Cavaliers and Warriors try to figure out what JR Smith was thinking with Game 1 on the line | ESPN
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- The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, including LeBron James, Steve Kerr, Tyronn Lue and Draymond Green, try to figure out what JR Smith was thinking in the final moments of regulation during Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals.
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jr smith was trying to figure out what he was thinking
TheValueKing Jr Smith is an idiot
TheValueKing this nigga JR is a bum inconsistent and not worth the problem
he was high
TOO MUCH WEED CAN DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN... LOL
TheValueKing 😂😂😂
Hill has to be the luckiest guy on the planet cuz no one talking about how he missed a game winning free throw 😂😂😂😂😂
The 54th yo that is so true. He is even being thought about...lol..
that was the right thing to do, warriors can score in the next possession.
King Meruem
lol no it's not.
Not a game winning free throw
Warriors still got a timeout to execute a decent play to compensate the 1point deficit
After all, missing free throw under immense pressure is not a big deal
gumby players do miss free throws even Nash missed both
"I would of looked for LeBron too" lmao Draymond funny asl
It's not even that funny.
THEBiggest Hater You live up to your name
Mistakes that happened during that time:
1. Hill just missed a game winning free throw and no one is talking about it
2. Durant didn't box out Jr. Smith
3. Coach didn't called a timeout
4. Jr. Smith went outside instead of shooting a layup or passing it to James when he went outside
Right no one is talking about that
Right he would have never got that rebound if kd would have just box him out and right y didn't he just pass to LeBron for a 3 pointer y'all basketball players yet y'all make high school decision and dumbass plays
If he wouldve made the ft warriors wouldve had time to hit a buzzer beater. Missing it wasnt a mistake
Well missing free throws is bad but running the ball out when u have a chance for a layup is just stupid
Passed it to Hill who got blocked
That “state of mind” question. Basically everyone’s wondering how high Smith was 😂
I'm actually wondering about Coach Lue also. You got to know the situation. You're down one and get two freethrows. Your player makes both, you're good. Don't foul in the remaining seconds if you're in the penalty.
If he misses the first and makes the second, the game is tied. Don't try to foul in the remaining seconds to get to overtime.
If he makes the first and misses the second you are tied, and either your team or the other team can come up with the ball.
In case your team get's the rebound, you need to be next to a ref and call timeout if you have one. That's what a coach is for. Use your timeout get your players tohgether, talk to them and draw up a play to try and win.
Listen to his response in the interview. Sure he is also down and emotionally drained, but "he could've had a little floater but then somebody was there. You think about calling a timeout, but then LeBron was open for a second. It just happened too fast". What kind of a respons is that. A good coach would've called for TO if he had one to use.
Not saying JR wasn't stupid. The game was tied, with you holding the ball and going into overtime. There was no pressure. Even if he tried to fake in order to get KD into the air, waited for the opening and tried to put it in, and by that time another defender had come over and blocked him clean. You're still going to overtime. He probably could've gone up and drawn a foul on KD . Even if he missed both freethrows, the game still goes into overtime most likely. Both not so good, for the momentum of the game maybe, but way better than just doing nothing like he did. That along with some bad calls killed the Cavs. But it's not all on JR. I blame Coach Lue as well.
JR Smith just earned a trade to the Phoenix Suns
More like he going to the GSW...he just betrayed the Cavs. When he is in GS, he won't play much... trust me.
Drew To the G League
Drew I think JR just earned a full ride to AlcatraZ.
we dont want him in Phoenix ruining our amazing rebuild. Ayton, Booker, Jackson, Chriss, Warren gonna dominate the western conference in a few years.
nah we don't want JR 🤣🤣
‘Who knows if JR would have made the layup anyway.’ - Ty Lue
Mr So-n-So another dumb ass interview response lol would you rather him at least make a shot attempt or do absolutely nothing and let time run out. he should of got the rebound and posterized KD or got blocked fuck it, now he will forever be remembered as a dumbass.
