MThunder-Cavs tonight, and one card on X says Shai drops 40 and Cleveland still wins.
LGive me that. A 40-piece and a dogfight is the whole night.
MYou can't score 40 and lose. I'm sorry, that doesn't happen.
LIt happens when the other team has five guys in double figures.
MLucky Dular on X says Cleveland gets a hard-fought win.
LShai hits 40. Jarrett Allen and Isaiah Hartenstein both double-double.
MBoth double-doubles? That's a rock fight inside.
LAnd no Cav goes over 30. That's balance.
MBalance is cute. Shai with 40 is a win condition.
LNo, no—Shai with 40 means Oklahoma City is leaning on one guy.
MHe's the best scorer in the league. Cleveland has to make someone else beat them.
LCleveland doesn't have to. Mitchell gets 28, and the defense builds a wall.
MThen Jalen Williams better drop 22. OKC needs a second scorer.
LMobley and Allen take away that mid-range. That's the plan.
MI think Jalen Williams gets his. The Thunder are not a one-man show.
LThey are against Cleveland. That's why I'm with Lucky.
MSo you'd take Cleveland outright.
LI would. I argue, I don't bet.
MSame card says Atlanta beats Indiana, but only if Jalen Johnson plays.
LJohnson changes their entire defense.
MIf he's in, Hawks win. If he's out, Indiana runs them off the floor.
LYou're flipping on the injury report like I do.
MI'll flip. That's being a grown-up.
LPacers can win even with Johnson. Haliburton's pushing, and Atlanta's wings are thin.
MJohnson is the wing. He's six-nine, switchable, and plays every possession hard.
LOne guy doesn't stop a fast break. Indiana gets easy ones.
MThen take Indiana. Stop hedging.
LI'll take Indiana if Johnson's out. If he's in, Atlanta is live.
MEither way, that's a track meet.
LMeanwhile, I saw Anthony on X with the Sixers winning again.
MSays Philly beat New York 98-to-93.
LFor the NBA Cup, he lists Tyrese Maxey, LeBron James and Anfernee Simons combining for 68.
MLeBron James in a Sixers scoring line? That's a typo or a different game.
LMaybe he meant Joel Embiid, or he's mixing up games.
MLeBron doesn't play for Philadelphia. That line is just wrong.
LNo official box score matches those records. KAT at 22 and 12 is plausible.
LThat would be the Knicks' best story tonight.
MBut Knicks at 2-4? If that's real, that's an alarm bell.
LThe post calls them Cup champs. A slow start in group play matters even more.
MIt matters because point differential counts. You can't just win late.
LAnd Philly at 5-1 would be a huge turnaround.
MWe just need a box score without LeBron on the Sixers.
LFair. Tonight's rematch at 7:40 is for real, though.
MKnicks need a bounce-back. Their defense has to show up.
LAnd Royal Odds on X posted a 25-leg same-game parlay plus six same-game parlays.
MA hundred dollars to win eight thousand two hundred. That's a lottery ticket, not a bet.
LIt has Trae Young 10 points and 8 assists against Charlotte.
MIf you need a leg that's just Trae Young showing up, you're already cooked.
LI want to see the person who hits the first 24 and loses on the last leg.
MThat's the real sports horror story.
LHornets-Wizards tips at 7:10, Knicks-Sixers at 7:40, then Thunder-Cavs. Board's loaded.
MCan't wait. Let's get to the games.