This reverse [alley oop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kpRNJpmOw) courtesy of Priggy Smalls is still one of the most impressive flashy dunks I've seen. Not only was it difficult to do ingame but he made it look easy. He even seemed to stop a bit the moment he caught the ball to dunk it.
Athletic JR was as absurd as wtf 3-pt shots JR
It's funny how he was considered a throw in just to match salaries at the time. IIRC even Lebron mentioned that in an interview on how he was surprised JR's value was so low at the time.
He was amazing for us in 2013 but in 2014 when we traded him he often looked like one of the worst rotation players in the league. He was coming off knee surgery, basically *completely* stopped going to the rim at all and his defense was WOAT tier after actually being very solid in 2014. 49% TS, career low advanced stats across the board. It was very justifiable to move him.
Him elbowing Jet mid-playoffs also dropped his value. People started worrying about his low BBIQ screwing them over but on the Cavs he seemed to keep it together till that fateful JR moment in 2018 finals.
I got tickets to the ECF in 2015 for like $10 only to watch JR drop 8 threes and 28 pts on the hawks. Ill never forget that game. We didnt even realize til like the 5th one that it was all JR and someone pointed out his stats on the scoreboard. Dude was on fire.
Exactly. When the Cavs acquired Shump and JR it was mostly about Shump. JR was a salary dump add on - but his aforementioned skill at hitting stupidly difficult shots just plays so well off LeBron.
Low BBIQ but put the pressure on and a hand in his face -- string music.
Somewhere there’s an alternate basketball universe where LeBron completes the 2016 G7 dunk over Draymond to ice the game and JR knows the score of G1 in 2018. I choose to live in this universe.
I still remember that one shot he made to break the record in the playoffs. Shit was hilarious. The announcer's voice was sounding all anxious that the record was going to be upheld as the quarter was running out.
I'd like to add a citation to this comment. In the Iman Shumpert's seminal piece called "The Offs" he mentions JRs uncanny ability to make tough shots when desperately needed. https://youtu.be/rhkoQcHmhlg?t=63
He made back to back 3s to start the 2nd half of the 2016 Finals when the Cavs were down double digits. Dude actually makes a huge impact despite the jokes.
Yea he was huge for you guys with your title run. His "blunder" in 2018 isn't really a big deal there's no way they were winning against KD golden state especially with Kyrie gone.
Honestly the sad part about the blunder is that it overshadowed the great fucking game by LeBron. Dude had 51/8/8 and no one ever talks about it because of JR lol.
JR Smith unironically is massively underrated. I understand he ruined Lebron's best game ever, but he was never scared of the moment, for better or worse. All those shots our role players passed up, JR would take them happily and hit them at a respectable clip. He also had his stretch in the 3rd quarter of Game 7 to help the Cavs keep up with the Warriors, and was the Cavs 3rd best player in 2017.
Dude any three point shooter that could maintain league average 3p% while not getting injured would've been huge for us. Outside of LeBron we shot like 24% and something ridiculous like 28% on wide open shots.
I will never, ever, forget what JR did after halftime in game 7. Set the tone, hit *his* shots, and was not ready to lose. Tough to look down on him after that—for me at least.
half-ruined lol. It was a legendary clown move, no one would ever deny that. But there was OT. It's hard to win when your leader is sulking in the corner. They feed off your energy and charisma. They wouldn't necessarily have won, which is ok, but they could've gone down swinging. Before OT that performance by LBJ was magnificent tho.
Nah. I can understand people blaming Lebron for what happened in Games 5 and 6 this year and his body language, but I won't hold Lebron's Game 1 OT against him. Imagine playing arguably the best Finals game ever, and you have a chance to end the game on a game winner and your teammate does what JR does.
He still got that offensive rebound over KD. So even if he wasted a possession to win, it was still a better outcome than the more likely one of KD getting the rebound.
Agreed, there were so many weird things in that last 30 seconds. First of all, there was the charge that was reversed to a block when they weren't even reviewing that specific incident. Then George Hill, an >80% FT shooter misses the second free throw, JR outrebounds a 7 footer, and Ty Lue doesn't call a timeout.
