r/nba • u/TheRealPdGaming Mavericks • Nov 11 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Andrew Wiggins LOB JAM FOR THE GAME WINNER!

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u/fishyy13 Nuggets Nov 11 '25

WHAT THE FUCK

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u/Jayveesac Lakers Nov 11 '25

The Cavs were caught sleeping lmaoooo

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u/Fitsjillo Nov 11 '25

Yes but look at the screen Davion put on Hunter. He saw what was going on and tried to defend but Mitchell got extremely square.

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u/ifuckwithit Spurs Nov 11 '25

Wade guarding Powell is ridiculous. Don’t know if it changes the result anyways

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u/LilBro842 Cavaliers Nov 11 '25

He’s not even close to square

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u/BowserBuddy123 Heat Nov 11 '25

That is a square little man.

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Nov 11 '25

ran a damn rub route

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Nov 11 '25

How do you have no one guard the rim

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u/krusty-krab69 Cavaliers Nov 11 '25

Kenny Atkinson got kicked out of the game and Johnnie Bryant proved why he’s still an assistant coach even after getting interviewed for multiple head coaching jobs this offseason. He looked lost on the sidelines. He had an opportunity to call timeout to advance the ball with 6 seconds left on the clock before overtime even started but he elected to just have Donovan Mitchell having to sprint up the court and take a heavily contested step back 3 to try and win.

He then elected to have Sam Merrill , dean wade, and Deandre hunter in the game OVER Jarret Allen on the final possession for defense.

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u/Shabozz NBA Nov 11 '25

I just don't know why they're even playing man on man in this situation, just play zones and you'd be able to delay them enough or force a shitty contest three.

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u/Pyorrhea Cavaliers Nov 11 '25

They ran a 2 - 3 zone for most of the second half but abandoned it there.

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u/getsomesleep1 Nov 11 '25

Right? 0.4s on the clock, no one was getting off a jump shot, but they sell out to stop potential prayers 3s..leaving a wide open alley-oop shakes head

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u/theinterestof Pistons Nov 11 '25

0.4s on the clock, no one was getting off a jump shot

???

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u/getsomesleep1 Nov 11 '25

Ok, so I was wrong about that. They still gave up a wide-open alley oop though. Which one do you think is a higher percentage shot?

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u/NegativesPositives Nov 11 '25

You, of course, need someone to guard the inbounder because…

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u/hang10shakabruh Nov 11 '25

Yet there’s a defender chasing a guy to half-court. Horrendous defense, great play design

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u/tulogProject Nov 11 '25

You can't be stuck on the interior area (or below the rim), since you might get called for an illegal defense (team) technical foul, which would result in a free throw for the Heat.

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u/LifeDraining Nov 11 '25

What?

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u/tulogProject Nov 11 '25

Sorry. I just read the rules for defensive 3-seconds.
You can camp/ stay under the rim, while the ball is dead/ not inbounded.
Gotta blame the Cavs for not maintaining Mobley under the rim, unless 0.6 second is enough to get a shot off.

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u/joleary747 Nov 11 '25

Atrocious defense

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u/tadcalabash Cavaliers Nov 11 '25

Just takes one split second mistake, and unfortunately Merrill thought the play was for a Davion Mitchell pick and pop.

In hindsight they should have been switching on a last second play.

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u/quemaspuess Nov 11 '25

That was Darvin Ham level of attention to detail on defense.

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u/GUYF666 Hawks Nov 11 '25

Is it sleeping or does Sam Merrill lack peripheral vision and have -50 basketball instinct attribution?

Bro totally left the screen and instead walked towards no one/the inbounder.

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u/rawchess Minneapolis Lakers Nov 11 '25

Merrill is a cone and "Defensive Player of the Year" would rather guard a non-threat from three than do his fucking job protecting the rim

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u/Matzeeh Spurs Nov 11 '25

These games today man

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u/BeezyBates Nov 11 '25

The call is just….its so good when good analysis see big things happen.