NBA Season 2024-25

[liam]

OKC easily has the best playoff crowd and atmosphere

It?s them, Utah and Indiana with the best playoff crowds

Until you see the Garden today!

[Who]

I wonder if this non-Morant lineup would look better with Aldama instead of Z Edey.

G: S Pippen
G: D Bane

Two slow guards. Limited dribble penetration & playmaking.

F: Konchar

A defensive SG with a limited offensive game. One of the weakest offensive players in the league on the perimeter.

It would also be great if they had a wing with more offense than Konchar. Maybe Kennard. Maybe GG Jackson. Vince Williams played a lot in the regular season but he was a defensive SG like Konchar. I would worry about Kennard's lack of speed and defense. I might give GG Jackson a try. He is inconsistent but explosive.

F: JJJ
C: Z Edey

Does Zach Edey make this lineup too easy to defend versus a stretch PF like Aldama who can put the ball on the floor and drive as well as shoot with range?

[Who]

Feels like overpassing it one of the worst sins you can commit against this OKC defense. They are too active and recover too well after help defense.

Gotta take the first good shot you get. You need to be more selfish against this team. First good shot, take it. Do not overpass.

[Who]

A 26-2 run by OKC to start Q2.

[Who]

OKC 57 MEM 24

WOW!!!

[Who]

MEM shooting

24-40 FGA for 60%
7-15 3PT for 47%
8-9 FTA for 89%
71.7% TS%

[Silas]

63-30....nip and tuck!

[Who]

Memphis were -7 in Morant's 17 minutes meaning they were -25 in the 7 minutes Morant was on the bench.

[Goldstar88]

Memphis has a bunch of good 3pt shooters with Bane, Pippen Jr, Jackson Jr, Aldama, Kennard. They need to shoot more 3?s, and play zone defense.

[Who]

Oh my god ...

101 OKC 51 MEM

[Who]

Not much of a contest but brilliant basketball by OKC to blow the game wide open.

I am not expecting much from the next 2 games in the East. The top 2 seeds should walk those games easily. I don't think Orlando or Miami can cause Boston or Cleveland any real problems.

Have to wait 6-7 hours for the next good game. I am looking forward to Rockets vs Warriors. Should be a battle.

[Atzar]

Pointless series.  Memphis has nothing for OKC, especially with their head coach still on his training wheels.

[Phantom255x]

OKC easily has the best playoff crowd and atmosphere

It?s them, Utah and Indiana with the best playoff crowds

Until you see the Garden today!

TD Garden certainly has its moments but I'll be real, I feel like nowadays TD Garden and even MSG + Crypto Arena (Knicks and Lakers) often price out the casual viewer now for the rich celebrities or business folks, so it's not always as loud as the past. In the big games with a lot at stake like Game 7 vs Philly or Game 5 of last year's Finals it'll be super loud and an electric atmosphere, but otherwise it's not always the case. Especially the earlier rounds.

Still love TD Garden of course, and it's absolutely up there with IND/OKC/UTAH especially in the big moments or stretches

[Phantom255x]

SGA is playing poorly and his team is up 50+

Why isn't the media criticizing him for having a superteam and benefitting from that. How is SGA considered an MVP with a superteam? I thought the superteam is what kept Tatum out of those discussions despite the team having an elite record

[Billz401]

SGA is playing poorly and his team is up 50+

Why isn't the media criticizing him for having a superteam and benefitting from that. How is SGA considered an MVP with a superteam? I thought the superteam is what kept Tatum out of those discussions despite the team having an elite record

Ive been asking this for months with no answer. Everything they use to discredit Tatum gets swept under the rug for everyone else.

Same with Joe Mazulla, he got no love last year with the team breaking nba records left and right