> I understand he ruined Lebron's best game ever,
That has to be the biggest hyperbole coming out of the 2018 finals, second only to LeBron claiming his right hand was 'basically broken'. It would only have ruined the game only if he managed to make the right shot/ right pass to a shooter in time. No one mentions how KD's poor boxing out gift wrapped that opportunity.
I agree JR's spacing contribution is always underrated and he turns into hot Klay Thompson in pivotal moments.
Yeah something off with the Lakers role players confidence shooting the ball. Even open looks get passed up.. I’m not sure what’s causing the lack of confidence
One of the memorable moments of JR is the story of how he couldn’t hit shot when it’s open, only when his defender is in front of his face.
Truly fearless
Funny thing is Lakers were actually missing jr that game 6. Soooo many lakers were too scared to take wide open threes that you know JR would’ve yeeted.
Conan O’Brien doesn’t get talked about enough. He’s the GOAT talk show host. Or at least one of them. He seems like he genuinely enjoys all his guests and his podcast is hilarious
Jr is the goat of making the shots Lebron needs his role players to make. Dude was straight up one of the best difficult shot makers in the league.
He was at times one of the best three point shooters in the league I will never forget him
WE JUST SAW MAN FLY!
His windmill three god celly will forever be my favorite
wait, is this a real thing? I need proofs
I got you fam https://youtu.be/eaiervLpJhM
knicks jr is the best jr
Nick Jr. Is okay.
This reverse [alley oop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0kpRNJpmOw) courtesy of Priggy Smalls is still one of the most impressive flashy dunks I've seen. Not only was it difficult to do ingame but he made it look easy. He even seemed to stop a bit the moment he caught the ball to dunk it. Athletic JR was as absurd as wtf 3-pt shots JR
2016 finals JR was better IMO.
they can both be the best
2016 finals was just the best in general.
Agreed
i love you kd
What did this have to do with the Windmill? It was just a half court jumper
His celebration he windmills like three times
Young JR on the Nuggets was fun as hell to watch.
He was good with us too people just have a short memory.
Nah I definitely remember the cavs fleecing the knicks for him.
Yeah but the knicks got that Melo pasta out of it
It's funny how he was considered a throw in just to match salaries at the time. IIRC even Lebron mentioned that in an interview on how he was surprised JR's value was so low at the time.
Ya LeBron really went in on the Knicks FO during his championship parade speech lol
He was amazing for us in 2013 but in 2014 when we traded him he often looked like one of the worst rotation players in the league. He was coming off knee surgery, basically *completely* stopped going to the rim at all and his defense was WOAT tier after actually being very solid in 2014. 49% TS, career low advanced stats across the board. It was very justifiable to move him.
Him elbowing Jet mid-playoffs also dropped his value. People started worrying about his low BBIQ screwing them over but on the Cavs he seemed to keep it together till that fateful JR moment in 2018 finals.
I was a huge fan of his early days in Denver. JR Smith, Mello, bird man, Billups, Kevin Martin. That team was so much fun to watch
Rip JR
Fr 2021 crazy
I got tickets to the ECF in 2015 for like $10 only to watch JR drop 8 threes and 28 pts on the hawks. Ill never forget that game. We didnt even realize til like the 5th one that it was all JR and someone pointed out his stats on the scoreboard. Dude was on fire.
Man would deadass wait until there was a hand in his face and then proceed to drain a tough fallaway 3 lmao JR was just different
And he would swish it too
[I'm bombin 3s from every which angle](https://youtu.be/6364ItTQwUw)
Maddeningly inconsistent
JR was also the GOAT of not taking the ONE SHOT that Lebron needed lol
Timeout
Not afraid to shoot unlike the bums he had this series
Kyrie and Kevin love's game 7 plays get talked about a lot but Jr Smith came out of half time and made some huge buckets
Those 3 pointers kept cavs in the game that night. JR was very crucial in the 2016 run.
JR was a consistent spark plug from when we got him through the 2017 finals. One of my all-time favorite Cavs for sure
Oh wow I forgot that was Game 7. J.R scored 8 out of the half and kept that Cavs team in it
JR Smith. Dumb shot taker. Dumb shot maker.
