2024-25 NBA Thread: for the second time, somebody in Dallas hits low percentage shot that leads to a generation of conspiracy theories (23 Viewers)

[SWC]

cripes anteater averaged 33 and 15 with just under 7 assists a game in the playoffs thats a darned good line as well he is really going to help golden state next year take that to the bank brohans

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Most overrated player in the NBA.

his dad will punch your face

 

[msudaisy26]

Hope Curry is okay and it is just a cramp.

I hope he’s fine, too.

But Draymond could get the flu really badly. I’d be fine with that.

Right now the TWolves have the same three point flu the Celtics had. Maybe even a little worse.

 

[nirad3]

I'm sure it was covered upthread, but Haliburton is a straight-cold-azz-assassin.

 

[Zow]

Hope Curry is okay and it is just a cramp.

I hope he’s fine, too.

But Draymond could get the flu really badly. I’d be fine with that.

Right now the TWolves have the same three point flu the Celtics had. Maybe even a little worse.

Oh I just don’t like Draymond Green.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Hope Curry is okay and it is just a cramp.

I hope he’s fine, too.

But Draymond could get the flu really badly. I’d be fine with that.

Right now the TWolves have the same three point flu the Celtics had. Maybe even a little worse.

Oh I just don’t like Draymond Green.

said everybody ever

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Curry out! ****

 

[ShamrockPride]

Curry out! ****

Wolves catch a break after an awful 2nd Q. Don't blow this.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

@jamalcollier

What a stat from ESPN Research: Since 1997-98, teams are 3-1,640 when trailing by 7+ in the final minute of the 4th quarter/OT.

The Pacers, this postseason, have 2 of those wins.

Was TMac involved with the other instance?

Had this on the brain... and #### Houston

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It was a hornets-raptors game in 2002

 

[Long Ball Larry]

No I have no idea actually

 

[msudaisy26]

Curry ruled out this quickly with a hamstring doesn't seem good for his availability this series.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Most overrated player in the NBA.

who?

NBA players and executives voted (anonymously) Tyrese Haliburton as the league's most overrated player - this was reported by The Athletic. He was voted most overrated by a wide margin.

I love this. Screw the world, Tyrese. You are proving a bunch of larooshes wrong.

Pretty sure it was just players

And it means nothing to Joe Mazzulla

Just like players voted Josh Allen the most overrated player in the NFL before last season. Turns out that players are pretty bad at voting on that stuff

 

[Major]

Curry ruled out this quickly with a hamstring doesn't seem good for his availability this series.

Why couldn't that happen against Houston

 

[Jayrod]

What a half.

This game is ugly as he'll, but I can't stop watching.

 

[Master of Subservience]

Hope Curry is okay and it is just a cramp.

I hope he’s fine, too.

But Draymond could get the flu really badly. I’d be fine with that.

Right now the TWolves have the same three point flu the Celtics had. Maybe even a little worse.

Oh I just don’t like Draymond Green.

said everybody ever

false

 

[General Malaise]

Most overrated player in the NBA.

his dad will punch your face

Might improve my looks.


His dad should punch everybody in the face. What an insulting, misguided, hideous article for a respected website like The Athletic to run. I'm going to blister them for this when it's time to renew.


Yeah yeah yeah, it's the players talking.


Guess who's talking now?

 

[General Malaise]

What a half.

This game is ugly as he'll, but I can't stop watching.

NHL game is riveting.

 

[General Malaise]

Also, nobody in this hockey game has rolled on the ice or pretended to be hurt the way these cookie-dough soft NBA players do after somebody breathes on them.

 

[msudaisy26]

Getting away from the 76ers looks good on Hield.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Twenty point lead at 55-35 - the most dangerous score line in the NBA playoffs this year.

 

[Zow]

Hopefully the lid is off now.

 

[msudaisy26]

Hield looking like a cheap man's Brunson.

 

[Jayrod]

That Dr Pimple Popper commercial literally triggered a gag reflex and I shielded my eyes from the screen. That's vile stuff.

 

[msudaisy26]

Pat Spencer looks like he could be Drew Timme's oldest son that played basketball with him for 6 seasons in college.

 

[General Malaise]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

 

[msudaisy26]

J.J. Redick should take notes on how to steal minutes off your bench from both these teams.

 

[msudaisy26]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

Starting to look like 0 for 5, and the Celtics aren't having the worst shooting night.