Lol he threw shade. I caught that
kparks24 ty lue should have called a timeout they had one
Mr So-n-So it's crazy because that's what he starts his response with😂😂😂
Mr So-n-So 😂😂😂
Ty Lue " Who knows if JR would have made the layup anyway " HAHAHAHAHAHA
Justin yager the disrespect lmao
WTF? He spend 90% of his life playing basketball he's wide open for a second if he commit a lay up it's 90% going in
You can really see Lue is seriously hurt by that one, the worst nightmare for coaches is losing a key possession for some dumb ass reasons.
It would have been better if he missed a shot rather than NOT taking the shot. Such a stupid comment coming from a coach. No one would definitely know if a shot would go in or not, but at least there was the CHANCE. SMH
Justin yager chances are they call a foul on KD
shades indoor, man purse, shorts with a tux... bruh that's the real storyline
lowkey
mapology97 rec!!!! On god tho 😭😭😭😂😂😂
damn i tried to come up with explanations for these but i couldn't even if he went straight outside id be dark so y shades seriously.and the bag i thought it looked dope till i seen my mom with one so couldn't allow that one either the tux with shorts *facepalm*, yup its settled w.t.f.
He looked like he went blind all of a sudden
I know he's king James but that whole outfit was trash!
Idk why I laughed so hard when LBJ pulled his shorts down, grabbed his shades, purse and stormed out.
it's not a purse, issa satchel
😂🤣😂
I did
Hahahahh
Hahahahaha
Take it back up. If KD block you then at least you tried
Mr SS KD should have gotten the rebound in the first place but yeah
Yeah they could even earn a foul.
Yea he's lying, he definitley didnt know the score.
what's risky is if KD blocked it, they got the rebound then gs calls a timeout, I didn't watch the game, only the highlights but if gs had a timeout, that is a risky play for me :D
shinbu121 yea but aleast yoi go down fighting. I could live with that insteada doing nothing
IT IS OBVIOUS... JR never practiced a layup... so only practiced difficult fadeaway contested last-second 3 pointers.
Is it me, or can't he act like he shooting and draw the foul? Oh, that's right he thought they were winning, nevermind.
Originally Tari JR’s not the one who shot the fadeaway
Technically George Hill cost them the game because if he made that last free throw we would of won and JR wouldn't of had to get an rebound.
Originally Tari
What are you talking about? And it wasn't necessary for JR Smith to make a layup. But, it was necessary for him to either call a time out (if they had any remaining), or take that last shot. I think he made a good decision by freeing himself from traffic. But once he did, he should've immediately called a timeout, take the last shot, or even pass the ball to LeBron, who was right next to him.
I Am Gelo “technically” the blocking foul on lebron cost the game, kd’s free throws cost us the game, George hills free throw miss cost us the game, and jr cost us the game
I could really use Wade and Rose right about now
LeBron James An injury prone PG and an old washed up SG?
Atleast they have a brain
wade carried heat on this playoff.
Corey Moyer Wade much better then the Guards the Cavs have and he wouldn't make a mistake like that
Corey Moyer An injury prone MVP is still an MVP🤷♀️
That's rough for Lebron. Usually people try to get you to throw others under the bus. But JR threw himself under it
Jeff Louzada 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Actually he kinda threw Lebron under the bus when he said he thought Lebron would call a timeout when he could’ve very well called one himself.
@@cavidawilliams811 exactly dude takes no responsibility and high af always
LeBron got mad af at the interviewers. If he say he doesn't know, then he doesn't know... PERIOD
@johnDomain Are you mocking yourself?
@Crown Plaza Rosemont Hired CCTV Expert Video Editor te fact his it is a provocal question??? They made that question to hear the answer they want... And the aswer that they were looking for was "Smith taught that we were up"
LeFlop still wearing his catholic school clothes uniform to interviews, lol.
@@tyroneshoelace5507 leflop is a multi millionaire buddy
seriously, whats the nba drug policy? how did they miss JR???
What drug(s) do you think hes taking?
tikiiz 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
kixmgc cocaine.
Lots...and lots of cocaine...
