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mjordan-nba-nhl · 1 year

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TOP 10 NBA ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS 3-POINT LEADERS OF NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Stephen Curry - 561

Klay Thompson - 451

LeBron James - 432

Ray Allen - 385

James Harden - 369

Kevin Durant - 344

Manu Ginóbili - 324

Reggie Miller - 320

Danny Green - 314

J. R. Smith - 294

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jeanjauthor · 2 months

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Writers, readers, if you've ever wondered how medieval blacksmiths knew exactly when to quench a blade to make it a certain type of hardness...here you go, the secrets exposed & explained scientifically, replete with color chart, heat ranges, and an explanation of which tempering type is useful for which type of metal you want to create.

I can't remember if it was in the BBC series Secrets of the Castle or in the series Tudor Monastic Farm, but at one point the presenters (same clutch of people in both shows, lol) go to a blacksmithing forge to discuss getting a stonecutting chisel re-shaped and re-hardened. (I honestly think it's in Secrets, since they're constantly having to re-make the chisels as they wear down from the quarrying and masonry work, but can't find the exact moment, sorry. It's totally worth watching both series imho, though!)

Anyway, the blacksmith literally shows a golden sheen reaching the tip of the chisel...and quickly quenches it to freeze the molecules of the metal to the right ratio between toughness (versus being brittle, causing it to spall and break) and hardness (versus being too soft to hold the point for a reasonable length of operational time), in order to be a good stone chisel.

This, by the way, is why scrubbing the iron toward the end of it being forged is so important, because these color-changes are iron oxides. So you genuinely want to remove the traces of all previous oxidation before putting it through one more round of heating, cooling, and quenching it at just the right moment.

This is also why clay would be applied to the non-edge parts of a blade, such as a katana, to help thermally insulate it from the brief high heat needed for creating a tempered edge sharp enough to be a literal razor-edge. The main body of the blade needs to be tough to resent bending and cracking, but the edge needs to be hard to hold its edge and not crumple like tinfoil.

Here's a quote from Wikipedia on the process of creating the "hamon" or "wavy line" on a katana blade: " The hamon outlines the transition between the region of harder martensitic steel at the blade's edge and the softer pearlitic steel at the center and back of the sword. This difference in hardness is the objective of the process; the appearance is purely a side effect. "

The "softness" being referenced in the quote refers to the resistance against cracking and breaking, which is the same as the "toughness" I mentioned above. For a medieval blacksmith (of any ironworking region around the world in a technologically comparable era), being able to gauge just the right moment to quench the iron/steel was absolutely vital to the success of their product. This in turn affected their reputation as a smith.

If John the Smith makes metal sheets that are flexible but not brittle (great for armor), but isn't good at making knife blades that are sharp, you go to him for the flexible metal panels to make you plate armor. If Stephen the Smith makes really sharp knives but can't make big panels without it cracking under stress, you go to him for the knife blades and go find someone else for the other stuff.

And if Claudette the Smith (because there were women blacksmiths!!) can do both types, and do them consistently to order, you go to Claudette the Smith, and you send your children to apprentice with Claudette the Smith if she'll take them on, and you hope & pray she imparts the secrets of her skills to her apprentices if she does take them on.

Anyway...that's how a pre-modern blacksmith would know how to temper their iron & steel to achieve specific types of metal for specific types of uses. So writers, if you want to slip a little bit of information & education into your stories about how it all works, hopefully this gives you a good starting point for doing some fun research!

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magicpotiondaily · 1 year

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Critics Choice Awards 2023 - fave looks ♥️

