NBA "Strangest" Moments of 2021

Tripped up, turnover, and Schroeder commits the foul as the Raptors try to make a run. Schroeder gets up and Trent Jr. and O.G. is saying that he was just trying to help him up. Paul for three, puts it in. 37 points for Paul. I mean, that's as unsportsmanlike as it gets. Patrick Beverly losing control. He said something. Paul said something to him, and he reacted inappropriately. He's been chirping all series long. Nice pass to Capella. He is surrounded. He is double teamed. Fires one up and hits for Capella. Still looking for Steph. Now Draymond's got it. What did he do that for? Draymond shot a three with five seconds left. Why? And defensively, they've been very good. That's a nice steal by Nerland's Noel. You've got another technical foul. If it's on Draymond, he's ejected. He's out. By lean rule, 4-0 with the shot clock winding down. We have a loose ball foul called on Doncic as he was battling with Sexton. Now the question is, is it a shot clock violation? I'm wondering why people are upset here. This is absolutely a flagrant one. If it's a flagrant on Jokic, it would be his first in the last three seasons. Does it almost look like he— Yes, I think it looked like he hurt the ankle in the— Or he stepped right there. On Furkan Korkmaz. Is it the same ankle? Right side. Huge lead for the Sixters. An unfortunate situation for the Wizards. Somebody tossed a water bottle, and it nearly hit Kyrie as he was walking to the tunnel. Tyler Johnson noticed it, and the Nets began to point out who it was in that section. Misses the three. Embiid again with a putback. Offensive foul on him. Oh, Embiid gets into it when Collins gets in his face. Collins goes down to the ground. Embiid is moving towards him but putting his hands out wide. Security steps in. Be interesting to see what they call here. They called an offensive foul initially on Embiid. Chris Paul on the drive. Paul kicks it back out. Pass deflected and stolen. Three-on-one for the Bucs. Holiday. Foul by Booker. They didn't call it. And Terracoppo banks it home. That would have been his sixth— Little Heisman move in picking up his teammate. Randall trying to get free. Randall fakes. And the ball went up and down. A traveling violation, Paul and Randall. He was pleading the case. Bucs nearly turned it over. There Julius goes off. Bonga on the inbounds. 2.9. Irving can't move. That should have been a travel. He missed the rip anyway. There's a foul. Hang on. There is a foul. For the Clippers, Leonard drives, goes inside, lays it up, and an offensive foul is called. And they don't have a challenge yet. Left. Because they took their challenge. On the year. Whoa! That one spun around like a motorcycle in a motor drone. Now that was the epitome of the motorcycle there. Down is 4 for 8 today. And I think we may have a lane violation. Or would it be a 10-second violation? Go up 3-1. You have to get this rebound. And that's a violation. Missed it. And Bean. Oh! Wow. Seriously. Now Clarkson. A good challenge. It's up and over and out. How about that? That hit all the back stands. It hit the clock. It came back over. It still went in. Got him. Maybe number 17. No. A little strong on that three-point drive. It tipped in. That is tipped in for the Mavericks. It's making me look like I don't know what I'm talking about, partner. Morant. Oh, threw it in. It's a 3 for Ja Morant. Simmons. He cleared out for him. Backing his way in. Spins off Gallinari. Gives it up. Oh, it was right there. And a foul as Thibel goes to the basket. Boy, Simmons uncontested had a layup. They're capable of hitting tough contested threes. Here's Kawhi. It's a 3. Missed it right there. Another defense by Finney-Smith. Whistle blows. Foul 4.4. They're more worried about Zion rolling to the rim than anything else. We lost the lights. And Curry still almost made it. Maxi almost. Oh, wow. Well, the lights just went out here as they inbounded the ball. I've been there. Only in 2021. I've been there before. This is the all-star going underneath to get it. Now Draymond Green directing traffic. Jumping as he tries to set up the offense. Let's see Green again before actually. Oh, my goodness. Oh, no, he didn't. No, he didn't. He just shook his