Flakka...he was on his way to go eat the ball. I'm surprised he was dribbling. That rebound looked unnatural. It looked more like a crackhead grabbing a stolen television.
hahaha made me laugh
51 pts for lebron
51 cokes for JR 😂
Did you misspell choke or did you mean cocain?
either one would work
morellb henny
jr doesnt even man up and admit his mistake, ya sure u knew the game was tied
C T
Man he must have known. Nobody can't be this oblivious. He actually was expecting LeBron to call a TO soon as he secured the rebound ball.
Moaz it doesn't even matter Cleveland lost end of story
D Thomas
He was dribbling. First of all, Ty Lue should have done it himself. Then LeBron could have assessed the situation better since he was open. JR has a fair point!
C T ikr, he blaming LeBron for not calling time out,,lol, Jr, not right
Steph face expressions,and LeBron did he knew the score was tie 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'll tell you all what happened, JR had 5 Mill on the Warriors with Vegas
Even without this play, JR has been inefficient and unreliable lately.
I swear JR got me, I was like oh damn, game over, they got the rebound and they're gonna win, the clock will run out lmaooo
you're not alone bro, watchin JR I was fooled too and started yelling at the warriors to foul lol
I know I was like crap we lost he hella fooled me to 😂😂
Lol he threw everyone through a loop
Yep, he had me convinced Cavs were ahead I was starting to celebrate
Amazing rebound by JR
Are you JR?
If JR had had made a shot we would be talking about the awful block out by Durant.
Vlog with King that’s what I said cause he should of never got that
Brandon E 😂
Greg Russell Ya man, THAT was unacceptable
Are we just going to ignore that fact that KD didn't box out JR? I mean seriously?!?
Michael Liu snakes slither
First thing i was thinking he choked on the rebound
He is terrible at boxing out. You could see that in Houston series
who cares? Jr ran from him nearly to half point.
Honestly i think he was as confused as lebron lmfao
Lebron vs the cavs smh
LMMFAO!!!
lol
LeBron vs Warriors, refs, and his own team
Sad
scure vs EVERYBODY! 😂. Both the Cavs and the Warriors tbh
lebum still lose either way. lol
He still looks confuse at the interview...??
Crazy Candy Crush there was still a little Henny in his system
Jr Smith will win Shaq and the fool for the century.
Lol
JR just became the most unpredictable person on the planet, 2nd is Kim Jung Un!
Crazy Candy Crush next he is going to shoot at the wrong basketball.JR Smith.
Trump is the most unpredictable person in the world.
Agree, Trump is pretty unpredictable. I don't think he knows himself what he will do on any given day.
“Who knows if JR would’ve made the layup anyway!?”
Hahahahaha brutal
Nikhil Bala yeah I’d rather him run the clock out than get stuffed by KD at the rim hahahaha
Should of traded JR instead of Wade at the deadline, common Cavs his contract is terrible.
NothingBut Buckets that was the problem nobody wanted his bad contract. They probably had to ship love with him
No one on the right mind would take Jr Smith, not unless the cavs offered to pay the ridiculous salary that LeBron told the cavs to sign him for
NothingBut Buckets yea what were they thinking
I like how u answered your own question.. it's not too complicated. You won't see JR or Tristan traded ever because no one will ever take them unless the Cavs are willing to pay majority of the contract. Thats why when the trades went down earlier in the year, they traded eveyone they traded for. They cant trade these guys. They traded Wade because Wade wanted to go back to Miami. The team was breaking up, his role was always undefined, so they did a nice deed of trading him back home for a 2nd round. That's just a gentlemen's trade by the Cavs
How about JR and the cavs 2018 1st rounder, maybe to a rebuilding team like the mavs or hawks
Reporter: Did you know what JR was thinking?
Lebron: No
Reporter: Did you know his state of mind?
Lebron:
3 x reporters are stupid man😂
Basically asking if JR was lit
Let that had've been Westbrook tho..
THAT HAD ME DEAD
Jay Complex Kid Randle Westbrook would've said why the fuck do you keep asking me the same stupid question. quote, unquote
I honestly love Curry’s reaction. You can see he got a bit bothered when everyone started laughing. Like he knows mistakes happen and laughing like that is just disrespectful.