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diarioelpepazo · 21 days

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Los Knicks remontan de -21 a +15, triple-doble de Jokic y Doncic lo roza. Los Clippers sorprenden a los Nuggets y mantienen a distancia a los Mavericks Los Angeles Clippers dieron la sorpresa venciendo a los Denver Nuggets y mantuvieron así a cierta distancia a los Dallas Mavericks, que siguen al alza pero que tienen cada vez más difícil llegar al cuarto puesto en el Oeste en poder de los angelinos. Además, los Golden State Warriors se aseguraron prácticamente su presencia en el 'play-in', los New York Knicks firmaron una enorme remontada (de -21 a +15) ante los Sacramento Kings y los Philadelphia 76ers asaltaron Miami. CLIPPERS 102 - NUGGETS 100 Nikola Jokic brilló con otro triple-doble (36 puntos, 17 rebotes y 10 asistencias) pero no pudo meter el complicado triple sobre la bocina que le habría dado el triunfo a los Nuggets. Todavía sin Jamal Murray, Denver es segundo del Oeste (53-24) por detrás de los Minnesota Timberwolves (53-23, primeros) y con los Oklahoma City Thunder al acecho (52-24, terceros). Por su parte, los Clippers, que no contaron con Kawhi Leonard, se anotaron un triunfo importantísimo para no perder el factor cancha en la primera ronda del 'playoff'. Los angelinos son cuartos (48-28) y mantienen algo de margen sobre los Mavericks (46-30, quintos). Paul George (28 puntos), Ivica Zubac (14 puntos y 15 rebotes) y James Harden (20 puntos, 6 rebotes y 8 asistencias) tomaron las riendas de los Clippers. MAVERICKS 109 - HAWKS 95 Luka Doncic (25 puntos, 12 rebotes y 8 asistencias con un flojo 8 de 25 en tiros de campo) y Kyrie Irving (26 puntos) se dieron la mano para que los Mavericks extendieran a 12-2 su magnífica racha reciente. Dallas (46-30, quinto) no recortó margen con los Clippers pero abrió un pequeño hueco con sus perseguidores: los Phoenix Suns (45-31, sextos) y los New Orleans Pelicans (45-31, séptimos). Bogdan Bogdanovic (17 puntos) fue el máximo anotador de Atlanta (36-41, décimo en el Este. ROCKETS 110 - WARRIORS 133 Seis triunfos seguidos lleva Golden State, que matemáticamente no tiene el billete en la mano para el 'play-in' pero con solo seis partidos por delante tanto para Warriors (42-34) como para Rockets (38-38) resulta casi imposible que Houston remonte ese margen en la semana y media que resta de temporada regular. Stephen Curry (29 puntos, 6 rebotes y 6 asistencias con 9 de 14 en tiros de campo) y Klay Thompson (29 puntos, 3 rebotes y 4 asistencias con un 7 de 11 en triples) lideraron a los de Steve Kerr en este triunfo clave y sin grandes sobresaltos ante su gran rival por el décimo puesto del Oeste. Por su parte, los Rockets se han quedado sin gasolina y han perdido sus últimos tres partidos después de aquella racha impresionante de once victorias consecutivas. Jabari Smith Jr. (24 puntos) fue el máximo anotador de los texanos. KNICKS 120 - KINGS 109 Tras conocer por la mañana que Julius Randle se operará el hombro y no volverá a jugar esta temporada, los Knicks (45-31, quintos en el Este) reaccionaron tirando de orgullo y firmando una fantástica remontada ante unos Kings que llegaron a ir ganando de 21 puntos en el segundo cuarto. Jalen Brunson (35 puntos y 11 asistencias) y Josh Hart (31 puntos, 9 rebotes y 8 asistencias) estuvieron sensacionales en unos Knicks con una actitud encomiable pese a que se les amontonan las desgracias, en los que también destacó Donte DiVincenzo (21 puntos con 5 triples) y que pisaron el acelerador en el último cuarto (33-22). De más a menos en Nueva York (en la primera parte metieron el 52,9 % de sus triples y en la segunda solo el 36 %), los Kings contaron como referentes con De'Aaron Fox (29 puntos, 7 rebotes y 7 asistencias) y Domantas Sabonis (17 puntos, 11 rebotes y 7 asistencias). Sacramento ahora es octavo del Oeste (44-32) y tiene ya muy cerca a unos Lakers lanzados (44-33, novenos). HEAT 105 - SIXERS 109 Dos partidos desde el regreso de Joel Embiid, dos victorias para unos Sixers que, no obstante, en Miami se dejaron guiar por un gran Tyrese Maxey con 37 puntos, 9 rebotes y 11 asistencias. Embiid también destacó con 29 puntos.

