Heavyweight rumble

[Goose]

Cheeks
Agreed on Paschal. Seeing him in person really showed how developed he is as man/player. He is the real deal.

[Silent Verbal]

Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.

I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.

I think it was the Buffalo game where Theo got T’d up for screaming in a player’s face after a dunk.  He maybe needs to reign it in a little if he’s in foul trouble, but overall, I love the emotion he plays with.  You need some badasses on your team.

[CTWarrior]

I thought for the most part, Sam defended him really well. I remember at least three off balance shots where all I could think was "damn that was a tough shot."

This.  THought Sam's defense was very good all night.  Paschall's offense was just better.  He had to work for everything and made some very tough shots.

[Cheeks]

I thought for the most part, Sam defended him really well. I remember at least three off balance shots where all I could think was "damn that was a tough shot."

Agree, Sam did well with and made him work hard.

[UWW2MU]

Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.

I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.

One thing that was funny to me when Theo was standing over Paschall was that I swear I saw him make a motion at first to help him up.  Then he stopped like something clicked in his head realizing what he was doing, and then put on a mean/intimidating look after that.   I have to go back to watch it... but I pretty distinctly remember he started to reach out then pulled back to a flex.

[HowardsWorld]

Couple videos I took from my seat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAekFhpBpF4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPJ5iBfzv4A