JR stands for "Just running" away Smith
he should keep running
LOL
This shit is hilarious 😂😂😂
He should and never ever come back to NBA
Very well said , kind person....well said
All those reporters laughing plus Curry's face 😆. Curry is so confused as to how to answer respectfully.
LOL
I know it's been 4 years, but that question was incomprehensible, never mind the sheepish laughter.
I don't play much basketball, but if I were in the place of JR, I would've stayed in the paint faking a shot 10 times.
Yep, that's what YOU would have did.
Chris Machabee im pretty sure 90 out of 100 NBA players would of went up with the ball the immediate second they got that rebound the other 10 prolly woulda called a TO
Chris Machabee when george hill was in the key as he ran away that was the perfect chance to pass to him
Lmao. Like on 2k
Taylor Klock I doubt it...they would've probably looked for a slightly better shot or to immediately pass it to lebron
Lebron is looking at him and saying what are u doing call a TO or give me the ball
Billy facts bro he fuking ruining LeBrons legacy and hard work
RJ Records Entertainment naw, bullshit. Lebron should've called the time out. He was gonna get BLOCKED going up for a layup
That's bullshit. LeBron should have called a TO AS SOON AS he saw JR had the rebound ball. It's not JR's fault it was a nervous play!
No timeout was necessary. That would just let the Warriors set up a defense. Better to attempt a final shot while the defense is stifled.
For the love of God, stop making excuses, THIS IS FUKING JR, this is wat he does, his brain is like a gear shift that slips outta gear, jus slips into neutral wen u least expects it to.....I'm a Knicks fan........we will nvr be surprised wen it comes to him
Jr was thinkin about what he was thinkin
lmao he looked like a kid asking their father to help him out. father being lebron
Guys, don't expect JR to be on the roster next year 😂
he's under a stupid bad contract because of leGM, no ones taking him
don't expect lebron to be on the roster next year cause he leaving lmaooo
Cut him today
jack boy I was thinking the exact same thing a few hours ago (:
Either Kawi or AD
Man purse stole that awkward interview.
Why isn't Lue running out and calling a timeout?
Nathan Perona c’mon lue is about as dumb as jr
Nathan Perona they need to fire luo and trade smith n hill
3 brain farts om that, missed free throw, jr trying to run out clock and coach not calling time out
2:30 he gives his reason. He couldn’t tell if he was going to pass it out to Lebron or not. It was a hard call for him. Lebron should have called it to be honest.
Bra so the head coach is hesitant to make a call over his own player lmao lue is a true beta
JR has BOTH GS fans and CAVs fans boo'ing him
3:52 dude was trying hard asf not to laugh💀
This is a career defining moment for JR. This is what he is going to be known for
Lebron tried to not throw his teammate under the bus with the reporters question. The reporter asked a good question and lebron was getting madd cause he was envisioning that whole play again in his mind and got upset like hes was there again🤣🤣🤣
LOL
gemini2633 on god that’s exactly watt happen
OG OneHunnit lol..you know it lmaoo
That was an AWFUL question...did you know his state of mind ??? Wtf 😆
Nicolas Elwood yeah..his state of mind was pissed..lolol. that's like someone telling you the truth but you just dont want to hear it. It's not the reporter fault he asked a question that lebron didn't want to talk about.
Why didn't coach call time out??
I think only the player hold the ball can call time out at that moment
Peter Yang na Coach could've called timeout
why would he call a TO with a player right under the basket tho
Plus James was wide open
Because 100%... 99.9% of players attempt a outback in that situation.
LeBron walking away from that reporter will forever be classic😂😂😂😂😂😂 Lebron look like a mad black woman
You are so silly kid. That was a provocation by reporter , he asked the same question 10 times. He wanted to hear from LeBron that JR was a trash
Lasha Xoperia i’m pretty sure everybody knows that😅
LeBron walked out of that interview like a boss
Made mr think of that too! That's hilarious maan! And I respect LeBron!!
Lasha Xoperia i think we all know that😂 i dont see what your argument is or why you’re calling him silly
JR: "I knew we were tied."