Terry Rozier (22 puntos) y Jimmy Butler (20 puntos) fueron los más productivos de los Heat, que son séptimos en el Este (42-34) justo por delante de unos Sixers (42-35, octavos) con tres triunfos seguidos. El mexicano Jaime Jáquez Jr. aportó 6 puntos, 4 rebotes y 3 asistencias en los Heat. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Marca/EFE

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kumarseo · 1 year

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Stephen A. & Kendrick Perkins UNLEASH on ‘NO-SHOW’ James Harden

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins recap Game 7 of the Boston Celtics’ win over the Philadelphia 76ers and debate who is to blame. 0:00 What’s the bigger deal? 3:00 Jayson Tatum or Joel Embiid/James Harden no-show: Bigger Deal? 4:00 Doc Rivers’ future 7:00 Why the Rockets wouldn’t want James Harden now 8:40 Perk might need a room in Stephen A.’s house 11:50 Perk unleashes on the…

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noticiasdoceara · 1 year

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kindtobechurlish · 2 years

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Is us being together not safe, as in what I stand for condemns you as a person.. and now the people you wouldn’t consider as racialist are calling me and you a bitch according to the Negress lead? “Kevin is a bitch ass Nigga”, and they voted for Obama, didn’t have an answer for trump, and are getting nothing from Biden. I talk about the wolf and wolf in sheep clothing, like Malcom X, and you don’t hear me though. James Harden can make it rain, choke like Reggie Miller, and Stephen A. Smith only covers it, Skip gives a contrast, but when I expose why I never liked you all I’m a bitch ass Nigga. You aren’t saying it’s race betrayal, you don’t say that, I’m saying you are doing race betrayal and you say I’m a bitch ass Nigga because I want nukes and I would pull out hollow square with paintball guns on protesters. “That bitch ass Nigga.” You ready to kill me if I was an idiot, so I’m ready to kill you because you are an idiot. This is why I tell a woman, “I’m done.” Idiot. I’m whimsical for the sake of justice. Go figure

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homensbrancosnaosabemblogar · 2 years

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Ontem começou o período de trocas e, rapaz, que loucura. Centenas de milhões de dólares negociados por todos os lados. 100 milhões pro Jalen Brunson, 193 milhões pro Ja Morant, 214 milhões pro Devin Booker, 224 milhões pro Karl Anthony Towns, 264 milhões pro Jokic. É um nível de grana que não dá nem pra dimensionar direito.

Por incrível que pareça, nenhuma dessas notícias foi a que mais chocante do dia porque todo mundo só conseguia falar sobre uma coisa: Kevin Durant pediu pra sair do Brooklyn Nets.

E eu que achei que já tinha visto o fundo do poço do Nets dez anos atrás. Os caras juntaram Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Andrei Kirilenko e Jason Terry. Gastaram uma grana e todas as escolhas de draft a que tinham direito. E não chegaram a lugar nenhum! Foi uma decepção imensa e inclusive um grande baque na carreira do Paul Pierce, na minha opinião.

Agora, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin, Jeff Green e mais uma cacetada de gente boa não chegar a lugar nenhum foi demais. E do jeito que foi, com um clima mais estranho do que confraternização de final de ano da firma. James Harden saindo pela porta dos fundos, Kyrie Irving malemá jogando e, no fim, Kevin Durant pedindo pra sair: "Alguém me salva daqui, pelo amor de Deus, tô na reta final da minha carreira e tenho um contrato de mais quatro anos, eu não posso ficar aqui!"

Durant não falou isso publicamente, mas certamente pensou.

E o mais engraçado é que as primeiras notícias que chegam dizem que KD tem preferência de ir para o Phoenix Suns ou para o Miami Heat, provando que ele quer mesmo se consolidar como o maior caçador de anéis desde Bilbo Bolseiro.

Já Kyrie aparentemente vai voltar pro único lugar que ele realmente já se sentiu em casa: isso mesmo, o colo do LeBron James. Sim, segundo os jornalistas da ESPN, Brian Windhorst e Stephen A. Smith, Irving "tem dito a todo mundo que ele deseja ir para o Lakers."

Duas coisa são certas: 1) Pra onde quer que esses dois vão, muita coisa vai sair em troca. Podemos esperar uma grande mudança de cenário nessa offseason. E 2) kkkkk ai ai Ben Simmons…

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linkmlre2525 · 2 years

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Patrick Beverley to Stephen A Smith's James Harden max contract take: "Do they drug test on this show? You need to be drug tested man."

