I have the feeling that I’ve ignored a lot of Jarrett Allen performances that are of a similar caliber to this one. There could be anywhere from two to five instances of Allen scoring sixteen points (or close to it) that were not rewarded with a highlight video. I distinctly remember thinking “I could make a Jarrett Allen highlight video…nah” multiple times this season. However, I’m not going to look up the exact amount of times I’ve spurned Allen this season because I don’t want by life to be overcome by guilt as it so often is.
This one was not ignored for two reasons:
Reason #1: Allen was eight-of-eight from the field. Eight is also the most buckets that one can have while scoring sixteen points (it’s science). Allen scoring sixteen points will never be more exciting than it is right now.
Reason #2: I was vaguely aware that Allen had some good blocks on Nikola Vucevic. For once, the internet didn’t lie to me; these are sick blocks. Vucevic goes up to posterize Allen twice and gets sent away both times. Meanwhile, Allen’s fro remains unmolested and impeccable the entire time.
Bonus Reason #3: I don’t really have a third reason but these kinds of lists always look better with three things. Does it even meet the definition of a “list” if it only has two entries. No, I don’t think it does.