Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread

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Who wins?

Blazers
10
8%
@ Hawks
13
11%
Knicks
23
19%
@ Heat
7
6%
Jazz
11
9%
@ Thunder
11
9%
Grizzlies
4
3%
@ Nuggets
19
16%
Wolves
19
16%
@ Lakers
4
3%
 
Total votes: 121

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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#261 » by HotRocks34 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:37 am

Murray sucks.

No other way to say it
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Post#262 » by Magic Giannison » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:41 am

Nuggets need to find Jokic more on offense, you can see that Memphis is struggling on the board which is perfect for Jokic to exploit.
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Post#263 » by fteru6uhre54ew » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:41 am

TheHartBreakKid wrote:4 great games going on right now, with each one having playoff implications

If one of those are the Lakers vs Minny I can tell you that that's not a great game. It's a game of who is worst at playing basketball.
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Post#264 » by AleksandarN » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:41 am

Murray doesn't suck. Talk about overreaction.
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Post#265 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:41 am

HotRocks34 wrote:
Exp0sed wrote:Nuggets have no shot, srry to disappoint Jokic fans


I agree and have said that repeatedly. I think there's a great chance they go out Round 1 to the Lakers.


Dude we're not even in the play in yet lol.
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Post#266 » by HotRocks34 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:42 am

AleksandarN wrote:Murray doesn't suck. Talk about overreaction.


He has to improve
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Post#267 » by HotRocks34 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:42 am

Win or lose, Clippers look a heck of a lot better tonight (on a back to back) than they did last night against Golden State
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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#268 » by TheHartBreakKid » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:43 am

siFy wrote:
TheHartBreakKid wrote:4 great games going on right now, with each one having playoff implications

If one of those are the Lakers vs Minny I can tell you that that's not a great game. It's a game of who is worst at playing basketball.


I shoulda been more clear. 4 competitive games going on right now, with each one having playoff implications.
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Post#269 » by _NoMas » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:43 am

One day the clippers will get a stop against the kings, one day…
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Post#270 » by The Rainmaker » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:43 am

Murray threw up a prayer and some how it got answered.
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Post#271 » by Duke4life831 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:44 am

I do think when healthy MPJ is an ideal #3 option for this Denver team. His skill set just fits perfectly with Jokic.

I’m still not sold on Murray being a #2 option. And to be clear, this isn’t just a hot take for me based off this game, I’ve been pretty vocal on this for quite sometime. Murray has never even sniffed an all star game and that is playing alongside arguably the best facilitator in the game. If things don’t workout in these playoffs, if I were Denver I would try and use Murray and use all the possible 1st round picks to get a true #2 option.
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Post#272 » by HotRocks34 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:45 am

Effing Murray
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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#273 » by Magic Giannison » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:45 am

Thats a foul on Morant i think
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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#274 » by fteru6uhre54ew » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:46 am

Man Julius Randle just defined the actual Nba in a play

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Post#275 » by TheHartBreakKid » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:46 am

AleksandarN wrote:Murray doesn't suck. Talk about overreaction.



He doesn't "suck", but he's probably the worst second best player out of all playoff teams right now.
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Post#276 » by maxwellcu » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:46 am

Mike Malone has got to be one of the very worst coaches in the NBA.
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Post#277 » by Wolfgang630 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:46 am

4 players have more shots than your MVP. He’s still at 5 shots. Jamal Murray is 4/11…
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Post#278 » by Duke4life831 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:47 am

Kuminga has just straight up bodied Ingram all day long on and off the ball. Dude has just locked him up.
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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#279 » by greekbuck34 » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:47 am

Bubble Murray was hitting those contested stepbacks and layups 24/7. When he is hot he is unstoppable. When he is not it hurts. He is like Middleton on crack.
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Re: Friday 3/3 NBA Game Thread 

Post#280 » by mademan » Sat Mar 4, 2023 4:47 am

Duke4life831 wrote:I do think when healthy MPJ is an ideal #3 option for this Denver team. His skill set just fits perfectly with Jokic.

I’m still not sold on Murray being a #2 option. And to be clear, this isn’t just a hot take for me based off this game, I’ve been pretty vocal on this for quite sometime. Murray has never even sniffed an all star game and that is playing alongside arguably the best facilitator in the game. If things don’t workout in these playoffs, if I were Denver I would try and use Murray and us all the possible 1st round picks to get a true #2 option.


I know all the risks involved, but i woulda liked to see them make a play for Kyrie. Man he'd be perfect as a 2nd option on that squad

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