Also JR: "I thought we were up."😂😂😂
They should of called timeout
When did he say I thought we were up ?
@@IAm_Lito Immediately after JR makes the blunder, he tells LeBron "I thought we were up."
When Bron walked out of the press conference someone should’ve been like “when are you giving Kevin Hart his suit back”
I like how Steve Kerr said it... we got lucky...
J.R. probably recovering after getting his wig split and cheeks busted by the entire Cavs locker room.
Spidey7747 fresh out
Growing up JR had dreams and athpirations...
Just wait till he gets back to Cleveland...sheesh!
To funny
....pause
Ask the same question like 20 times 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
koolblue mizz Sometimes I feel like they do that just to piss players off. He nice cause I would've been walked out on them fools
Nathanael Salinas
Yeah, LeBron was obviously evasive and defensive over a simple question and took it out on the reporter.
That’s why Lebron just fucken left 😂
JR IS SO HIGH DOING THAT INTERVIEW 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
2:22 "Who knows if JR can make a layup anyway!" LMAOOOOO
LeBron grabbed his shit and leaving at the end reminds me of that Traci Braxton GIF 😂
Jr Smith was confused about being confused
"CP3? Yeh its Bron....."
THIS IS WHY I DONT SMOKE WEED, JR Smith is sooooo confused man LOLOLOLOL
I can’t wait for Rdcworld1 to make a video😂
Tyb Quit factsssss
rigamortis untitled he posted it rt after I commented
LeBron pissed to the max rn lol
This whole segment is comedy at its finest. Lol
tavaresjwilliams holy fuck dude they let you out after you that dog infront of your children you need help unbeknownst to me sir go ta hell thank you
Interviewer tryin his best to get a beefy headline out of Lebron and failed. SMH
Eric Bituin He was trying to get a straight answer from lebron. All lebron had to say was I didn't talk to Jr I don't know what his mind set was and it would have been over.
lebron should have said we win as a team and lose as a team 😎🤣
TheUndefeatedOfTheEast he did say that. The reporter kept rephrasing the same question so Lebron stopped responding.
TheUndefeatedOfTheEast Nah man, that reporter wouldn't stop until he gets a "I don't know what he was thinking" or anything along those lines but bron ain't buying it.
daquan jones exactly
@ 4:15 Draymond is a savage. "I thought he was looking for Lebron. I would've looked for Lebron too." 💀💀💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂😂😁
Steph Curry's face at 3:51 is the most hilarious. Then Draymond was like, "I thought he was looking for Lebron. I would have done that too." LOLOLOL
What makes everything worse is he lied to reporters after the game saying he knew the game was tied. Then ty lue went to the podium and was asked and he immediately said he thought we were up.
jakeman025 Either way he looked stupid.
Nah I feel that was just Ty Lue throwing JR under the bus. He wasn’t man enough to own up to his own mistake of not calling the timeout
@@squashua7222 what coach in their right mind would call a timeout with a rebound like that? That was a golden opportunity to get it right back up on the rim and possibly get fouled at the very least. By the time he dribbled it out and passed to Lebron it was too late. But no he wasn’t throwing him under the bus he was clarifying the assumptions everyone had. Which was JR was lost.
Jr probably can't sleep RN lol
Basically Warriors + REFS + JR vs LeBron, this is so sad to watch. Played his heart out.
Damn right! Everyone had a Warrior's jersey on underneath! Even the Hollywood screenwriters who wrote this fake game!
bs excuse about refs yall soft ass niggas
just like what happened to Harden? Warriors only need refs to break the momentum to get back into the game.
Refs almost always come with home court advantage. It's the way it has been for a long time.
since when does stating facts mean someone is salty
It's good to see someone more famous than lebron. JR is on the front page of every sports media, good job JR!
agashdfjdjje
“Who knows if JR would’ve mad the layup anyways “🤣🤣🤣🤣
JR shaq the fool champion 2018 lol... Kwkwkwkwk
Besindo Berkat don't forget javale too lol, he got blocked by the rim in the same game
Priya Kumar yah its true but J R is more foolish than javale. I laugh 50 times kwkwkwk.. What is he doing? Look jr smith face , is he cry like a baby..
