NBA Discussions 2020-21

[Cam]

Might as well have a topic where we (or maybe just me) can spam and post scores to NBA games.

The regular season officially began just a few hours ago!

• Nets beat the Warriors 125-99. KD and Kyrie are back!
• Clippers beat the Lakers 116-109. It's already clear that LeBron is going to have greatly reduced minutes.

 

[Roadster]

Should rename this the 2020-21 discussion thread, make note that scores should be posted here.

Holy fuck the Bulls were bad. Defense was totally unsynced, and just generally rattled for almost the entirety of the team. Team is young and a total coaching and office overhaul so I'll give it more time, but damn lots of work to be done.

 

[Adapting]

• 76ers defeat the Wizards 113 - 107. Westbrook back to his MVP ways? Embiid had a monster game hopefully he can have a healthy season for once in his career.
• Magic defeat the Heat 113 - 107. Yikes @ the Heat. Happy for my man Vuc, have him on fantasy. Also, crazy how it was identical to the 76ers/Wizards game score lol.
• Cavaliers defeat the Hornets 121 - 114. Rozier popped off for 42! Lamelo got 16mins and played like trash. The cavs are the cavs so it doesn't matter. Some promising young players though.
• Pacers defeat the Knicks 121 - 107. RJ acting doing well, you love to see it. Sabonis, Brogdon, Oladipo carrying the load why TJ shit the bed.
• Celtics defeat the Bucks 122 - 121. Tatum and Brown looking like the future and a major yikes for the reigning MVP Giannis for missing that game tying free throw.
• Pelicans defeat the Raptors 113 - 99. Pelicans looking clean with Ingams near triple double and Zion on the floor. VanVleet shit the bed this game, I'm sure he'll bounce back next game.
• The Spurs defeat the Grizzles 131 - 119. Morant dropped 44-9-2 but still not enough DeMar, Aldridge and the promising yougen Murray spoiled his moment.
• Hawks defeat the Bulls 123 - 104. Trae Young. That is all. Also, the Bulls are trash.
• Timberwolves defeat the Piston 111 - 101. KAT with the big game 22-11-7 dedicating the W to his mom who passed. Good for him man.
• Kings defeat the Nuggets 124 - 122. Clean team play honestly, spoiling the jokers 29-14-15 monster triple double. MPJ also looks promising.
• Jazz defeat the Blazers 120 -100. Gobert with the monster game 20-17 with the help of Michell's 20 pts game. Jazz locked up Lillard pretty good, poor shooting night for him.
• Suns beat the Mavs 106 - 102. Good win for the Suns, Luka looked good as always. If only Porzinjury could stay healthy.

 

[Adapting]

Christmas Day Games

• Heat defeat the Pelicans 111 - 98. Jimmy with a significant injury didn't return. Duncan and Dragic picked up the load. Zion and Ingram go off for the Pelicans, but it isn't enough.
• Bucks defeat the Warriors 138 - 99. Middleton pops off and Curry proves he can't carry a team.
• Nets defeat the Celtics 123 - 95. KD and Kyrie look so good, if they stay healthy this is a ring contender at all times. Tatum and Brown both shine for the Celtics.
• Lakers defeat the Mavericks 138 - 115. LeGoat and AD, that is all.

 

[Roadster]

Bulls decided to not suck cock today. Crazy game, really gutting finish. Proud of the team though, they put in a shift.

 

[Cam]

Mavericks beat the Clippers by 50+ today... WTF. Score was 77-27 at half time. How does that even happen?

Also, how about them Cavaliers? They are 3-0!

 

[Adapting]

Just when you get happy as a Nets fan, Dinwiddle has a partially torn ACL from yesterday's game.

 

[Cam]

Just when you get happy as a Nets fan, Dinwiddle has a partially torn ACL from yesterday's game.

Yeah, I saw that. With everything looking up, that sucks for Brooklyn. With a healthy KD and Kyrie, I’m sure they’ll be fine of course.

 

[Adapting]

Yeah, I saw that. With everything looking up, that sucks for Brooklyn. With a healthy KD and Kyrie, I’m sure they’ll be fine of course.

Hopefully everyone can stay healthy.

On another note... Ja was wheelchaired off, but it doesn't seem to be serious. Just an ankle sprain.

 

[Geese]

Kings lose to the Rockets 122-119. It would've been nice for the Kings to have gotten a win and start the season 4-1.

 

[Roadster]

Missed the last 3 games smh. First 2 wins of the season too lmao

 

[Cam]

Steph scored 62 points last night. Looks like old Steph is back.

 

[Adapting]

Fultz with a torn ACL, rip. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

 

[Cam]

Fultz with a torn ACL, rip. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

That’s really awful. Poor guy finally got his shit together. He was drafted #1 and then became a head case in Philly. Found a home in Orlando and then this happens. Really sucks.

At least he signed an extension beforehand.

 

[Cam]

Lakers won tonight and improved to 9-3. They're doing better than I thought they would as far as the regular season goes. They're doing a good job limiting LeBron's minutes. Only played 29 this evening. The emergence of THT has been a nice surprise as well.

There's a lot of talk about the NBA potentially pausing for a week or two, due to the rise in COVID cases. It's getting more and more difficult for teams to have a full lineup on the court each night. We've seen a couple of teams playing with just enough to have a starting rotation and a couple guys on the bench... Compared to that normal 13-15 man roster.