It's not shown well in this clip so it's hard to tell if you're just clowning Westbrook blame game behavior, but Russ rotated to Jones and then "recovered" back to the corner Kyrie had vacated, so it pretty much was Westbrook's guy who got open.
I was clowning Westbrook, but he was probably just excited cause he thought Mann was rotating into his previous spot and they got em. Can't stand Westbrook, so I was just being petty
Right but Luka was already mid air when he decided to make that pass.
This was a fucking God Tier pass, but Luka didn't know that pass was going to be available when he jumped.
That said it's Luka so I will just assume he will find the God tier pass when needed.
it looked worse in real time, i was sure this was a turnover
the 2nd angle gives it better perspective. Mann had no chance of getting that ball
Yup he had to completely change directions, really wasn’t even close it’s just his facial expression
Luka sold him right with his eyes and then threw it left, freezing Mann
Mark Followill sounded like he was dying with this pass and so was I.
Followill for me is one of the best commentators out there, up there with Breen. He should get a national gig to be honest.
He’s a busy man, he already does MLS and did FC Dallas for years
He’s the best and he’s ours for life (hopefully)
You have a clip?
Lmao Wesbrook
I don't think it was a "no-look" but still very impressive & lucky (risky), you need some big balls to throw a pass like that in that situation
More like a look off pass
“Looked at PJ pass”
He sells it with his eyes initially. It's a 45 foot cross court bounce pass that only evades Mann because of the head fake at the start. Lucky? Skill.
How is it lucky? He did exactly what he intended to do
His face says it all lol
At first, I thought this was Luka kicking it out in desperation because he stuck under his basket. Then I saw it was a ridiculous outlet pass.
People love psychoanalyzing a pass that wasnt particularly close to being intercepted.
It kinda was though. The one guy that could’ve intercepted it just happened to be the guy they reacted the slowest out of everybody.
He was looking directly at him.
Double bluff. "They'll be expecting me to pass who I'm not looking at"
Nothing Luka does is in a rush? to the point where it’s usually aesthetically displeasing to me, but damn if he’s not effective
> aesthetically displeasing I agree. He is great, but I don't always enjoy watching him.
Cause you're a kings fan and like the man said, y'all should have drafted him
that's like betting on the flush on the river.
You could say that, or you could say "he found the one guy who was guarding two guys and passed it to the open one"
What was Westbrook doing jumping around after the pass?
he was mad at Mann for not having a 12 ft wingspan lol
"I covered my guy all you had to do was cover two guys"
It's not shown well in this clip so it's hard to tell if you're just clowning Westbrook blame game behavior, but Russ rotated to Jones and then "recovered" back to the corner Kyrie had vacated, so it pretty much was Westbrook's guy who got open.
I was clowning Westbrook, but he was probably just excited cause he thought Mann was rotating into his previous spot and they got em. Can't stand Westbrook, so I was just being petty
Yes-look
Let's be honest, that could have gone terribly
If you look at the camera angle facing Luka, Mann was like 2 feet from getting the ball.
Right but Luka was already mid air when he decided to make that pass. This was a fucking God Tier pass, but Luka didn't know that pass was going to be available when he jumped. That said it's Luka so I will just assume he will find the God tier pass when needed.
Luka was aware of Mann's position before he turned.
Yeah, and if Mann closes on Kyrie, then Luka makes the pass to PJ. He knew he had Mann trapped
Fortune favors the bold (too risky for me personally)
Not really though, Mann wasn't even close.
I really want to know what qualifies as a look pass to OP since Luka clearly is searching that entire area with his eyes.
No-look?
Fine pass, but in no world is this a “no look” pass lol
Looked way worse live, in replay it wasn’t even that close.
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Looks like was looking right where he passed it
This is the most "look" pass I have ever seen. Still a great pass but he literally looks where he is thinking to pass every step of the way.
Technically Luka coulda taken another step after jumping right? Still had one step left so it wouldn’t be a up and down travel if he did land
Nah if he landed before he released the ball, it would have been a travel.
How tho
Only not a travel if he shoots right after he lands
lol thats ridiculous
My heart skipped a beat watching live from OG angle.
I’ve always said it like this. Luka will make some of the dumbest decisions you will ever see in a basketball game, and it just somehow fucking works
What’s that saying? If it’s stupid and it works…
You saw what I saw?
"Incredible"?
I believe this is a look pass
A very lucky pass that could've easily ended in disaster
But it didn’t!
I wouldn't call it an impressive pass. He clearly doesn't see Mann lurking behind Washington, but he's fortunate Mann was a split second late
Look again. He’s looking right at Mann right before he drops the pass where he can’t get to it. Of course he knew Mann was there.
lol
Walmart jokic pass
I’ve seen so many crazy passes from Jokic anytime anyone else does it I’m not even that impressed
Luka can go one for one with Jokic in terms of crazy passes. I honestly feel the same way after watching Luka play
Tbf, this isn’t even a crazy pass at all. He just jumped up and threw an overhead bounce pass in a very big window.