NBA 2019-2020 season thread

[ETNCeltics]

Houston evidently didn't play anyone taller than 6'6 tonight. KP had for Dallas 35 but Houston won anyway.

[ETNCeltics]

Do you think it's very likely that the Lakers will win championship this year for Kobe?

There were probably a # of players around the league who knew Kobe better than anyone on the Lakers.

Can't see that being a factor.

[Briantir]

Do you think it's very likely that the Lakers will win championship this year for Kobe?

There were probably a # of players around the league who knew Kobe better than anyone on the Lakers.

Can't see that being a factor.

Lakers ain't winning nothing they are not good enough to win a championship yet, the trade deadline might change that though.

[bdm860]

Wow, Kyrie with 54 on 19/23 shooting and 7/9 from 3.

[Moranis]

Houston evidently didn't play anyone taller than 6'6 tonight. KP had for Dallas 35 but Houston won anyway.

yep.  first time since 1963

[kraidstar]

Do you think it's very likely that the Lakers refs and Adam Silver will win the championship this year for Kobe?

FTFY

A more likely possibility. LeBron only cares about LeBron.

[ozgod]

Houston evidently didn't play anyone taller than 6'6 tonight. KP had for Dallas 35 but Houston won anyway.

yep.  first time since 1963

And D'Antoni says they will keep going. The ultimate incarnation of Moreyball.

D'Antoni cited the damage Rockets star guards James Harden and Russell Westbrook did against Dallas with a wide-open floor as reason to stick with small ball. Harden had 35 points -- including 14 in the fourth quarter, when the Rockets held off a Mavs rally -- and six assists. Westbrook had 32 points and nine assists.

"When we're getting to the rim, it's pretty devastating, so they better beat us up inside pretty well before we have to change," D'Antoni said. "We won't blink too quick.

"The underlying thing is we're just really trying to open it up for James and Russ to get to the rim so we can get layups. Those are the best shots -- and fouls. That lineup permits that. Now, can you play that well enough defensively and rebounding to make them blink and they go small? Or do their bigs impose their will? That's the challenge, and we'll see. If we play hard and we're attentive to details, it'll work."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28610559/rockets-beat-mavericks-using-historically-small-lineup

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Nuggets downed the Bucks! Despite Giannis crushing it too

and they did it with 9, I repeat 9 NINE guys in double figures.  I wonder if that is a record?
one guy had 24 and then 8 guys had between 10-16.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401161366

[bopna]

Nuggets downed the Bucks! Despite Giannis crushing it too

and they did it with 9, I repeat 9 NINE guys in double figures.  I wonder if that is a record?
one guy had 24 and then 8 guys had between 10-16.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401161366

It's not just nine guys, it's actually all the players that was put in was able to score in double figures but also all of em played in 10 min or more. Surely it's a rarity so it's got to be some kind of record.

[gouki88]

Damian Lillard is on an unbelievable tear right now. Keeps getting insane amounts of points.

[ozgod]

Poor Kyrie appears to have injured himself again

https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/1223846203344838658

[gouki88]

Poor Kyrie appears to have injured himself again

https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/1223846203344838658

This has to be one of his most fragile seasons

[Somebody]

Damian Lillard is on an unbelievable tear right now. Keeps getting insane amounts of points.

On great efficiency too, although the most important thing is that he's scoring from all three levels without going full Harden (he incorporates some off ball movement in his scoring and doesn't dominate the ball).

[nickagneta]

Celtics play the Hawks 2 times in the next 6 days. Trae Young left today's game with a sprained ankle, the same ankle he sprained earlier in the year that caused him to miss 2 games. Young sounded good about it but you never know how bad a sprain is until you sleep on it a night and see what the swelling is like the next morning. Maybe the C's get lucky and Trae misses those games.

[gouki88]

Damian Lillard is on an unbelievable tear right now. Keeps getting insane amounts of points.

On great efficiency too, although the most important thing is that he's scoring from all three levels without going full Harden (he incorporates some off ball movement in his scoring and doesn't dominate the ball).

Yeah, for sure. He’s a stud. IIRC he’s the first guy ever to put up a 6 game streak of averaging 45+ PPG and 10+ APG