Board 8 > NBA Discussion Topic 2 - More drama than a soap opera

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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 12:14:24 AM
#101:


Warriors cut it back to 4 to end the 3rd. Partially ref assisted, largely down to us floundering with a series of turnovers

Warriors left Durant out for entire 3rd quarter. Basically all their scoring is coming through him. He's probably going to have a 40-50 point game
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 12:34:33 AM
#102:


That might be the turning point. Magic get fouled but it somehow gets called as a foul against the Magic. Thompson immediately drills a catch and shoot 3 to take the lead afterwards and Magic then miss 2 free throws at opposite end on next possession

Wasn't expecting to win this game or even keep it close pregame but this is disappointing because of the faint hope from having such a large lead. Warriors just made their inevitable march back and a couple of favorable ref calls have aided it (to be expected when you're the champions and at home to be fair so not really complaining about it)
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 12:47:48 AM
#103:


This really felt like the Raptors game. A game on paper we should have had no chance in but on the court we should have won. Both times we come up just short. It took 49 from Durant and Thompson scoring I think 19 in the 4th to beat us. Both of them had to play 40 minutes too

If we keep playing like this though for sure we are a playoff team. Eventually some of these games will go our way and we should beat a lot of lesser teams playing like this
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ExThaNemesis
11/27/18 12:49:17 AM
#104:


I fucking get so frustrated when trash teams lead the Warriors and then throw it away.
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 12:52:05 AM
#105:


I doubt when the season is over that the Magic are seen as trash. These aren't flukes performances we are putting in
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ExThaNemesis
11/27/18 12:53:55 AM
#106:


Nah they're pretty legit actually I'm just mad at them right now.
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SeabassDebeste
11/27/18 6:33:35 AM
#107:


i mean, magic will probably? be sub-.500 by season's end in the east. maybe like 9th to 10th seed instead of 13th to 15th, but dependong on who you ask, they might call it trash?

celtics had their best game of the season vs NOP, woot.
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ExThaNemesis
11/27/18 10:27:18 AM
#108:


In the NBA FB group I help run I called the Magic the surprise team of the season and a lot of people agreed with me.

Called the Rockets by far the biggest disappointment and no on argued with that either.
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 10:31:18 AM
#109:


It would take large regression from where we are now to finish sub 500. Not saying it won't happen because we have seen it happen multiple times in the last few years but this year does at least have a different feel to it. They are defending well, hustling for the ball and scoring via moving the ball around well rather than relying on high percentage shooting that is unsustainable.

For as bad as we were last year it started because of injuries. We had more injuries last year than the previous 3 years combined in terms of games missed by starters. And before injuries we had a solid record

I think you're right and 9-10 is more likely than above 500 and playoffs but that's relying on a down tick in playing. If they keep playing like this they will cruise to the playoffs because they stifle lesser teams. They have also had one of the roughest schedules in the league so far and so logically must have one of the weakest second half schedules
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ExThaNemesis
11/27/18 10:33:55 AM
#110:


How has Mo Bamba looked so far?
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 10:43:50 AM
#111:


Mixed reviews from me but I'm probably harsher on him than most

His minutes have been very limited (usually like 13 mins a game) because Vucevic has been outstanding. He can be prone to giving fouls but he's definitely disruptive. I think his presence on the court does more than his actual contribution. I'm sure he will improve as he gets more minutes

My biggest complaint about him is his ball handling seems to be awful. He mishandles and loses the ball a lot. I don't know if it's because his arms are just so long but I've been frustrated a lot by him losing the ball or not grabbing the ball off defensive disruption where I feel it shouldn't happen

His offensive contribution has been so so but has improved recently
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ShatteredElysium
11/27/18 10:48:59 AM
#112:


Vucevic has been our best player by a long way. He should get all star consideration if he keeps it up.

Jonathan Isaac has been excellent too. He's coming off the bench but is fantastic on D and offensively he has improved massively. He is going to be a menace in the future. I am very confident of him being an all star down the line. Its a big ask but he definitely could be a Kawhi Leonard type player in the future

Aaron Gordon has looked inconsistent. Some nights be will explode offensively and other nights he will go missing. One thing I will say though is defensively he keeps getting matched up against the oppositions best players and more often than not he has kept them to way under their average.

Terrance Ross deserves a mention too. He has been incredible with his scoring off the bench. I am a little concerned he won't be able to sustain it but he has been scoring at a ridiculous clip and seems to get so many important buckets for us to keep us ahead or keep the momentum going. He's been on fire from 3 when we needed it
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ninkendo
11/27/18 11:44:10 AM
#113:


Knicks @ Pistons tonight!

Hoping for another win we need as many as we can get on this 6 game home-stand
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ninkendo
11/27/18 9:36:26 PM
#114:


Final Score

New York Knicks - 108
Detroit Pistons - 115

oh ya go my pistonz (closer than it should have been every time the pistons got up 16 they would let the knicks get it back down to under 10)
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Nelson_Mandela
11/27/18 9:48:35 PM
#115:


ExThaNemesis posted...
In the NBA FB group I help run I called the Magic the surprise team of the season and a lot of people agreed with me.

Memphis
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davidponte
11/27/18 10:27:30 PM
#116:


Nelson_Mandela posted...
ExThaNemesis posted...
In the NBA FB group I help run I called the Magic the surprise team of the season and a lot of people agreed with me.

