Friday 10/31 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play

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Who wins?

Celtics
10
10%
@ Sixers
12
12%
Knicks
9
9%
@ Bulls
12
12%
Lakers
10
10%
@ Grizzlies
11
11%
Jazz
13
13%
@ Suns
4
4%
Nuggets
14
14%
@ Blazers
4
4%
 
Total votes: 99

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Re: Friday 10/31 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play 

Post#301 » by Pattycakes » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:00 am

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SlimShady83 wrote:@Chuck they onlye won vs Lakers because Lakers injuries, we'll be back next game. I'm not sold on Blazers, I'm not. That said I love this win vs Nuggets, helps us Lakers out. :)


Not sold. Bro we lost our head coach to the fbi, are missing two of our top players all season and 4-2 looking like one of the top 3 defensive teams in the league pretty reliably. Go be a hater elsewhere. Like on the bobcats


We'll see. emotions are high right now and I understand :), we'll see.


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Re: Friday 10/31 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play 

Post#302 » by rockmanslim » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:00 am

kawaii shuffled his pivot foot on that shot
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Post#303 » by The High Cyde » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:00 am

Kawhi type of night huh? GG Pels
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Post#304 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:00 am

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Not sold. Bro we lost our head coach to the fbi, are missing two of our top players all season and 4-2 looking like one of the top 3 defensive teams in the league pretty reliably. Go be a hater elsewhere. Like on the bobcats


We'll see. emotions are high right now and I understand :), we'll see.


Enjoy your Deandre Ayton smoothie until it melts


So that's what you got? I see now, don't worry Angry Ayton will show us the way.
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Post#305 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:01 am

rockmanslim wrote:kawaii shuffled his pivot foot on that shot

Hey I see that too :)
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Post#306 » by _NoMas » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:02 am

Poor officiating or not, this Jokic taking 10 shot business has to end
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Post#307 » by GeorgeSears » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:02 am

There's a big problem when Jokic is averaging less than 4 FTAs per game.
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Post#308 » by Pattycakes » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:04 am

Young team outplays old team, refs can’t give away effort. Blazers best defensive player was in foul trouble all night on total garbage calls… still got game sealing block. Not fake news
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Post#309 » by Castle Black » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:06 am

Kawhi gets away with a nasty travel to hit the game-winner. Pelicans fall to 0-5. Hawks own their First Round Pick Unprotected. Disaster in NOLA.

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Post#310 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:06 am

_NoMas wrote:Poor officiating or not, this Jokic taking 10 shot business has to end

Jokic is not him
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Post#311 » by falcolombardi » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:06 am

GeorgeSears wrote:There's a big problem when Jokic is averaging less than 4 FTAs per game.


Maybe because he took 9 field goals?
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Post#312 » by mkot » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:06 am

Clearly a reach first

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Post#313 » by Pistol_Pete » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:07 am

-Sammy- wrote:
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-Sammy- wrote:That call after the jump-ball nonsense-- that's ridiculous. Nuggs fans are entitled to be livid.


Calls were accurate. Yall got ticky tacky fouls called all night. Camara got like 3 phony fouls alone


I'm not a Denver fan and I only put the game on during the last timeout, so I can't speak to the rest of it, but those didn't look like good calls to me.


That guys got Portland shades on. Either that or he’s blind.

Joker had a guy wrap his hands around his waist,
Jump ball. Cam Johnson there was contact, but i agree with no call. Jerami Grant foul total nonsense. Game ending foul…how many times you call that with 1 second left ? Extremely rare to make that call.

Anyway, on to the next, but these refs should be disciplined.
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Re: Friday 10/31 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play 

Post#314 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:07 am

Castle Black wrote:Kawhi gets away with a nasty travel to hit the game-winner. Pelicans fall to 0-5. Hawks own their First Round Pick Unprotected. Disaster in NOLA.

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I zoomed in on the replay and watched over n over, Kawhi 100% moved the pivot foot kudos to those who seen it.

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Post#315 » by Ssj16 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:08 am

SlimShady83 wrote:
_NoMas wrote:Poor officiating or not, this Jokic taking 10 shot business has to end

Jokic is not him


I love how Laker fans are still traumatized by Jokic/Murray and the Nuggets.

I don't blame them.
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Post#316 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:09 am

Look I get most of you don't want this, but more challenges need to be had in the NBA esp in close games

1 per qaurter at most?
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Post#317 » by GeorgeSears » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:10 am

mkot wrote:Clearly a reach first

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There was a call in the 3rd or 4th on Bruce Brown where Shaedon Sharpe basically leans into him and they called the foul. I'll try an find the video.
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Post#318 » by SlimShady83 » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:10 am

Ssj16 wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:
_NoMas wrote:Poor officiating or not, this Jokic taking 10 shot business has to end

Jokic is not him


I love how Laker fans are still traumatized by Jokic/Murray and the Nuggets.

I don't blame them.


pff please, we not longer care about Jokic/Denver we got LaLuka, move aside Jokic it's LaLuka's team also Reaves "is him" oh wait I forgot about the old man already :lol: GG
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Re: Friday 10/31 NBA Game Thread - NBA Cup Group Play 

Post#319 » by Castle Black » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:11 am

mkot wrote:Clearly a reach first

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Shades of OKC in the Playoffs last year when they were allowed to hug and assault Joker with impunity. Rough.
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Post#320 » by GeorgeSears » Sat Nov 1, 2025 5:15 am

Castle Black wrote:
mkot wrote:Clearly a reach first

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Shades of OKC last year when they were allowed to hug and assault Joker in the Playoffs with impunity. Rough.


It would completely wreck the NBA if they called Jokic fairly.

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