Priya Kumar but Javale didn’t cost them the fucking game.
Besindo Berkat McGee took the winner tho
oh, that's a definite... i think no one is going to argue about it. unanimous decision.
Wow! After all their drama green still admits that he could’ve looked for lebron too😂😂
Lebron is the reason that why Cav sign JR with a ridiculous salary
Cause and Effect dude
Yep! One unspoken difference between MJ and LBJ is that MJ would have never fought for JR and Tristan.
So true LOOOOL
WESTsChannel JR can be bad at times but he's the only one on that team except LeBron who is not scared to shoot.
Scared to shoot? Uh, did you watch the Celtics series?
Priya do you not see Hood and Clarkson and Korver and Love? All 4 of them shoot almost every time they touch the ball. All more effective than JR too...
I thought Draymond was gonna say : shout out to JR
😂
He a BEAST! But the way he stood up and put on his glasses and picked up his purse and walked off is EPIC.. can’t stop replaying it..🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I say this not as a joke but as a concerned human being. I hope people are checking up on JR Smith. Because this could very well be the beginning of a spiraling down life.
Atleast he got a ring right, and they didn’t even expect to make it to the finals this year, aint like this was game 7 of the finals, also Hill can take the blame as well for missing the game winning FT
don't worry man these players are a lot tougher than we give them credit for
Just got a college degree not too long ago seems like this motivated him
No reason to make JR the scapegoat solely responsible, any cavs player including the coach can call a timeout to get a much better shot attempt in a set play, than whatever shot JR could have put up scrambling to get open. Why didn't they all call a timeout for him, they're all to blame.
In a tie game, if there's a loose ball and the defense is scrambling, you usually can find a good shot opportunity off the rebound.
That being said, LeBron did try to call a timeout as soon as he realized JR didn't know the game situation. 0:46
Thank you bro. nice to see another reasonable mind. I'm looking like what damn play did he have?? he's in the crowded paint, there was no good shot. Green, or Thompson could of called a time out. instead they were all looking to LeBron to make the decision. it's fucked up JR getting rode like this.
Derrick Walker it really is
"Sometimes you need a bit of luck" - Draymond Green..
San Antonio without Kawhi.
Houston without CP3 in G6 & G7
And now that.. You rented the luck donkey
he knows a lottttt about luck, spurs would've beat the warriors in 6 last year
timossi1 facing an injured point guard every round in 2015 then the cavs without love or Irving too. Yh they know all about luck.
Hayden Pockrus for sure, they cant handle kawhi just like they cant handle lebron either.
Hayden Pockrus
I’m not familiar with the luck donkey,
But I like it lol. Gonna start using it.
He gotta get Donkey of the Day for this. On the flipside, he won't make that mistake again.
Jay Complex Kid Randle I was just thinking the same thing
HEE HAAH HEE HAAH
This is why JR Smith needs to stop smoking weed!!!!!!!!
he 100% looks HIGH
Jr-
I don't usually do this unless I'm drunk or I'm high
But I'm both right now
RD D fr he really do
nahh bro its mostly that henny, that weed helps if anything!! lol
You gotta know the score...
OMFG LOOOOOOOOL LeBron usually NEVER walks out from the press conference. Hes fuming
Thats why J.R shouldve never smoked weed before the game
One and Ten Lebron walked out because that journalist kept trying to push his buttons.
exactly, that punk ass journalist kept asking the same shit but in different ways
That walk Naomi Walk that Lebron did at the end was everything
3:52 buddy couldn’t even get the quote out without laughing 😂
That eyebrow from Steph, YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Most shade you could possibly throw at that boy.