Memphis


Not tonight!
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ExThaNemesis
11/27/18 10:35:51 PM
#117:


DAMN what the hell happened I turned it off when the Grizz were up big because watching the Grizzlies play basketball makes me hate myself.
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davidponte
11/27/18 10:40:56 PM
#118:


Steady Freddie came to play in the 4th
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ScareChan
11/28/18 2:37:26 AM
#119:


Jesus the kings social media team is literally unbeatable

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqtYiXGnnYu/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=pv1ph9v99ii2

Just oh my God
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ninkendo
11/28/18 8:56:21 AM
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SeabassDebeste
11/28/18 11:42:50 PM
#121:


game monday night and next game friday night, back to back saturday

probably missing both of those. rough week for me, celtics-wise!
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ExThaNemesis
11/28/18 11:54:41 PM
#122:


Russ with 23/19/15 and 3 turnovers tonight

What a stat padder.
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ShatteredElysium
11/29/18 12:09:56 AM
#123:


Magic down by 3 with a minute to go but can already see this being a loss. Had 3 turnovers in a row at 111-110

Game was lost in a really bad 3rd which I didn't see. I know we were up by 8 at HT when I fell asleep and then down by 11 when I woke up at the end of the 3rd. 40-21 apparently
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ShatteredElysium
11/29/18 12:24:04 AM
#124:


And that was a messy finish. Magic inbound with 4.7 on the clock 3 points down, Portland deflect it and Magic recover it after a scramble and launch it down court for an open 3 except whistle blows because the clock never started.

Magic then get the ball to inbound again after review but with only 0.9 seconds on the clock for some reason instead if 4.7 seconds. They do nothing with it because they are impounding from their own half and it isnt enough time

We likely don't get the needed 3 anyway but that was a bad time for a clock malfunction. Portland win 115-112
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SeabassDebeste
11/29/18 4:58:44 AM
#125:


I'm still not over the end of game 6 of the 2013 finals. SA was out of timeouts with 4+ seconds left and Miami was one of the worst transition defenses in the league. A quick inbound could have led to a reasonable chance at a score. But the refs stopped the game to check whether the shot was a 3, Miami set its defense, and I've brain-bleached away the rest of that series.
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ShatteredElysium
11/29/18 8:23:52 AM
#126:


Well that actually happened just before the scenario I described too. Magic got the ball off a failed free throw and were about to fast break but clock failed to start causing the whistle and allowing Portland to set a defense and Magic to have to inbound instead of fast break (no chance magic call timeout as they have none)

Then when they inbound that whole scenario I described above went down so it was a double screw up really.

I don't know why they don't just let then take the shot in either scenario and then review to see if they took it in time afterwards if they make it
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SeabassDebeste
11/29/18 9:33:52 AM
#127:


one of the worst corner cases (and toughest to eradicate), i think.
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davidponte
11/29/18 8:22:18 PM
#128:


It's too bad the Warriors aren't at full health for the Raptors game tonight.
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davidponte
11/29/18 8:36:17 PM
#129:


https://twitter.com/theScore/status/1068312951575195648

Nick Nurse, Matt Devlin, and Jack Armstrong are looking great tonight, by the way.
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ScareChan
11/29/18 9:52:19 PM
#130:


my KINGS take on the CLIPPERS at GOLDEN 1 in their only national game

Please everyone catch De Aaron Fox and Bagley go off tonight on TNT!
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SeabassDebeste
11/29/18 9:58:56 PM
#131:


i'll be sleeping, get a real time zone. :/
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ScareChan
11/29/18 10:01:20 PM
#132:


SeabassDebeste posted...
i'll be sleeping, get a real time zone. :/

https://i.redd.it/xmulu1f6urt11.jpg
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:03:59 PM
#133:


I'll never not laugh at that meme
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ExThaNemesis
11/29/18 10:08:30 PM
#134:


One of the best memes of the year, to be sure.
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:12:23 PM
#135:


The Raptors bench has been awful tonight.
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:32:04 PM
#136:


what is happening in this raptors game
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ninkendo
11/29/18 10:34:02 PM
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SeabassDebeste
11/29/18 10:34:26 PM
#138:


jesus kd
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:34:34 PM
#139:


I feel like Kawhi probably should have attempted to shoot the ball there
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SeabassDebeste
11/29/18 10:48:37 PM
#140:


yeah that was awful by kawhi
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:51:06 PM
#141:


woo go my raptors
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davidponte
11/29/18 10:55:58 PM
#142:


Drake must have made a bet with KD because KD just gave him his jersey.

Apparently it was for Drake's jacket.
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Menji
11/29/18 11:04:32 PM
#143:


what the hell are these pacers jerseys
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ScareChan
11/29/18 11:23:38 PM
#144:


FLEX ON EM BOGI

LETS gOOOOOOO
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ScareChan
11/30/18 1:52:25 AM
#145:


Kings get clipped

And now we have to hear about this front office bullshit again

Can we please just win
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ScareChan
11/30/18 3:43:30 AM
#146:


"What do you guys need to do to get out of this slump?"

Willie: guard somebody
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ScareChan
11/30/18 6:12:54 PM
#147:


If kings are getting porter I hope it's just like Randolph and McLemore in a salary dump
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ninkendo
11/30/18 7:09:45 PM
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ninkendo
11/30/18 8:10:55 PM
#149:


55-40 pistonz at half time need to put Chicago away early to rest starters for warriors tomorrow
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ninkendo
11/30/18 9:21:07 PM
#150:


Final score

Detroit Pistons 107
Chicago Bulls 88

Oh ya go my pistonz
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