***Official 2023-2024 NBA Thread***

[dirk digler]

Can't believe the NBA Season is starting tonight. Way to early but here we go.

Lakers vs Nuggets: 6:30PM

Suns vs Warriors: 9PM

Both on TNT

[KC_Connection]

Nikola Jokić of the @nuggets is the second NBA player in the last 10 seasons to hit a game-tying basket and a game-winning buzzer-beater in the final 30 seconds of a game.

The other was LeBron James in OT against the Timberwolves on February 7, 2018. pic.twitter.com/9EGfjHObb4

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) January 5, 2024

[BWillie]

I don't know why people keep saying the west is "wide open". Ain't no way the Nuggets aren't going to take it. And even if they don't in the regular season they will in the postseason. And Im the biggest OKC homer there is in this thread.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Kevon Looney was directly responsible for that loss. He played no defense, fouled, didn't try on offense and then didn't even try on the game winning shot.

That looked to me like it should have been a bench win for the warriors. Saric and podziemski carried that second half so curry didn't have to do everything. Warriors look cooked

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

The standings don't matter at this point of the year. They don't even really matter in April either (see the 2021 Jazz for just the most recent example, which likely not coincidentally comprised of 2/5 of the same starting lineup as the TWolves).

And the Lakers clearly aren't winning the championship this year either with that flawed/incomplete roster, but that's why getting #5 earlier this month was so essential.

You are delusional if you think that in season bullshit counts as a ring.

[Al Bundy]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

That looked to me like it should have been a bench win for the warriors. Saric and podziemski carried that second half so curry didn't have to do everything. Warriors look cooked

No Kuminga when he was red hot and Looney getting all of those minutes when he clearly was not ready to go. Kerr looks to be finished.

[smithandrew051]

Jokic has missed 3 shots tonight. He missed 5 in his last 4 games coming into tonight. Ridiculous.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Jokic has missed 3 shots tonight. He missed 5 in his last 4 games coming into tonight. Ridiculous.

White American kids named Skylar should be watching how he plays. Proof you dont need to be a great athlete to succeed. Same with Luka. Luka a much better athlete than Jokic bur certai and not a plus one. Become skilled. Dont try to be Ja Morant, Lebron, Kobe or Jordan.

[KC_Connection]

The NBA has reinstated Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green after 12-game suspension, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Green has been undergoing counseling for several weeks along with holding progress meetings with the league and Warriors. pic.twitter.com/Bfedm89nBc

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 6, 2024

Draymond has been rehabilitated. It should be fine now.

[BWillie]

Oklahoma City destroy the Trailblazers by 62 points. 139-77. No starter played more than 21 minutes. 5th largest margin of victory ever.

[smithandrew051]

Embiid scored 70 tonight

[BWillie]

KAT scores 62 or whatever but Minnesota loses to the...Hornets? Man their coach was pissed. They apparently gave up on defensive to just watch KAT try to score as much as possible.

[smithandrew051]

73 for Luka tonight

[BWillie]

Alperen Sengun. Another slow, plodding, skilled unathletic shitball. I miss the old NBA.

[KC_Connection]

36-20-12 in the 2OT win. At age 39 in year 21. The GOAT.

[KC_Connection]

The oldest player in the league, in Year 21, just threw up a 36-20-12 & no one is all that surprised by it.

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— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 28, 2024