS

Goodwin on such a heater, he’d rather take the pull-up trey than pass for a wide-open layup lol

Keegan Murray doing it all himself

Sick pass from Spida

Dean Wade just ripped Donovan Mitchell and went coast-to-coast. That’s not a typo.

The refs are literally guarding the Cavs, the fix is in!

Mickey Mouse is outscoring the entire New York Knicks team

What is happening in Denver

Javonte Green with the steal, MONSTER slam, and immediate tech

Ja’s shoe just saved Keyonte George

Vukcevic still learning the rules

Whoa! Who does JJJ think he is??

Sure LOOKS like Bane does a gun celebration after hitting a three, which I thought was a no-no. Maybe that’s only if you’re Ja Morant

Beautiful read from Queen. Sees the Spurs switch, realizes Luke Kornet won’t want to follow Trey Murphy to the arc, and knows exactly when and how to make the pass. Oh, and it was his 10th dime for his first triple-double (and first by a rookie this year).

Grayson Allen with some of the footwork I’ve seen.

After two straight crazy LeBron triples seemingly put it away, Maxey does THIS

Reaves with the fake timeout and tough finish!

Jokic is so funny man

Didn’t end up mattering but my GOD what a perfect missed free throw

Vince Williams good lord

GILLESPIE KIM KARDASHIAN COMEBACK

Photo finish in Tic-tac-toe

Wemby, man. (Not sure that btb pass from Curry did Butler any favors, but probably wouldn’t have mattered )

They fall for it every time smh

Didn’t realize Optimus Prime was a Heat fan

Derik Queen has been SO smooth tonight. Very composed and deliberate. 16 and 5 and it’s not halftime yet

I’m kinda enjoying the Micah Peavy experience

Scottie Barnes is having a really nice passing night

Amen Thompson HAS to mash this.

Keshad Johnson has played 10 minutes all season. Checks in to guard Jokic. Misses the three, sprints Iike hell to get back, battles the much larger Jokic in the post, forces the turnover. Love the effort.

Sheppard looking like Sonic the Hedgehog tonight

Ron Holland just bullied Keyonte George in a mean way, then converted the slam on the other end. Electric sequence.

Elijah Harkless pulls the chair on the Jaylen Brown drive (the Andrew Nembhard special)