shoulders. Second post up. He gets it out to a wide-open shooter. Oh. Losing his balance. Malachi on the drive. A lot of excitement here. Here's this play I'm talking about. Just good hustle. What does Kevin Love doing? He's just batting it. My goodness. Eight points tonight for Hardaway. All of his baskets have been twos. We've got a lot of jawing going on. Somebody was all over LeBron. They're still on LeBron. I think that's what it is. This lady. Wow. And he immediately is going to foul Moses Brown. And they're going to get him out of the game. And this is just so that they can basically say that he played every game of the season for it. And they were, I assume, retesting someone. Toronto in that first period, 17-2 advantage as Kevin gets an easy one. But he's got to leave the floor. Yeah, he can't believe it. He's shaking his head. He cannot believe it. And, again, can't see exactly. Has just gone to the locker room after appearing to injure his right hamstring. Now, keep in mind, Harden lost 21 games this season due to a right hamstring injury. Gets it in to Durant. Here is Durant moving on Tucker. He turns. He shoots. Yes! It looked like definitely toe on the line. Final minute, third quarter. Bad pass. Flicked off the box. Forbes wide open for three. Trae Young is down here. You're wondering if he's tired or did something happen. Doncic is a master in these situations. At the horn, Luka Doncic. And a perfect way for Dallas. Fundamentally solid player that can really shoot the ball. Pascal, corner three. A midway through. He's originally from Nashville, Tennessee. Pascal Siakam's got 34. Beautifully done. Drew Holiday to Lopez. As it was Middleton finding Lopez earlier. So, if you're going to play that drop defense, and this is one thing Brook does extremely well, it's a bonus as man. Good fortune of being able to walk around Baker's life. They normally, if they would have to, and I'm not saying they would. That's what they're trying to do, make sure that basket is level. Dort gets it right back. Plenty of time to put up that three as he's got his third here in the first half. Yes, it's the same game, same opponent. That combination would not have been allowed. The NBA requested an adjustment during the first half. Westbrook to inbound. No more timeouts remaining. Westbrook throws it away. And they have to be stronger, Anik, as we're watching this unfold here. Yeah, you got to give my man that bucket, man. That was a nice little roll. Bulls on that fast break. Ooh, 31 fast break points. That's probably what got him ejected right there, George. That may have, but it wasn't. Six quick points. Wesley Matthews, nice lead. Oh, denied by Howard. And ejects Dwight Howard. And Ben Simmons also picking up a tee. Spinning inside and missing is Tyrese Maxey. Look at this. Devin Booker. A foul is called, Jim. Irvingham can't believe it. Drew Holiday can't believe it. And this moment right here, Jordan Clarkson goes for the steal, bumps the ref. Carl Lane, remain calm but stand strong. Clarkson, that's a tee. And Taylor Jenkins has just been ejected. Now John Moran, a technical foul. And now he's thrown everybody out. Ten percent capacity. Irving called for the foul. So it is a double technical. They got into it. And Kyrie Irving is thrown out. Irving thrown out. He continued his conversation. And now somebody else has been thrown out. And it's Drew that looks like he's been thrown out. William still wants an explanation. Maybe this is where the first one comes. I don't know. Beverly on Booker. Booker knocked out of bounds. And it's still going to be Phoenix ball. It's Clipper for Mark. This is bad for the game. Missed another. Crowder looking, throws it, alley-oop. Embiid now hit with a tee. I don't know if that was the ejection sign or not. Embiid with the response and the push. That's why it's a dead ball, double technical foul. 5-2012 under the tutelage of Allen Iverson. In this arena right now. Two possession game. Young the floater. And gets it to go. It's a two-point game. Late clock here. Down to four. Gallinari. Big shot for the Hawks. And Embiid to make it a two-point game. He missed both of them. Hurt him with a rebound. Gets the timeout. Joel Embiid misses both free throws. Atlanta ball.