I don't know about this,... Look, I cant stand JR but he got a great offensive board over KD, KD is 7ft so a layup wasn't the best option, JR had nobody to kick it out to from the rebound no one on the perimeter saw the opportunity to backdoor cut to the basket, JR didn't want to turn it over. I'm more disappointed with the missed free-throw by George who is getting off lightly here, he had a chance to win Game1 and where was Coach Lue who gets paid for moments like this not calling a time out and run a fkn play with 4 seconds to steal Game1. Lots of things went wrong here not all JR
Fair enough. I thought he looked like he was looking for LeBron, but LeBron wasn't standing by the 3PT line...he was way back.
if george makes the freethrow the warriors get the ball with 4 seconds to make a play that they probably have drawn up and have practiced for moments like this. but if JR takes the layup off the right side of the glass it goes in. KD as the defender didnt even have both feet planted on the ground by the time JR gets the ball, with him being an athletic guard he can get passed the defender before he gets situated on the ground and take the shot off the right side of the glass. make or miss its still the best case scenario instead of running the time out. if he missed the time wouldve been out anyway and the warriors even if they get the rebound have no chance and it goes to overtime, if he makes it they win. either way he wouldn’t be getting the criticism hes getting rn.
Bronson Te Hau Do you coach basketball?
You can try to make the lay-up, but even though KD's feet weren't planted they were close to replanting in enough time to still block the lay-up, because that wingspan would have made up for the milliseconds of advantage that you think JR had.
Bronson Te Hau , there’s no EXCUSE for Jr action , he Couldve easily went back Up & maybe got Fouled by KD 😴😴😴🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
With 3 seconds left Lebron is wide open, unless JR is blind he is directly looking at him and no Warrior is even close. He then drags the defense out with him. With 2 seconds left Lebron signals for him to pass to an slightly open Hill but he is extremely confused at this point as to why he should. With a second left Lebron calls timeout but it's basically over at this point and they blow a chance to win at the buzzer.
Jr might of thought he was under his own basket. He took off as if he was heading down the other end of the court. He completely didn’t know what the situation was.
clasher101
Looks like Lebron points to the basket not Hill. Shoot not pass.
Now I think Lebron might have to switch teams
I hope it's Golden State
you're dumb asf they dont have the cap for that shit
Again?
Rockets 💀💀
Rockets or Philly
3:51 steph curry doing his best not to laugh 😂
Draymond: I mean you gotta know the score lmfao😂😂😂😂
It's obvious he thought he was under his own basket. A case of zoning out in the middle of a game. Clearly he was about to head down court
byron peterkin hahahha exactly
idk,Tyron lue said JR thought they were up 1 and plus it looked like he mouthed that same thing to lebron after the play but who knows.
lol
byron peterkin I didn’t think about that. That could’ve been it. He took off real quick in that direction
nakida1122 there must be audio of what what said
jr looks stoned.
Shaqtin a fool MVP
Blame Hill lol if he didn’t miss they’d be up 1 anyways
DDTV but the warriors had a timeout and could have got a shot off
Still blame Hill. If he would of made it. They would of won. They would of just need to play good defense for a few seconds.
Hill tied the game though
Also for not calling timeout off-ball once he got it to at least have 1-2 seconds to get a shot up by LeBron
Jerry Cole and if jr didn’t get the rebound the could’ve did the same
"Lebron looked like he was going to call a time out" HAHAHA, Lebrons hands were out and he was yelling for the ball
LeBron scored 50+ points, played great the whole game and still lose!? Because of JR!? You can see he hates JR right now. He just cancelled the only possible game they could have taken against the Warriors
The LGPAIN dude it's not JR fault George Hill missed a go ahead free throw and no one is talking about that
Joseph Cox Talk about free throws? Everyone misses free throws. Same can be said for Larry nance in the middle of match for missing for free throw. What Jr did was dumb asf thinking they were ahead and not taking the shot anyways. Not everyone does that so it’s all on JR.
I say it was a 50 50 between those two. You can't say everybody misses game winning free throws. Cmon these dudes had the game on the line yet George Hill decides to brick the free throw that wouldve sealed the game. How could you even compare that to a free throw thats in the middle of the game
Nasace sealed the game? Bro, that wouldve put them up by 1. Lol. Remember they have steph and klay and KD
hill missed the winning shot!!!
Jr gets donkey of the day.
