2024 NBA Season and Playoffs

[Moranis]

Didn't see the game but looks like Phoenix really blew it late.  28-11 favoring the lakers in the fourth quarter and they won by five.

Oh well.

Yep. Lebron played whole 4th quarter. His minutes restriction lasted a whole game and a half

[Goldstar88]

The Knicks didn’t view Donovan Mitchell as good enough to carry a team by himself. About a year after the Knicks were outbid in their pursuit for Mitchell, Scott Perry, the team’s former GM, cited Mitchell’s lack of playoff success to explain why New York stopped short of Utah’s demands.
 
“Obviously we made a push to trade for him,” Perry said on a recent episode of “The Hoop Genius“ podcast. “But it was going to be done within reason. He was a good player but he needed more around him to win. Because if he was that singular force, Utah probably would’ve been in the conference finals if he were that singular force. But he wasn’t that singular force. That’s not a criticism against him. That’s just an evaluation that you must make.”  – via New York Post

[Goldstar88]

OKC beats Cleveland. Chet Holmgren with a ridiculous stat line. In 31 minutes of play: 16pts/13rebs/7blks/2ast/1stl. Shot 5-9 from the field, 3-4 from 3pt and 3-4 from the line.  [dang]…

[jpotter33]

Oh my Lord, Luka is unbelievable when he gets going. Still don't think it necessarily translates to high-level winning, but an amazing individual offensive talent.

[blink]

Memphis loses a close one against Denver.  Our old friend Marcus Smart again with a great game  20points / 5 assists / 5 steals on over 50% shooting.
Love to see Marcus playing well.

[cman88]

Bucks fans seem pretty cocky after their game 1 win. comparing Holidays debut to Dames....certainly 39points from dame in the debut was something really to look forward too.

but should there be concern that Middleton played 16minutes and looked pretty bad? and that Oubre/Maxey torched their guards? imagine if harden played.

if guard defense going to be a major weakness. Boston has a trio of really good guards...and defenders to throw at Dame

[BitterJim]

Bucks fans seem pretty cocky after their game 1 win. comparing Holidays debut to Dames....certainly 39points from dame in the debut was something really to look forward too.

but should there be concern that Middleton played 16minutes and looked pretty bad? and that Oubre/Maxey torched their guards? imagine if harden played.

if guard defense going to be a major weakness. Boston has a trio of really good guards...and defenders to throw at Dame

Definitely weird to be comparing an offense-only guard playing at a second (or probably 1B) option to a two-way guard playing as a 3rd/4th option. Of course Dame scored more, but fans of a team with such a strong defensive identity should be focused on more than just points scored

[SparzWizard]

Bucks fans seem pretty cocky after their game 1 win. comparing Holidays debut to Dames....certainly 39points from dame in the debut was something really to look forward too.

but should there be concern that Middleton played 16minutes and looked pretty bad? and that Oubre/Maxey torched their guards? imagine if harden played.

if guard defense going to be a major weakness. Boston has a trio of really good guards...and defenders to throw at Dame

They already awarding the Bucks the ECF trophy simply for having arguably one of the best players in the world playing next to Damian Lillard.

[Birdman]

Jimmy butler not playing tonight because of “rest”.. thought NBA going crack down on this

[Redz]

Jimmy butler not playing tonight because of “rest”.. thought NBA going crack down on this

I don’t blame them on this one.  Back to back road games in Boston and Minnesota is kind of brutal.

[tonydelk]

Jimmy butler not playing tonight because of “rest”.. thought NBA going crack down on this

I thought it was only for nationally televised games.

[Vermont Green]

Jimmy butler not playing tonight because of “rest”.. thought NBA going crack down on this

I thought it was only for nationally televised games.

Butler was pretty invisible last night vs. the Celtics.  If it wasn't for his 9 FT attempts, he would have had only 6 points.  He probably legitimately needs some rest.  It seemed like something was wrong with him, that he was a little off.

This is a strange rule.  Lots of players need rest, don't play back to backs or whatever.  Some players just won't hold up without having their minutes managed (a euphemism for sitting out games for rest).  I get what the league is trying to police but if a team is sitting out a player for a legitimate reason, they should not be forced to play the player.  A fair reason is one that is related to winning.  It is pretty clear when a player is being "rested" for other reasons.  DAL for example resting players so that they would keep their draft pick.

[Atzar]

I just got a chance to watch the end of the Raptors-Bulls game last night.  I'm honestly wondering when the quality of officiating begins to harm this league's viewership and bottom line.  The refs unquestionably influenced the outcome and Raps fans should be absolutely livid.  And I've long been of the opinion that poor officiating harms nearly every game in this league, even if most aren't so blatant as this one. 

At this point I choose to believe that it's incompetence as opposed to intent but perhaps I'm being naive. 

[Goldstar88]

Zion has such a soft touch around the rim… it’s impressive.

[hardlyyardley]

Nesmith has 17 tonight mid way through the second period