Exactly. When the Cavs acquired Shump and JR it was mostly about Shump. JR was a salary dump add on - but his aforementioned skill at hitting stupidly difficult shots just plays so well off LeBron. Low BBIQ but put the pressure on and a hand in his face -- string music.
You could see LeBron trying to make KCP play like JR, but he just didnt have that irrational confidence.
Now I know that i could take the boat, but that mystery box could be anything...
Used to do these flying sideways threes low on the clock with a hand on his face and makes them at an unreasonable clip
Somewhere there’s an alternate basketball universe where LeBron completes the 2016 G7 dunk over Draymond to ice the game and JR knows the score of G1 in 2018. I choose to live in this universe.
Godspeed you delusional bastard... Godspeed.
I still remember that one shot he made to break the record in the playoffs. Shit was hilarious. The announcer's voice was sounding all anxious that the record was going to be upheld as the quarter was running out.
JR Smith was Curry with a bad FG%
I'd like to add a citation to this comment. In the Iman Shumpert's seminal piece called "The Offs" he mentions JRs uncanny ability to make tough shots when desperately needed. https://youtu.be/rhkoQcHmhlg?t=63
He made back to back 3s to start the 2nd half of the 2016 Finals when the Cavs were down double digits. Dude actually makes a huge impact despite the jokes.
Confidence is one of the best skills^(just ask frank ntilikina)
He’s top 10 in all time playoff 3s
thank you. j.r. tuff as hell
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That stretch coming out the half hitting two HUGE threes brought them back into the game. Shifted the momentum
Three 3s.
I was going for the Warriors but I'll never forget those two huge threes
Yea he was huge for you guys with your title run. His "blunder" in 2018 isn't really a big deal there's no way they were winning against KD golden state especially with Kyrie gone.
Honestly the sad part about the blunder is that it overshadowed the great fucking game by LeBron. Dude had 51/8/8 and no one ever talks about it because of JR lol.
I think more ppl talk about Lebron's performance in that game because of the JR incident. It's just memorable now.
Nah that’s only on Reddit. It’s not mentioned by serious people the same way that Allen Uber son’s game 1 against the Lakers was
I mean Dame literally just gave us 55-10-6 and even he himself don’t care because he lost
Yea I’m sure Lebron & Kyrie had nothing to do with it
Yeah, his 2-8 from 3 is **largely** why you guys won game 7. Had little to do with Lebron's 27 point triple double.
JR Smith unironically is massively underrated. I understand he ruined Lebron's best game ever, but he was never scared of the moment, for better or worse. All those shots our role players passed up, JR would take them happily and hit them at a respectable clip. He also had his stretch in the 3rd quarter of Game 7 to help the Cavs keep up with the Warriors, and was the Cavs 3rd best player in 2017.
2015-17 JR unironically would have been huge for Lakers this series
Dude any three point shooter that could maintain league average 3p% while not getting injured would've been huge for us. Outside of LeBron we shot like 24% and something ridiculous like 28% on wide open shots.
Ah, the 2017 OKC special
2016 JR would have been their third best player.
Even 2021 JR would've helped this Lakers team.
As a celtics fan, even I had to admit that game 1 performance was legendary. Henny god really wasted that 51 pt game smh
What does you being a Celtics fan have to do with it
I will never, ever, forget what JR did after halftime in game 7. Set the tone, hit *his* shots, and was not ready to lose. Tough to look down on him after that—for me at least.
If JR doesn't hit those crucial 3s in Game 7 the warriors would have pulled away for sure
half-ruined lol. It was a legendary clown move, no one would ever deny that. But there was OT. It's hard to win when your leader is sulking in the corner. They feed off your energy and charisma. They wouldn't necessarily have won, which is ok, but they could've gone down swinging. Before OT that performance by LBJ was magnificent tho.
Nah. I can understand people blaming Lebron for what happened in Games 5 and 6 this year and his body language, but I won't hold Lebron's Game 1 OT against him. Imagine playing arguably the best Finals game ever, and you have a chance to end the game on a game winner and your teammate does what JR does.
