2023-2024 Official Around the NBA Discussion Thread

[Knightro]

Shaping up to be a nice night.

Miami is going down at home to the Pelicans without Ingram.

Cavs down double digits in the 4th quarter to the Wolves.

Sixers and Pacers playing later in LA and Golden State and aren't favored.

[Optimus_Steel]

Heat getting their doors blown by team we just bullied into submission. Delicious.

[thelead]

Heat getting their doors blown by team we just bullied into submission. Delicious.

and they had fresh legs and BI last night.

[RookieStar]

NOP remembered that rumble when KLove tried to undercut Zion and Jimmy escalated the situation

[RookieStar]

Heat getting their doors blown by team we just bullied into submission. Delicious.

I think NOP didnt care about us at all. They were probably circling their calendars against the Heat after the shenanigans in their last meeting

[thelead]

Heat getting their doors blown by team we just bullied into submission. Delicious.

I think NOP didnt care about us at all. They were probably circling their calendars against the Heat after the shenanigans in their last meeting

Naw. They came out fighting and we were down double digits early.

[RookieStar]

Heat getting their doors blown by team we just bullied into submission. Delicious.

I think NOP didnt care about us at all. They were probably circling their calendars against the Heat after the shenanigans in their last meeting

Naw. They came out fighting and we were down double digits early.

Yeah... im saying they qere probably looking towards MIA and forgot theybhad to play us first. Lol but whatever

[thelead]

Klay looking good tonight

[RookieStar]

IND and PHI looks to spoil a perfect set games for us.

But got me thinking, the more wins those 2 have the more they push MIA down to 8th seed no?

[thelead]

IND and PHI looks to spoil a perfect set games for us.

But got me thinking, the more wins those 2 have the more they push MIA down to 8th seed no?

I prefer Indy at 6 and us at 3. So I’ll be rooting for Miami to beat the Cavs on Sunday. We’ll move into the 3rd spot if Miami can win that game.

[RookieStar]

IND and PHI looks to spoil a perfect set games for us.

But got me thinking, the more wins those 2 have the more they push MIA down to 8th seed no?

I prefer Indy at 6 and us at 3. So I’ll be rooting for Miami to beat the Cavs on Sunday. We’ll move into the 3rd spot if Miami can win that game.

MIA might make a run cuz of their cupcake schedule. They could boot us out if thinga go sideways for us.

I agree though, a 3 seed for us, a 6 seed for IND. 4 and 5 knicks/cavs. 7 MIA so MIL could have revenge and 8 PHI cuz Embiid will eat the BOS bigs and extend that series to 6 games.

[thelead]

Great night for us. We have a tough game ourselves tomorrow though. Gotta keep winning.

[pepe1991]

Good night, today Nets- Knicks kick in early

[Medford]

Whoah. Thanks dude. So that was Hart's problem with the NT? That isn't so bad. Inf fact I applaud him. LOL if Magic FO says rest for the summer so you would be good to go during the RS and not get over fatigued like what we suspect Franz is right now.

Also.. you telling me Schroder is a snitch?

Won't go that far and call Schröder a snitch, but his ego always appeared to be bigger than his basketball skills.
At the German NT he is the number one guy, the irreplaceable key player he never was in any of his NBA teams.
It's logical from his point of view to defend the NT teams hierarchy. Last years success solidified his role... although Franz and even Hartenstein are better players.

MoeSwag?

Maybe next year
Schröder is in decline as his game relies a lot on his quickness. And Moe is playing better than ever, though perhaps is already touching his ceiling.

[drsd]

Great night for us. We have a tough game ourselves tomorrow though. Gotta keep winning.

Almost a perfect night: losses by Heat, Cavs, and Sixers. Let's let the road win by the Pacers slide, given how key the Cavs loss could become.

[drsd]

Where things stand:

Orlando has the 14th hardest schedule to close out their final 12.

3-seed: Orlando is a game back and one loss back of the Cavs. Cleveland has the 25th easiest schedule over the final 12.
4-5 seed: Knicks is a 1/2 game back of the Magic tied in the losses column. NYLs has the 22nd easiest schedule, but to quote Association Football (soccer), Orlando has a game in hand, with the Knicks having 13 games still to play. (i.e. it is more likely the Magic will finished tied than fall behind the Knicks).
6-seed: Pacers is 2 1/2 games back and 3 games back in the losses column. Interestingly for Orlando, Indiana has the 13th hardest schedule over their final 11.
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7-seed: Miami is 4 games and 4 games back in the losses column. As the Heat has the tie-breaker, the Magic actually is only 3 games back. The Heat does have the 27th easiest schedule over their final 12.
8-seed: Philly - all same as Heat. The Sixers has the 20th easiest schedule over their final 12.
9-seed: Chicago is 8 games back and 8 games behind in losses. Chicago is at 17th easiest over their final 12.
10-seed: Atlanta is 11 1/2 games back, with 11 more losses. The Hawks do have the tie breaker so Orlando must finish above, meaning that The Magic's magic-number here is 4 (Any combinations of Magic wins or Atlanta losses to 4, and the Magic cannot slide to 10).

Mathematically it is most likely Orlando will be the 4-seed and it is way above 90% that the Magic will be at least a direct playoff team (6-seed or above).

[drsd]

Here you go pepe:

Watch on YouTube

[Residual-Heat]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/275079/Jrue-Holiday-Experiencing-Dead-Arm

Never seen that injury before. Hope its nothing like TOS.

[pepe1991]

Here you go pepe:

Watch on YouTube

That play when he blocks shot without jump and dunks allyoop from like 10 feet with hardly jumping got my juices flowing.
Guy is must watch TV

[RookieStar]

As expected, NYK won...we better win ours as well