***Official 2024-2025 NBA Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Season starts tonight with Knicks and Celtics followed by Lakers and TWolves.

Will history be made early in the 2nd game?

[KC_Connection]

Fred gets knocked to the ground but that’s not a foul either. It’s only a foul when you have a finger on a guy’s jersey. Only then does it become illegal contact.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Quit bitching about the refs. Just enjoy the basketball. It’s been a great postseason so far. Ratings are up, too.

Basketball is much better when games aren’t decided on clearly terrible calls.

[KC_Connection]

And the Warriors win by those 3 points that they were gifted in the final minute. An utter disgrace.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Basketball is much better when games aren’t decided on clearly terrible calls.

"Variance"

Just blow people out like OKC does, then.

[BWillie]

I really think the Wolves are just absolutely going to torch the Dubs

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

"Variance"

Just blow people out like OKC does, then.

Or injuring the other team’s best player if you ever happen to find yourself in a close one. That works too.

[Eureka]

Draymond wanted all the smoke. Championship pedigree and that experience is showing here. Butler playing hurt and hitting buckets. Houston's defense focused on Curry giving others an opportunity and they cashed in on that opportunity.

Warriors playing well for a #7 seed.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I really think the Wolves are just absolutely going to torch the Dubs

They should but the refs will have a say and we know which way they’ll be going in that one.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I really think the Wolves are just absolutely going to torch the Dubs

That's the spirit. Most in this thread have been doubting the Warriors.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Eureka

Draymond wanted all the smoke. Championship pedigree and that experience is showing here. Butler playing hurt and hitting buckets. Houston's defense focused on Curry giving others an opportunity and they cashed in on that opportunity.

Warriors playing well for a #7 seed.

And the refs letting Draymond stay in the game after what clearly was 2 technicals and making up some phantom foul on a 3 in the final minute. Can’t forget their contributions either tonight.

[KC_Connection]

Chuck lighting up the refs for that trash Butler call.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And the refs letting Draymond stay in the game after what clearly was 2 technicals and making up some phantom foul on a 3 in the final minute. Can’t forget their contributions either tonight.

How many technical free throws did Houston shoot?

The Warriors just played good defense. That was the difference tonight.