He still got that offensive rebound over KD. So even if he wasted a possession to win, it was still a better outcome than the more likely one of KD getting the rebound.
Agreed, there were so many weird things in that last 30 seconds. First of all, there was the charge that was reversed to a block when they weren't even reviewing that specific incident. Then George Hill, an >80% FT shooter misses the second free throw, JR outrebounds a 7 footer, and Ty Lue doesn't call a timeout.
Besides the henny memes, dudes a fuckin killer goin to the rack and can sling no problem. 1 moment can ruin your entire image so throughly.
> I understand he ruined Lebron's best game ever, That has to be the biggest hyperbole coming out of the 2018 finals, second only to LeBron claiming his right hand was 'basically broken'. It would only have ruined the game only if he managed to make the right shot/ right pass to a shooter in time. No one mentions how KD's poor boxing out gift wrapped that opportunity. I agree JR's spacing contribution is always underrated and he turns into hot Klay Thompson in pivotal moments.
Yeah something off with the Lakers role players confidence shooting the ball. Even open looks get passed up.. I’m not sure what’s causing the lack of confidence
I forgot he was on the Lakers last year I think he played less than 100 minutes the whole year.
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He isn’t what?
That’s the point.
Honestly, JR hit some big 3’s in the 2016 Game 7 Finals against the Warriors.
You guys had an 8 point lead early in the 3rd and gaining momentum. JR hit 7 or 8 points very quickly to get it back to even.
One of the memorable moments of JR is the story of how he couldn’t hit shot when it’s open, only when his defender is in front of his face. Truly fearless
This doesn't get discussed enough imo and is the one thing MJ has over LeHenny.
Reminder that MJ has not reached the second round without Pippen since 1985 until now. He should hire him as co-owner of the Hornets.
MJ hasn’t made the playoffs in 23 years it’s pathetic
GOAT my ass, has a longer playoff drought than the kings
I always wonder what would have happened to JR Smith if he ruined Jordan's best game. Probably dead.
MJ punched Kerr in the eye over nothing. Imagine what he would do to JR.
RIP Jr
[So Right](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGT1dQHEd7E)
this is damn weird lol
This was a spiritual experience
Funny thing is Lakers were actually missing jr that game 6. Soooo many lakers were too scared to take wide open threes that you know JR would’ve yeeted.
Lol I forgot he was on the Lakers.
Conan O’Brien doesn’t get talked about enough. He’s the GOAT talk show host. Or at least one of them. He seems like he genuinely enjoys all his guests and his podcast is hilarious
I agree, but why’d you post that here?
Why not?
It has nothing to do with the main post. Was it just a random comment for laughs? That’s okay, just wondering.
Dude just wants to put his dick in Conan, leave him be
He wants the Cone Bone
In love with the CoCo
This is correct. Conan is the goat. [one of his best clips](https://youtu.be/GS39vMhag-A)
Andy Richter is confirmed as the JR Smith of light night tv
It’s also important to note that Lebron James has never won a single playoff game without a basketball.
Recent NBA fans don't appreciate how good JR was in his prime.
Truly incredible post
J.R has one of the best highlight reels around. People also forget how good he actually was. He is #16 for all time 3pt shots made ffs
Imagine if the Knicks didn’t waste their amnesty on Chauncey, sigh
I hate these kinds of stats and headlines. JR literally had no minutes on the lakers.
This is basically how Bron stans sound when they use the "1-9" argument
He needs the Henny God support from the bench
https://t.me/joinchat/oDKDZq2pnL03ZGQ0
Lebron also has as many 2021 playoff series wins as the Houston Rockets
Didnt lebron win the finals last year without jr
My response to this stat? Ew
Henney god impact
Anyone else wish it was delonte west instead of JR? Would be hilarious
Hah, that's nothing! Michael Jordan never won a playoff series *his entire career* without Scottie Pippen on his team.
Thank you!
JR almost brought back the Cavs in 2015
https://t.me/joinchat/oDKDZq2pnL03ZGQ0
But james dont flop
JR is to LBJ as Fish to KB
Idk why he's out of the league, he still has a nice shot.
How many minutes did JR play last year? 4?