John C You probably right
Donkey of the decade
Everyone's talking about JR's dumbass but no-one is mentioning how George Hill should've made that free-throw
cuz at least he drew the foul and tied the game. what jr smith did was way worse
António Pardal if he makes rhe free throw the warriors get the ball for 4 secondss. time enough to draw a play and go with it. missed freethrows happen all the time. but not taking a layup and running out the clock because you thought you were ahead? inexcusable. not knowing the score alone is inexcusable.
because even the greatest players of all time have missed clutch free throws, its a part of the game and happens. How often do you see someone fuck it to this magnitude though? Never
are you an actual person? free throws aren't always guaranteed. lol.
fodolo craigo Never said they were
When lebron walked off I started dyin laughing
@ 3:54 Curry's reaction face is PRICELESS!!! 😂😂😂😂😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ! I CAN'T. 😂😂😁😁😁😂😂😂
What JR said did make perfect sense and he had no time to watch the clip over and over like us to come up with a bs excuse. Why not talk about Hill missing the FT or no timeout being called? 4 seconds isn’t much time to think. He grabbed a rebound that he shouldn’t even have got and they blame him lol. If they think JR cost them the game then they’re delusional and won’t get it together enough to even compete next game.
StephenCurry BetterThanJordan He told no lie. Everybody is blaming a PLAYER over time MANAGEMENT while playing in the heat of the moment instead of the COACH who is simply watching the game comfortably and gets paid to MANAGE the game. But yet he did absolutely nothing to keep his team together.
StephenCurry BetterThanJordan Like he said. KD is right over the top of him. Going up for that shot is a dummy mission. He clears it out, Klay is all over him he entire way. Only mistake he made was not passing to LeBron once he reset. Y’all need to stop acting like he pulled a Brandon Jennings and passed up a open lay up. Y’all are so fixated on the Warriors losing that you just HAVE to blame someone to feel like they really won. Just be real.
StephenCurry BetterThanJordan this dude is being payed millions to do his job, I would think time management and knowing the score and seconds left in the game is apart of those millions you’re being payed
Martavius Echols he had more than enough time to lay it off the right side of the glass. he didn’t even think about shooting the ball. he himself told lebron he thought they was up read his lips. by the time JR grabbed the rebound and planted his feet KD wasn’t even on the ground yet by the time JR goes for the layup KD is just getting stable on the ground. JR grabbed the rebound and ran immediately as if he planned it all in his head. any other player wouldve gone for the layup miss or not. you can see it in his face he felt ashamed for not knowing what was going on. i dont blame them losing the game solely on him, they could’ve won in overtime if they didn’t break down but i do blame them breaking down on him making that play and also the overturn call on KD. those two things broke their spirits. they weren’t ready for another five minutes of basketball and lebron wasnt ready to carry them any longer. the best case scenario was him taking that layup which he definitely could’ve made if he shot it off the right side of the glass.
And in all of this, Tyron Lue could’ve called for a timeout.
Always trying to make LeBron say something to create a beef.... grow up
Lmao 😂 Chris smith
Lebron said twice that he doesnt know what JR Smith was thinking? How could he know? He already said he did not ask JR Smith therefore he did not know. These were dumb ass questions. He was trying to bait Lebron into saying "JR Smith lying, he didnt know what the score was." Lebrons position was clearly, I dont know what he was thinking so i refuse to speak on it because why would i risk creating a beef/drama narrative between me and my teammate in the middle of the finals....?
Nathanael Salinas are you fucking dumb or autistic? Lebron can't read jrs mind so why the fuck would he be asking lebron that question?
Nathanael Salinas He said what do you mean one time, did you watch the fucking interview? He then answered his question and the reporter kept asking hoping he would say something bad about Jr but LeBron didn't. You are clearly a dumbass or just another hater lmao
I need 1 question answered! Who tf is Kevin Love's barber? He needs to be fired
All the intensity evaporated when the shorts make an appearance and he grabs his man purse 😂😂
😆😅🤣😂 BronBron walking off though!!! Got me WEEEEEAK!!! #ReporterProblems