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Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Aaron Wiggins was nominated for West Player of the Week for the final week of the NBA season. James Harden won the award. Wiggins averaged 20.8 PTS/5.8 REB/3.5 AST/1.3 STL on 50/35/93 shooting splits.
OKC went 4-0. – 4:20 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Last time James Harden was POTW was February 2021 with the Brooklyn Nets
Hasn’t been All-NBA since the bubble. But this is also the best situation he has been in going into the playoffs since 2018. – 3:40 PM
LA Clippers guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 25 of the 2024-25 season (April 7-13). pic.x.com/8iB23CpiCn – 3:31 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the #9 best selling jersey in 2024-2025. 1. Luka 2. Curry 3. LeBron 4. Tatum 5. Brunson 6. Wemby 7. Ant 8. Ja 9. SGA 10. Jokic 11. Giannis 12. LaMelo 13. KD 14. Booker
15. Brown – 12:16 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS We’ve had Westbrook and Harden together on three different playoff teams: Thunder Rockets Clippers We now get Westbrook VS. Harden on a second, entirely new set of teams: Thunder vs. Rockets Nuggets vs. Clippers
This can’t have ever happened to two Hall of Famers, right? – 9:06 PM
Kenny Beecham @KOT4Q The first part of Gobert’s career, he couldnt get away from Harden in the postseason.
Now he cant get away from Luka. – 6:48 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype Only nine players have been to the playoffs more times than James Harden: Karl Malone John Stockton Tim Duncan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LeBron James Clifford Robinson Tony Parker Shaquille O’Neal
Jason Kidd – 6:40 PM
Kenny Beecham @KOT4Q Harden has been amazing this OT. Draymond trying to draw contact on that open layup might be the close of this game.
(Im watching on delay. Please dont spoil) – 6:30 PM
Harden switched onto Curry and then got caught ballwatching before committing the terrible 3-shot foul. You’d think after so many years of playing against him he’d avoid those kind of lapses. – 5:56 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Steve Kerr challenged and won the challenge on out of bounds call. Harden turnover.
Both teams have one challenge remaining. – 5:21 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU A 7-0 Golden State run gave them back the lead, though Steve Kerr calls timeout after a Harden-Zubac alley-oop cuts that lead to 70-69 with 7:20 left in 3rd quarter
I don’t want to say it’s simple… but everyone in here knows that if the Clippers turn the ball over they’re done – 5:09 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU In the final minute of the 1st half, 3s MADE by: – Kawhi Leonard – James Harden – Stephen Curry – Norman Powell The Clippers LEAD 60-58 at halftime as Powell beats the buzzer from 36 feet. Similar ending to half that we saw Friday night at Sacramento.
Kawhi: 17/4/4/2 stls – 4:47 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA Now 3 straight years scoring 30+ ppg for Giannis — and 7 straight years he’s scored over 30 pts/36 minutes. The most ever…and it’s not close.
Jordan did it 4x. No one else has done it more than 3x. Even Wilt only did it twice. Kobe once. LeBron & KD have never done it. pic.x.com/3jPeZMq6Y4 – 8:56 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm For the fourth time in his last five games, Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double (32-11-15) last night.
“The 15 assists to me is what stands out. It just keeps getting unnoticed how well he’s passing the ball and being a playmaker.” – Doc Rivers nytimes.com/athletic/62740… – 2:52 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Kevin Porter Jr. summed it up simply last night. “If anyone’s a fan of basketball and you get to watch — every night — the dominance of what Giannis does, it’s unbelievable.”
On Giannis Antetokounmpo’s masterclass in Detroit, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/62740… – 10:42 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm FINAL: Bucks 125, Pistons 119 – Antetokounmpo 32pts/11reb/15ast – Portis 17pts/10reb – Porter 16pts/4reb/7ast – Lopez 15pts/7reb/3blk – Kuzma 10pts
The Bucks (47-34) have clinched the fifth spot in the East. – 9:33 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Huge block by Giannis Antetokounmpo on that Jalen Duren dunk.
Bucks up, 122-116, with 31.3 seconds left. – 9:23 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Oh my gosh. Giannis Antetokounmpo tried to put a little extra on that dunk and missed it, but the Bucks got it back anyways.
Bucks up, 117-111, with 2:05 left. – 9:20 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Heading to the fourth quarter, the Bucks lead, 98-97.
The Bucks are going to be unhappy with their execution during that final stretch without Giannis Antetokounmpo in the middle of the third. Had a number of chances to build the lead, but couldn’t do it. – 8:54 PM
Second game in a row that an inbounder has actually thrown the alley-oop to Giannis Antetokounmpo… – 8:47 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Bucks have been way more aggressive in ignoring Ausar Thompson in the second half.
Giannis Antetokounmpo to start the third quarter and now Brook Lopez with Antetokounmpo taking a breather. – 8:42 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Giannis Antetokounmpo is just operating at a ridiculous level offensively right now.
He has 21 points, four rebounds and 12 assists in 24 minutes tonight. Manipulating the defense every possession and finding shooters. – 8:39 PM
It’s kind of crazy that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s mid-range jumper has become such a problem that he’s gotten the Pistons twice on a pump fake of a mid-ranger to start the second half. – 8:25 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Half: Bucks 68, Pistons 65 – Antetokounmpo 13pts/3reb/8ast – Portis 13pts/6reb – Porter 10pts/3ast – Lopez 8pts/4reb – Kuzma 7pts Detroit: 56.5% fg / 52.6% 3pt
Milwaukee: 51% fg / 50% 3pt – 8:07 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Giannis Antetokounmpo is just in total control with this lineup.
Four shooters with Porter, Green, Trent and Portis. All three guards are willing screeners in the inverted pick and roll. You can see why this lineup has been so good for the Bucks recently. – 7:48 PM
More on this storyline
StatMuse: Pat Connaughton vs Detroit: 43 PTS (career-high) 11 REB 5 AST 2 STL Joins Giannis, Khris, and Kareem as the only Bucks with a 40/10/5 game. pic.x.com/FuiGg08Hlq -via Twitter @statmuse / April 13, 2025
Damian Lillard: I think with me and (Giannis Antetokounmpo), it was a matter of getting to know each other as men. A lot of times, people say, ‘They need to work out together,’ and all that. And yeah, that can be helpful. But really—he is who he is as a player. I am who I am as a player. So do we need to work that out? I mean—we can. But for me and him, I know how to play the game. He knows how to play the game. It’s a matter of trust. He wants to be dominant and do what he does. I want to be dominant and do what I do. But we’ve got to trust that we both want that for each other—so we can coexist. Like, if I’m bringing the ball up, he’s got to trust that he can run, and I’ll get it to him. If he sets the screen and his man steps up, I’m going to hit him in the pocket. -via YouTube / April 12, 2025
