Tuesday 10/21 Opening Night NBA Game Thread!

thelead · Post #581 » by **thelead** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:39 am

KD should know better...

djsunyc · Post #582 » by **djsunyc** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:39 am

imagine that's how the game ended lol.

KO7 · Post #583 » by **KO7** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

Why are the Thunder upset that the Rockets don’t get another chance to win it in this first OT :crazy:

Edit: My bad, watching it without audio.

Lefty20 · Post #584 » by **Lefty20** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

Refs got money on Houston lol

Muskies97 · Post #585 » by **Muskies97** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

Man I missed NBA Basketball, this opening game has been A+ to watch

richmo · Post #586 » by **richmo** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

New rule change incoming

Post #587 » by **og15** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

IG2 wrote:
og15 wrote:
I know you didn't mean the exact same style, but saying he's basically the modern day MJ kind of goes beyond him just being such a killer mid-range guy, but that's just me, of course you can go with that, just don't think it's really descriptive of much of what we see from him to use that comparison.

Not just the mid-range game but also his ridiculous quickness. Besides Kobe, SGA is the only shooting guard we've seen since MJ who combined insane quickness with a money mid-range game. And SGA is definitely quicker than Kobe.

I'm not sure SGA is definitely (or if he is, appreciably) quicker than younger than 30 years old Kobe. SGA is quick, but mainly he's super shifty. I don't know if you're giving Kobe enough credit for quickness.

Is SGA appreciably quicker than this Kobe (this is 27 years old):

Watch on YouTube

Maybe, is he quicker than younger Kobe before some beating on the body who was even quicker than this one, don't know...

Mk0 · Post #588 » by **Mk0** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

sikma42 wrote:If the ref doesn’t acknowledge the timeout then it doesn’t matter. Thats the rule, right?

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Yeah, they straight up missed it. Mainly because "why the f#%k would you try to call a TO there?" :lol:

Marvin Martian · Post #589 » by **Marvin Martian** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

KD should have gotten a tech for that

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #590 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

KD displaying JR Smith IQ and Sengun displaying LeBron IQ

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #591 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

Meanwhile Luka getting ready to put up 40

djsunyc · Post #592 » by **djsunyc** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

both these teams gonna load manage 2 games into the season lol.

Peregrine01 · Post #593 » by **Peregrine01** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

KD would rather call a timeout when he has none than throw a heave

Post #594 » by **G R E Y** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

Durant looks like he just woke up lol

The4thHorseman · Post #595 » by **The4thHorseman** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:40 am

That botched KD drive that turned into a made 3 was huge going into the 2nd OT

Shock Defeat · Post #596 » by **Shock Defeat** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:41 am

Getting a tech for calling a timeout is dumb. Just don't award it and let the offensive player waste their time.

Soonercrazy84 · Post #597 » by **Soonercrazy84** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:41 am

KO7 wrote:Why are the Thunder upset that the Rockets don’t get another chance to win it in this first OT

Edit: My bad, watching it without audio.

He called Timeout and they have no timeouts dufus.

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rilamann · Post #598 » by **rilamann** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:41 am

Chris Webber is watching this game somewhere like **** you.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #599 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:41 am

The fix is in

Post #600 » by **og15** » Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:41 am

Mk0 wrote:
sikma42 wrote:If the ref doesn’t acknowledge the timeout then it doesn’t matter. Thats the rule, right?

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Yeah, they straight up missed it. Mainly because "why the f#%k would you try to call a TO there?"

refs weren't even looking for it

Who wins the big opening night games?