Board 8 > NBA Discussion Topic 3 - Will Boston ever lose? Also James Harden is MVP

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Woo pistonz hold on to beat pacers on the road

Omg a winning streak
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brutal, brutal loss
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triple OT in philly
(edit) nvm sixers have 1.2s to attempt to win the game in 2OT first
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Westbrook with those Iverson numbers

what a weird year
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the bulls have won five in a row

what are they doing
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GM's about to trade somebody to stop all this winning

the players are going to try to win even if they know their team sucks because nobody likes to lose so they're no longer as bad as the front office wants them to be
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5-0 since mirotic came back from getting punched

might need to take another punch
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transcience posted...

Westbrook with those Iverson numbers

what a weird year

yeah he had the most terrible excellent game I think I've ever seen.

Missing layups and dunks

then hitting coast to coast hammer dunks and hitting the game winning assist in OT. Weird.

Huge win though.
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Also Embiid is a lot of fun, I get it.

But maybe it's just a little bit too much sometimes. Like calm down young fella you have no reason to be waiving at Steven Adams as he fouls out in the third overtime, like you didn't get him fouled out before the end of the 4th or something. Steven Adams don't talk trash to no one either, like why be a dick to him?
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ExThaNemesis posted...

Also Embiid is a lot of fun, I get it.

But maybe it's just a little bit too much sometimes. Like calm down young fella you have no reason to be waiving at Steven Adams as he fouls out in the third overtime, like you didn't get him fouled out before the end of the 4th or something. Steven Adams don't talk trash to no one either, like why be a dick to him?

He did the same thing to Drummond when he fouled out in our game with them
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ninkendo posted...

He did the same thing to Drummond when he fouled out in our game with them

Like I appreciate his energy, I just don't think you have to be disrespectful for everyone.

Carmelo was even like "I freaking loved it" about them getting into a tussle below the net.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

ninkendo posted...

He did the same thing to Drummond when he fouled out in our game with them

Like I appreciate his energy, I just don't think you have to be disrespectful for everyone.

Carmelo was even like "I freaking loved it" about them getting into a tussle below the net.

Sixer fan here so I'm naturally going to take his side on stuff like this, but I feel that most players realize that it's all in good fun and he's just doing it to get the crowd going. He really only does stuff like that at home and everyone knows Philly fans are all assholes so they love that kind of behaviour. I think Drummond was able to laugh about it after and I know in our games against the Warriors that him and Draymond have fun going at each other too.

Obviously there are people that really don't care for his antics like KAT or Whiteside, but I think he just enjoys being a clown and tying to get people riled up.
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Right, and I can dig that. He's hella fun to watch and the Sixers fans have been waiting a damn long time for something to cheer about. I just think he's gotta learn that there's a time and place for it.
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I can't wait to watch Embiid in the playoffs. he's always shitting on someone, usually in jest. someone is going to get really offended one of these times and all hell is going to break loose. if he puts up 35 on someone in the playoffs and bye-byes them or starts laughing at them in that trollish way that he loves to do, and they respond, hoo boy.

Fox is listed as doubtful after suffering a bruised right thigh Thursday in the 119-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 19-year-old rookie is averaging 9.7 points and a team-leading 3.8 assists. He has started the Kings past 16 games.

man 3.8 has to be a record. the kings are so bad.
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LMA

Ginobili

Spurs
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19-0 run by the magic

Pistons still up 5 because we were up by so much but oh man
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Pistonz win 114-110 after only playing 3 quarters and going home letting magic score as many baskets as they can with no one to stop them except the clock
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Lebron's putting up a 28/11/9 on 57% shooting in December (which is actually below his season average of 58%)

he's going to one-up Westbrook, yeah? that might be the only way he gets into the MVP conversation - people's fascination with round numbers
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I think he would be the front runner right now. Harden maybe up there too
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transience posted...

Lebron's putting up a 28/11/9 on 57% shooting (which is actually below his season average of 58%)

he's going to one-up Westbrook, yeah? that might be the only way he gets into the MVP conversation - people's fascination with round numbers

No doubt. I feel like those on the level of Lebron (and there have only been a few in any sport) are way more petty than people like to believe. He'll say it's all about getting the wins but there is no way he didn't get fired up by not ending up in the top 3 last year. We've been taking his greatness for granted for a while and it looks like this year he's not going to leave any doubt that he's still the best in the world. Literally all of his current stats are above his career averages... except minutes. Dude is serious.
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Yeah, I think it's LeBron vs. Harden in the MVP race right now.
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it's definitely those two, but I think Harden is being boosted right now by Chris Paul who has been amazing and probably will deserve some top 5 recognition by season's end. he's been amazing. I'm starting to believe that Houston may have a shot at Golden State.

I was dead wrong about Houston having trouble integrating those two.
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Houston's strategy to have them each play significant stretches without the other so that essentially at least one of them is always on the floor has turned out to be the right decision.
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wtf isaiah thomas is a wizard


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transience posted...

wtf isaiah thomas is a wizard

Just short lol
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lmao i love it
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I've watched it like 30 times
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https://streamable.com/3lu3d
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transience posted...

wtf isaiah thomas is a wizard

ya'll laughed at me for being short but didn't realize it was a prerequisite for getting into the wizards club
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transience posted...

wtf isaiah thomas is a wizard

alt answer: nah dude he's actually a cavalier ;)
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Russ doing everything tonight for us. George and Anthony can help out at any time here pls
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Phew. In Russ We Trust.
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meanwhile

Bulls
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This Lakers warriors game is awful and keep in mind I watch every magic game

it's coz of Durant I tell ya
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that Pacers choke was really something else

Celtics should have never let it get to that point, but uh, wow
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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2017/12/murphy_ex_cavs_coach_david_blatt_extols_kyrie_irving_for_brave_trade_request

interesting stuff
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KINGS sweep THE PROCESS
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take that for tanking
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Harden could never do what Russ did last year with that little help. Shut up.
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and Harden is a shooting guard.
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Bucks almost became the butts
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UltimaterializerX posted...

Westbrook isnt a good enough teammate for that. If you do nothing all game long because your point guard is an idiot who doesnt pass, no shit youll miss everything when he finally decides to give the ball up. Oladipo is Exhibit AAAAAAA of this. He got away from that trash and immediately went back to being as good as he was during the Magic days.

You don't know what you're talking about and should stay out of speaking basketball.
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Harden, meh, he was traded before we saw what he could've done in OKC.

Durant left for the greatest regular season team of all time. His performances post-OKC have zero to do with him and everything to do with Steph and co. carrying him.

Ibaka, uhhhh nah

Oladipo needs the ball to succeed and has seen his usage go up since becoming THE GUY in Indiana where he went to school, less to do with Russ and more to do with the situation.

Sabonis, eh.

I'll give you Kanter, but that's about it.
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