 

[msudaisy26]

Julius Randle was so good against the Lakers and now he looks like Julius Randle again.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

 

[General Malaise]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

 

[General Malaise]

2-1 in Vegas with a full period of play if you want something that resembles competition.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Spencer may be the least likely looking NBA player ever.

 

[Zow]

Spencer may be the least likely looking NBA player ever.

Apparently he’s a phenomenal lacrosse player as well.

 

[Major]

Spencer may be the least likely looking NBA player ever.

Apparently he’s a phenomenal lacrosse player as well.

yep, won the Heisman for lacrosse

 

[Mister CIA]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

 

[Master of Subservience]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

 

[Master of Subservience]

All three home teams lost game 1. Seems a bit anomalous.

Won’t happen a fourth time.

This is the exact moment fate was sealed. Sorry, Wolfs

 

[SayWhat?]

Trying not to be too down after Game 1, but that game reminded me too much of WCF Wolves from last year against Dallas. Just no rhyme or reason behind what they were attempting to do offensively, Finch looking like a rookie coach with zero control, every player doing dumb **** they didn’t do all year, and ANT playing large portions of the game with two hands around his neck.

Golden State is going to make these games a grind, but you have to at least attempt to get something going in the paint when the Warriors are trying to rim protect with Draymond and Butler. Maddening game.

 

[Jayrod]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

 

[Chemical X]

i read the raggy ny post for sports. about the knicks, a writer started his story this way; “….. Between last year and this year, the Knicks are a perfect 8-0 in postseason games when Anunoby attempts 14 or more field goals. Conversely, they are 4-8 in games when he attempts 13 or fewer field goals.”.

So, if i’m thibs, i obviously have anunoby attempt the first 14 shots of the game and then profit. This is the NBA version of “x team is 10-0 when x has 25 carries”. so, give him the ball the first 25 plays? jeesh

 

[irish eyes]

Has a #1 conference seed ever been swept? Looks like there will be one this year with the Cavs crapping the bed

 

[Major]

Has a #1 conference seed ever been swept? Looks like there will be one this year with the Cavs crapping the bed

It happened a few years ago with Toronto

 

[Capella]

LeBron swept the top seed Hawks too.

 

[identikit]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

Fair weatherish

 

[msudaisy26]

LeBron swept the top seed Hawks too.

2018 Raptors as well, then they traded for Kawhi.

 

[msudaisy26]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

Fair weatherish

That is every Heat fan.

 

[mr. furley]

Most overrated player in the NBA.

who?

NBA players and executives voted (anonymously) Tyrese Haliburton as the league's most overrated player - this was reported by The Athletic. He was voted most overrated by a wide margin.

I love this. Screw the world, Tyrese. You are proving a bunch of larooshes wrong.

i think ive mentioned this but i have an aau connection to him and he is one of the best guys ive met in aau just a humble good man who was super awesome to the girls played uno with them and all that and just a class act in my mind couldnt be happier to see him have success take that to the bank brochacho and also ps sweetass use of laroosh

you listen to Czaban and Brian Butch in the morning at all?

i catch 3-5 minutes of it a couple times a week. the one thing i've learned in the last few weeks from that show is that Tyrese's dad is apparently a referee for basketball games around the Valley, has been for a long time, and Butch HATES HIM.

no specifics beyond the dad is a showboat, makes the games about himself and nobody in the basketball circuit can stand the guy.

thought that was interesting considering the recent developments and how much his kid seems to be the total opposite.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

Fair weatherish

2 Minutes for false proclamations
Go to the penalty box or I'm bumping my LeBron to South Beach thread

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

Fair weatherish

That is every Heat fan.

You did see him rooting for the Knicks last night, no Miami fan down here in Wade County would say such filth
That said, it's difficult to not want to see Boston lose

Heat fan openly cheering for the Knicks

 

[identikit]

So not one home team has won in this round? Amazing.

While on that topic...how is it fair that Golden State gets to play Minnesota while OKC has to square off with Denver, this seems rather cruel
And to me it weakens the WCF with one of the spots guaranteed at this point to a low seeded team

You want me to explain how seeding works?

for the math lesson.

Minnesota also beat Denver in last year's playoffs. Poor MoP, some things never change.

Pretty sure MOP is a Miami Heat fan.

Fair weatherish

2 Minutes for false proclamations
Go to the penalty box or I'm bumping my LeBron to South Beach thread

Marginal Panther/Lightning fan too