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apinyanamkaw · 2 years

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James Harden's performance in 76ers' loss 'requires an investigation,' ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says

James Harden’s performance on Thursday night in the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss against the Miami Heat drew sharp criticism from ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith.

Harden played 42 minutes for Philadelphia. He was 4-of-9 with 11 points, nine assists and four rebounds in the 99-90 loss. He only took two shots in the second half – one each in the third and four quarters. For a superstar who was supposed to be the No. 2 option in scoring behind Joel Embiid, he came up short.

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James Harden #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers plays defense on Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 12, 2022 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Harden #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers plays defense on Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 12, 2022 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

It was Harden’s second-half performance that really drew the ire of Smith.

"That performance by James Harden requires an investigation. How in God’s name you go 22 minutes in the second half and attempt one shot. It was a horrific performance. Anemic and impotent performance by James Harden," Smith said after the game. "And I’m really interested in seeing what the Philadelphia 76ers are going to do with Doc Rivers because I smell something and it don’t smell right at all."

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inkagnedotv · 2 years

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Even though the Brooklyn Nets are no longer contenders for this year's NBA championship, actor Jamie Foxx is playing defense for Ben Simmons. On Monday, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith harshly criticized Simmons for not playing in any of Brooklyn's games against the Boston Celtics for their playoff series this month. "Ben Simmons might also be the weakest, most pathetic excuse for a professional athlete we have ever seen in, not just American history, but the history of sports," Smith said after the Nets announced Simmons would miss Game 4 of the series against Boston. "I can't think of a professional athlete that has come across more pathetic than this man." Simmons has not played in an NBA game since last June, when his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, were eliminated from the 2021 playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks. In February of this year, the 76ers traded Simmons to the Nets in exchange for James Harden. The three-time NBA All-Star has since been unable to play while recovering from a back injury, according to The Athletic. Foxx appeared to defend Simmons in an Instagram comment reposted by The Shade Room on Monday. Other outlets noted that Foxx's comment was on a since-deleted post. "That is completely unfair @bensimmons has a family this man has people that love him and this man just plays basketball but to be dragged through the mud like this is unfair," Foxx wrote in the comment. The 54-year-old actor also criticized Smith for slamming Black players from the NBA and not white players from other leagues. —Jason Duaine Hahn, People Follow @inkagnedotv . . . #loveforthegame #chrispaul #espn2 #lebron16 #stephencurry #martinlawrence #danielkaluuya #janellemonae #reesewitherspoon #eddiemurphy #basketballislife #reginaking #samuelljackson #allstarweekend #adamsandler #martinscorsese #greatmovie #nbaplayers #detroitbasketball #michaelbjordan #emmys #thekid #amandaseyfried https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc34RdXpc9u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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dailyvideovault · 5 years

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New video posted on: https://dailyvideovault.com/stephen-a-reacts-to-officiating-in-warriors-game-1-win-vs-rockets-sportscenter/

Stephen A. reacts to officiating in Warriors' Game 1 win vs. Rockets | SportsCenter

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bballinspiration · 4 years

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Day 15: we miss the NBA 🏀

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kidfrompluto · 4 years

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🗣 “ Did you just ask if James Harden is an efficient scorer?” Stephen A. Smith

#james harden #the beard #fear the beard #houston rockets #nba #basketball #stephen a. smith

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mandoreviews · 4 years

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📽 The First Wives Club (1996)

Honestly, I didn’t really like this movie. I watched the whole thing because I was invested, but I really didn’t like it. It was boring. I don’t even have anything else to say besides that it was boring.

Sex/nudity: 1/10

Language: 3/10

Violence: 4/10

Overall rating: 3/10

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addanarticle · 2 years

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James Harden throwing series to get Doc Rivers fired

Things were going so well for the Philadelphia 76ers. They had a 3-0 lead on the Toronto Raptors in Round 1, it looked like Joel Embiid had put some Toronto demons to rest with his Game 3 shot, and it looked like Philadelphia would just cruise into Round 2. However, now the Sixers have themselves facing the wrong side of history as their series lead is now just 3-2 following a disheartening loss…

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